UGenesise 6:8-22

Kodwa uNowa wathola umusa emehlweni eNkosi. Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaNowa: UNowa wayeyindoda elungile, engenasici esizukulwaneni sakhe; uNowa wahamba noNkulunkulu. UNowa wazala amadodana amathathu: uShemi, noHamu, noJafete. Umhlaba wawonakele phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi umhlaba wawugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu. UNkulunkulu wawubheka umhlaba, bheka, wawonakele; ngoba yonke inyama iyonakalisile indlela yayo emhlabeni. UNkulunkulu wathi kuNowa: “Ukuphela kwayo yonke inyama kufikile phambi kobuso bami; ngokuba umhlaba ugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu ngenxa yabo; futhi bheka, ngizobabhubhisa kanye nomhlaba. Zenzele umkhumbi ngokhuni lwegofere; Uyakwenza amakamelo emkhunjini, uwugcobe ngaphakathi nangaphandle ngekolitayi. Nansi indlela okumelwe uwenze ngayo: Ubude bomkhumbi kumelwe bube yizingalo ezingamakhulu amathathu, ububanzi bawo bube yizingalo ezingamashumi amahlanu nokuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu. Wenzela umphongolo ifasitela, uliqedele ngengalo eyodwa phezulu; ubeke iminyango yomphongolo eceleni; ngephansi, isitezi sesibili nesesithathu kufanele ukwenze. Bheka, ngiletha uzamcolo wamanzi emhlabeni ukuba achithe yonke inyama okukuyo umoya wokuphila phansi kwezulu; nakho konke okusemhlabeni kuyakufa. Kodwa ngizamisa isivumelwano sami lawe; uyakungena emkhunjini, wena namadodana akho nomkakho nabafazi bamadodana akho kanye nawe. Kuzo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo kuyo yonke inyama, kumelwe ungenise ezimbili zohlobo ngalunye emkhunjini ukuze uzigcine ziphila kanye nawe; bayoba indoda nomfazi. Kuzo izinyoni ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkomo ngezinhlobo zazo, nakuzo zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zazo, kuyakuza kuwe okubili kohlobo ngalunye ukuzigcina ziphila. Zithathele kukho konke ukudla okudliwayo, uzibuthele kona; kuyakuba ngukudla kwakho nokwazo. Wenza ke uNowa; njengakho konke uNkulunkulu amyale ngakho, wenze njalo.