Kwathi lapho abantu beqala ukwanda emhlabeni, bezalelwa amadodakazi,
Amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona amadodakazi abantu ukuthi mahle; bazithathela abafazi kubo bonke ababakhethayo.
INkosi yathi: UMoya wami awuyikubusa njalo kumuntu, ngoba futhi uyinyama; kepha izinsuku zakhe ziyakuba yiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili.
Kwakukhona iziqhwaga emhlabeni ngalezo zinsuku; nangemva kwalokho, lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu engena kuwo amadodakazi abantu, awazalela abantwana, aba ngamaqhawe asendulo, amadoda anegama.
UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi ububi bomuntu bukhulu emhlabeni nokuthi zonke izizindlo zemicabango yenhliziyo yakhe zimbi njalo.
INkosi yazisola ukuthi yenze umuntu emhlabeni, futhi yadabuka enhliziyweni yakhe.
Futhi iNkosi yathi: Umuntu engimdalile ngizomchitha emhlabeni; womuntu kanye nesilwane. Izilwane ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu; ngokuba ngiyazisola ukuthi ngabenza.
Kodwa uNowa wathola umusa emehlweni eNkosi.
Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaNowa: UNowa wayeyindoda elungile, engenasici esizukulwaneni sakhe; uNowa wahamba noNkulunkulu.
UNowa wazala amadodana amathathu: uShemi, noHamu, noJafete.
Umhlaba wawonakele phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi umhlaba wawugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu.
UNkulunkulu wawubheka umhlaba, bheka, wawonakele; ngoba yonke inyama iyonakalisile indlela yayo emhlabeni.
UNkulunkulu wathi kuNowa: “Ukuphela kwayo yonke inyama kufikile phambi kobuso bami; ngokuba umhlaba ugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu ngenxa yabo; futhi bheka, ngizobabhubhisa kanye nomhlaba.
Zenzele umkhumbi ngokhuni lwegofere; Uyakwenza amakamelo emkhunjini, uwugcobe ngaphakathi nangaphandle ngekolitayi.
Nansi indlela okumelwe uwenze ngayo: Ubude bomkhumbi kumelwe bube yizingalo ezingamakhulu amathathu, ububanzi bawo bube yizingalo ezingamashumi amahlanu nokuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu.
Wenzela umphongolo ifasitela, uliqedele ngengalo eyodwa phezulu; ubeke iminyango yomphongolo eceleni; ngephansi, isitezi sesibili nesesithathu kufanele ukwenze.
Bheka, ngiletha uzamcolo wamanzi emhlabeni ukuba achithe yonke inyama okukuyo umoya wokuphila phansi kwezulu; nakho konke okusemhlabeni kuyakufa.
Kodwa ngizamisa isivumelwano sami lawe; uyakungena emkhunjini, wena namadodana akho nomkakho nabafazi bamadodana akho kanye nawe.
Kuzo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo kuyo yonke inyama, kumelwe ungenise ezimbili zohlobo ngalunye emkhunjini ukuze uzigcine ziphila kanye nawe; bayoba indoda nomfazi.
Kuzo izinyoni ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkomo ngezinhlobo zazo, nakuzo zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zazo, kuyakuza kuwe okubili kohlobo ngalunye ukuzigcina ziphila.
Zithathele kukho konke ukudla okudliwayo, uzibuthele kona; kuyakuba ngukudla kwakho nokwazo.
Wenza ke uNowa; njengakho konke uNkulunkulu amyale ngakho, wenze njalo.
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