Genesisi
7 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wathi kuNowa: “Ngena ngemkhunjini, wena nomndenakho ngombana nguwe wedwa engikufumene ulungile hlangana nabantu ophila nabo.+ 2 Kizo zoke iinlwana ezihlwengileko thatha ezilikhomba,*+ kube ngesiduna nesisikazi. Bese kuthi eenlwaneni ezingakahlwengeki uthathe ezimbili kwaphela, esiduna nesisikazi; 3 neenlwana eziphaphako, thatha ezilikhomba,* kube ngesiduna nesisikazi ukwenzela bona zibe nabantwana, zihlale zikhona zizale iphasi+ loke. 4 Emalangeni alikhomba ngizokwenza bona kune izulu+ amalanga ama-40 nobusuku obuma-40,+ ngizokuthanyela koke okuphilako engikudalileko+ ephasini.” 5 UNowa wenza koke uJehova amyala bona akwenze.
6 Nakufika umthwalela ephasini+ uNowa bekaneminyaka ema-600. 7 Nje-ke uNowa, amadodanakhe, umkakhe nabomalukazana bakhe bangena ngemkhunjini ngaphambi kokuthi kuthome umthwalela.+ 8 Iinlwana ezihlwengileko, ezingakahlwengeki, eziphaphako nakho koke okukhambakhamba ephasini,+ 9 kwangena ngemkhunjini ngazimbili, esiduna nesisikazi njengombana uZimu ayala uNowa. 10 Ngemva kwamalanga alikhomba umthwalela wafika ephasini.
11 UNowa nakaneminyaka ema-600, enyangeni yesibili ngelanga le-17 woke amanzi asemkayini athumbuka neentunja zomkayi zavuleka.+ 12 Izulu larhatjha amalanga ama-40 nobusuku obuma-40. 13 Mhlokho uNowa wangena ngemkhunjini namadodanakhe, okunguTjhemu, uRhamu noJafethi,+ umkakhe nabomalukazana bakhe abathathu.+ 14 Bangena nazo zoke iinlwana zemmangweni ngokuhlukahluka kwazo, iinlwana ezifuywako ngokuhlukahluka kwazo, iinlwana ezirhurhubako ngokuhlukahluka kwazo, iinlwana eziphaphako ngokuhlukahluka kwazo, iinyoni nezinye iinlwana eziphaphako. 15 Zoke iinlwana eziphilako ngokuhlukahluka kwazo bezisolo ziza kuNowa ngaphakathi emkhunjini, ngazimbili. 16 Zangena, eziduna nezisikazi ngokuhlukahluka kwazo njengombana uZimu bekayale uNowa. Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wavala umnyango.
17 Belisolo lina njalo amalanga ama-40 ephasini, amanzi bewasolo anda, nje-ke aphakamisa umkhumbi wathaya phezulu. 18 Amanzi aba manengi khulu begodu bewasolo akhuphuka kodwana umkhumbi bewuthaya phezu kwawo. 19 Amanzi la aba manengi khulu, abe agubuzesa+ neentaba eziphakamileko. 20 Amanzi la agubuzesa iintaba abe adlulela ngamamitha* ayi-6.5.
21 Nje-ke zoke iinlwana ebezikhambakhamba ephasini zatjhabalala,+ okuziinlwana eziphaphako, ezifuywako, zemmangweni neenlwanyana ezincani kuhlanganise nabantu.+ 22 Koke ebekuphila endaweni eyomileko kwafa.+ 23 UZimu wathanyela koke ebekuphila ephasini, okuhlanganisa abantu, iinlwana ezihlukahlukeneko, ezirhurhubako neziphapha emkayini. Koke kwathanyelwa ephasini,+ kwasinda+ uNowa nalabo egade banaye emkhunjini kwaphela. 24 Amanzi bewasolo agubuzese iphasi njalo bekwaphela amalanga ali-150.+