UGenesisi
7 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wathi kuNowa: “Ngena emkhunjini wena kanye lemuli yakho, ngoba phakathi kwesizukulwane lesi nguwe engikuthole ulungile phambi kwami.+ 2 Kuyo yonke imihlobo yezinyamazana ezihlanzekileyo kumele uthathe eziyisikhombisa,+ ezinduna lezinsikazi* njalo kuzo zonke ezingahlanzekanga thatha ezimbili kuphela kumhlobo ngamunye, enduna lensikazi; 3 lakuzo zonke izidalwa eziphapha emoyeni kumele uthathe eziyisikhombisa, ezinduna lezinsikazi* kumhlobo ngamunye ukuze ulondoloze imihlobo yazo iphila emhlabeni wonke.+ 4 Ngoba ngemva kwensuku eziyisikhombisa nje, ngizaletha izulu+ emhlabeni, line okwamalanga angu-40 lobusuku obungu-40+ njalo ngizathanyela ngiqede du yonke into ephilayo engiyenzileyo emhlabeni.”+ 5 Ngakho uNowa wakwenza konke uJehova ayethe akwenze.
6 UNowa wayeleminyaka engu-600 ngesikhathi uZamcolo efika emhlabeni.+ 7 UNowa lamadodana akhe lomkakhe kanye labomalukazana bakhe bangena emkhunjini uZamcolo engakaqalisi.+ 8 Zonke izinyamazana ezihlanzekileyo, lezinyamazana ezingahlanzekanga, lezidalwa eziphaphayo kanye lakho konke okuhamba emhlabathini,+ 9 kwangena emkhunjini lapho uNowa ayekhona kuhamba ngakubili, okuduna lokusikazi, njengoba nje uNkulunkulu wayemtshelile uNowa. 10 Kwathi sekwedlule amalanga ayisikhombisa amanzi kaZamcolo athululeka emhlabeni.
11 Mhlaka 17 ngenyanga yesibili, uNowa eseleminyaka engu-600, ngalelolanga yonke imithombo yamanzi eyayisemazulwini yadabuka, lamagedi ezimpophoma zamazulu avuleka.+ 12 Izulu lathululeka emhlabeni okwamalanga angu-40 lobusuku obungu-40. 13 Ngalo kanye lelolanga, uNowa wangena emkhunjini lamadodana akhe uShemu, loHamu, loJafethi+ kanye lomkakhe, lamakhosikazi amadodana akhe amathathu.+ 14 Bangena emkhunjini lazo zonke inyamazana zeganga ngemihlobo yazo, lazo zonke inyamazana ezifuywayo ngemihlobo yazo, lazo zonke izinanakazana ezisemhlabeni ngemihlobo yazo, lazo zonke izidalwa eziphaphayo ngemihlobo yazo, zonke nje inyoni lezidalwa zonke ezilempiko. 15 Zaqhubeka zingena ngambili emkhunjini lapho uNowa ayekhona, yonke nje imihlobo yezinto eziphilayo.* 16 Yikho-ke zangena zonke izidalwa eziphilayo, ezinduna lezinsikazi njengalokho uNkulunkulu ayekutshele uNowa. Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wavala umnyango.
17 UZamcolo waqhubeka okwamalanga angu-40 emhlabeni njalo amanzi aqhubeka esiba manengi aze aqalisa ukuphakamisa umkhumbi futhi wandenda phezu kwamanzi ayesegcwele emhlabeni. 18 Amanzi aba manengi kakhulu njalo aqhubeka esanda emhlabeni kodwa umkhumbi wawulokhu undenda phezu kwamanzi. 19 Ayesegcwele kakhulu emhlabeni okokuthi zonke izintaba ezinde ezingaphansi kwawo wonke amazulu zazingasakhanyi.+ 20 Amanzi aphakama aze edlula izintaba ngengalo* ezingu-15.
21 Ngakho-ke zonke izidalwa eziphilayo* ezihamba emhlabeni zatshabalala,+ izidalwa eziphaphayo, lenyamazana ezifuywayo, lenyamazana zeganga, lezinanakazana ezihamba zingamaqembu kanye labo bonke abantu.+ 22 Konke okuphefumulayo okwakusemhlabathini owomileyo* kwafa.+ 23 Ngakho uNkulunkulu watshabalalisa konke okuphilayo okwakusemhlabeni abantu lezinyamazana lezinanakazana kanye lezidalwa eziphaphayo emoyeni. Konke kwathanyelwa kwaphela du emhlabeni.+ UNowa lalabo ayelabo emkhunjini yibo kuphela abasilayo,+ 24 njalo amanzi aqhubeka esibekele umhlaba okwamalanga angu-150.+