IGenesisi 9:8-17

UNkulunkulu wathi kuNowa nakumadodana akhe ayenaye: “Bhekani, ngenza isivumelwano phakathi kwami nani, nezizukulwane zenu, nakuzo zonke izilwane eziphilayo ezinani: izinyoni zezulu, izilwane ezifuywayo, nazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo emhlabeni enaphuma nazo emkhunjini. Lesi yisivumelwano sami nani engithi ngaso: angisayukuphinde ngibhubhise yonke into ephilayo ngozamcolo. Akusayukuphinde kube khona uzamcolo ukuba ubhubhise umhlaba.” UNkulunkulu wayesethi: “Lokhu kuluphawu lwesivumelwano engisenza phakathi kwami nani nazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo ezinani, nazo zonke izizukulwane ezisazozalwa: Uthingo lwenkosazana ngilubeke emafini, ukuze lube wuphawu lwesivumelwano phakathi kwami nomhlaba. Kuyothi lapho ngiwusibekela umhlaba ngamafu, kuvele uthingo lwenkosazana emafini, bese ngikhumbula isivumelwano sami phakathi kwami nani nazo zonke izilwane ngezinhlobo zazo. Izikhukhula zingabe zisaphenduka uzamcolo wokucekela phansi konke okuphilayo. Kuyothi njalo uma kuvela uthingo lwenkosazana emafini, ngilubheke qede ngikhumbule isivumelwano saphakade esikhona phakathi kwami nezilwane zonke eziphilayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zazo.” UNkulunkulu wayesethi kuNowa: “Lokho kuluphawu lwesivumelwano sami engisenze phakathi kwami nabo bonke abantu emhlabeni.”