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11 Pa ndzidzi unoyu, dziko ikhapitiriza kukhala na cilongero cibodzi basi, pontho anthu akhalonga mafala mabodzi ene. 2 Pikhaenda anthu kumabulukiro a dzuwa, iwo adzindikira gowa mu dziko ya Sineari,+ mbatoma kukhala kweneko. 3 Buluka penepo, iwo atoma kulonga kuna unango na ndzace: “Tendeni ticite mabhuloko* mbatiapisa na moto.” Natenepa, iwo akhamanga na mabhuloko,* tayu na miyala, mbaphatisira sakatraya* ninga matope toera kuphataniza mabhuloko. 4 Buluka penepo, iwo alonga: “Tendeni timange nzinda wathu na nyumba yakulapha kakamwe mpaka ifike kudzulu, toera tikhale na dzina yakubvekera kakamwe, natenepa nee tinamwazika pa dziko yonsene yapantsi.”+

5 Penepo Yahova atcita toera kuona nzinda na nyumba yakulapha idamanga anthu. 6 Buluka penepo Yahova alonga: “Iwo ndi mbumba ibodzi basi, pontho ali na cilongero+ cibodzi basi, mphapo onani pinacita iwo. Natenepa pyonsene pinanyerezera iwo toera kucita, pinakwanisika.* 7 Cincino tendeni+ titcite toera tisiyanise* cilongero cawo, toera akhonde kubvesesa cilongero ca unango na ndzace.” 8 Natenepa, kutomera pa mbuto ineyi, Yahova aabalalisa pa dziko yonsene yapantsi,+ pontho mwapangʼono-pangʼono iwo asiya kumanga nzinda. 9 Na thangwi ineyi, nzinda unoyu wapaswa dzina ya Bhabheli,*+ thangwi ndi kweneko kudasiyanisa Yahova cilongero cikhalongwa pa dziko yonsene yapantsi, pontho kubulukira kweneko Yahova aabalalisa pa dziko yonsene yapantsi.

10 Izi ndi mphangwa zinalonga pya umaso wa Semu.+

Semu akhali na pyaka 100 pidabala iye Arpaxadhi+ mudapita pyaka piwiri pakumala kwa Madzi Makulu. 11 Pidamala iye kubala Arpaxadhi, Semu akhala mʼmaso pyaka 500. Iye abala ana amuna na akazi.+

12 Arpaxadhi akhala mʼmaso pyaka 35, buluka penepo iye abala Sela.+ 13 Pidamala iye kubala Sela, Arpaxadhi akhala mʼmaso pyaka 403. Iye abala ana amuna na akazi.

14 Sela akhala mʼmaso pyaka 30, buluka penepo iye abala Ebheri.+ 15 Pidamala iye kubala Ebheri, Sela akhala mʼmaso pyaka 403. Iye abala ana amuna na akazi.

16 Ebheri akhala mʼmaso pyaka 34, buluka penepo iye abala Pelegi.+ 17 Pidamala iye kubala Pelegi, Ebheri akhala mʼmaso pyaka 430. Iye abala ana amuna na akazi.

18 Pelegi akhala mʼmaso pyaka 30, buluka penepo iye abala Reu.+ 19 Pidamala iye kubala Reu, Pelegi akhala mʼmaso pyaka 209. Iye abala ana amuna na akazi.

20 Reu akhala mʼmaso pyaka 32, buluka penepo iye abala Seruge. 21 Pidamala iye kubala Seruge, Reu akhala mʼmaso pyaka 207. Iye abala ana amuna na akazi.

22 Seruge akhala mʼmaso pyaka 30, buluka penepo iye abala Naori. 23 Pidamala iye kubala Naori, Seruge akhala mʼmaso pyaka 200. Iye abala ana amuna na akazi.

24 Naori akhala mʼmaso pyaka 29, buluka penepo iye abala Tera.+ 25 Pidamala iye kubala Tera, Naori akhala mʼmaso pyaka 119. Iye abala ana amuna na akazi.

26 Tera akhala mʼmaso pyaka 70, buluka penepo iye abala Abhramu,+ Naori+ na Arani.

27 Izi ndi mphangwa zinalonga pya umaso wa Tera.

Tera abala Abhramu, Naori na Arani; Arani abala Loti.+ 28 Arani afera mu dziko idabalwa iye ku Uri+ mu nzinda wa Kaldheya,+ mu ndzidzi wakuti Tera pai wace Arani akhali mʼmaso. 29 Abhramu na Naori asemba akazawo. Dzina ya nkazi wa Abhramu ikhali Sarai,+ dzina ya nkazi wa Naori ikhali Milka,+ mwana wa Arani, pai wace Milka na Iska. 30 Sarai nee akhabala;*+ natenepa iye nee akhali na mwana.

31 Tera akwata Abhramu na Loti ndzukulu+ wace, wakuti akhali mwana wa Arani, na Sarai nkwenyace, nkazi wa Abhramu. Iye abuluka pabodzi na iwo ku Uri mu nzinda wa Kaldheya mbaenda ku dziko ya Kanani.+ Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, iwo afika ku Arani,+ mbatoma kukhala kweneko. 32 Ntsiku za umaso wa Tera zikhali pyaka 205. Buluka penepo, Tera afa ku Arani.