UNowa Ungena Emkhunjini
Ukulinda kuyaphela. Umndeni kaNowa nezilwane bayangena, uBaba wethu uvala umnyango, futhi amanzi aqhamuka phansi naphezulu izinsuku ezingamashumi amane. Isahluko sibala abafileyo ngokusobala — konke okwakuphefumula ezweni elomile — futhi kuntanta umkhumbi owodwa.
7 1UBaba wethu wathi kuNowa: “Ngena emkhunjini nendlu yakho yonke, ngokuba ngikubonile ulungile phambi kwami kulesi sizukulwane. 2Zithathele kuzo zonke izilwane ezihlambulukile izimbili eziyisikhombisa, iduna nensikazi, nasezilwaneni ezingcolile izimbili ezilodwa, iduna nensikazi, 3kanjalo nezinyoni zezulu izimbili eziyisikhombisa, iduna nensikazi, ukuze kulondolozwe inzalo iphile emhlabeni wonke. 4Ngokuba emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngiyakunisa imvula emhlabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, ngesule ebusweni bomhlaba konke okuphilayo engakwenza.”
5UNowa wakwenza konke uBaba wethu amyale ngakho.
6UNowa wayeneminyaka engamakhulu ayisithupha mhla amanzi kazamcolo efika emhlabeni. 7Wangena emkhunjini, yena namadodana akhe, nomkakhe, nabafazi bamadodana akhe, bebalekela amanzi kazamcolo. 8Ezilwaneni ezihlambulukile nasezilwaneni ezingahlambulukile, nasezinyonini nakukho konke okunwabuzelayo emhlabeni, 9kweza ngazimbili kuNowa emkhunjini, iduna nensikazi, njengokuba uBaba wethu wamyala uNowa. 10Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, amanzi kazamcolo afika emhlabeni. 11Ngonyaka wamakhulu ayisithupha wokuphila kukaNowa, ngenyanga yesibili, ngosuku lweshumi nesikhombisa—ngalolo suku kanye—yagqabuka imithombo yonke yotwa olukhulu, avuleka namasango amanzi asezulwini. 12Imvula yana emhlabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane.
13Ngalolo suku uNowa wangena emkhunjini—yena, namadodana akhe oShemi, noHamu, noJafethi, nomkakhe, nabafazi abathathu bamadodana akhe. 14Bona nazo zonke izilwane zasendle ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkomo zonke ngezinhlobo zazo, nakho konke okunwabuzelayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zakho, nezinyoni zonke ngezinhlobo zazo, zonke izidalwa ezinamaphiko. 15Zeza kuNowa, emkhunjini, ngazimbili, zonke izinyama ezinomphefumulo wokuphila. 16Okwangena kwaba yiduna nensikazi kuzo zonke izinyama, njengokuba uBaba wethu amyale; uBaba wethu wasemvalela ngaphakathi. 17Uzamcolo waba khona izinsuku ezingamashumi amane emhlabeni; amanzi anda, awuphakamisa umkhumbi, wandiza ngaphezu komhlaba. 18Amanzi akhukhumala anda kakhulu emhlabeni, umkhumbi wandiza phezu kobuso bamanzi. 19Amanzi akhuphuka ngokwengezelela emhlabeni, asibekela zonke izintaba eziphakemeyo ezingaphansi kwezulu lonke. 20Amanzi akhuphuka cishe amafidi angamashumi amabili nambili ngaphezu kwezintaba, azisibekela. 21Kwafa konke okunyakazayo emhlabeni: izinyoni, nezinkomo, nezilwane zasendle, nazo zonke izidalwa ezigcwele emhlabeni, nabantu bonke. 22Kwafa konke okusemhlabathini owomileyo okwakunomphefumulo wokuphila emakhaleni akho. 23UBaba wethu wakwesula konke okuphilayo ebusweni bomhlaba—abantu, nezilwane, nezidalwa ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu—wakususa emhlabeni. Kwasala uNowa kuphela nalabo ababe naye emkhunjini. 24Amanzi anqoba phezu komhlaba izinsuku eziyikhulu namashumi amahlanu.
