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7 Mpoonya Jehova wakaambila Nowa kuti: “Konjila mubwato, yebo abamuŋanda yako boonse nkaambo nduwe ngundajana kuti uliluleme akati kazyalani eeli.+ 2 Kubanyama basalala bali boonse bamisyobo iindene-indene weelede kubweza ibali ciloba,*+ cilumi acizyazi; alimwi kumusyobo umwi aumwi wabanyama batasalali ubweze buyo bobilo, cilumi acizyazi; 3 alimwi kuzilenge zili zyoonse zyuuluka mujulu ubweze zili ciloba,* cilumi acizyazi kutegwa zizumanane kupona akuzyalana munyika yoonse.+ 4 Nkaambo kwainda buyo mazuba aali ciloba ndilawisya mvwula+ anyika mazuba aali 40, syikati amasiku,+ alimwi ndilazinyonyoona zintu zyoonse zipona nzindakalenga anyika.”+ 5 Eelyo Nowa wakacita zintu zyoonse Jehova nzyaakamulailila.
6 Nowa wakajisi myaka iili 600 zambangulwe nolyakacitika anyika.+ 7 Aboobo Nowa antoomwe abana bakwe, mukaintu wakwe abamakaintu babana bakwe bakanjila mubwato zambangulwe kalitanatalika.+ 8 Banyama boonse basalala abanyama boonse batasalali azilenge zyuuluka mujulu alimwi azyoonse zyeenda anyika,+ 9 zyakanjila zyobilo-zyobilo mubwato mwaakabede Nowa, cilumi acizyazi, mbubonya Leza mbwaakamulailila Nowa. 10 Mpoonya nokwakainda mazuba aali ciloba, zambangulwe lyakatalika anyika.
11 Lino mumwaka wa 600 wabuumi bwa Nowa, mumwezi wabili,* mubuzuba bwa 17, buzuba oobo tusensa toonse twamaanzi manji twakajaluka alimwi azipulo zyakujulu zyakajalulwa.+ 12 Aboobo mvwula mpati yakawa anyika mazuba aali 40, syikati amasiku. 13 Mubuzuba mbubonya oobo, Nowa wakanjila mubwato antoomwe abana bakwe ba Semu, Hamu a Jafeti,+ mukaintu wakwe alimwi abamakaintu botatwe babana bakwe.+ 14 Bakanjila antoomwe abanyama bamusyokwe boonse baindene-indene kweelana amusyobo wabo, abanyama bavwubwa boonse kweelana amusyobo wabo, alimwi abanyama boonse bakalaba kweelana amusyobo wabo, alimwi azilenge zyuuluka zyoonse kweelana amusyobo wazyo, bayuni bamisyobo yoonse, azilenge zyoonse zijisi mababa. 15 Zyakazumanana kunjila mubwato mwaakabede Nowa, zyobilo-zyobilo, zilenge izijisi muya wabuumi* zyamisyobo yoonse. 16 Aboobo zilenge zyamisyobo yoonse zyakanjila, cilumi acizyazi, mbubonya mbuli Leza mbwaakamulailila. Kumane Jehova wakaujala mulyango.
17 Zambangulwe lyakazumanana mazuba aali 40 anyika, alimwi maanzi akazumanana kuvwula akunyamuna bwato alimwi bwakali kwiibauka atala aamaanzi. 18 Maanzi akazumanana kupaya atala aanyika, pele bwato bwakali kwiibauka atala aamaanzi. 19 Maanzi akavwula kapati anyika cakuti malundu malamfwu oonse akabbila.+ 20 Maanzi akaindilila malundu malamfwu atukokola* tuli 15.
21 Aboobo zilenge zyoonse izyakali kweenda anyika zyakafwa,+ nkokuti zilenge zyuuluka, banyama bavwubwa, banyama bamusyokwe, azilenge zyoonse zyeenda mumakamu-makamu anyika alimwi abantu boonse.+ 22 Zilenge zyoonse izyakajisi muya wabuumi* anyika zyakafwa.+ 23 Aboobo Leza wakanyonyoona zilenge zyoonse izyakali anyika, kubikkilizya abantu, banyama, abanyama bakalaba alimwi azilenge zyuuluka mujulu. Zyoonse zyakaloba;+ alikke Nowa abaabo mbaakali limwi mubwato mbabakafwutuka.+ 24 Alimwi maanzi akazumanana kupaya anyika mazuba aali 150.+