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6 Pomwe wanthu adayamba kuwanda pa dziko la pantsi acibereka wana wacikazi, 2 wana wa Mulungu wacadidi* adayamba kuwona kuti wana wacikazi wa wanthu akhadadeka. Tenepo iwo adayamba kutenga wentse omwe akhadawasankhula kuti akhale azikazawo. 3 Patsogolo pace, Yahova adati: “Nin’lekerera lini wanthu kupitiriza kukhala na moyo, thangwe ni anyapikado. Ndipopa iwo an’ndokhala na moyo magole 120 yokha basi.”

4 Kuyambira mu ntsiku zimwezire kuyenda kutsogolo, Anefiri* akhali pa dziko la pantsi. Pa nthawe imweyo, wana wa Mulungu wacadidi adapitiriza kucita malume ya pamphasa na wana wacikazi wa wanthu ndipo azikaziwo adawaberekera wana. Iwo akhali wanthu wamphanvu wakale-kale, amuna wakubvekera.

5 Tenepo, Yahova adawona kuti wanthu wakuipa akhadawanda pa dziko la pantsi, ndipo nthawe zentse bzomwe akhakumbuka mu mtima mwawo bzikhali bzakuipa bzokha-bzokha. 6 Yahova adakhumbula* thangwe ra kulenga wanthu pa dziko la pantsi ndipo bzidamuwawa kwene-kwene mu mtima. 7 Tenepo Yahova adati: “Nin’pfudza wanthu omwe ndidawalenga pa dziko la pantsi, munthu pabodzi na bzifuwo, bzirombo bzakukwawa na bzakulengedwa bzakumbuluka m’dzaulu, pakuti ndikukhumbula kuti n’thangwe ranyi ndidabzilenga.” 8 Tsono Yahova akhakomedwa na Nowa.

9 Iyi ni nkhani yakulewa bza Nowa.

Nowa akhali munthu wakulungama. Iye adalatiza kuti akhalibe cakuphonya* pakati pa wanthu wa mu nthawe yace.* Nowa adafamba na Mulungu wacadidi. 10 Na kupita kwa nthawe Nowa adadzabereka wana wacimuna atatu, Semu, Hamu na Djafeti. 11 Tsono dziko la pantsi likhadaipiratu pamaso pa Mulungu wacadidi ndipo likhadadzala na ciwembo. 12 Inde, Mulungu adanyang’anisa pa dziko la pantsi ndipo adawona kuti iro likhadaipa; wanthu wentse pa dziko la pantsi akhacita bzinthu bzakuipa.

13 Patsogolo pace Mulungu adauza Nowa kuti: “Ndatsimikiza kupfudza wanthu wentse, pakuti dziko la pantsi ladzala na ciwembo thangwe ra iwo, ndipopa nin’pfudza wanthu pabodzi na dziko la pantsi. 14 Konza cingalawa* na matabwa ya muti omwe umbacoka ntsonono. Ucigawe-gawe mkati mwace ndipo ucimatembo na phula* mkati na kunja. 15 Cingalawaco ucikonze tenepa: Kutalimpha kwace cikhale ca mametro* 134, khwankhwa lace likhale la mametro 22 ndipo kutalimpha kwace kucokera pantsi mpaka kudzulu cikhale ca mametro 13. 16 Cingalawaco uciikhe janera kuti mkatimo mumbangwerewere.* Kucokera ku ntsodzi kufika pomwe pana janerapo pakhale mphimo ya masentimetro 44 na meya.* Cingalawaco uciikhe msuwo pambali pace ndipo cikhale na bzipinda bzakutsanzikidzana bzitatu, ca pantsi, ca pakati na ca padzulu.

17 “Inepano nin’bweresa cigumula ca madzi kuti ndidzapfudze camoyo* ciri-centse pa dziko la pantsi. Bzentse bzomwe bziri pa dziko la pantsi bzin’dzafa. 18 Inepano ndikucita nawe mpangano, ndipo iwepo un’funika kudzapita m’cingalawamo pabodzi na wana wako, mkazako na azilowola wako. 19 M’cingalawamo udzapitise camoyo ca mtundu uli-wentse. Udzabzipitise bziwiri-bziwiri, cimuna na cikazi kuti bzipitirize kukhala na moyo pabodzi na iwepo. 20 Kuyambira bzakulengedwa bzakumbuluka m’dzaulu mwakubverana na mtundu wace, bzifuwo mwakubverana na mtundu wace na bzirombo bzentse bzakukwawa bza pa dziko la pantsi mwakubverana na mtundu wace. Udzabzipitise bziwiri-bziwiri kuti bzidzapitirize kukhala na moyo pabodzi na iwepo. 21 Tsono iwepo utsonkhanise bzakudya bza mtundu uli-wentse kuti udzadye pabodzi na bzirombobzo.”

22 Ndipo Nowa adacitadi bzentse bzomwe Mulungu adamuuza. Iye adacitadi ndendende bzimwebzo.