Farawa 11
1 To, a lokacin, yaren mutanen duniya ɗaya ne, maganarsu kuma ɗaya ce.
Umhlaba wonke-ke wawulolimi lunye, lamazwi manye.
2 Yayinda mutane suke ta yin ƙaura zuwa gabas, sai suka sami fili a Shinar, suka zauna a can.
Kwasekusithi ekuhambeni kwabo bevela empumalanga bafica igceke elizweni leShinari, basebehlala khona.
3 Suka ce wa juna, “Ku zo, mu yi tubula, mu gasa su sosai.” Suka yi amfani da tubula a maimakon duwatsu, kwalta kuma a maimakon laka.
Basebesithi ngulowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakhe: Wozani, asenzeni izitina sizitshise lokuzitshisa; lesitina saba lilitshe kubo, lengcino yaba ludaka kubo.
4 Sa’an nan suka ce, “Ku zo, mu gina wa kanmu birni da hasumiyar da za tă kai har sammai, domin mu yi wa kanmu suna, don kada mu warwatsu ko’ina a doron ƙasa.”
Basebesithi: Wozani, asizakheleni umuzi lomphotshongo osihloko sawo sisemazulwini, besesizenzela ibizo, hlezi sihlakazeke ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
5 Sai Ubangiji ya sauko don yă ga birni da kuma hasumiyar da mutanen suke gini.
INkosi yasisehla ukubona umuzi lomphotshongo abantwana babantu abawakhayo.
6 Ubangiji ya ce, “Ga su, su jama’a ɗaya ce, su duka kuwa harshensu guda ne. Wannan kuwa masomi ne kawai na abin da za su iya yi, babu kuma abin da suka yi shirya yi da ba za su iya yi ba.
INkosi yasisithi: Khangela, yisizwe sinye, njalo balolimi lunye bonke, njalo yikho abaqala ukukwenza; khathesi-ke akulalutho olungabehlula abamisa ukulwenza.
7 Zo, mu sauka, mu rikitar da harshensu don kada su fahimci juna.”
Wozani, asehle, siphambanise lapho ulimi lwabo, ukuze bangezwa, ngulowo lalowo ulimi lomakhelwane wakhe.
8 Saboda haka Ubangiji ya watsar da su daga wurin zuwa ko’ina a doron ƙasa, suka kuwa daina gina birnin.
Ngakho iNkosi yabahlakazela ebusweni bomhlaba wonke besuka lapho; basebesima ukwakha umuzi.
9 Shi ya sa aka kira birnin Babel, domin a can ne Ubangiji ya rikitar da harshen dukan duniya. Daga can Ubangiji ya watsar da su ko’ina a doron ƙasa.
Ngalokho kwabizwa ibizo lawo ngokuthi iBabeli, ngoba lapho iNkosi yaphambanisa ulimi lomhlaba wonke; kusukela lapho iNkosi yabahlakaza ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
10 Wannan shi ne labarin Shem. Shekara biyu bayan ambaliya, sa’ad da Shem ya yi shekara 100, sai ya haifi Arfakshad.
Lezi yizizukulwana zikaShemu. UShemu wayeleminyaka elikhulu, wasezala uArpakishadi, iminyaka emibili emva kukazamcolo.
11 Bayan ya haifi Arfakshad, Shem ya yi shekara 500, ya haifi waɗansu’ya’ya maza da mata.
UShemu wasephila, esezele uArpakishadi, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
12 Sa’ad da Arfakshad ya yi shekara 35, sai ya haifi Shela.
UArpakishadi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, wazala uShela.
13 Bayan ya haifi Shela kuwa, Arfakshad ya yi shekara 403, ya kuma haifi waɗansu’ya’ya maza da mata.
UArpakishadi wasephila, esezele uShela, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
14 Sa’ad da Shela ya yi shekaru 30, sai ya haifi Eber.
UShela wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uEberi.
15 Bayan ya haifi Eber, Shela ya yi shekara 403, ya kuma haifi waɗansu’ya’ya maza da mata.
UShela wasephila, esezele uEberi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
16 Sa’ad da Eber ya yi shekaru 34, sai ya haifi Feleg.
UEberi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lane, wazala uPelegi.
17 Bayan ya haifi Feleg, Eber ya yi shekara 430, ya kuma haifi waɗansu’ya’ya maza da mata.
UEberi wasephila, esezele uPelegi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
18 Sa’ad da Feleg ya yi shekaru 30, sai ya haifi Reyu.
UPelegi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uRewu.
19 Bayan ya haifi Reyu, Feleg ya yi shekara 209, ya kuma haifi waɗansu’ya’ya maza da mata.
UPelegi wasephila, esezele uRewu, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili layisificamunwemunye; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
20 Sa’ad da Reyu ya yi shekaru 32, sai ya haifi Serug.
URewu wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lambili, wazala uSerugi.
21 Bayan ya haifi Serug, Reyu ya yi shekara 207, ya kuma haifi waɗansu’ya’ya maza da mata.
URewu wasephila, esezele uSerugi, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
22 Sa’ad da Serug ya yi shekaru 30, sai ya haifi Nahor.
USerugi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uNahori.
23 Bayan ya haifi Nahor, Serug ya yi shekara 200, ya kuma haifi waɗansu’ya’ya maza da mata.
USerugi wasephila, esezele uNahori, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
24 Sa’ad da Nahor ya yi shekaru 29, sai ya haifi Tera.
UNahori wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye, wazala uTera.
25 Bayan ya haifi Tera, Nahor ya yi shekara 119, ya kuma haifi waɗansu’ya’ya maza da mata.
UNahori wasephila, esezele uTera, iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
26 Bayan Tera ya yi shekaru 70, sai ya haifi Abram, Nahor da Haran.
UTera wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uAbrama, uNahori loHarani.
27 Wannan ita ce zuriyar Tera. Tera ya haifi Abram, Nahor da Haran. Haran kuma ya haifi Lot.
Lalezi yizizukulwana zikaTera. UTera wazala uAbrama, uNahori loHarani; uHarani wasezala uLothi.
28 Yayinda mahaifinsa Tera yana da rai, Haran ya rasu a Ur ta Kaldiyawa, a ƙasar haihuwarsa.
UHarani wasesifa phambi kukayise uTera, elizweni lokuzalwa kwakhe, eUri yamaKhaladiya.
29 Abram da Nahor suka yi aure. Sunan matar Abram, Saira ne, sunan matar Nahor kuwa Milka; ita’yar Haran ce, mahaifin Milka da Iska.
OAbrama loNahori basebezithathela abafazi; ibizo lomkaAbrama nguSarayi, lebizo lomkaNahori nguMilka, indodakazi kaHarani, uyise kaMilka loyise kaIska.
30 Saira kuwa bakararriya ce, ba ta da yara.
Kodwa uSarayi wayeyinyumba; wayengelamntwana.
31 Tera ya ɗauki ɗansa Abraham, jikansa Lot ɗan Haran, da surukarsa Saira, matar Abram, tare kuwa suka bar Ur ta Kaldiyawa, don su tafi Kan’ana. Amma sa’ad da suka zo Haran sai suka zauna a can.
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 Tera yi shekaru 205, ya kuma mutu a Haran.
Lensuku zikaTera zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amabili lanhlanu; uTera wasefela eHarani.
