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7 Buluka penepo, Yahova apanga Nowa: “Pita mu arka, iwe na anthu onsene a panyumba pako, thangwi iwe ndiwe adaona ine kuti ndiwe munthu wakulungama pakati pa anthu awa.*+ 2 Pa ntundu ubodzi na ubodzi wa pinyama pinaoniwa ninga pyakucena, usafunika kukwata pinomwe,+ cinyama cimuna na cikazi; pa ntundu wa pinyama pinaoniwa ninga pyakukhonda cena, kwata piwiri basi, cimuna na cikazi; 3 pontho pa ntundu ubodzi na ubodzi wa pinyama pinamburuka kudzulu, kwata pinomwe, cimuna na cikazi, toera pinyama pyenepi pipitirize na umaso* pa dziko yapantsi.+ 4 Thangwi zasala ntsiku zinomwe toera ndibvumbise madzi+ pa dziko yapantsi mu ntsiku 40, masiku na masikati;+ pontho ndinadzafudza pinthu pyonsene piri na umaso pidacita+ ine pa dziko yapantsi.” 5 Penepo Nowa acita pinthu pyonsene pidapangwa iye na Yahova.

6 Nowa akhali na pyaka 600 pidadzala madzi makulu pa dziko yapantsi.+ 7 Natenepa, madzi makulu+ mbadzati toma kubvumba, Nowa apita mu arka pabodzi na anace, nkazace na akazi a anace. 8 Pinyama pyonsene pinaoniwa ninga pyakucena, pinyama pyonsene pinaoniwa ninga pyakukhonda cena, pinyama pyakumburuka na pinyama pyonsene piri pa dziko yapantsi,+ 9 pyonsene pyaenda kuna Nowa mu arka, piwiri-piwiri, cinyama cimuna na cikazi, ninga pidalonga Mulungu kuna Nowa. 10 Mudapita ntsiku zinomwe, madzi makulu atoma kubvumba, mbatoma kudzala pa dziko yapantsi.

11 Pidafikisa Nowa pyaka 600 mu umaso wace, pa mwezi waciwiri, pa ntsiku 17 ya mwezi unoyu, pa ntsiku ineyi zafunguka mphuno za madzi pa dziko, mbifungukambo+ misuwo ya madzi kudzulu. 12 Madzi abvumba pa dziko yapantsi mu ntsiku 40, masiku na masikati. 13 Pa ntsiku ineyi, Nowa apita mu arka na anace: Semu, Kamu, Yafeti,+ nkazace na akazi atatu a anace.+ 14 Iwo apita mu arka pabodzi na mitundu yonsene ya pinyama pya ntsanga, mitundu yonsene ya pinyama pya mʼmudzi, mitundu yonsene ya pinyama pinafamba na mimba, mitundu yonsene ya pinyama pyakumburuka na mitundu yonsene ya mbalame. 15 Pinyama pyonsene pyakuti pikhali na* umaso pyapitiriza kuenda kuna Nowa mu arka, piwiri-piwiri. 16 Natenepa, mitundu yonsene ya pinyama pyapita mu arka, cimuna na cikazi ninga mudalonga Mulungu kuna Nowa. Buluka penepo, Yahova afunga nsuwo wa arka.

17 Madzi makulu apitiriza kubvumba pa dziko yapantsi mu ntsiku 40, pontho madzi apitiriza kuthimizirika mbatoma kuthukula arka, iyo ikhaberuka mʼmadzi pa dziko yapantsi. 18 Madzi apitiriza kuthimizirika kakamwe pa dziko yapantsi, mbwenye arka ikhaberuka padzulu pa madzi. 19 Madzi abiza dziko yapantsi munjira yakuti mapiri onsene akulapha pa dziko yapantsi akhadamala kubizwa.+ 20 Madzi adzala mpaka kufika makhono* 15 padzulu pa mapiri.

21 Natenepa, pyamala kufa+ pinthu pyonsene pikhali na umaso pa dziko yapantsi, ninga pinyama pyakumburuka, pinyama pya mʼmudzi, pinyama pya ntsanga, pinyama pingʼono pa dziko yapantsi na anthu onsene.+ 22 Pinthu pyonsene pya kuntunda pyakuti pikhali na umaso na pire pikhapuma, pyamala kufa.+ 23 Natenepa, Mulungu afudza pinthu pyonsene pikhali na umaso pa dziko yapantsi, kuphatanizambo anthu, pinyama, pinyama pinafamba na mimba na pinyama pinamburuka kudzulu. Pyonsene pyafudzwa pa dziko yapantsi.+ Basi ene Nowa na ale akhali na iye mu arka, ndiwo adapulumuka.+ 24 Madzi apitiriza pa dziko yapantsi mu ntsiku 150.+