Genesisi
11 Kusukela ngesikhatheso boke abantu ephasini bebakhuluma ilimi linye basebenzisa amagama afanako. 2 Kuthe lokha abantu nabakhamba nca ngepumalanga babona umrhoba othabaleleko enarheni yeTjhinari,+ bahlala khona. 3 Bathi komunye nomunye: “Yizani senzeni iintina sizibhage emlilweni.” Yeke basebenzisa iintina esikhundleni samatje, basebenzisa isikontiri saba lidaka labo. 4 Nje-ke bathi: “Asizakheleni idorobho nombhotjhongo ofika ezulwini, sizakhele igama ukwenzela bona singarhatjheki ephasini loke.”+
5 UJehova wehlela phasi bona azokubona idorobho nombhotjhongo owakhiwe babantu. 6 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wathi: “Abantwaba bamunye begodu bakhuluma ilimi linye+ kungebangelo benza lokhu. Phela akunalitho abalicabangako abangabhalelwa kulenza. 7 Asehleni+ siyokuraranisa ilimi labo bona bangasazwani nabakhulumako.” 8 Nje-ke uJehova wabasabalalisela ephasini loke+ begodu kancanikancani balisa ukwakha idorobho. 9 Kungebangelo-ke idorobhelo lathiywa ngokuthi yiBhabheli,*+ ngombana uJehova wararanisa ilimi ephasini loke, uJehova wabasabalalisela ephasini loke.
10 Lo mlando kaTjhemu.+
UTjhemu bekaneminyaka eli-100 nakabelethelwa u-Aripakitjhadi+ ngemva kweminyaka emibili kube nomThwalela. 11 Ngemva kobana uTjhemu abelethelwe u-Aripakitjhadi, waphila iminyaka ema-500. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.+
12 U-Aripakitjhadi nakaneminyaka ema-35 wabelethelwa uTjhela.+ 13 Ngemva kobana u-Aripakitjhadi abelethelwe uTjhela, waphila iminyaka ema-403. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
14 UTjhela nakaneminyaka ema-30 wabelethelwa u-Ebhere.+ 15 Ngemva kobana uTjhela abelethelwe u-Ebhere, waphila iminyaka ema-403. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
16 U-Ebhere nakaneminyaka ema-34 wabelethelwa uPelegi.+ 17 Ngemva kobana u-Ebhere abelethelwe uPelegi, waphila iminyaka ema-430. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
18 UPelegi nakaneminyaka ema-30 wabelethelwa uRewu.+ 19 Ngemva kobana uPelegi abelethelwe uRewu, waphila iminyaka ema-209. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
20 URewu nakaneminyaka ema-32 wabelethelwa uSerugu. 21 Ngemva kobana uRewu abelethelwe uSerugu, waphila iminyaka ema-207. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
22 USerugu nakaneminyaka ema-30 wabelethelwa uNarhori. 23 Ngemva kobana uSerugu abelethelwe uNarhori, waphila iminyaka ema-200. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
24 UNarhori nakaneminyaka ema-29 wabelethelwa uTerarhi.+ 25 Ngemva kobana uNarhori abelethelwe uTerarhi, waphila iminyaka eli-119. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
26 UTerarhi waphila iminyaka ema-70 ngemva kwalokho wabelethelwa u-Abramu,+ uNarhori+ noHarana.
27 Lo mlando kaTerarhi.
UTerarhi waba nguyise ka-Abramu, kaNarhori noHarana; uHarana waba nguyise kaLothi.+ 28 UHarana wahlongakalela e-Uri+ yamaKhaledi,*+ inarha abelethelwa kiyo, uyise uTerarhi bekasaphila. 29 U-Abramu noNarhori bazithathela abafazi. Igama lomka-Abramu bekunguSarayi,+ igama lomkaNarhori kunguMilika+ indodakazi kaHarana, uyise kaMilika noJisika. 30 Nje-ke uSarayi bekayinyumba,+ anganabantwana.
31 UTerarhi wathatha indodanakhe u-Abramu nomzukulwanakhe+ uLothi, indodana kaHarana wathatha noSarayi umalukazanakhe, umka-Abramu indodanakhe, baphuma naye e-Uri yamaKhaledi* batjhinga enarheni yeKanana.+ Bafika eHarana+ bahlala khona. 32 UTerarhi waphila iminyaka ema-205. Ngemva kwalokho wahlongakalela eHarana.