Genesis - Chapter 9

Verse 1: UNkulunkulu wabusisa uNowa namadodana akhe, wathi kubo: “Zalani nande, nigcwalise umhlaba.

Verse 2: Uvalo nokwesabeka kwenu akube phezu kwezilwane zonke zomhlaba, naphezu kwazo zonke izinyoni zezulu, naphezu kwakho konke okunwabuzelayo emhlabeni, naphezu kwazo zonke izinhlanzi, kunikezelwe ezandleni zenu.

Verse 3: Zonke izilwane eziphilayo ziyakuba ngukudla kwenu; ngiyaninika konke kube njengemifino eluhlaza.

Verse 4: “Kepha inyama okukuyo umphefumulo wayo, okungukuthi igazi layo, aniyikuyidla.

Verse 5: Kodwa elenu igazi okukulo umphefumulo wenu ngiyakulibiza; kuzo zonke izilwane ngiyakulibiza; nakubo bonke abantu ngiyakubiza umphefumulo wabo, owomunye esandleni somunye.

Verse 6: Ochitha igazi lomuntu, igazi lakhe liyakuchithwa ngabantu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wamenza umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe.

Verse 7: Kepha zalani nina, nande, nichume emhlabeni, nivame kuwo.”

Verse 8: UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuNowa nakumadodana akhe enaye, wathi:

Verse 9: “Bhekani, mina ngiyamisa isivumelwano sami nani nenzalo yenu emva kwenu,

Verse 10: nezilwane zonke eziphilayo ezinani, izinyoni, nezinkomo, nezilo zomhlaba ezinani, zonke eziphume emkhunjini, yebo, zonke izilwane zasemhlabeni.

Verse 11: Ngizakumisa isivumelwano sami nawe; akusayikubhujiswa nyama ngamanzi kazamcolo; akasayikuza uzamcolo ukuba achithe umhlaba.”

Verse 12: UNkulunkulu wathi: “Lokhu kuluphawu lwesivumelwano engisenza phakathi kwami nani nazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo ezinani kuze kube sezizukulwaneni zaphakade:

Verse 13: ngizakumisa uthingo lwami emafwini, lube luphawu lwesivumelwano phakathi kwami nomhlaba.

Verse 14: Kuyakuthi lapho ngiqoqa amafu phezu komhlaba, uthingo lubonakale emafwini.

Verse 15: Khona ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano esiphakathi kwami nani nazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo zenyama yonke; amanzi awasayikuba nguzamcolo wokuchitha inyama yonke.

Verse 16: Uthingo luyakuba semafwini; ngizakulubheka, ngikhumbule isivumelwano esiphakade phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo zenyama yonke emhlabeni.”

Verse 17: UNkulunkulu wathi kuNowa: “Lokhu kuluphawu lwesivumelwano engisenzile phakathi kwami nayo yonke inyama esemhlabeni.”

Verse 18: Amadodana kaNowa aphuma emkhunjini ayengoShemi, noHamu, noJafete; uHamu wayenguyise kaKhanani.

Verse 19: Yilawo amadodana amathathu kaNowa; umhlaba wonke wagcwaliswa ngabavela kuwo.

Verse 20: UNowa waqala waba ngumlimi, watshala isivini.

Verse 21: Waphuza iwayini, wadakwa, walala nqunu etendeni lakhe.

Verse 22: UHamu uyise kaKhanani wabona ubunqunu bukayise, watshela abafowabo bobabili bengaphandle.

Verse 23: OShemi noJafete bathatha ingubo, bayifaka emahlombe abo bobabili, bahamba nyovane, basibekela ubunqunu bukayise; ubuso babo babubheka emuva, abaze babona ubunqunu bukayise.

Verse 24: UNowa waphaphama ekudakweni, wezwa lokho ebikwenzile kuye indodana yakhe encane.

Verse 25: Wathi: “Makaqalekiswe uKhanani, abe yisigqila sezigqila kubafowabo.”

Verse 26: Wathi futhi: “Ubusisiwe uJehova, uNkulunkulu kaShemi, uKhanani abe yisigqila sabo.

Verse 27: UNkulunkulu amandise uJafete, ahlale ematendeni kaShemi, uKhanani abe yisigqila sabo.”

Verse 28: Emva kukazamcolo uNowa wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisihlanu.

Verse 29: Izinsuku zonke zikaNowa zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisihlanu.