Genesi 8:1-22

Zvino Mwari wakarangarira Noa nezvipenyu zvose, nezvipfuwo zvose zvakanga zviri muareka naye; Mwari akafambisa mhepo panyika, mvura ikaserera, namatsime apakadzika namawindo edenga akazarirwa, nemvura yakabva kudenga ikadziviswa, mvura ikaramba ichidzoka panyika; mazuva ane zana namakumi mashanu akati apfuura, mvura ikaderera. Nomwedzi wechinomwe, nezuva regumi namanomwe romwedzi, areka ikamira pamusoro pamakomo eArarati. Mvura ikaramba ichiderera kusvikira pamwedzi wegumi; nomwedzi wegumi, nezuva rokutanga romwedzi misoro yamakomo ikaonekwa. Mazuva ana makumi mana akati apfuura, Noa akazarura windo reareka raakanga aita; akabudisa gunguo, iro rikaramba richibhururuka-bhururuka kusvikira mvura yapwa panyika. Ipapo akabhururutsa njiva paakanga ari, kuti aone kana mvura yaserera panyika; asi njiva haina kuwana pokuzorodza rutsoka rwayo, ikadzokera kwaari kuareka, nokuti mvura yakanga iri pamusoro penyika yose; akatambanudza ruoko rwake, akaitora, akaipinza kwaari muareka. Ipapo akagara mamwe mazuva manomwezve, akabudisazve njiva paareka; njiva ikapinda kwaari madekwana; onei mumuromo mayo makanga muine rushizha rwomuorivhi rwakatanhwa; naizvozvo Noa wakaziva kuti mvura yakanga yaserera panyika. Akagarazve mazuva manomwe, akabudisazve njiva; iyo haina kudzokerazve kwaari. Pagore ramazana matanhatu nerimwe, pamwedzi wokutanga, nomusi wokutanga womwedzi, mvura yakanga yapwa panyika; ipapo Noa akabvisa denga reareka, akatarira, onei pasi pose paoma. Nomwedzi wechipiri, nezuva ramakumi maviri namanomwe romwedzi, nyika yakanga yaoma. Zvino Mwari wakataura naNoa akati, “Budai muareka, iwe, nomukadzi wako, navanakomana vako, navakadzi vavanakomana vako, pamwechete newe. Budisawo pamwechete newe zvipenyu zvose zvenyama zvinewe, zvinoti, shiri, nezvipfuwo, nezvinokambaira zvose, nezvinokambaira panyika, kuti zviwande panyika, zvibereke, zvive zvizhinji panyika.” Ipapo Noa akabuda, iye navanakomana vake, nomukadzi wake, navakadzi vavanakomana vake pamwechete naye; nemhuka dzose, nezvinokambaira zvose, neshiri dzose, nezvose zvinofamba panyika, namarudzi azvo, zvakabuda paareka. Noa akavakira Jehovha atari, akatora dzimwe pamhuka dzose dzakanaka neshiri dzose dzakanaka, akapisira zvipiriso zvinopiswa paatari. Jehovha akanzwa kunhuwira kwakanaka, Jehovha akati mumwoyo make, “Handichazotukizve nyika nokuda kwomunhu; nokuti kufunga kwomwoyo womunhu kwakaipa kubva pauduku hwake; handichazorovizve zvipenyu zvose, sezvandakaita. Nguva yose yenyika kudyara nokucheka, kutonhora nokudziya, zhizha nechando, masikati nousiku hazvingagumi.”