< UGenesisi 8 >

1 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wamkhumbula uNowa lazozonke izinyamazana zeganga lezifuyo ezazilaye emkhunjini, wasethumela umoya emhlabeni, amanzi asesentsha.
Nitiahin’Andrianañahare t’i Nòake naho ze raha veloñe iaby naho ze hene biby nindre ama’e an-dakam‑polo-ay ao. Le nampitiofen’ Añahare ambone’ ty tane toy ty tioke vaho nipendreñe i ranoy;
2 Manje imithombo yolwandle lamasango amanzi asemazulwini kwasekuvaliwe, lezulu laselisile emkhathini.
najihetse iaby ze nitorotositse boak’ an-tsikeokeok’ ao naho o lalan-dikerañeo, naho nisebañeñe ty rano boak’an-dindiñe eñe;
3 Amanzi entsha kancanekancane emhlabeni. Ekupheleni kwensuku ezilikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu amanzi ayesentshile,
vaho nitolom-pike­trak’ an-tane atoy i ranoy. Ie modo ty zato tsy limampolo andro le fa nizetse i ranoy;
4 kwathi ngosuku lwetshumi lesikhombisa lwenyanga yesikhombisa umkhumbi wayakuma phezu kwezintaba zase-Ararathi.
le ami’ty volam-paha-fito, ami’ty andro faha folo-fito’ ambi’ i volañey le nisampe ambone’ ty vohits’ Ararate eo i lakam-poloaiy.
5 Amanzi aqhubeka esentsha kwaze kwaba yinyanga yetshumi, kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yetshumi iziqongo zezintaba zaqala ukubonakala.
Nitolom-pizetse avao i ranoy am-para’ ty volam-paha-folo; ie am-baloha’ i volam-pahafoloy le niboake o lengom-bohitseo.
6 Ngemva kwensuku ezingamatshumi amane uNowa wavula iwindi ayelenzile emkhunjini
Ie nimodo ka ty efa-polo andro le sinoka’ i Nòake i lalan-kede namboare’e amy lakam-poloaiiy
7 wathuma iwabayi, lazulazula emoyeni amanzi aze atsha emhlabeni.
vaho nañirake koàke; nihelahela avao re ampara’ te nimaike ty rano ambone’ tane atoy.
8 Wasethuma ijuba ukuthi abone ingabe amanzi ayesephelile emhlabathini.
Nampandenà’e boak’ama’e ka ty deho ho mb’eo hahaoniñe hera nizetse an-tane atoy i ranoy;
9 Kodwa ijuba laswela indawo yokubeka unyawo ngoba kwakulamanzi yonke indawo phezu komhlaba; ngakho labuyela kuNowa emkhunjini. Wakhupha isandla walamukela ijuba walibuyisa kuye emkhunjini.
fe tsy nahatrea ty hipetahan-tombo’e i dehoy, le nimpoly mb’an-dakam-poloay ao fa mboe nihanañe ambone’ ty tane toy iaby i ranoy. Aa le nahiti’e ty fità’e naho rinambe’e vaho nazili’e ho ama’e an-dakañe ao.
10 Walinda okwezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa waphinda walithuma ijuba lisuka emkhunjini.
Mbe nandiñe fito andro ka le nampisangitrife’e mb’eo boak’ amy lakañey indraike i dehoy;
11 Kwathi ijuba selibuya kuye ntambama, laliphethe ngomlomo walo ihlamvu lesihlahla se-oliva elalisanda kukhiwa! UNowa wahle wazi ukuthi amanzi ayesehlile kakhulu emhlabeni.
ie amy harivay, nimpoly ama’e i dehoy, am-bava’e ao ty raven-olive nipotore’e anianike; aa le nirendre’ i Nòake te nita­ke­trak’ an-tane atoy o ranoo.
12 Walinda okwezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa walithuma ijuba njalo, kodwa ngalesi isikhathi kalisabuyanga kuye.
Ie nandiñe fito andro ka le nirahe’e mb’eo i dehoy f’ie tsy nimpoly.
13 Ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala yomnyaka wamakhulu ayisithupha lanye wokuphila kukaNowa, amanzi ayesomile emhlabeni. Ngakho uNowa wasesusa uphahla lomkhumbi esebona ukuthi iphansi lomhlabathi laselomile.
Ie amy taom-pahaenen-jato-raik’ ambiy, amy volam-baloha’ey, amy andro valoha’ i volañeiy, le nima­ike o rano ambone’ tane atoio; le nakatra’ i Nòake ty lombo’ i lakam-poloaiy naho nisary, vaho niisa’e te nimaike ty ambone’ i taney.
14 Ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa lwenyanga yesibili umhlabathi wawusuwome qha.
Amy volam-paha-roey, amy andro faha roa-polo-fito-ambi’ i volañeiy le nimaike ty tane toy.
15 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuNowa,
Aa hoe t’i Andrianañahare amy Nòake,
16 “Phuma emkhunjini, wena lomkakho, lamadodana akho labomkabo.
Iengao o lakam-poloaio, ihe naho ty vali’o naho o ana’oo vaho o valin’ ana’oo.
17 Khupha yonke into ephilayo olayo, izinyoni, izinyamazana lazozonke izinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini ukuze zande emhlabeni, zizale zande ngobunengi bazo.”
Akaro mindre ama’o ze fonga raha veloñe ama’ nofotse, o voroñeo naho o hareo naho ze hene mpisitsitse misariosario an-tane atoy, hibodobodo an-tane atoy naho hitomambao vaho hanarànake an-tane atoy.
18 Ngakho uNowa wasephuma lamadodana akhe, lomkakhe kanye labomalukazana bakhe.
Aa le niavotse t’i Nòake rekets’ o ana-dahi’eo naho i vali’ey naho o valin’ ana’eo.
19 Zonke izinyamazana kanye lezinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini lazozonke izinyoni, yonke into enyakazayo emhlabeni, kwaphuma emkhunjini, ngemihlobo kulandelana.
Le sambe niakatse i lakañey ze biby naho raha milaly, naho o voroñeo naho ze misitsitse ambone’ ty tane toy amo karaza’eo.
20 UNowa wasesakhela uThixo i-alithari, wathatha ezinye izinyamazana lezinyoni ezihlanzekileyo wanikela iminikelo yokutshiswa phezu kwalo.
Aa le nañoreñe kitrely ho am’ Iehovà t’i Nòake vaho sindre nandrambesa’e ze biby malio naho ze voroñe malio vaho nañenga soroñe amy kitreliy.
21 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.
Ie naha’antsoñe i harifondrifoñañey t’Iehovà le hoe t’Iehovà añ’arofo’e ao, Tsy hafàko ka o taneo ty am’ondatio, fa raty boak’ami’ty faha-ajaja’e ty fisafirin’ arofo’ ondatio; vaho tsy ho rotsaheko ka ze kila raha veloñe manahake i nanoekoy.
22 Nxa umhlaba ulokhu usekhona, isikhathi sokuhlanyela lesokuvuna, umqando lokutshisa, ihlobo lobusika, imini lobusuku kakusoze kwacina.”
Aa naho mbe eo ty tane toy, le tsy ho modo ka ty sam-pitongisañe naho fitatahañe, ty hanintsiñe naho hatrovohañe, ty asara naho asotry, ty handro vaho haleñe.

< UGenesisi 8 >

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
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