Mavambo 8:1-22

Mwari akazorangarira Nowa nezvipenyu zvose nezvipfuwo zvese zvaaiva nazvo mungarava, saka Mwari akaita kuti mhepo ivhuvhute pasi pose mvura ikabva yava kuserera. Zvisipiti zviya zvapasipasi namahwindo edenga zvakamiswa kubudisa mvura, mvura yokunaya ikagasa, mvura ndokuramba ichiserera pasi pose. Kwamazuva zana namakumi mashanu mvura yaingoserera. Zvino mumwedzi wechinomwe pamusi wegumi nechinomwe womwedzi iwoyo, ngarava yakagara pamakomo eArarati. Mvura yakaramba ichingoserera kusvikira pamwedzi wegumi. Zvino mumwedzi wegumi, pazuva rokutanga rawo, misoro yamakomo yakaonekwa. Kuzoti kwapera mazuva makumi mana, Nowa akazurura hwindo rengarava riya raakagadzira. Akatuma gunguo asi rakaramba richidzengerera zvaro kusvikira mvura yapwa panyika. Akazotumawo njiva achida kuziva kuti mvura yapwa here panyika. Asi njiva yakashaya pokumhara, ikadzokera kungarava nokuti mvura yakanga ichiripo panyika. Akaburitsa ruoko akaibata ndokuidzosera mungarava. Akagara mazuva manomwe ndokuburitsazve njiva iya mungarava. Ava manheru njiva yacho yakadzokera kwaari yakaruma pamuromo wayo shizha nyoro romuorivhi richangobva mukutanhwa. Saka Nowa akaziva kuti mvura yapwa panyika. Akagara mamwe mazuva manomwe ndokuburitsazve njiva iya, asi haina kuzodzokerazve kwaari. Pazuva rokutanga, mumwedzi wokutanga wegore rechimazana matanhatu ane gore rimwechete raNowa rokuberekwa, mvura yakanga yapwa panyika. Nowa akabvisa denga rengarava akaona kuti mvura yakanga yapwa panyika uye pakaoma pava kutoonekwa. Pazuva rechimakumi maviri namanomwe romwedzi wechipiri nyika yakanga yanyatsoti gwa kuoma. Mwari akataurira Nowa kuti, “Chibuda zvako mungarava iwe nomudzimai wako navanakomana vako navaroora vako. Ubudewo nezvinhu zvipenyu zvose zvaunazvo zvinoti, mhuka dzose neshiri nezvipfuwo nezvose zvinokambaira nezvinozvova napasi, zviite zararira kuwanda panyika, zviberekane zviwande panyika.” Saka Nowa nomudzimai wake navanakomana vake navaroora vake vakabuda. Mhuka dzose nezvose zvinokambaira nezvinozvova napasi neshiri dzose nezvose zvinofamba panyika zvakabuda mungarava zviri mhando nemhando. Nowa akavakira Tenzi atari. Akatora mhuka imwechete pamhando yoga yoga yemhuka neyeshiri dzisina kun'ora, akapira mipiro yokupisa paatari. Tenzi akanzwa kunhuhwirira kwayo akati nechemumwoyo, “Handichazorega nyika ichiwirwa norushambwa pamusana pomunhu, nokuti ndangariro dzomwoyo womunhu dzakaipa kubvira pauduku hwake. Handichazomboparadzazve zvinhu zvipenyu zvose sezvandakaita rwendo runo. “Kana pasi richiripo, mwaka wokudyara nowokukohwa, wokutonhora nowokudziya, wezhizha nowechando, nguva yamasikati nousiku, zvichagara zviripo.”