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7 Patsogolo pace, Yahova adauza Nowa kuti: “Pita m’cingalawa, iwepo pabodzi na banja lako lentse, thangwe ndawona kuti iwepo ndiwe wakulungama pakati pa m’badwoyu. 2 Pa mtundu uli-wentse wa bzifuwo bzakucena, utenge bzinomwe,* bzimuna na bzikazi, ndipo pa bzifuwo bzomwe mpsakupswipa, utenge bziwiri, cimuna na cikazi. 3 Utengembo bzakulengedwa bzakumbuluka m’dzaulu bzinomwe,* bzimuna na bzikazi kuti bzipulumuke bzicidzabalana pomwe, bziciwanda pa dziko la pantsi, 4 pakuti zandosala ntsiku zinomwe zokha kuti ndibvumbise cinvula pa dziko lentse la pantsi kwa ntsiku 40, usiku na masikati, ndipo nin’dzapfudziratu pa dziko lentse la pantsi bzamoyo bzentse bzomwe ndidalenga.” 5 Tenepo Nowa adacita bzentse bzomwe Yahova adamuuza.
6 Nowa akhana magole 600 yakubadwa pomwe cigumula ca madzi cidacitika pa dziko la pantsi. 7 Tenepo cigumula ca madzi cikanati kucitika, Nowa adapita m’cingalawa pabodzi na wana wace, mkazace na alowola wace. 8 Cirombo ciri-centse cakucena, cakupswipa, bzakulengedwa bzakumbuluka m’dzaulu na ciri-centse comwe cimbafamba pa dziko la pantsi, 9 bzidapita bziwiri-bziwiri m’cingalawa momwe mukhana Nowa, bzimuna na bzikazi, ninga momwe Mulungu akhadauzira Nowa. 10 Ndipo pomwe padapita ntsiku zinomwe, cidabwera cigumula ca madzi pa dziko lentse la pantsi.
11 Mu gole lomwe Nowa adapfitsa magole 600 yakubadwa, m’mwezi waciwiri, pa ntsiku yaci 17 ya mweziyo, pa ntsiku imweyo madzi mazinji kudzulu yadakhuthuka ndipo misuwo ya madzi idafunguka kudzuluko. 12 Ndipo cinvula cidakhuthuka pa dziko la pantsi kwa ntsiku 40, usiku na masikati. 13 Pa ntsiku imweyo, Nowa adapita m’cingalawa na wana wace, Semu, Hamu na Djafeti pabodzi na mkazace na alowola wace atatu. 14 Iye adapita m’mwemo na bzirombo bzentse bza m’thengo mwakubverana na mtundu wace, bzifuwo bzentse mwakubverana na mtundu wace, bzirombo bzentse bzakukwawa bza pa dziko la pantsi mwakubverana na mtundu wace, bzakulengedwa bzentse bzakumbuluka mwakubverana na mtundu wace, mbalame zentse na bzakulengedwa bzentse bzomwe bzina maphaphidwe. 15 Bzirombo bza mtundu uli-wentse bzamoyo* bzidapita bziwiri-bziwiri m’cingalawa momwe mukhana Nowa. 16 Tenepo bzidapita bzirombo bza mtundu uli-wentse, bzimuna na bzikazi ninga momwe Mulungu akhadauzira Nowa. Patsogolo pace Yahova adafunga msuwo.
17 Cigumulaco cidapitiriza* kucitika kwa ntsiku 40 pa dziko la pantsi, ndipo madziyo yadapitiriza kuthumizirika mpaka kudzusa cingalawaco ndipo cingalawaco cikhayengama padzulu pa madzi yakuzika kwene-kwene. 18 Madziyo yadapitiriza kuthumizirika kwene-kwene pa dziko la pantsi, tsono cingalawaco cikhayengama padzulu pa madziyo. 19 Madziyo yadadzala pa dziko lentse la pantsi mwakuti yadamiza mapiri yentse matali-matali. 20 Madziyo yadadzala yacipitirira ntsonga za mapiri mametro 6 na meya.*
21 Tenepo, bzamoyo bzentse bzakufamba pa dziko la pantsi bzidafa. Bzakulengedwa bzakumbuluka, bzifuwo, bzirombo bza m’thengo na tulombo twentse tomwe tumbafamba thimu pabodzi na wanthu wentse. 22 Cinthu centse camoyo comwe cikhali pa mataka yakuuma cidafa. 23 Tenepo Mulungu adapfudza cakulengedwa ciri-centse camoyo comwe cikhali pa dziko la pantsi, kuyambira wanthu, bzirombo, bzakulengedwa bzakukwawa na bzakulengedwa bzakumbuluka m’dzaulu. Bzentsenebzi bzidapfudzidwa pa dziko la pantsi, koma Nowa yekha na wale omwe akhanaye pabodzi mu cingalawa ndiwo omwe adapulumuka. 24 Ndipo dziko la pantsi lidapitiriza kukhala m’madzi kwa ntsiku 150.