UGenesisi 11:1-32
11 Ngalesosikhathi umhlaba wonke wawulokhu ukhuluma ulimi olulodwa futhi usebenzisa amabala afananayo.
2 Abantu bathi behamba beqonda empumalanga, bathola indawo eligceke elizweni leShinari+ bahlala kuyo.
3 Basebesithi komunye lomunye: “Wozani sizotshaya izitina sizitshise ngomlilo.” Ngakho basebenzisa izitina esikhundleni samatshe, basebenzisa lethara esikhundleni sodaka.
4 Basebesithi: “Wozani sizakhele idolobho kanye lomphotshongo ofika khonale emazulwini njalo kasizenzeleni ibizo elilodumo ukuze singasabalali sigcwale umhlaba wonke.”+
5 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wehla wayabona idolobho kanye lomphotshongo owawusakhiwa ngamadodana abantu.
6 UJehova wasesithi: “Abantu laba babambene njalo bakhuluma ulimi olulodwa,+ khangela ukuthi sebeqalise ukwenzani. Phela akulalutho abacabanga ukulwenza olungabehlula.
7 Woza sehle+ siyephithanisa* ulimi lwabo ukuze bangazwisisani nxa sebekhuluma indimi ezitshiyeneyo.”
8 Ngakho uJehova wenza abantu basabalala bagcwala umhlaba wonke+ njalo kancane kancane bawutshiya umsebenzi wokwakha idolobho.
9 Yikho idolobho lelo labizwa ngokuthi yiBhabheli*+ ngoba kuleyondawo uJehova waphithanisa* ulimi olwalukhulunywa ngumhlaba wonke, njalo uJehova wabenza basabalala bagcwala umhlaba wonke besuka kuleyondawo.
10 Le yimbali kaShemu.
UShemu+ wayeseleminyaka engu-100 ngesikhathi ezala u-Aphakhishadi+ njalo kwasekuleminyaka emibili kudlule uZamcolo.
11 UShemu wathi esezele u-Aphakhishadi waphila eminye iminyaka engu-500. Kanti njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.+
12 U-Aphakhishadi waphila iminyaka engu-35 wasezala uShela.+
13 U-Aphakhishadi wathi esezele uShela waphila eminye iminyaka engu-403. Kanti njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
14 UShela waphila iminyaka engu-30 wasezala u-Ebheri.+
15 UShela wathi esezele u-Ebheri waphila eminye iminyaka engu-403. Kanti njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
16 U-Ebheri waphila iminyaka engu-34 wasezala uPhelegi.+
17 U-Ebheri wathi esezele uPhelegi waphila eminye iminyaka engu-430. Kanti njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
18 UPhelegi waphila iminyaka engu-30 wasezala uRewu.+
19 UPhelegi wathi esezele uRewu waphila eminye iminyaka engu-209. Kanti njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
20 URewu waphila iminyaka engu-32 wasezala uSerugi.
21 URewu wathi esezele uSerugi waphila eminye iminyaka engu-207. Kanti njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
22 USerugi waphila iminyaka engu-30 wasezala uNahori.
23 USerugi wathi esezele uNahori waphila eminye iminyaka engu-200. Kanti njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
24 UNahori waphila iminyaka engu-29 wasezala uThera.+
25 UNahori wathi esezele uThera waphila eminye iminyaka engu-119. Kanti njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
26 UThera waphila iminyaka engu-70 wasezala u-Abrama+ loNahori+ loHarani.
27 Le yimbali kaThera.
UThera wazala u-Abrama loNahori kanye loHarani njalo uHarani wazala uLothi.+
28 UHarani wafela elizweni azalelwa kulo, e-Uri+ yamaKhaledi+ njalo wafa uyise uThera esaphila.
29 U-Abrama loNahori bathatha abafazi. Ibizo lomka-Abrama kwakunguSarayi+ njalo ibizo lomkaNahori kwakunguMilikha,+ indodakazi kaHarani. UHarani wayenguyise kaMilikha lo-Isikha.
30 USarayi wayeyinyumba,+ engelamntwana.
31 UThera wasethatha u-Abrama indodana yakhe kanye loLothi umzukulu wakhe+ owayeyindodana kaHarani, loSarayi umalukazana wakhe owayengumka-Abrama indodana yakhe, waphuma labo e-Uri yamaKhaledi baya elizweni laseKhenani.+ Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi bafika eHarani+ bahlala khona.
32 UThera waphila iminyaka engu-205 njalo wafela eHarani.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “siyexubanisa.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ukuphithana.”
^ Kumbe, “waxubanisa.”
