Genesis 11
1 Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.
Umhlaba wonke-ke wawulolimi lunye, lamazwi manye.
2 And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it.
Kwasekusithi ekuhambeni kwabo bevela empumalanga bafica igceke elizweni leShinari, basebehlala khona.
3 And each one said to his neighbor, “Come, let us make bricks, and bake them with fire.” And they had bricks instead of stones, and pitch instead of mortar.
Basebesithi ngulowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakhe: Wozani, asenzeni izitina sizitshise lokuzitshisa; lesitina saba lilitshe kubo, lengcino yaba ludaka kubo.
4 And they said: “Come, let us make a city and a tower, so that its height may reach to heaven. And let us make our name famous before we are divided into all the lands.”
Basebesithi: Wozani, asizakheleni umuzi lomphotshongo osihloko sawo sisemazulwini, besesizenzela ibizo, hlezi sihlakazeke ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
5 Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.
INkosi yasisehla ukubona umuzi lomphotshongo abantwana babantu abawakhayo.
6 And he said: “Behold, the people are united, and all have one tongue. And since they have begun to do this, they will not desist from their plans, until they have completed their work.
INkosi yasisithi: Khangela, yisizwe sinye, njalo balolimi lunye bonke, njalo yikho abaqala ukukwenza; khathesi-ke akulalutho olungabehlula abamisa ukulwenza.
7 Therefore, come, let us descend, and in that place confound their tongue, so that they may not listen, each one to the voice of his neighbor.”
Wozani, asehle, siphambanise lapho ulimi lwabo, ukuze bangezwa, ngulowo lalowo ulimi lomakhelwane wakhe.
8 And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city.
Ngakho iNkosi yabahlakazela ebusweni bomhlaba wonke besuka lapho; basebesima ukwakha umuzi.
9 And for this reason, its name was called ‘Babel,’ because in that place the language of the whole earth became confused. And from then on, the Lord scattered them across the face of every region.
Ngalokho kwabizwa ibizo lawo ngokuthi iBabeli, ngoba lapho iNkosi yaphambanisa ulimi lomhlaba wonke; kusukela lapho iNkosi yabahlakaza ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old when he conceived Arphaxad, two years after the great flood.
Lezi yizizukulwana zikaShemu. UShemu wayeleminyaka elikhulu, wasezala uArpakishadi, iminyaka emibili emva kukazamcolo.
11 And after he conceived Arphaxad, Shem lived for five hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
UShemu wasephila, esezele uArpakishadi, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
12 Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.
UArpakishadi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, wazala uShela.
13 And after he conceived Shelah, Arphaxad lived for three hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
UArpakishadi wasephila, esezele uShela, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
14 Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.
UShela wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uEberi.
15 And after he conceived Eber, Shelah lived for four hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
UShela wasephila, esezele uEberi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
16 Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.
UEberi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lane, wazala uPelegi.
17 And after he conceived Peleg, Eber lived for four hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
UEberi wasephila, esezele uPelegi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
18 Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.
UPelegi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uRewu.
19 And after he conceived Reu, Peleg lived for two hundred and nine years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
UPelegi wasephila, esezele uRewu, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili layisificamunwemunye; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
20 Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.
URewu wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lambili, wazala uSerugi.
21 Likewise, after he conceived Serug, Reu lived for two hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
URewu wasephila, esezele uSerugi, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
22 In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.
USerugi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uNahori.
23 And after he conceived Nahor, Serug lived for two hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
USerugi wasephila, esezele uNahori, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
24 And so Nahor lived for twenty-nine years, and then he conceived Terah.
UNahori wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye, wazala uTera.
25 And after he conceived Terah, Nahor lived for one hundred and nineteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
UNahori wasephila, esezele uTera, iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
26 And Terah lived for seventy years, and then he conceived Abram, and Nahor, and Haran.
UTera wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uAbrama, uNahori loHarani.
27 And these are the generations of Terah. Terah conceived Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Next Haran conceived Lot.
Lalezi yizizukulwana zikaTera. UTera wazala uAbrama, uNahori loHarani; uHarani wasezala uLothi.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah, in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
UHarani wasesifa phambi kukayise uTera, elizweni lokuzalwa kwakhe, eUri yamaKhaladiya.
29 Then Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai. And the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
OAbrama loNahori basebezithathela abafazi; ibizo lomkaAbrama nguSarayi, lebizo lomkaNahori nguMilka, indodakazi kaHarani, uyise kaMilka loyise kaIska.
30 But Sarai was barren and had no children.
Kodwa uSarayi wayeyinyumba; wayengelamntwana.
31 And so Terah took his son Abram, and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and he led them away from Ur of the Chaldeans, to go into the land of Canaan. And they approached as far as Haran, and they dwelt there.
UTera wasethatha uAbrama indodana yakhe, loLothi indodana kaHarani, indodana yendodana yakhe, loSarayi umalokazana wakhe, umkaAbrama indodana yakhe; basebesuka labo eUri yamaKhaladiya, ukuya elizweni leKhanani; basebefika eHarani, bahlala khona.
32 And the days of Terah that passed were two hundred and five years, and then he died in Haran.
Lensuku zikaTera zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amabili lanhlanu; uTera wasefela eHarani.
