Ulimi Lunye, Isizwe Sinye
Ulimi olulodwa, icebo elilodwa: umbhoshongo negama, ukuze abantu bangadingi ukuhlakazeka. UBaba wethu uyehla, adide ulimi lwabo, abahlakaze noma kunjalo. Isahluko sibe sesigxila emndenini kaTera ophuma e-Uri, uSarayi engakwazi ukuba nabantwana.
11 1Umhlaba wonke wawunolimi olulodwa nenkulumo efanayo. 2Kwathi besuka beya ngasempumalanga, bathola ithafa ezweni laseShinari, bahlala khona. 3Bakhulumisana bathi: “Wozani, asenze izitini sizishise ziqine kahle.” Basebenzisa izitini esikhundleni samatshe, netiyela esikhundleni sodaka. 4Base bethi: “Wozani, asizakhele umuzi nombhoshongo onesiqongo sawo esifika emkhathini, sizenzele igama, ukuze singahlakazeki ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.”
5Kodwa uBaba wethu wehla ukuze abone umuzi nombhoshongo abantu ababewakha. a a v5 UBaba wethu, okhona ezindaweni zonke, uchazwa ngokuthi “uyehla” — lokhu kungulimi lwabantu olusho ukusondela kwakhe ukuba enze isenzo.
6UBaba wethu wathi: “Bhekani, bangabantu abanye abanolimi olulodwa, futhi lokhu kuwukuqala nje kwalokho abazokwenza. Manje akukho lutho abahlela ukulwenza oluyobe lungenzeka kubo. 7Wozani, asehlele khona siphithanise ulimi lwabo, ukuze kungabikho oqonda ulimi lukamakhelwane wakhe.”
8Kanjalo uBaba wethu wabahlakaza besuka lapho baya ebusweni bomhlaba wonke, base beyeka ukwakha umuzi. 9Ngakho wabizwa ngokuthi iBabeli, ngokuba lapho uBaba wethu waphithanisa ulimi lomhlaba wonke, wabahlakaza besuka lapho baya ebusweni bomhlaba wonke. b b v9 Igama elithi iBabeli lizwakala njengelithi “ukuphithana” — libonisa indawo lapho uBaba wethu aphithanisa khona ulimi lwabantu.
Uzalo lukaShemi
10Lolu wuzalo lukaShemi: eneminyaka eyikhulu, wazala u-Arpakishadi, iminyaka emibili ngemva kukazamcolo. 11UShemi waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu ngemva kokuzala u-Arpakishadi, waba namanye amadodana namadodakazi.
12U-Arpakishadi esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu, wazala uShela. 13U-Arpakishadi waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amane nantathu ngemva kokuzala uShela, waba namanye amadodana namadodakazi.
14UShela esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala u-Ebere. 15UShela waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amane nantathu ngemva kokuzala u-Ebere, waba namanye amadodana namadodakazi.
16U-Ebere esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nane, wazala uPelegi. 17U-Ebere waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu ngemva kokuzala uPelegi, waba namanye amadodana namadodakazi.
18UPelegi esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uRehu. 19UPelegi waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amabili nesishiyagalolunye ngemva kokuzala uRehu, waba namanye amadodana namadodakazi.
20URehu esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili, wazala uSerugi. 21URehu waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amabili nesikhombisa ngemva kokuzala uSerugi, waba namanye amadodana namadodakazi.
22USerugi esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uNahori. 23USerugi waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amabili ngemva kokuzala uNahori, waba namanye amadodana namadodakazi.
24UNahori esephile iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye, wazala uThera. 25UNahori waphila iminyaka eyikhulu neshumi nesishiyagalolunye ngemva kokuzala uThera, waba namanye amadodana namadodakazi.
26UThera esephile iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, wazala u-Abrama, uNahori, noHarani.
Umndeni kaThera
27Lezi yizizukulwane zikaThera. UThera wazala u-Abrama, uNahori, noHarani; uHarani wazala uLoti. 28UHarani wafela endaweni azalelwa kuyo, e-Uri lwamaKaledi, uyise uThera esaphila. 29U-Abrama noNahori bathatha abafazi; umka-Abrama kwakunguSarayi, umkaNahori kwakunguMilka, indodakazi kaHarani, owayenguyise ka-Isika. 30USarayi wayengakwazi ukukhulelwa; wayengenabantwana. 31UThera wathatha indodana yakhe u-Abrama, nomzukulu wakhe uLoti indodana kaHarani, nomalokazana wakhe uSarayi umka-Abrama, basuka e-Uri lwamaKaledi beya eKhanani; bafika eHarani bahlala khona. 32UThera waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amabili nanhlanu, wafela eHarani.
