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| 1. | UNkulunkulu wasebusisa uNowa lamadodana akhe, wathi kibo: Zalani lande ligcwalise umhlaba. |
| 2. | Lokwesatshwa kwenu lokuqhuqhwa kwenu kuzakuba phezu kwayo yonke inyamazana yomhlaba laphezu kwayo yonke inyoni yamazulu; kukho konke okuhamba emhlabeni lakuzo zonke inhlanzi zolwandle; zinikelwe ezandleni zenu. |
| 3. | Konke okuhambayo okuphilayo kuzakuba yikudla kini; njengombhida oluhlaza ngilinikile konke. |
| 4. | Kodwa inyama lempilo yayo, igazi layo, kalisoze likudle. |
| 5. | Njalo sibili, igazi lenu, elempilo yenu, ngizalibiza; esandleni sayo yonke inyamazana ngizalibiza; lesandleni somuntu, lesandleni somfowabo womunye lomunye ngizabiza umphefumulo womuntu. |
| 6. | Ochitha igazi lomuntu, ngomuntu lizachithwa igazi lakhe; ngoba ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu wamenza umuntu. |
| 7. | Ngakho lina, zalani, lande, lizale ngokwengezelelweyo emhlabeni, lande kuwo. |
| 8. | UNkulunkulu wasekhuluma kuNowa lakumadodana akhe kanye laye, esithi: |
| 9. | Mina-ke, khangelani, ngiyamisa isivumelwano sami lani lenzalo yenu emva kwenu, |
| 10. | laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo esilani, esenyoni lesesifuyo, lesayo yonke inyamazana yomhlaba lani; kusukela kubo bonke abaphume emkhunjini, kusiya kuyo yonke inyamazana yomhlaba. |
| 11. | Njalo ngizamisa isivumelwano sami lani; njalo kakusayikubhujiswa yonke inyama ngamanzi kazamcolo; ukuze kungasabi khona uzamcolo ukubhubhisa umhlaba. |
| 12. | UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso sesivumelwano engisinika phakathi kwami lani laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo esilani, kuze kube yizizukulwana laphakade. |
| 13. | Ngizabeka idandili lami emayezini; lizakuba yisibonakaliso sesivumelwano phakathi kwami lomhlaba. |
| 14. | Kuzakuthi nxa ngibuyisa amayezi phezu komhlaba, idandili lizabonwa eyezini; |
| 15. | khona ngizakhumbula isivumelwano sami, esiphakathi kwami lani laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo sayo yonke inyama; lamanzi kawasayikuba nguzamcolo ukubhubhisa yonke inyama. |
| 16. | Ledandili lizakuba semayezini, njalo ngizalibona ukukhumbula isivumelwano esilaphakade phakathi kukaNkulunkulu laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo, sayo yonke inyama esemhlabeni. |
| 17. | UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuNowa: Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso sesivumelwano engisimise phakathi kwami layo yonke inyama esemhlabeni. |
| 18. | Amadodana kaNowa aphumayo-ke emkhunjini ayengoShemu loHamu loJafethi; njalo uHamu nguyise kaKhanani. |
| 19. | Laba bobathathu ngamadodana kaNowa; lomhlaba wonke wasatshalaliswa ngokuvela kubo. |
| 20. | UNowa waseqala ukuba ngumlimi, wahlanyela isivini. |
| 21. | Wasenatha okwewayini, wadakwa; njalo waba nqunu phakathi kwethente lakhe. |
| 22. | UHamu, uyise kaKhanani, wasebona ubunqunu bukayise, wasetshela abafowabo ababili phandle. |
| 23. | OShemu loJafethi basebethatha isembatho, basibeka emahlombe abo bobabili, bahamba nyovane, bagubuzela ubunqunu bukayise; lobuso babo babusemuva ukuze bangaboni ubunqunu bukayise. |
| 24. | UNowa wasevuka ewayinini lakhe, wasesizwa lokho indodana yakhe encinyane ekwenze kuye. |
| 25. | Wasesithi: Kaqalekiswe uKhanani, uzakuba yisigqili sezigqili kubafowabo. |
| 26. | Wasesithi: Ibusisiwe i Nkosi uNkulunkulu kaShemu, loKhanani abe yisigqili sakhe. |
| 27. | UNkulunkulu amqhelise uJafethi, njalo ahlale emathenteni kaShemu, loKhanani abe yisigqili sakhe. |
| 28. | Emva kukazamcolo uNowa wasephila iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amahlanu. |
| 29. | Zonke-ke insuku zikaNowa zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amahlanu; wasesifa. |
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