Iivesi zeBhayibhile ezithandwayo ezisuka Genesisi 6

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Simakadze watisola ngekudala kwakhe umuntfu kutsi abe khona emhlabeni, wadzabuka enhlitiyweni yakhe.

Simakadze wabona kutsi kukhulu kona kwemuntfu emhlabeni, nekutsi yonkhe imizindlo nemicabango yenhlitiyo yakhe mibi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.

Kodvwa Nowa watfola umusa kuSimakadze.

Nankhu-ke umlandvo ngaNowa. Nowa abelungile amsulwa esitukulwaneni sakhe, ahamba naNkulunkulu.

Ngako Simakadze watsi: “Ngitabacitsa labantfu lengibadalile emhlabeni; yebo, bantfu, netifuyo, netilwane letihamba ngesisu, netinyoni letindiza emoyeni, ngobe sengiyatisola ngekutsi ngakwenta.”

Kwatsi kube bantfu bacale kwandza nemhlaba wonkhe, batala tintfombi, emadvodzana aNkulunkulu atibona letintfombi kutsi tinhle; ase atikhetsela letinye emkhatsini wato atenta bafati bawo. Simakadze wase utsi: “Moya wami angeke asabenta bantfu baphile kuze kube phakadze, ngobe bantfu bayinyama, emalanga abo asayawuba ngiminyaka leli-120.” Kulawo malanga, nangasemva kwawo, kwakunetichwaga letatitalwa bantfu emhlabeni. Emadvodzana aNkulunkulu nasangene kuletintfombi tebantfu, tawatalela bantfwana. Labantfwabato bekungemachawe asendvulo labenemandla neludvumo.

Nowa wakwenta konkhe layalwa nguNkulunkulu kutsi akwente.

Nkulunkulu watsi kuNowa: “Sengincume kutsi ngibacedze bonkhe bantfu; ngobe umhlaba ugcwele budlova ngenca yabo. Ngitawubabhubhisa, ngibesuse bonkhe emhlabeni.

Yakha umkhumbi ngemapulangwe egofari; udzabule emakamelo kulomkhumbi, bese uwupenda ngelitiyela ngekhatsi nangephandle.

Nkulunkulu wabuka umhlaba wabona kutsi wonakele, ngobe bonkhe bantfu babetiphetse ngemonakalo emhlabeni.

Kuto tonkhe tilwane utawungenisa lesidvuna nalesisikati kulolo nakulolo luhlobo, khona titawuphila kanye nawe.