1Kuthe lapho abantu sebeqala ukwanda ebusweni bomhlaba, sebezele amadodakazi,
2amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona amadodakazi abantu ukuthi mahle, aziqokela abafazi phakathi kwawo.
3USimakade wathi: “UMoya wami awuyukuhlala phakathi kwabantu kuze kube phakade, ngoba bayinyama nje. Iminyaka yabo yokuphila isizoba yi-120.”
4Ngalezo zinsuku nasemveni kwazo, kwaba khona iziqhwaga emhlabeni. Amadodana kaNkulunkulu alala namadodakazi abantu, awazalela abantwana. Baba ngamaqhawe asendulo, adumileyo.
5USimakade wabona ukuthi ububi babantu sebubukhulu emhlabeni nokuthi izizindlo zezinhliziyo zabo zihlala zizimbi njalo,
6wayesezisola uSimakade ukuthi ubadaleleni abantu emhlabeni. Lokho kwamkhathaza enhliziyweni yakhe, wayesethi:
7“Ngizobashaya ngibaqothule ebusweni bomhlaba abantu engibadalileyo. Abantu nezilwane, izilwane ezihuquzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu, ngokuba ngiyazisola ukuthi ngikudaleleni.”
8Nokho uNowa wafumana umusa emehlweni kaSimakade.
9Nanku umlando kaNowa nezizukulwane zakhe. UNowa wayengumuntu oqotho, engenasici esizukulwaneni sakhe, ehamba noNkulunkulu.
10UNowa wazala amadodana amathathu: uShemu, uHamu, noJafethi.
11Umhlaba wase wonakele kakhulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ugcwele ubudlova.
12UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi umhlaba wonakele, ngokuba bonke abantu babeziphethe kabi emhlabeni.
13UNkulunkulu wathi kuNowa: “Senginqume ukubabhubhisa bonke abantu, ngoba umhlaba ugcwele ubudlova ngenxa yabo. Bheka, ngizobabhubhisa nomhlaba.
14Wena zakhele umkhumbi ngezingodo zomgoferi, uwakhe ube namakamelo, uwubhixe ngebhithumeni ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
15Uzowakha kanje: ubude bawo bube ngamakhubhithi angama-300, ububanzi bube ngamakhubhithi angama-50, kuthi ukuphakama kwawo kube ngamakhubhithi angama-30.
16Uwufulele, ushiye isikhala esiyikhubhithi eyodwa phakathi kophahla macala wonke. Uwakhe ube namagumbi amathathu, elinye libe phezu kwelinye, kube nomnyango eceleni.
17Bheka, Mina ngizokwehlisa uzamcolo emhlabeni, ubhubhise konke okuphilayo phansi komthunzi welanga, kufe konke okuphefumulayo emhlabeni.
18Kepha ngizokwenza nawe isivumelwano, uzongena emkhunjini wena nomkakho namadodana akho nomkawo,
19bese ungenisa zonke izilwane ngazimbili ngezinhlobo zazo, kube yiduna nensikazi ukuze ziphile nawe.
20Ungenise izinyoni ngezinhlobo zazo, nezilwane ngezinhlobo zazo, nezihuquzelayo ngezinhlobo zazo, konke lokho kungene ngakubili ukuze kuphile.
21Zithathele lonke uhlobo lokudla ukulondoloze, ukuze kube ngukudla kwenu nokwazo.”
22UNowa wakwenza konke lokho uNkulunkulu ayemyale ukuba akwenze.