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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.+