Genesisi 8:1-22
8 UZimu wakhumbula uNowa nazo zoke iinlwana zommango nezifuywako ebezinaye ngemkhunjini,+ wenza bona kuvunguze umoya ephasini amanzi athoma ukubohla.
2 Imithombo yamanzi neentunja zezulwini zavalwa, izulu lathula.+
3 Amanzi athoma ukubohla kancanikancani ephasini. Ngemva kwamalanga ali-150 amanzi besele abohlile.
4 Ngelanga le-17 enyangeni yekhomba, umkhumbi wahlala phezu kweentaba ze-Ararathi.
5 Amanzi aya njalo abohla bekwaba yinyanga yetjhumi. Ngelanga lokuthoma lenyanga yetjhumi iinqongolo zeentaba zathoma ukubonakala.+
6 Nje-ke ngemva kwamalanga ama-40, uNowa wavula ifesidere+ ebekalenze emkhunjini
7 wathumela igubulu, lasolo liphapha liya le nale, bekwaba kulapho amanzi abohla ephasini.
8 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi wathumela ijuba bona liyokuhlola ukuthi amanzi abohlile na.
9 Ijuba akhenge lifumane indawo yokuhlala, nje-ke labuyela kuye emkhunjini ngombana iphasi loke+ belisagutjuzeswe mamanzi. UNowa walula isandla sakhe walingenisa ngemkhunjini.
10 Walinda amalanga alikhomba, walithumela godu.
11 Kuthe lokha ijuba nalibuyako ntambama, uNowa wabona liphethe ikari lomuthi wama-oliva ngomlomalo. Yeke walemuka bona amanzi abohlile ephasini.+
12 Walinda amanye amalanga alikhomba. Ngemva kwalokho walithumela kodwana akhenge lisabuya.
13 Yeke ngomnyaka wama-601+ ngelanga lokuthoma lenyanga yokuthoma, amanzi besele omile ephasini. UNowa wavula intunja emfulelweni womkhumbi wabona ukuthi ihlabathi iyoma.
14 Ngelanga lama-27 lenyanga yesibili, iphasi besele lomile.
15 Nje-ke uZimu wathi kuNowa:
16 “Phumani ngemkhunjini, wena, umkakho, amadodanakho nabomalukazana+ bakho.
17 Khupha nayo yoke imihlobo yeenlwana+ ebezinawe ngemkhunjini, iinlwana eziphaphako, ezifuywako, zommango nazo zoke iinlwana ezirhurhubako ephasini bona zizale iphasi,+ zizalane zande.”
18 Yeke uNowa waphuma ngemkhunjini namadodanakhe,+ umkakhe nabomalukazana bakhe.
19 Zaphuma ngemkhunjini zoke iinlwana zommango, zoke iinlwana ezirhurhubako, zoke iinlwana eziphaphako nazo zoke ezikhambakhamba ephasini, zaphuma ngokwemihlobazo.+
20 Ngemva kwalokho uNowa wakhela uJehova i-aldara,+ wathatha ezinye zeenlwana ezihlwengileko neziphaphako+ ezihlwengileko, wenza iminikelo etjhiswako ngazo.
21 UJehova wezwa kunuka kamnandi. Nje-ke uJehova wathi ehliziywenakhe: “Angekhe ngisaqalekisa iphasi+ ngebanga lomuntu ngombana imicabango yomuntu mimbi kusukela ebutjheni bakhe.+ Angekhe ngisatjhabalalisa koke okuphilako njengombana ngenzile.+
22 Kusukela nje, ephasini kuzokuhlala kunesikhathi sokutjala nesokuvuna, samakhaza nesomtjhiso, sehlobo nesobusika, semini nesobusuku.”+
