UGenesisi 10
1 Lo ngumlando kaShemu, loHamu loJafethi, amadodana kaNowa, okwathi bona ngokwabo baba lamadodana ngemva kwesikhukhula.
These are the generations of the sons of Noe: Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and unto them sons were born after the flood.
2 Amadodana kaJafethi ayeyila: uGomeri, uMagogi, uMadayi uJavani, uThubhali, uMesheki loThirasi.
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Thubal, and Mosoch, and Thiras.
3 Amadodana kaGomeri ayeyila: u-Ashikhenazi, uRifathi kanye loThogarima.
And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez and Riphath and Thogorma.
4 Amadodana kaJavani ayeyila: u-Elisha, uThashishi, uKhithimi loRodanimu.
And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cetthim and Dodanim.
5 (Kusukela kulaba abahlala ngasolwandle behlukana ngezigodi zabo, yilabo ngosendo lwabo bephakathi kwezizwe zabo, kuyilabo lalabo bekhuluma ulimi lwabo.)
By these were divided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands, every one according to his tongue and their families in their nations.
6 Amadodana kaHamu ayeyila: uKhushi, uMizirayimi, uPhuthi loKhenani.
And the sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan.
7 Amadodana kaKhushi ayeyila: uSebha, uHavila, uSabhitha, uRahama loSabhitheka. Amadodana kaRahama ayeyila: uShebha loDedani.
And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: Saba and Dadan.
8 UKhushi wayenguyise kaNimrodi, owakhula waba liqhawe elilamandla emhlabeni.
Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
9 Wayengumzingeli omkhulu phambi kukaThixo; kungakho lokho kwathiwa, “NjengoNimrodi, umzingeli omkhulu phambi kukaThixo.”
And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord.
10 Izindawo ezinkulu zembusweni wakhe kwakuyiBhabhiloni, i-Erekhi, i-Akhadi leKhaline eShinari.
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar.
11 Esuka kulelolizwe waya e-Asiriya lapho akha khona iNiniva, iRehobhothi, i-Iri, iKhala
Out of that land came forth Assur, and built Ninive, and the streets of the city, and Chale.
12 leReseni ephakathi kweNiniva leKhala; yilo idolobho elikhulukazi.
Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city.
13 UMizirayimi wayenguyise wamaLudi, ama-Anami, amaLehabhi, amaNafithuhi,
And Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, Nepthuim,
14 amaPhathrosi lamaKhasiluhi (okwadabuka khona amaFilistiya) lamaKhafithori.
And Phetrusim, and Chasluim; of whom came forth the Philistines, and the Capthorim.
15 UKhenani wayenguyise kaSidoni izibulo lakhe, amaHithi,
And Chanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, the Hethite,
16 amaJebusi, ama-Amori, amaGigashi,
And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,
17 amaHivi, ama-Arikhi, amaSini,
The Hevite and the Aracite: the Sinite,
18 ama-Avadi, amaZemari kanye lamaHamathi. (Muva izizwana zamaKhenani zasabalala
And the Aradian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite: and afterwards the families of the Chanaanites were spread abroad.
19 kwathi imingcele yeKhenani yasukela eSidoni isiya eGerari kufika eGaza, besekuqonda eSodoma, leGomora, le-Adima leZebhoyimi kuze kuyefika eLasha.)
And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa.
20 La yiwo amadodana kaHamu ngokosendo lwawo langezindimi zawo, ezigodini zawo kanye langezizwe zawo.
These are the children of Cham in their kindreds, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.
21 Amadodana azalwa njalo kuShemu, umnewabo owayenguJafethi; uShemu wayengukhokho wawo wonke amadodana ka-Ebha.
Of Sem also, the father of all the children of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
22 Amadodana kaShemu ayeyila: u-Elamu, u-Ashuri, u-Afazadi, uLudi lo-Aramu.
The sons of Sem: Elam and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 Amadodana ka-Aramu ayeyila: u-Uzi, uHuli, uGetha loMesheki.
The sons of Aram: Us and Hull, and Gether, and Mess.
24 U-Afazadi wayenguyise kaShela, uShela wazala u-Ebha.
But Arphaxad begot Sale, of whom was born Heber.
25 Amadodana amabili ayezalwa ngu-Ebha ayeyila: Omunye wayenguPhelegi, ngoba ngezinsuku zakhe umhlaba wawudabuke phakathi; umfowabo kwakuthiwa nguJokithani.
And to Heber were born two sons: the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name Jectan.
26 UJokithani wayenguyise ka-Alimodadi, uShelefi, uHazarimavethi, uJera,
Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare,
27 uHadoramu, u-Uzali, uDikila,
And Aduram, and Uzal, and Decla,
28 u-Obhali, u-Abhimayeli, uShebha,
And Ebal, and Abimael, Saba,
29 u-Ofiri, uHavila kanye loJobhabhi. Bonke laba babengamadodana kaJokithani.
And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Jectan.
30 Isigodi ababehlala kuso sasisukela eMesha kusiya eSefari elizweni elilamaqaqa elisempumalanga.
And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east.
31 La ngamadodana kaShemu ngokosendo lwawo langezindimi zawo, emazweni awo lezizweni zawo.
These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations.
32 Lezi zinsendo zamadodana kaNowa kusiya ngemindeni yazo, phakathi kwezizwe zawo. Kusukela kuzo, izizwe zahlakazeka zagcwala umhlaba wonke emva kukazamcolo.
These are the families of Noe, according to their peoples and nations. By these were the nations divided on the earth after the flood.
