< 1 Mose 10 >
1 Eyinom ne Noa mmabarima: Wɔne Sem, Ham ne Yafet asefo. Wɔwowoo mmabarima nsuyiri no akyi.
Njalo lezi yizizukulwana zamadodana kaNowa: UShemu, uHamu loJafethi. Kwasekuzalwa amadodana kubo emva kukazamcolo.
2 Yafet asefo ni: Gomer, Magog, Media, Yawan, Tubal, Mesek ne Tiras.
Amadodana kaJafethi: UGomeri loMagogi loMadayi loJavani loThubhali loMesheki loTirasi.
3 Gomer asefo ni: Askenas, Rifat ne Togarma.
Lamadodana kaGomeri: UAshikenazi loRifathi loTogarma.
4 Yawan asefo ni: Elisa, Tarsis, Kitim ne Rodanim.
Lamadodana kaJavani: UElisha loTarshishi, amaKiti lamaDodani.
5 Na wɔn asefo bɛyɛɛ po so adwumayɛfo wɔ nsase ahorow so a na abusuakuw biara ka ne kasa nko.
Kwehlukaniswa kusukela kubo izihlenge zezizwe emazweni abo, ngulowo lalowo ngokolimi lwakhe, langokosendo lwabo, ezizweni zabo.
6 Ham asefo ni: Kus, Misraim, Put ne Kanaan.
Lamadodana kaHamu: UKushi loMizirayimi loPuti loKhanani.
7 Kus asefo ni: Seba, Hawila, Sabta, Raama ne Sabteka. Na Raama asefo nso ne: Saba ne Dedan.
Lamadodana kaKushi: USeba loHavila loSabitha loRama loSabitheka. Lamadodana kaRahama: UShebha loDedani.
8 Kus woo Nimrod. Na Nimrod bɛyɛɛ ɔkofo kɛse wɔ asase so.
UKushi wasezala uNimrodi; yena waqala ukuba liqhawe emhlabeni.
9 Na ɔyɛ ɔbɔmmɔfo kɛse a Awurade ahyira no, na wɔbɔ ne din ka asɛm. Na obiara a ɔyɛ akokodurusɛm no, wɔde no toto Nimrod a na ɔyɛ ɔbɔmmɔfo kɛse a Awurade ahyira no no ho.
Yena waba ngumzingeli olamandla phambi kweNkosi; ngakho kuthiwa: NjengoNimrodi, umzingeli olamandla phambi kweNkosi.
10 Nʼahenni fii ase wɔ Babilonia, Erek, Akad ne Kalne a ne nyinaa wɔ Sinear asase so.
Lokuqala kombuso wakhe yiBabeli leEreki leAkadi leKaline elizweni leShinari.
11 Ofii saa asase no so trɛw nʼahenni mu kɔɔ Asiria, kɔkyekyeree Ninewe. Rehobot-Ir, Kala ne
Kwaphuma kulelolizwe uAshuri, wasesakha iNineve leRehobothi-Ire leKala,
12 Resen a ɛda Ninewe ne Kala ntam; ɛno na ɛyɛ kurow kɛse wɔ saa ahemman no mu.
leReseni phakathi kweNineve leKala; lo ngumuzi omkhulu.
13 Na Misraim woo Ludfo, Anamfo, Lehabfo, Naftuhfo,
UMizirayimi wasezala amaLudi lamaAnami lamaLehabi lamaNafethuhi
14 Patrusfo, Kasluhfo ne Kaftorfo a wɔn ase na Filistifo fi.
lamaPatrusi lamaKaseluhi - lapho okwavela khona amaFilisti - lamaKafitori.
15 Na Kanaan woo nʼabakan Sidon ne Het.
UKhanani wasezala uSidoni izibulo lakhe, loHethi,
16 Yebusifo, Amorifo, Girgasifo,
lomJebusi lomAmori lomGirigashi
17 Hewifo, Arkifo, Sinifo,
lomHivi lomArki lomSini
18 Arwadfo, Semarifo ne Hematifo. Akyiri no, Kanaanfo mmusua no petee.
lomArvadi lomZemari lomHamathi; lemva kwalokho usendo lwamaKhanani lwahlakazeka.
19 Kanaan nsase ahye trɛw fii Sidon koduu Gerar de kosii Gasa koduu Sodom ne Gomora, Adma, Seboim de kosi Lasa.
Umngcele wamaKhanani wasusukela eSidoni usiya eGerari uze ufike eGaza, usiya eSodoma leGomora leAdima leZeboyimi kuze kufike eLasha.
20 Eyinom ne Ham asefo a wɔn mmusuakuw, wɔn kasa, wɔn nsase ne wɔn aman da wɔn adi.
La ngamadodana kaHamu, ngokosendo lwawo, langendimi zawo, emazweni awo, ezizweni zawo.
21 Sem a na ne nua panyin ne Yafet no nso woo mmabarima. Sem nananom ne Eber mma.
UShemu laye wasezalelwa amadodana; unguyise wamadodana wonke akaEberi, umfowabo kaJafethi, omkhulu.
22 Sem asefo ni: Elam, Asur, Arfaksad, Lud ne Aram.
Amadodana kaShemu: UElamu loAshuri loArpakishadi loLudi loAramu.
23 Aram asefo ni: Us, Hul, Geter ne Mas.
Lamadodana kaAramu: U-Uzi loHuli loGetheri loMashi.
24 Na Arfaksad woo Sela, na Sela woo Eber.
UArpakishadi wasezala uShela; uShela wasezala uEberi.
25 Eber woo mmabarima baanu. Wɔtoo ɔbaako din Peleg a ase kyerɛ Nkyekyɛmu, efisɛ nʼawobere mu na kasa ahorow nti, nnipa a wɔwɔ asase so mu kyekyɛe ma wɔhwetee. Na wɔtoo ne nua a ɔka ne ho no din Yoktan.
Kwasekuzalelwa uEberi amadodana amabili, ibizo lomunye nguPelegi, ngoba ensukwini zayo umhlaba wehlukaniswa; lebizo lomfowabo nguJokithani.
26 Yoktan woo Almodada, Selef, Hasarmawet, Yera,
UJokithani wasezala uAlimodadi loShelefi loHazamavethi loJera
loHadoramu loUzali loDikila
loObali loAbhimayeli loShebha
29 Ofir, Hawila ne Yobab.
loOfiri loHavila loJobabi; bonke labo ngamadodana kaJokithani.
30 Asase a wɔte so no trɛw fi Mesa kosi Sefar, ɔmantam a ɛda bepɔw so wɔ apuei fam no.
Indawo yokuhlala kwabo isukela eMesha lapho usiya eSefari, intaba yempumalanga.
31 Eyinom ne Sem mmabarima, sɛnea wɔn mmusua ne wɔn kasa, wɔn nsase ne wɔn amanaman te no.
La ngamadodana kaShemu, ngokosendo lwabo langendimi zabo, emazweni abo ngokwezizwe zabo.
32 Eyinom ne Noa mmabarima mmusua, sɛnea wɔn awo ntoatoaso te wɔ wɔn amanaman mu. Na efi eyinom mu na nsuyiri no akyi no amanaman petee asase so.
Lolu lusendo lwamadodana kaNowa ngezizukulwana zawo ezizweni zawo; kwasekusehlukaniswa kulaba izizwe emhlabeni emva kukazamcolo.