Genesi 6:1-22
6 Pidatoma kuthimizirika anthu pa dziko yapantsi, iwo abalambo ana akazi,
2 ana a Mulungu+ wandimomwene* atoma kuona kuti ana akazi anewa akhali akubalika. Natenepa, iwo atoma kukwata onsene adasankhula iwo ninga akazawo.
3 Buluka penepo Yahova alonga: “Ine nee ndinapangiza kupirira kwanga kuna anthu kwenda na kwenda,+ thangwi basi ene iwo ndi anthu.* Natenepa ntsiku zawo zinadzakhala pyaka 120.”+
4 Mu ntsiku zenezi na za ntsogolo, akhalipo Anefili* pa dziko yapantsi. Mu ndzidzi unoyu, ana a Mulungu wandimomwene akhapitiriza kupita mʼmabonde na akazi, akazi anewa abala ana. Anawo akhali anyamphambvu a mu ndzidzi wakale, amuna akubvekera.
5 Pakumalisa, Yahova aona kuti kuipisa kwa anthu kukhadakula pa dziko yapantsi, pontho kuti ndzidzi onsene+ iwo akhanyerezera pinthu pyakuipa* basi mʼmitima mwawo.
6 Yahova atsumbikika* thangwi yakucita anthu pa dziko yapantsi, pontho iye atsukwala+ muntima* mwace.
7 Natenepa, Yahova alonga: “Ndinafudza pa dziko yapantsi anthu adacita ine, anthu pabodzi na pinyama pya mʼmudzi, pinyama pinafamba na mimba na pinyama pinamburuka kudzulu, thangwi ndiri wakutsukwala na* ale adacita ine.”
8 Mbwenye Yahova akomerwa na Nowa.
9 Izi ndi mphangwa zinalonga pya Nowa.
Nowa akhali munthu wakulungama.+ Iye apangiza kukhala munthu wakusowa mulando* pakati pa anthu a* mu ndzidzi wace. Nowa afamba na Mulungu+ wandimomwene.
10 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Nowa abala ana atatu: Semu, Kamu na Yafeti.+
11 Mbwenye dziko yapantsi ikhali yakuipa* pamaso pa Mulungu wandimomwene, pontho dziko yapantsi ikhadadzala na uphanga.
12 Inde, Mulungu ayangʼana pa dziko yapantsi, mbaona kuti ikhali yakuipa;+ anthu onsene akhacita pinthu munjira yakuipa kakamwe pa dziko yapantsi.+
13 Buluka penepo, Mulungu apanga Nowa: “Ndatonga kufudza anthu onsene, thangwi dziko yapantsi yadzala na uphanga thangwi ya anthu; natenepa, ndinaafudza pabodzi na dziko yapantsi.+
14 Cita arka* ya matabwa+ adidi akuberuka. Unadzasasanya makwartu mu arka, mbukhwaza sakatraya*+ kunja na nkati mwa arka.
15 Unaicita tenepa: Arka isafunika kukhala na makhono* 300 aulaphi, makhono 50 augugumi na makhono 30 a cengo.
16 Unadzaikha janela pa arka toera mupite ceza, buluka pantsoi mpaka pa janela pasafunika pathawane khono ibodzi. Nsuwo wa arka unauikha pakhundu,+ pontho arka isafunika kukhala ya nyumba zitatu zakusandzikirana; yapantsi, yapakati na yapadzulu.
17 “Mbwenye ine ndiri kubweresa madzi makulu*+ pa dziko yapantsi, toera kufudza pinthu pyonsene piri na umaso pa dziko yonsene yapantsi. Pinthu pyonsene piri na umaso pa dziko yapantsi pinadzafa.+
18 Pontho ndinacita cibverano canga na iwe, usafunika kupita mu arka pabodzi na anako, nkazako na akazi a anako.*+
19 Pinyama+ pya mitundu yonsene, unapitisa piwiri-piwiri mu arka, cinyama cimuna na cikazi,+ toera pipulumuke pabodzi na iwe.
20 Pinyama pyakumburuka mwakubverana na mitundu yapyo, pifuyo mwakubverana na mitundu yapyo, na pinyama pyonsene pinafamba na mimba mwakubverana na mitundu yapyo, pinabwera piwiri-piwiri kuna iwe toera pipulumuswe.+
21 Mbwenye iwe usafunika kugumanya mitundu yonsene ya pyakudya,+ toera pikhale cakudya kuna iwe na pinyama.”
22 Nowa acita pyonsene mwakubverana na pidapangwa iye na Mulungu. Iye acita ninga mudapangwa iye.+
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Anewa ndi mafala Acihebheri anapangiza aanju ninga ana a Mulungu.
^ Peno: “iwo asacita pinthu mwaunyama.”
^ Munjira inango: “Anyakugwisa,” isabveka ale anagwisa andzawo. Onani Mabvekero a Mafala Anango.
^ Peno: “ndzidzi onsene akhali na cipendamiro cakunyerezera pinthu pyakuipa.”
^ Peno: “pontho iye abva kupha muntima.”
^ Peno: “atsukwala.”
^ Peno: “wakutsumbikika thangwi ya.”
^ Peno: “madodo.”
^ Fala na Fala: “ubalwi wa.”
^ Fala na Fala: “ikhadafudzika.”
^ Peno: “bote.”
^ Peno: “alkatrau.”
^ Khono ibodzi ndi masentimetru 44 na hafu. Onani Apendise B14.
^ Peno: “cigumula.”
^ Peno: “akwenyako.”
