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UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuNowa nakumadodana akhe kanye naye, wathi: Bheka, ngiyamisa isivumelwano sami nawe nenzalo yakho emva kwakho; nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezikini, izinyoni, nezinkomo, nezilwane zonke zomhlaba ezikanye nani; kubo bonke abaphuma emkhunjini, kuzo zonke izilwane zomhlaba. Ngiyakuqinisa isivumelwano sami nawe; futhi yonke inyama ayisayikunqunywa ngamanzi kazamcolo; futhi ngeke kusaba khona uzamcolo wokubhubhisa umhlaba. UNkulunkulu wathi: “Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso sesivumelwano engisenza phakathi kwami nani nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezikini kuze kube phakade. Ngibeka uthingo lwami efwini, lube luphawu lwesivumelwano phakathi kwami nomhlaba. Uma ngehlisela ifu phezu komhlaba, uthingo luyobonakala efwini; Ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano sami esiphakathi kwami nani nazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo zenyama yonke; futhi amanzi ngeke esaba uzamcolo wokubhubhisa yonke inyama. Uthingo luyakuba sefwini; futhi ngizobheka kuso, ukuze ngicabange ngesivumelwano esiphakade phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo zayo yonke inyama esemhlabeni. UNkulunkulu wathi kuNowa: “Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso sesivumelwano engasimisa phakathi kwami nayo yonke inyama esemhlabeni.