UGenesise 7:1-24

Wayesethi uJehova kuNowa: “Ngena emkhunjini wena nendlu yakho yonke; ngoba ngikubonile ulungile phambi kobuso bami kulesisizukulwana. Kuzo zonke izilwane ezihlanzekile kumelwe uzithathele eziyisikhombisa, iduna nensikazi yalo; Ezinyameni ezihlambulukileyo, ngambili ngambili, iduna nensikazi yalo. Ezinyonini zezulu ngasikhombisa, iduna nensikazi; ukugcina imbewu iphila emhlabeni wonke. Bese nginisa imvula emhlabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane; futhi zonke izinto eziphilayo engizenzile ngizozibhubhisa emhlabeni. UNowa wenza njengalokho uJehova emyalile. UNowa wayeneminyaka engamakhulu ayisithupha mhla uzamcolo uphezu komhlaba. UNowa wangena emkhunjini, namadodana akhe, nomkakhe, nabafazi bamadodana akhe kanye naye, emkhunjini ngenxa yamanzi kazamcolo. Ezinyameni ezihlambulukileyo, nasezinyameni ezingcolileyo, nakuzinyoni, nakuzo zonke ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni, Zangena ngazimbili kuNowa emkhunjini, iduna nensikazi, njengalokho uNkulunkulu emyalile uNowa. Emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa amanzi kazamcolo afika emhlabeni. Ngomnyaka wamakhulu ayisithupha wokuphila kukaNowa, ngenyanga yesibili, ngosuku lweshumi nesikhombisa lwenyanga, ngalona lolo suku yonke imithombo kazamcolo omkhulu yagqashuka, namafasitele asezulwini avuleka. Lana emhlabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane. Ngalolo suku uNowa, uShemi, noHamu, noJafete, amadodana kaNowa, nomkaNowa, nabafazi abathathu bamadodana akhe kanye nabo, bangena emkhunjini; Bona nazo zonke izilwane ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkomo zonke ngezinhlobo zazo, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinyoni zonke ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinyoni zonke ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinyoni zonke ngezinhlobo zazo. Zangena kanye noNowa emkhunjini, ngambili enyameni yonke okukuyo umoya wokuphila. Ezingenayo, kwangena iduna nensikazi kuyo yonke inyama, njengalokho uNkulunkulu emyalile; uJehova wamfaka. Kwaba nguzamcolo emhlabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane; amanzi anda, awudonsa umkhumbi, wawuphakamisela emhlabeni. Amanzi aba namandla, anda kakhulu emhlabeni; umkhumbi wedlula phezu kwamanzi. Amanzi ayenamandla phezu komhlaba; zasitshekelwa zonke izintaba eziphakemeyo eziphansi kwezulu lonke. Amanzi aba yizingalo eziyishumi nanhlanu phezulu; zasitshekelwa izintaba. Yafa yonke inyama enwabuzelayo emhlabeni, izinyoni, nezinkomo, nezilwane, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni, nabantu bonke; Konke okunomoya wokuphila emakhaleni akho, kukho konke okusemhlabathini owomileyo, kwafa. Zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezazisemhlabeni zabhujiswa, abantu, nezinkomo, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu; futhi zabhujiswa emhlabeni, kwasala uNowa kuphela nalabo ababenaye emkhunjini. Amanzi aba namandla phezu komhlaba izinsuku eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu.