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1 Amewo dzi, eye wosɔ gbɔ ŋutɔ ɖe anyigba dzi. Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la,
Kwathi abantu sebesanda ngobunengi emhlabeni, bezala amadodakazi,
2 mawu viwo kpɔ be amegbetɔwo ƒe nyɔnuwo dze tugbe, eye woɖe wo dometɔ siwo nyo wo ŋu la.
amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona ukuthi amadodakazi abantu ayemahle, bazikhethela abawafunayo bawathatha.
3 Tete Yehowa gblɔ be, “Mele be nye Gbɔgbɔ naganɔ amegbetɔwo me tegbee o, elabena amegbetɔwo wɔ nu vɔ̃ le goawo katã me. Woƒe agbemeŋkekewo anye ƒe alafa ɖeka kple blaeve.”
UThixo wasesithi, “UMoya wami kawuyikuphikisana lomuntu ngokungapheliyo, ngoba yena ngowenyama nje; insuku zakhe zizakuba likhulu elilamatshumi amabili kuphela.”
4 Le ɣe ma ɣi me kple emegbe gɔ̃ hã la, esime mawu viwo ɖea amegbetɔwo ƒe nyɔnuwo la, wo viwo zua ame dzɔatsuwo, eye ŋutinya geɖewo nɔ wo ŋu.
AmaNefilimi ayesemhlabeni ngalezonsuku. Njalo langemva kwazo amadodana kaNkulunkulu angenela amadodakazi abantu azala lawo abantwana. Ayengamaqhawe ekadeni, amadoda odumo.
5 Esime Yehowa kpɔ ale si gbegbe amegbetɔwo vɔ̃ɖie, eye wòkpɔ be woƒe agbenɔnɔ ɖo ta nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ ko gbɔ la,
UThixo wabona ukuthi ukuxhwala kwabantu kwasekukukhulu kakhulu emhlabeni, njalo lokuthi zonke izinkanuko zeminakano yezinhliziyo zabo zaziyibubi kuphela sonke isikhathi.
6 evee ŋutɔ be yewɔ amegbetɔ. Nu sia gbã dzi nɛ.
UThixo wadabuka ngokuthi wayemenzile umuntu emhlabeni, ngakho inhliziyo yakhe yagcwala ubuhlungu.
7 Tete Yehowa gblɔ be, “Matsrɔ̃ amegbetɔƒome blibo si mewɔ la ɖa le anyigba dzi. Ɛ̃, matsrɔ̃ lãwo, xewo kple nu gbagbe siwo tana la hã, elabena evem be mewɔ wo.”
Ngakho uThixo wasesithi, “Umuntu engamdalayo ngizamkhucula emhlabeni, abantu lezinyamazana, lezinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini, lezinyoni zemkhathini ngoba kuyangidabukisa ukuthi ngakwenza.”
8 Ke Yehowa kpɔ ŋudzedze le Noa ŋu.
Kodwa uNowa wathola umusa emehlweni kaThixo.
9 Noa ƒe ŋutinya yi ale: Noa nye ame dzɔdzɔe kple ame maɖifɔ le ame siwo nɔ anyi le eŋɔli la dome, eye wòzɔ kple Mawu.
Lo ngumlando kaNowa. UNowa wayeyindoda elungileyo, engelasici phakathi kwabantu ngesikhathi aphila ngaso, njalo wabambelela kuNkulunkulu.
10 Ŋutsuvi etɔ̃ nɔ esi: Woawoe nye Sem, Ham kple Yafet.
UNowa wayelamadodana amathathu: UShemu, uHamu loJafethi.
11 Azɔ la, nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ ganɔ edzi yim wu tsã le xexea me godoo, eye Mawu kpɔ be nu vlo wɔwɔ na xexea me gblẽ keŋ.
Umhlaba wawuxhwalile phambi kukaNkulunkulu njalo ugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu.
12 Mawu kpɔ ale si xexea me va gblẽe, elabena ame siwo katã nɔ xexea me la ƒe zɔzɔme gblẽ le anyigba dzi.
UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi umhlaba wawusuxhwale njani, ngoba bonke abantu emhlabeni basebehamba ngezindlela zabo ezixhwalileyo.
