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UNuwa Wakha Umkhumbi
UNUWA gade anomfazi namadodana amathathu. Amadodanakhe bekunguShemi, uHamu noJafete. Bobathathu gade banabafazi. Umndeni kaNuwa bewunabantu ababunane.
UZimu wabawa uNuwa bonyana enze into erarako, wathi akhe umkhumbi. Umkhumbi lo gade ufana nesikepe esikhulu, kodwana unjengebhoksi elikhulu. UZimu wathi: ‘Wenze ube neentezi eentathu ukuphakama, kube namakamero.’ Amakamero la gade angawakaNuwa nomndenakhe, naweenlwana, begodu nawokudla kwabo nokweenlwana.
UZimu wamtjela bonyana alungise umkhumbi unganetheli. UZimu wathi: ‘Ngizokuthumela ukhukhulamungu omkhulu ozokutjhabalalisa iphasi loke. Nanyana ngubani ongekho ngemkhunjini uzokufa.’
UNuwa namadodanakhe balalela uJehova bathoma ukwakha. Kodwana abanye abantu bamhleka. Baragela phambili benza izinto ezingakalungi. Azange bamlalele uNuwa nekabatjela bona yini uZimu azoyenza.
Kwabathatha isikhathi eside ukwakha umkhumbi ngombana gade umkhulu khulu. Nokho ngemva kweemnyaka eminengi waphela. UZimu watjela uNuwa bona angenise iinlwana emkhunjini. UZimu wathi azingenise ngammbili, eduna nesikazi. Kodwana ezinye iinhlobo wathi azifake ngakhomba. UZimu wamtjela nokobanyana angenise imihlobo ehlukeneko yeenyoni. UNuwa wenza lokho uZimu amlayela khona.
Ngemva kwalokho uNuwa nomndenakhe bangena emkhunjini, uZimu wavala umnyango. UNuwa nomndenakhe balinda bangaphakathi. Akhe uzicabange ulinde ngaphakathi nabo. Uzakubakhona kwamambala ukhukhulamungu njengombana uZimu akhulumile?