Jenesis 8
1 Hagi timo'a mopa refite'negeno Anumzamo'a Noanku'ene mika zagagafama ventefi mani'nagu agesa nentahino, zaho atufegeno zaho erino tina retufegeno taneno urami'ne.
Kodwa uNkulunkulu wamkhumbula uNowa lazozonke izinyamazana zeganga lezifuyo ezazilaye emkhunjini, wasethumela umoya emhlabeni, amanzi asesentsha.
2 Anumzamo'a mopafinti'ma hanati'nea tina renkani nereno, monafinti ru'nea kora eri refitegeno ruse'ne.
Manje imithombo yolwandle lamasango amanzi asemazulwini kwasekuvaliwe, lezulu laselisile emkhathini.
3 Hagi 150'a knamofo agu'afi timo'a akoheno taneno urami'ne.
Amanzi entsha kancanekancane emhlabeni. Ekupheleni kwensuku ezilikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu amanzi ayesentshile,
4 Hagi 7ni ikamofona, 17ni zupa ana ventemo'a eramino Ararati agonare eme runtrako hu'ne.
kwathi ngosuku lwetshumi lesikhombisa lwenyanga yesikhombisa umkhumbi wayakuma phezu kwezintaba zase-Ararathi.
5 Timo'a akoheno taneno uneramigeno 10ni ikamofo ese knazupa, mago'a agonamo'za osi'a hanaku hazage'za ke'naze.
Amanzi aqhubeka esentsha kwaze kwaba yinyanga yetshumi, kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yetshumi iziqongo zezintaba zaqala ukubonakala.
6 Hagi henka 40'a zagegna maniteno Noa'a zaho'ma erikana eri anagino,
Ngemva kwensuku ezingamatshumi amane uNowa wavula iwindi ayelenzile emkhunjini
7 kotikoti nama huntege vuteno, vano vano nehigeno, timo'a taneno uramigeno mopa efore hu'ne.
wathuma iwabayi, lazulazula emoyeni amanzi aze atsha emhlabeni.
8 Hagi mopamo'ma ho'mu hu'nesigu, Noa'a mago maho nama huntegeno,
Wasethuma ijuba ukuthi abone ingabe amanzi ayesephelile emhlabathini.
9 hareno vano hiana manisnia zana omaneno tinke me'negeno ete e'ne. Egeno Noa'a aza antegame teno ventefi avre vazi'ne.
Kodwa ijuba laswela indawo yokubeka unyawo ngoba kwakulamanzi yonke indawo phezu komhlaba; ngakho labuyela kuNowa emkhunjini. Wakhupha isandla walamukela ijuba walibuyisa kuye emkhunjini.
10 Avrentegeno 7ni'agna manitegeno, Noa'a ete maho nama huntegeno hareno vu'ne. Hagi ana maho namamo'a kasefa olivi zafa asina atasino agipi haninkofino ana kinagage ehanati'ne. Ana higeno Noa keteno, hago timo'a taneno uramie huno agesa antahi'ne.
Walinda okwezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa waphinda walithuma ijuba lisuka emkhunjini.
Kwathi ijuba selibuya kuye ntambama, laliphethe ngomlomo walo ihlamvu lesihlahla se-oliva elalisanda kukhiwa! UNowa wahle wazi ukuthi amanzi ayesehlile kakhulu emhlabeni.
12 Mago'ene 7ni'agna maniteno, ana mahona huntegeno hareno vuteno ete ome'ne.
Walinda okwezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa walithuma ijuba njalo, kodwa ngalesi isikhathi kalisabuyanga kuye.
13 Noa'a 601ni'a kafuma nehigeno, pusa ikamofona ese knazupa, mika ama mopafina timo'a ho'mu higeno, Noa'a ana ventemofona amumpafinti anasgeno keana, mopamo'a ho'mu huvagare'negeno ke'ne.
Ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala yomnyaka wamakhulu ayisithupha lanye wokuphila kukaNowa, amanzi ayesomile emhlabeni. Ngakho uNowa wasesusa uphahla lomkhumbi esebona ukuthi iphansi lomhlabathi laselomile.
14 Anante 2 ikamofona 27ni knazupa mopamo'a ho'mu huvarenegeno Noa'a ke'ne.
Ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa lwenyanga yesibili umhlabathi wawusuwome qha.
15 Anumzamo'a amanage huno Noana asmi'ne,
UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuNowa,
16 kagrane nagaka'anena ventefintira atreta fegi'a atiramiho. Ventefima mani'naza zagagafane, namaramine, mika mopafi vano nehaza zagaraminena, zamavare atrege'za mopafi vu'za eza nehu'za kase hakare hu'za maniho.
“Phuma emkhunjini, wena lomkakho, lamadodana akho labomkabo.
Khupha yonke into ephilayo olayo, izinyoni, izinyamazana lazozonke izinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini ukuze zande emhlabeni, zizale zande ngobunengi bazo.”
18 Anage hige'za Noaki, nenaroki, mofavre naga'ane, anoferahe'zane atirami'naze.
Ngakho uNowa wasephuma lamadodana akhe, lomkakhe kanye labomalukazana bakhe.
19 Hagi ana zagagafane, ne'onse zagaramine, nama zagane, mika vanoma nehaza zagaramina, zamagrare zamagrare erizogi'za ventefintira atirmi'naze.
Zonke izinyamazana kanye lezinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini lazozonke izinyoni, yonke into enyakazayo emhlabeni, kwaphuma emkhunjini, ngemihlobo kulandelana.
20 Anantera, Noa'a Ra Anumzamofonte Kresramana vu ita trohuteno, mago'a avusese zagagafafinti'ene avusese namafinti'enena aheno mika Kresramana vu'ne.
UNowa wasesakhela uThixo i-alithari, wathatha ezinye izinyamazana lezinyoni ezihlanzekileyo wanikela iminikelo yokutshiswa phezu kwalo.
21 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a Kresramana vu'nea mana'a nentahino muse nehuno amanage hu'ne, vahe'mo'za kumi'ma hanaza zankura mago'anena ama mopa eri havizana osugahue. Hakare vahe'mo'za mofavrema mani'nazareti'ma eno ama knare'ma eana, havi antahi'zampinke mani'naze. Hakare zagaramima zamasimu nentaza zagaramina menima huaza hu'na zamahe refiotegahue.
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 Ama ana mopa me'nenkeno maka'zana me'nena hoza negri'za, kafigahaze. Zasi'ma hu kna ne'enkeno, amuhoma hu kna egahie. Ko' aru knane zagegnanena nemenkeno, zagene hanine nehanigeno ana maka'zana vaga oregahie.
Nxa umhlaba ulokhu usekhona, isikhathi sokuhlanyela lesokuvuna, umqando lokutshisa, ihlobo lobusika, imini lobusuku kakusoze kwacina.”
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
