UGENESISI 8
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Ukubohla kwamanzi
1Nje-ke uZimu wakhumbula uNowa neenyamazana zommango kanye nefuyo yoke egade inaye ngemkhunjini. Wathumela ummoya ebusweni bephasi bonyana uvunguze ukuze amanzi athome ukubohla. 2Imithombo yamanzi amanengi ngaphasi neentunja zezulu kwavaleka, izulu lathula. 3Amanzi aya ngokuya abohla ephasini. Emva kwamalanga alikhulu namatjhumi amahlanu amanzi gade sele ehlile. 4Ngelanga lekhomba enyangeni yekhomba umkhumbi wahlala phezu kweentaba ze-Ararathi. 5Amanzi aya njalo abohla bekwaba selangeni lokuthoma lenyanga yetjhumi lapha iinqongo zeentaba zathoma khona ukubonakala.
6Emva kwamalanga amatjhumi amane uNowa wavula intunja yomkhumbi ebegade ayenze ephahleni. 7Wathuma igubulu, laphapha kodwana langasabuyi; lazulazula amanzi abe arhobha ephasini. 8Yeke wathumela izuba bonyana liyokuhlola nakube amanzi sele abohlile phezu kwehlabathi. 9Kodwana izuba akhange lifunyane indawo yokuhlala ngombana amanzi gade asagubuzese yoke ihlabathi. Ngalokho labuyela kuNowa emkhunjini. Yena welula isandla sakhe walibamba walibuyisela kuye ngemkhunjini. 10Walinda amalanga alikhomba, walikhupha izubelo ngemkhunjini, walithuma godu. 11Kuthe lokha nalibuyako izuba ntambama, qala, emlonyenalo bekunekari elilihlaza lomuthi we-oliva. Nje-ke uNowa walemuka bonyana amanzi sele abohlile ephasini. 12Walinda amanye amalanga alikhomba, wathuma izubelo godu. Kodwana kilelihlandla izuba lakhamba umlibe.
13Kwathi ngomnyaka wamakhulu asithandathu nanye kaNowa, ngelanga lokuthoma enyangeni yokuthoma kwabe amanzi arhobhile ephasini. Yeke uNowa wavula umnyango womkhumbi, wabona bonyana ngambala seyomile ihlabathi. 14Elangeni lamatjhumi amabili nalikhomba enyangeni yesibili iphasi besele lome kere.
15Nje-ke uZimu wakhuluma noNowa wathi: 16“Phuma ngemkhunjini wena nomkakho, amadodanakho kanye nabomalukazana bakho. 17Zoke iimphili ezinawe, okutjho iinyoni, iinlwana neembandana zoke ezikhakhaba ehlabathini aziphume kanye nawe ukuze zizale iphasi lokhe zizalane zande ngesibalo phezu kwalo.”
18Yeke uNowa waphuma yena nomkakhe, amadodanakhe kanye nabomalukazana bakhe. 19Baphuma ngemkhunjini nazo zoke iinlwana neembandana ezikhakhaba ehlabathini kanye neenyoni zoke, koke okukhambakhamba ephasini ngemihlobo yakhona.
20Nje-ke uNowa wakhela uSomnini i-aldari, wathatha kizo zoke iinlwana neenyoni ezihlambulukileko, wanikela umhlabelo wokutjhiswa kilo. 21USomnini wezwa umnuko omnandi wathi ehliziywenakhe: “Angisoze nganikelela ihlabathi ngenca yomuntu, nanyana imizindlo yomuntu imimbi kwasebuntwaneni bakhe. Angisoze godu ngabhubhisa iinlwana njengombana ngenzile.
22“Qobe iphasi lisekhona,
ukutjala nokuvuna,
amakhaza nokutjhisa,
ihlobo nobusika,
imini nobusuku
akusoze kwaphela.”
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UGENESISI 8: SND12
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