< Jenesis 6 >

1 Veamo'za ama mopafina vahera kase hakare hazageno, knare'nare mofa'nerami fore hu'naze.
Kwathi abantu sebesanda ngobunengi emhlabeni, bezala amadodakazi,
2 Hanki vahe'mo'za rama'a mofane zaga kasezmantage'za, Anumzamofo mofavre naga'mo'za ke zamasane nehu'za zamavesia a'ne eri'naze.
amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona ukuthi amadodakazi abantu ayemahle, bazikhethela abawafunayo bawathatha.
3 Ana hianagi Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hu'ne, Avamunimo'a vahe'mofompina mani'neno zamasimura zami vava osugahie. Na'ankure vahera fri'zaga mani'nazanki'za, 120'a zagegafua agateore'neza frigahaze.
UThixo wasesithi, “UMoya wami kawuyikuphikisana lomuntu ngokungapheliyo, ngoba yena ngowenyama nje; insuku zakhe zizakuba likhulu elilamatshumi amabili kuphela.”
4 Ana knafine henka'anena tusinasi vahe'mo'za ama mopafina mani'nazankino, Anumzamofo mofavremo'za e'za vahe'mokizmi mofane zagane emasageno mofavrea kasezmante'naze. Hanki'za fore'ma hazana korapa knafina hankavenentake hu'za hihamu'ane vahe fore hu'naze.
AmaNefilimi ayesemhlabeni ngalezonsuku. Njalo langemva kwazo amadodana kaNkulunkulu angenela amadodakazi abantu azala lawo abantwana. Ayengamaqhawe ekadeni, amadoda odumo.
5 Hianagi Ra Anumzamo'ma vahe'mokizmima zamage'neana, mika kna havi avu'avazamo ama mopafina ra huno vahe'mofo antahi antahifina, havi avu ava'zamo aviteno meno vu'ne.
UThixo wabona ukuthi ukuxhwala kwabantu kwasekukukhulu kakhulu emhlabeni, njalo lokuthi zonke izinkanuko zeminakano yezinhliziyo zabo zaziyibubi kuphela sonke isikhathi.
6 E'ina nehazageno Anumzamo'a nezamageno rimpa haviza higeno muse osuno, nahige'na vahera trohu'noe huno asunke nehuno,
UThixo wadabuka ngokuthi wayemenzile umuntu emhlabeni, ngakho inhliziyo yakhe yagcwala ubuhlungu.
7 Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hu'ne, Vahe'ene, zagagafane, namaramine, mopafi ne'onse zagarami'nena zamahe fanane hugahue. Nagrama tro'ma huzmante'noa zankura nasunku hue hu'ne.
Ngakho uThixo wasesithi, “Umuntu engamdalayo ngizamkhucula emhlabeni, abantu lezinyamazana, lezinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini, lezinyoni zemkhathini ngoba kuyangidabukisa ukuthi ngakwenza.”
8 Hianagi Noa'a agrake Ra Anumzamofo avurera fatgo nera mani'negeno muse hunte'ne.
Kodwa uNowa wathola umusa emehlweni kaThixo.
9 Hagi Noa nagamofo nanekea amanahu me'ne. Ana knafima mani'naza vahepina Noa'a fatgo huno hazenke'zama'a omanegeno Anumzane tragoteno mani'neno amage anteno vu'ne.
Lo ngumlando kaNowa. UNowa wayeyindoda elungileyo, engelasici phakathi kwabantu ngesikhathi aphila ngaso, njalo wabambelela kuNkulunkulu.
10 Noa'a ne' mofavre tagufa zamanteno zamagi'a Semi'e, Hamu'e, Jafeti'e huno antezmi'ne.
UNowa wayelamadodana amathathu: UShemu, uHamu loJafethi.
11 Ama mopamo'a Anumzamofo avurera haviza hu'ne, ha' zamo'ene, kefo avu'avazamo enena avite'ne.
Umhlaba wawuxhwalile phambi kukaNkulunkulu njalo ugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu.
