iGenesis 7:1-24

Wathi uYehova kuNowa, Ngena, wena nendlu yakho yonke, emkhombeni; ngokuba ndibona wena ilungisa phambi kwam kwesi sizukulwana. Kwizinto zonke ezizitho zine ezihlambulukileyo, thabatha kuzo zibe sixhenxe, inkunzi nemazi; kwizinto ezizitho zine eziziinqambi ngambini, ngambini, inkunzi nemazi yazo. Nakwiintaka ezisixhenxe zezulu, inkunzi nemazi; ukugcina imbewu iphila kulo lonke ihlabathi. Ndiya kunisa imvula ehlabathini iimini ezimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane; kwaye yonke into ephilayo endayenzayo ndiya kuyitshabalalisa emhlabeni. Wenza uNowa njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho. uNowa ube eminyaka imakhulu mathandathu ezelwe, oko kunogumbe wagubungela umhlaba. Wangena uNowa emkhombeni, enoonyana bakhe, nomkakhe, nabafazi boonyana bakhe, ndawonye naye, ngenxa yamanzi onogumbe. Kwizinto ezizitho zine ezihlambulukileyo, nakwizinto ezizitho zine eziziinqambi, nakwiintaka, nakwizinto zonke ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni; zangena zombini kuNowa emkhombeni, inkunzi nemazi, njengoko uThixo abemwisele umthetho uNowa. Emva kweentsuku ezisixhenxe amanzi onogumbe abakho ehlabathini. Ngomnyaka wamakhulu amathandathu wokudla ubomi kukaNowa, ngenyanga yesibini, ngosuku lweshumi elinesixhenxe enyangeni leyo, kanye ngayo loo mini yavuleka yonke imithombo yamanzi onogumbe, neengcango zezulu zavuleka. Yana emhlabeni iimini ezimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane. Kwangaloo mini bangena emkhombeni uNowa, uShem, noHam, noYafete, oonyana bakaNowa, nomkaNowa, nabafazi boonyana bakhe abathathu. Ziboneni zonke izinto eziphilileyo ngohlobo lwazo, nezinto zonke ezizitho zine ngohlobo lwazo, nezinambuzane zonke ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni ngohlobo lwazo, neentaka zonke ngohlobo lwazo, neentaka zonke ngohlobo lwazo, iintlobo zabo. Zangena emkhombeni noNowa, ngambini, ngambini, kwinyama yonke enomoya wokuphila. Kwangena inkunzi nemazi kwinyama yonke, kwangena njengoko uThixo abemwisele umthetho. uYehova wamfaka. Unogumbe uya kubakho ehlabathini iintsuku ezimashumi mane; yaye amanzi anda, bawurhuqa umkhombe, bawuphakamisela emhlabeni. Aye enyuka amanzi, aba namandla kakhulu emhlabeni; wazala umkhombe ngamanzi. Amanzi abe phezu kwehlabathi; zazambatha zonke iintaba eziphakamileyo kakhulu, eziphantsi kwamazulu onke. Amanzi abe namandla ziikubhite ezilishumi elinantlanu; zagutyungelwa iintaba. Yonke inyama enyakazelayo emhlabeni iyafa, ezintakeni nakwizilo nakwizilwanyana zasekhaya nakwizinambuzane zonke ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni, nabantu bonke; Iinto zonke ezinomphefumlo wokuphila emathatheni azo, kwiinto zonke ezisemhlabeni owomileyo, zafa. Zonke izinto eziphilileyo ezisehlabathini zatshatyalaliswa, abantu, neenkomo, nezinambuzane, neentaka zezulu; kwaye batshatyalaliswa emhlabeni, kwasala uNowa yedwa nabo babenaye emkhombeni. Amanzi awugubungela umhlaba iintsuku ezilikhulu elinamashumi amahlanu.