< Kinohi 8 >

1 HOOMANAO iho la o Iehova ia Noa, a me na mea ola a pau, a me na holoholona a pau me ia iloko o ka halelana: hoohuai mai la ke Akua i ka makani maluna o ka honua, a emi iho la ka wai:
Kodwa uNkulunkulu wamkhumbula uNowa lazozonke izinyamazana zeganga lezifuyo ezazilaye emkhunjini, wasethumela umoya emhlabeni, amanzi asesentsha.
2 Ua papaniia ae la na punawai o ka hohonu, a me na puka wai o ka lani, a malie iho ka ua mai luna mai:
Manje imithombo yolwandle lamasango amanzi asemazulwini kwasekuvaliwe, lezulu laselisile emkhathini.
3 Hoi hou mau aku la ka wai mailuna ae o ka honua: a mahope o na la he haneri a me kanalima, ua emi ka wai.
Amanzi entsha kancanekancane emhlabeni. Ekupheleni kwensuku ezilikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu amanzi ayesentshile,
4 A i ka hiku o ka malama, i ka la umikumamahiku o ua malama la, ili iho la ka halelana ma na kuahiwi o Ararata.
kwathi ngosuku lwetshumi lesikhombisa lwenyanga yesikhombisa umkhumbi wayakuma phezu kwezintaba zase-Ararathi.
5 Emi mau iho la ka wai, a hiki i ka umi o ka malama: i ka umi o ka malama, i ka la mua o ua malama la, ua ikea na wahi kiekie o na kuahiwi.
Amanzi aqhubeka esentsha kwaze kwaba yinyanga yetshumi, kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yetshumi iziqongo zezintaba zaqala ukubonakala.
6 A hala na la he kanaha, wehe ae la o Noa i ka puka makani o ka halelana ana i hana'i:
Ngemva kwensuku ezingamatshumi amane uNowa wavula iwindi ayelenzile emkhunjini
7 Hookuu aku la ia i kekahi koraka, nana i lele aku a hoi mai ma kela wahi a ma keia wahi, a maloo iho ka wai ma ka honua.
wathuma iwabayi, lazulazula emoyeni amanzi aze atsha emhlabeni.
8 Hookuu aku la hoi oia i ka manu nunu e ike i ka emi ana o ka wai mai ka aina aku;
Wasethuma ijuba ukuthi abone ingabe amanzi ayesephelile emhlabathini.
9 Aka, aole i loaa i ua manu nunu la he wahi e maha'i o kona wawae, a hoi hou mai la ia io na la iloko o ka halelana, no ka mea, ua uhi ka wai maluna o ka honua a pau; alaila, o aku la kona lima, lalau aku la oia ia ia, a huki mai la ia ia io na la iloko o ka halelana.
Kodwa ijuba laswela indawo yokubeka unyawo ngoba kwakulamanzi yonke indawo phezu komhlaba; ngakho labuyela kuNowa emkhunjini. Wakhupha isandla walamukela ijuba walibuyisa kuye emkhunjini.
10 Noho iho la ia i na la hou aka i ehiku; a hookuu hou aku la i ka manu nunu iwaho o ka halelana;
Walinda okwezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa waphinda walithuma ijuba lisuka emkhunjini.
11 A ahiahi iho la, hoi mai la ka manu nunu io na la, aia hoi, he lau oliva hou ma kona waha. Pela o Noa i ike ai, ua emi iho ka wai mai luna aka o ka honua.
Kwathi ijuba selibuya kuye ntambama, laliphethe ngomlomo walo ihlamvu lesihlahla se-oliva elalisanda kukhiwa! UNowa wahle wazi ukuthi amanzi ayesehlile kakhulu emhlabeni.
12 Noho iho la ia i na la hou aku i ehiku; a hookuu aku la i ka manu nunu; aole no ia i hoi hou mai io na la ma ia hope mai.
Walinda okwezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa walithuma ijuba njalo, kodwa ngalesi isikhathi kalisabuyanga kuye.