13 Ale Mawu gblɔ na Noa be, “Mele ameawo katã tsrɔ̃ ge, elabena woƒe nu vlo wɔwɔ xɔ anyigba la dzi. Matsrɔ̃ wo kple anyigba la siaa.
Ngakho uNkulunkulu wasesithi kuNowa, “Ngizabatshabalalisa bonke abantu, ngoba umhlaba ugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu ngenxa yabo. Ngeqiniso ngizababhubhisa bona kanye lomhlaba.
14 Tsɔ dzati kpa aɖakaʋu, eye nàsi aŋɔ nɛ. Wɔ yaxɔƒewo ɖe eŋu kpe ɖo, eye nàwɔ nudzraɖoƒewo ɖe eme ƒe afi sia afi.
Ngakho zakhele umkhumbi ngezigodo zesihlahla sokubaza; wenze amakamelo kuwo, uwuhuqe ngenhlaka ngaphakathi langaphandle.
15 Na wòadidi mita alafa ɖeka blaene, akeke mita blaeve-vɔ-etɔ̃, akɔkɔ mita wuietɔ̃ kple afã.
Uzawakha kanje: Umkhumbi kawube ngamalunga ezingalo ezingamakhulu amathathu ubude, ububanzi bube zingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu lezingalo ezingamatshumi amathathu ukuphakama kwawo.
16 Ɖe fesre mita afã ɖe xɔ gbagbã la te ƒo xlã aɖakaʋu la. Wɔ dzisasã etɔ̃, etetɔ, titinatɔ kple etametɔ ɖe aɖakaʋu la me, eye nàde ʋɔtru ɖeka tɔdziʋu la ƒe axadzi.
Uwenzele uphahla, utshiye ngaphansi kophahla intuba eyingxenye yelunga lengalo ukufika phezulu. Ufake umnyango eceleni komkhumbi njalo wenze isigcawu saphansi, esaphakathi laphakathi kanye lesaphezulu.
17 “Kpɔ ɖa, mana tsi naɖɔ ɖe anyigba la dzi, eye wòatsrɔ̃ nu sia nu si me agbegbɔgbɔ le la. Nu sia nu si le anyigba dzi la atsrɔ̃.
Ngizathumela uzamcolo emhlabeni ukubhubhisa konke okuphilayo ngaphansi kwezulu, zonke izidalwa eziphefumulayo. Yonke into emhlabeni izabhubha.
18 “Ke mele nu blam kpli wò be makpɔ tawò le aɖakaʋu la me nànɔ dedie kple srɔ̃wò kple viwò ŋutsuwo kple wo srɔ̃wo.
Kodwa ngizakwenza isivumelwano lawe, njalo wena uzangena emkhunjini, wena lamadodana akho lomkakho kanye labomalukazana bakho.
19 Nàtsɔ nu gbagbe ɖe sia ɖe ƒomevi eveve, atsu kple asi ade aɖakaʋu la me be woanɔ agbe le gbɔwò.
Kuzamele ulethe emkhunjini okubili kwezidalwa zonke eziphilayo, okuduna lokusikazi, uzigcine ziphila zilawe.
20 Xevi ƒomevi ɖe sia ɖe, eveve, lã ƒomevi ɖe sia ɖe eveve kple nu gbagbe ɖe sia ɖe si tana la eveve ava gbɔwò be nàde wo aɖakaʋu la me.
Okubili kwemihlobo yonke yezinyoni, okwemihlobo yonke yezinyamazana lokwezinanakazana zonke ezihuquzela emhlabathini zizakuza kuwe zizogcinwa ziphila.
21 Dzra nuɖuɖu si woawo kple miawo siaa miahiã la ɖo ɖe aɖakaʋu la me.”
Kumele uthathe yonke imihlobo yokudla okuzadliwa, ukulondolozele wena kanye lazo.”
22 Eye Noa wɔ nu sia nu abe ale si Mawu ɖoe nɛ ene.
UNowa wakwenza konke njengokulaywa kwakhe nguNkulunkulu.
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