UGENESISI 10
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Izizwe ezavela kuNowa
1Naku-ke umlando kaTjhemu, uRhamu noJafethi, amadodana kaNowa: Babelethelwa abantwana emva komthwalela.
2Iinzukulwana zakaJafethi bekunguGomere, uMagogi, uMadayi, uJavani, uTubali, uMetjheki noTirasi. 3Iinzukulwana zakaGomere bekungu-Atjhikenazi, uRifathi noTogarima. 4Iinzukulwana zakaJavani bekungu-Elitjha, uTaratjhitjhi, amaKithi namaDodani. 5Kilabo kwavela abantu abahlala ngokusabalala eduze kwelwandle bonyana kuthi ngemva kwesikhathi ikoro enye nenye yabantwabo ikhulume ilimi layo enarhenayo.
6Iinzukulwana zakaRhamu bekunguKutjhe, uGibhide, uPhuthi noKanana. 7Iinzukulwana zakaKutjhe bekunguSeba, uRhavila, uSabeta, uRama noSabiteka. Iinzukulwana zakaRama kunguTjheba noDedani. 8UKutjhe godu wabeletha uNimrodi owaba yindlhondlho yokuthoma ephasini. 9Gade amuzumi onamandla nowaziwako, kungebangelo kuthiwa: “NjengoNimrodi umzumi onamandla khulu.” 10Ikaba yombuswakhe beyiseBhabheli, e-Ereke, e-Akadi neKaline enarheni yeTjhinari. 11Ukusukela lapho umbuswakhe wanabela e-Asiriya, lapha akha khona iNiniva, iRerhobhothi, i-Iri neKalarha 12kanye neReseni, idorobho elikhulu phakathi kweNiniva neKalarha.
13UGibhide gade anguyise wamaLudi, ama-Anamu, amaLehabi, amaNafiturhi, 14amaPatrusi, amaKasilurhi (lapha amaFilista avela khona) namaKafitori. 15UKanana wabeletha uTsidoni izibulo lakhe walanywa nguRhethi, 16godu waba nguyise wamaJebusi, ama-Amori, amaGirigatjhi, 17amaRhivi, ama-Ariki, amaSini, 18ama-Arivadi, amaTsemari namaRhamathi.
Emva kwalokho iinkoro zamaKanana zasabalala. 19Imikhawulo yamaKanana yanaba ukusuka eTsidoni ukufika eGerari ngitjho nakude ukuya eGaza. Ukusuka lapho beyinabela eSodoma, eGomora, e-Adama, eTseboyimu ukuyokubetha eLatjha.
20Lezo bekuziinzukulwana zakaRhamu ngokuya ngezizwe neenkoro zazo namalimazo eenarheni zazo.
21UTjhemu ongumnakwabo lakaJafethi, naye wabelethelwa amadodana. Yena ungukhokho wazo zoke iinzukulwana zaka-Ebhere. 22Amadodana kaTjhemu bekungu-Elamu, u-Atjhuri u-Aripakitjhadi, uLudi, no-Aramu. 23Amadodana ka-Aramu bekungu-Utsi, uRhuli, uGeteri noMatjhi. 24U-Aripakitjhadi wabeletha uTjhelarhi. UTjhelarhi wabeletha u-Ebhere. 25U-Ebhere wabeletha amadodana amabili, enye beyibizwa bona nguPelegi ngombana ngeenkhathi zakhe izizwe zephasi bezihlukene. Umnakwabo gade abizwa bona nguJokhithani. 26UJokhithani wabeletha u-Almodadi, uTjhelefi, uRhatsarimavethi, uJerarhi, 27uHadoramu, u-Uzali, uDikhila, 28u-Obhali, u-Abimayeli, uTjheba, 29u-Ofira, uRhavila noJobabi. Boke labo bekumadodana kaJokhithani. 30Isifunda agade ahlala kiso besinabe ukusuka eMetjha ukuya eSefari eentabeni zepumalanga.
31Lezo bekuziinzukulwana zakaTjhemu ngokuya ngezizwe neenkoro zazo namalimazo eenarheni zazo.
32Lezo-ke bekuziinkoro ezadabuka emadodaneni kaNowa ngokuya ngokulandelana kwazo ezizweni zazo. Ukusukela kilezonkoro, izizwe zasabalala nephasi loke emva komthwalela.
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UGENESISI 10: SND12
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