13 I ka makahiki eono haneri a me kumamakahi, i ka malama hookahi, a i ka la mua o ua malama la, maloo iho la ka wai mai ka honua aku; a wehe ae la o Noa i ke pani maluna o ka halelana, a nana ae la, aia hoi, ua maloo ka aina.
Ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala yomnyaka wamakhulu ayisithupha lanye wokuphila kukaNowa, amanzi ayesomile emhlabeni. Ngakho uNowa wasesusa uphahla lomkhumbi esebona ukuthi iphansi lomhlabathi laselomile.
14 A i ka lua o ka malama, i ka la iwakaluakumamahiku o ua malama la, ua maloo iho ka honua.
Ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa lwenyanga yesibili umhlabathi wawusuwome qha.
15 Olelo mai la ke Akua ia Noa, i mai la,
UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuNowa,
16 E hele aku oe iwaho o ka halelana, o oe, me kau wahine, me au mau keikikane, a me na wahine a kau mau keikikane me oe.
“Phuma emkhunjini, wena lomkakho, lamadodana akho labomkabo.
17 E lawe pu mai me oe i na mea ola a pau ia oe, o na mea io, o na manu, na holoholona, a me na mea kolo a pau e kolo ana maluna o ka honua; i hanau nui ai lakou ma ka honua, i hua mai, a mahuahua maluna o ka honua.
Khupha yonke into ephilayo olayo, izinyoni, izinyamazana lazozonke izinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini ukuze zande emhlabeni, zizale zande ngobunengi bazo.”
18 Hele aku la o Noa me kana mau keikikane, a me kana wahine, a me na wahine a kana mau keikikane me ia:
Ngakho uNowa wasephuma lamadodana akhe, lomkakhe kanye labomalukazana bakhe.
19 O na holoholona hoi a pau, o na mea kolo a pau, me na manu a pau, a me na mea a pau e kolo ana maluna o ka honua, ma ko lakou mau ano iho, hele aku la lakou iwaho o ka halelana.
Zonke izinyamazana kanye lezinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini lazozonke izinyoni, yonke into enyakazayo emhlabeni, kwaphuma emkhunjini, ngemihlobo kulandelana.
20 Hana iho la o Noa i kuahu no Iehova, lalau aku la ia i kekahi o na holoholona maemae a pau, a o na manu maemae a pau, a kaumaha aku la i na mohaikuni maluna o ke kuahu.
UNowa wasesakhela uThixo i-alithari, wathatha ezinye izinyamazana lezinyoni ezihlanzekileyo wanikela iminikelo yokutshiswa phezu kwalo.
21 Honi mai la o Iehova i ke ala oluolu: i iho la o Iehova iloko o kona naau, Aole au e hoino hou i ka aina no kanaka, no ka mea, ua hewa no ka manao ana o ko ke kanaka naau mai kona wa opiopio; aole hoi au e luku hou aku i na mea ola a pau, me au i hana iho nei.
UThixo wahotsha iphunga elimnandi wathi enhliziyweni yakhe: “Kangisayikuphinda ngiwuqalekise njalo umhlaba ngenxa yabantu, ngoba imicabango yenhliziyo yomuntu mibi kusukela ebuntwaneni bakhe. Njalo kangisoze lanini ngiphinde ngibhubhise zonke izidalwa eziphilayo, njengalokhu engikwenzileyo.
22 E mau auanei ka wa e kanu ai a e ohi ai; ke ana a me ka wela, ke kau a me ka hooilo, ka la a me ka po; a pau na la o ka honua.
Nxa umhlaba ulokhu usekhona, isikhathi sokuhlanyela lesokuvuna, umqando lokutshisa, ihlobo lobusika, imini lobusuku kakusoze kwacina.”

< Kinohi 8 >

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark