iGenesis 8:1-22

uThixo wamkhumbula uNowa, neento zonke eziphilileyo, nezinto zonke ezizitho zine ezazinaye emkhombeni; Yavingcwa imithombo kanogumbe neengcango zezulu, wathintelwa umvumbi wezulu; Ayebuya amanzi emhlabeni, yaye ekupheleni kweentsuku ezilikhulu elinamashumi amahlanu amanzi awutha. Umkhombe wema phezu kweentaba zeArarati ngenyanga yesixhenxe, ngosuku lweshumi elinesixhenxe enyangeni leyo. Amanzi amana ewutha, kwada kwayinyanga yeshumi; ngeyeshumi ke, ngosuku lokuqala enyangeni leyo, zabonakala iincopho zeentaba. Ekupheleni kweentsuku ezimashumi mane wayivula uNowa ifestile yomkhombe abeyenzile. Walithumela ihlungulu, ada atsha amanzi ehlabathini; Wabuya wakhupha ihobe, ukuze abone ukuba amanzi awuthile na phezu komhlaba; Ihobe alifumananga ndawo yakuphumza nentende yethupha lalo, labuyela kuye emkhombeni, ngokuba amanzi abephezu kwehlabathi lonke; wasolula isandla sakhe, wayithabatha, wayirhuqela kuye emkhombeni. Walinda ezinye iintsuku zasixhenxe; waba ngukumkani, walikhupha ihobe emkhombeni; Kweza kuye ihobe ngorhatya; nanko, kukho igqabi lomnquma lisongiwe, lisongiwe; wazi uNowa, ukuba ehlile amanzi ehlabathini. Walinda ezinye iintsuku zasixhenxe; wakhupha ihobe; ababengabuyelanga kuye. Ngonyaka wamakhulu amathandathu ananye, ngenyanga yokuqala, ngolokuqala enyangeni leyo, atsha amanzi ehlabathini; uNowa wasisusa isiciko somkhombe, wakhangela, nango umhlaba womile. Ngenyanga yesibini, ngosuku lwamashumi omabini anesixhenxe enyangeni leyo, woma kwaphela umhlaba. Wathetha uThixo kuNowa, esithi: Phuma emkhombeni, wena nomfazi wakho, noonyana bakho, nabafazi boonyana bakho, ndawonye nawe. Zithabathe nawe zonke izinto eziphilileyo ezikuwe, yonke inyama, neentaka, neenkomo, neento zonke ezinyakazelayo emhlabeni; bande emhlabeni, bande, bande ehlabathini. Waphuma ke uNowa, noonyana bakhe, nomkakhe, nabafazi boonyana bakhe. Zonke izinto eziphilileyo, zonke izinambuzane, neentaka zonke, neento zonke ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni, ngohlobo lwazo, zaphuma emkhombeni. uNowa wamakhela uYehova isibingelelo; Wazithabatha zonke izinto ezizitho zine ezihlambulukileyo, neentaka zonke ezihlambulukileyo, wenza amadini anyukayo esibingelelweni. uYehova weva ivumba elithozamisayo; Wathi uYehova entliziyweni yakhe, Andisayi kulitshabhisa ihlabathi ngenxa yomntu; ngokuba ukuyila kwentliziyo yomntu kubi kwasebutsheni bakhe; andiyi kuphinda ndizivelele zonke izinto eziphilileyo njengoko ndenze ngako. Lo gama kusekho umhlaba, akuyi kuphela ukuhlwayela nokuvuna, ukubanda nobushushu nehlobo nobusika nemini nobusuku.