UGenesisi 10:1-32
10 Nansi imbali yamadodana kaNowa, uShemu+ loHamu loJafethi.
Bona baba lamadodana ngemva kukaZamcolo.+
2 Amadodana kaJafethi kwakunguGomeri,+ loMagogi,+ loMadayi, loJavani, loThubhali,+ loMeshekhi+ kanye loThirasi.+
3 Amadodana kaGomeri kwakungu-Ashikhenazi+ loRifathi loThogama.+
4 Amadodana kaJavani kwakungu-Elisha,+ loThashishi,+ loKhithimu,+ loDodanimi.
5 Laba yibo okwavela kubo abantu abahlala ezihlengeni abasabalala baya emazweni abo kusiya ngezindimi zabo lezimuli zabo kanye lezizwe zabo.
6 Amadodana kaHamu kwakunguKhushi loMizirayimi+ loPhuthi+ loKhenani.+
7 Amadodana kaKhushi kwakunguSebha,+ loHavila, loSabhitha, loRema+ kanye loSabhitheka.
Amadodana kaRema kwakunguShebha loDedani.
8 UKhushi wazala uNimrodi njalo uNimrodi waba ngowokuqala ukuba liqhawe elilamandla* emhlabeni.
9 Waba ngumzingeli olamandla owayephikisana loJehova. Yikho kulesitsho esithi: “NjengoNimrodi umzingeli olamandla ophikisana loJehova.”
10 Amadolobho uNimrodi aqalisa ukubusa kuwo kwakuyiBhabheli,+ le-Erekhi,+ le-Akhadi, leKhaline, elizweni laseShinari.+
11 Wathi esuka elizweni lelo waya e-Asiriya+ wayakwakha iNiniva+ leRehobhothi-iri leKhala,
12 leReseni eyayiphakathi laphakathi kweNiniva leKhala: Lelo* kwakulidolobho elikhulu.*
13 UMizirayimi wazala uLudimi,+ lo-Anami, loLehabi, loNafithuhi,+
14 loPhatrusi,+ loKhasiluhi (okwavela kuye amaFilisti)+ kanye loKhafithori.+
15 UKhenani wazala uSidoni+ izibulo lakhe, loHethi,+
16 lamaJebusi,+ lama-Amori,+ lamaGirigashi,
17 lamaHivi,+ lama-Akhi, lamaSini,
18 lama-Arivadi,+ lamaZemari kanye lamaHamathi.+ Ngemva kwalokho izimuli zamaKhenani zasabalala.
19 Yikho-ke umngcele wamaKhenani wawusukela eSidoni uze uyefika khonale eGerari+ eduze leGaza,+ utshaye uze uyefika lakhonale eSodoma leGomora+ le-Adima leZebhoyimi+ eduze laseLasha.
20 La yiwo okwakungamadodana kaHamu kusiya ngezimuli zawo, lezindimi zawo, lamazwe awo kanye lezizwe zawo.
21 UShemu laye wazala abantwana njalo nguye owayengukhokho wawo wonke amadodana ka-Ebheri+ futhi engumfowabo kaJafethi owayelizibulo.*
22 Amadodana kaShemu kwakungu-Elami,+ lo-Ashuri,+ lo-Aphakhishadi,+ loLudi kanye lo-Aramu.+
23 Amadodana ka-Aramu kwakungu-Uzi, loHuli, loGetheri kanye loMashi.
24 U-Aphakhishadi wazala uShela njalo uShela+ wazala u-Ebheri.
25 U-Ebheri wazala amadodana amabili. Enye kwakuthiwa nguPhelegi*+ ngoba ngesikhathi eyaphila ngaso umhlaba wehlukaniswa.* Ibizo lomfowabo kwakunguJokhithani.+
26 UJokhithani wazala u-Alimodadi, loShelefi, loHazamavethi, loJera,+
27 loHadoramu, lo-Uzali, loDikila,
28 lo-Obhali, lo-Abhimayeli, loShebha,
29 lo-Ofiri,+ loHavila kanye loJobhabhi. Bonke laba babengamadodana kaJokhithani.
30 Indawo yabo yokuhlala yayisukela eMesha ize iyefika eSefari, ezintabeni eziseMpumalanga.
31 La kwakungamadodana kaShemu kusiya ngamazwe awo, lezimuli zawo, lezindimi zawo kanye lezizwe zawo.+
32 Lezi yizo okwakuzimuli zamadodana kaNowa ngokuzalana kwawo kanye lezizwe zawo njalo ezimulini lezi yikho okwadabuka khona izizwe ezasabalala zagcwala umhlaba wonke ngemva kukaZamcolo.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “ukuba ngolamandla.”
^ Kukhanya iNiniva, leRehobhothi-iri, leKhala, leReseni yizo indawo ezazibizwa ngokuthi lidolobho elikhulu.
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “Amadolobho la abumba idolobho elikhulu.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “engumnewabo kaJafethi.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ukwehlukana.”
^ Kumbe, “abantu ababesemhlabeni behlukaniswa.”
