Genesisi 11

Umbhoshongo waseBhabheli

1Umhlaba wonkhe wawukhuluma lulwimi lunye lunemagama manye etintfo. 2Batsi basahambahamba ngasemphumalanga, bakhandza litsafa eveni laseShinari, bafike bahlala khona. 3Base bakhulumisana bodvwana, batsi: “Wotani, asente titini, sitishise.” Basebentisa titini esikhundleni sematje, nelitiyela esikhundleni seludzaka. 4Batsi: “Wotani, sitakhele lidolobha, nembhoshongo lotawufikela ezulwini, sitentele ligama, sitekwatiwa, khona singetiwulahlekelana sisakateke nemhlaba wonkhe.”

5Simakadze wehla atewubona lelidolobha nalombhoshongo lowawakhiwa bantfu. 6Simakadze watsi: “Ase nibheke labantfu basive sinye, nelulwimi lunye; loku kusicalo saloko labatakwenta, kute labatawutsi nabatimisele kukwenta behluleke kukwenta. 7Wotani, sehle, siyewusanganisa lulwimi lwabo, khona bangetiwuvana.” 8Ngako Simakadze wabahlakata nemhlaba wonkhe, bayekela kulakha lelo dolobha. 9Ngako-ke wetsiwa libito kwatsiwa yiBhabheli, ngobe Simakadze wasanganisa lulwimi lwemhlaba wonkhe. Kusuka lapho Simakadze bantfu wabasakata nemhlaba wonkhe.

Titukulwane taShemi

(1 Khr. 1:24-27)

10 Nati-ke titukulwane taShemi. Emvakweminyaka lemibili kwendlule zamcolo, Shemi abesaneminyaka lelikhulu, watala Aphakshadi. 11Emvakwekutalwa kwa-Aphakshadi, Shemi waphila iminyaka lengema-500, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.

12 Aphakshadi abesaneminyaka lengema-35, nakatala Shela. 13Emvakwekutalwa kwaShela, Aphakshadi waphila iminyaka lengema-403, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.

14Shela abesaneminyaka lengema-30, nakatala Ebheri. 15Emvakwekutalwa kwa-Ebheri, Shela waphila iminyaka lengema-403, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.

16Ebheri abesaneminyaka lengema-34, nakatala Phelegi. 17Emvakwekutalwa kwaPhelegi, Ebheri waphila iminyaka lengema-430, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.

18Phelegi abesaneminyaka lengema-30, nakatala Rehu. 19Emvakwekutalwa kwaRehu, Phelegi waphila iminyaka lengema-209, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.

20Rehu abesaneminyaka lengema-32, nakatala Serugi. 21Emvakwekutalwa kwaSerugi, Rehu waphila iminyaka lengema-207, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.

22Serugi abesaneminyaka lengema-30, nakatala Nahori. 23Emvakwekutalwa kwaNahori, Serugi waphila iminyaka lengema-200, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.

24Nahori abesaneminyaka lengema-29, nakatala Thera. 25Emvakwekutalwa kwaThera, Nahori waphila iminyaka leli-119, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.

26Thera waphila iminyaka lengema-70, watala telamani bo-Abrama, naNahori, naHarani.

Titukulwane takaThera

27Nati-ke titukulwane taThera: Thera abenguyise wa-Abrama, naNahori, naHarani. Harani abenguyise waLoti. 28Harani wafa kucala kuneyise, Thera; wafela eveni latalelwa kulo, i-Uri yemaKhaledi. 29Bo-Abrama naNahori batsatsa bafati. Libito lemka-Abrama kwakunguSarayi; libito lemkaNahori kwakunguMilkha, indvodzakati yaHarani, uyise waMilkha naJiskha. 30Sarayi abeyinyumba, ate bantfwana.

31 Thera watsatsa Abrama, indvodzana yakhe, naLoti, umtukulu wakhe umsa waHarani, namalukatana wakhe Sarayi, labengumka-Abrama, umsa wakhe, wahamba nabo esuka e-Uri yemaKhaledi, bacondze eveni laseKhenani. Batsi kube befike eHarani, bakha khona. 32Thera wafela lapho eHarani asaneminyaka lengema-205.

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