Genesi
9 Mulungu apasa nkhombo Nowa na anace mbaapanga: “Balanani, munjipe, pontho dzadzani dziko yapantsi.+ 2 Pinyama pyonsene pa dziko yapantsi, pinyama pinamburuka kudzulu, pyonsene pinafamba pa dziko yapantsi na ntsomba za mʼbara, pyonsene pinapitiriza kukugopani. Ine ndiri kupereka pyonsene mʼmanja+ mwanu.* 3 Pinyama pyonsene pyakuti piri na umaso pinakwanisa kukhala cakudya canu.+ Ndiri kukupasani pyonsene ninga mudakupasani ine miti yonsene toera ikhale cakudya canu.+ 4 Mbwenye lekani kudya+ nyama pabodzi na ciropa+ cace, cakuti ndi umaso wace.* 5 Kusiyapo pyenepi, ule anafuna kukuphani, ine ndinadzaphemba kuti abwezere ciropa canu, cakuti ndi umaso wanu. Khala ndi cinyama cidapha munthu, cisafunika kuphiwa. Khala ndi munthu adapha ndzace, ndinadzaphemba kuti munthu unoyu aphiwembo, thangwi ya umaso wa mʼbale wace.+ 6 Khala munthu apha munthu ndzace, iye asafunikambo kuphiwa+ na munthu, thangwi Mulungu acita munthu+ mwakulandana na Iye. 7 Mbwenye imwe balanani, mbamukhala azinji, muthimizirike, mbamunjipa+ kakamwe pa dziko yapantsi.”
8 Penepo Mulungu apanga Nowa na anace: 9 “Cincino ndiri kukhazikisa cibverano canga na imwe+ pabodzi na dzindza yanu, 10 na pinthu pyonsene piri na umaso pyakuti piri pabodzi na imwe, mbalame, pinyama pya mʼmudzi, pinyama pya ntsanga pyakuti piri pabodzi na imwe, inde, na pinyama pyonsene pidabuluka mu arka, pyonsene pyakuti piri na umaso pa dziko yapantsi.+ 11 Inde, ine ndiri kukhazikisa cibverano ici na imwe: Pinthu pyonsene pyakuti piri na umaso cipo pinadzafudzwa pontho na madzi makulu, pontho madzi makulu cipo anadzafudza+ pontho dziko yapantsi.”
12 Pontho Mulungu athimiza: “Ici ndi cidzindikiro ca cibverano pakati pa ine na imwe na pinyama pyonsene pyakuti piri pabodzi na imwe, kwenda na kwenda. 13 Ndiri kuikha utawaleza* wanga pa makole, iwo unadzakhala cidzindikiro ca cibverano kwa ine na dziko yapantsi. 14 Ndingabweresa makole kudzulu, unadzaonekambo utawaleza mʼmakole. 15 Penepo ndinadzakumbuka cibverano canga cidakhazikisa ine na imwe pabodzi na pinyama pya mitundu yonsene; pontho cipo anadzaoneka pontho madzi makulu toera kufudza anthu na pinyama.+ 16 Utawaleza unadzaoneka pa makole, penepo ine ndinadzauona mbandikumbuka cibverano ca kwenda na kwenda cidacita Mulungu na anthu pabodzi na mitundu yonsene ya pinyama piri pa dziko yapantsi.”
17 Mulungu abwerezera mafalace kuna Nowa: “Ici ndi cidzindikiro ca cibverano cakuti ndiri kukhazikisa pakati pa ine na anthu pabodzi na pinyama pyonsene piri pa dziko yapantsi.”+
18 Ana a Nowa adabuluka mu arka akhali Semu, Kamu na Yafeti.+ Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Kamu abala Kanani.+ 19 Anthu atatu anewa akhali ana a Nowa, pontho anthu onsene pa dziko yapantsi abulukira+ kwa iwo.
20 Nowa atoma kulima munda, mbatceka miti ya mauva. 21 Pidamwa iye vinyu, aledzera mbadula nguwo mu nsasa wace.* 22 Kamu pai wace Kanani aona pai wace pikhali iye cipezipezi, mbapanga abale ace awiri akhali kunja kwa nsasa. 23 Penepo Semu na Yafeti akwata nguwo mbaikha mʼmapewa mwawo, mbapita mu nsasa cinduli-nduli. Iwo aphimbira pai wawo, mu ndzidzi wakuti iwo akhayangʼana kunango, natenepa nee aona pai wawo pikhali iye cipezipezi.
24 Pidalamuka Nowa ncitulo pakumala kuledzera na vinyu, abva pidacita mwanace wangʼono, 25 mbalonga:
“Mbapaswe dzedze Kanani.+
Mbakhale wangʼono kakamwe pakati pa mabitcu a abale ace.”+
26 Iye athimiza:
“Mbasimbwe Yahova, Mulungu wa Semu,
Pontho Kanani mbakhale bitcu wa Semu.+
27 Mulungu mbapase cisa cikulu Yafeti,
Pontho iye mbakhale mʼmisasa ya Semu.
Kanani mbakhalembo bitcu wa Yafeti.”
28 Pidamala Madzi Makulu,+ Nowa apitiriza kukhala mʼmaso pyaka 350. 29 Natenepa, ntsiku zonsene za umaso wa Nowa zikhali pyaka 950, buluka penepo iye afa.