UGenesisi 10

1 Njalo lezi yizizukulwana zamadodana kaNowa: UShemu, uHamu loJafethi. Kwasekuzalwa amadodana kubo emva kukazamcolo.

2 Amadodana kaJafethi: UGomeri loMagogi loMadayi loJavani loThubhali loMesheki loTirasi.

3 Lamadodana kaGomeri: UAshikenazi loRifathi loTogarma.

4 Lamadodana kaJavani: UElisha loTarshishi, amaKiti lamaDodani.

5 Kwehlukaniswa kusukela kubo izihlenge zezizwe emazweni abo, ngulowo lalowo ngokolimi lwakhe, langokosendo lwabo, ezizweni zabo.

6 Lamadodana kaHamu: UKushi loMizirayimi loPuti loKhanani.

7 Lamadodana kaKushi: USeba loHavila loSabitha loRama loSabitheka. Lamadodana kaRahama: UShebha loDedani.

8 UKushi wasezala uNimrodi; yena waqala ukuba liqhawe emhlabeni.

9 Yena waba ngumzingeli olamandla phambi kweNkosi; ngakho kuthiwa: NjengoNimrodi, umzingeli olamandla phambi kweNkosi.

10 Lokuqala kombuso wakhe yiBabeli leEreki leAkadi leKaline elizweni leShinari.

11 Kwaphuma kulelolizwe uAshuri, wasesakha iNineve leRehobothi-Ire leKala,

12 leReseni phakathi kweNineve leKala; lo ngumuzi omkhulu.

13 UMizirayimi wasezala amaLudi lamaAnami lamaLehabi lamaNafethuhi

14 lamaPatrusi lamaKaseluhi - lapho okwavela khona amaFilisti - lamaKafitori.

15 UKhanani wasezala uSidoni izibulo lakhe, loHethi,

16 lomJebusi lomAmori lomGirigashi

17 lomHivi lomArki lomSini

18 lomArvadi lomZemari lomHamathi; lemva kwalokho usendo lwamaKhanani lwahlakazeka.

19 Umngcele wamaKhanani wasusukela eSidoni usiya eGerari uze ufike eGaza, usiya eSodoma leGomora leAdima leZeboyimi kuze kufike eLasha.

20 La ngamadodana kaHamu, ngokosendo lwawo, langendimi zawo, emazweni awo, ezizweni zawo.

21 UShemu laye wasezalelwa amadodana; unguyise wamadodana wonke akaEberi, umfowabo kaJafethi, omkhulu.

22 Amadodana kaShemu: UElamu loAshuri loArpakishadi loLudi loAramu.

23 Lamadodana kaAramu: U-Uzi loHuli loGetheri loMashi.

24 UArpakishadi wasezala uShela; uShela wasezala uEberi.

25 Kwasekuzalelwa uEberi amadodana amabili, ibizo lomunye nguPelegi, ngoba ensukwini zayo umhlaba wehlukaniswa; lebizo lomfowabo nguJokithani.

26 UJokithani wasezala uAlimodadi loShelefi loHazamavethi loJera

27 loHadoramu loUzali loDikila

28 loObali loAbhimayeli loShebha

29 loOfiri loHavila loJobabi; bonke labo ngamadodana kaJokithani.

30 Indawo yokuhlala kwabo isukela eMesha lapho usiya eSefari, intaba yempumalanga.

31 La ngamadodana kaShemu, ngokosendo lwabo langendimi zabo, emazweni abo ngokwezizwe zabo.

32 Lolu lusendo lwamadodana kaNowa ngezizukulwana zawo ezizweni zawo; kwasekusehlukaniswa kulaba izizwe emhlabeni emva kukazamcolo.