12 Anumzamo'ma ama mopafima ke'neana, tamage huno makazamo'a haviza hu'ne, ama mopafima me'neazama keana kumike'za huvagare'naze.
UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi umhlaba wawusuxhwale njani, ngoba bonke abantu emhlabeni basebehamba ngezindlela zabo ezixhwalileyo.
13 Hagi Anumzamo'a anage huno Noana asmi'ne, Ke ontahizageno kefo avu'ava zamo'a aviteankina zamagri'ene mopazimine zamahe fanane huku Nagra nagesa nentahue.
Ngakho uNkulunkulu wasesithi kuNowa, “Ngizabatshabalalisa bonke abantu, ngoba umhlaba ugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu ngenxa yabo. Ngeqiniso ngizababhubhisa bona kanye lomhlaba.
14 Hagi kagra hanave zafareti ra ventea tro nehunka, asa hutanenka hunaraginto. Timo'ma ufre'zankura agu'ane megi'anena fukinu renkaniro.
Ngakho zakhele umkhumbi ngezigodo zesihlahla sokubaza; wenze amakamelo kuwo, uwuhuqe ngenhlaka ngaphakathi langaphandle.
15 Ana ventema kisanana, zanra'a 150'a mitagi, kahesa'a 25 mitagi, atrure'a 15 mitagi hunka neginka,
Uzawakha kanje: Umkhumbi kawube ngamalunga ezingalo ezingamakhulu amathathu ubude, ububanzi bube zingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu lezingalo ezingamatshumi amathathu ukuphakama kwawo.
16 anagamu no amumpa tvaonte mago mitamofona agema'a hafu'a mita zasikana hagento. Magokaziga kaha hagentenka, ana ventemofo agu'afina ese nonki, anante nonki, agofetu nonki hunka kio.
Uwenzele uphahla, utshiye ngaphansi kophahla intuba eyingxenye yelunga lengalo ukufika phezulu. Ufake umnyango eceleni komkhumbi njalo wenze isigcawu saphansi, esaphakathi laphakathi kanye lesaphezulu.
17 Hagi Nagra ha'nenkeno tusi'a ti hageno mopa refitena mani'ne'za zamasimu nentaza zane, maka'zanena zamahe fanane hugahue.
Ngizathumela uzamcolo emhlabeni ukubhubhisa konke okuphilayo ngaphansi kwezulu, zonke izidalwa eziphefumulayo. Yonke into emhlabeni izabhubha.
18 Hu'neanagi kagrane huhagerafinugu huvempa hu'na negasamue. Kagrane a'mofavre ka'ane knoferahe'zane tamagra maka ventefi marerigahaze.
Kodwa ngizakwenza isivumelwano lawe, njalo wena uzangena emkhunjini, wena lamadodana akho lomkakho kanye labomalukazana bakho.
19 Hagi rumofo rumofo zagagafama mani'nazafintira vene, a'ene zamavaretere huge'za kahefa hu'za mani'sagu ventefi mareriho.
Kuzamele ulethe emkhunjini okubili kwezidalwa zonke eziphilayo, okuduna lokusikazi, uzigcine ziphila zilawe.
20 Zgagafama nama, rumofo rumofo kumate zagane, mopafi ne'onse zagarmine, vene a'ene kasefa hu'za manisnagu kagrite egahaze.
Okubili kwemihlobo yonke yezinyoni, okwemihlobo yonke yezinyamazana lokwezinanakazana zonke ezihuquzela emhlabathini zizakuza kuwe zizogcinwa ziphila.
21 Ana nehunka aru ne'za aru ne'zana, tamagrane maka zagagafanema nesazazana erinka eme eritru huo.
Kumele uthathe yonke imihlobo yokudla okuzadliwa, ukulondolozele wena kanye lazo.”
22 Higeno Anumzamo'ma asmi'neaza huno Noa'a maka'zana tro hu'ne.
UNowa wakwenza konke njengokulaywa kwakhe nguNkulunkulu.

< Jenesis 6 >

The World is Destroyed by Water
The World is Destroyed by Water