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7 Nizyakayinda zintu eezi, Jehova wakati kuli Nowa: “Njila mubwaato, iwe abamung’anda yako boonse nkaambo nduwe ngundajana kuti uliluleme kunembo lyangu aakati kazyalani eeli. 2 Kubanyama basalala bamisyobo yoonse, weelede kubweza bali musanu ababili, mweenze amuzyazi.* Kumisyobo yoonse yabanyama batasalali weelede kubweza babili, mweenze amuzyazi 3 akuzilenge zyuuluka mujulu weelede kubweza zili musanu azibili, cheenze achizyazi,* kuchitila kuti zyiinkilile kunembo kupona munyika yoonse. 4 Nkaambo nikwayinda mazuba aali musanu aabili biyo, ndizoowisya mvula aanyika kwamazuba aali 40, sikati amansiku alubo ndizoonyonyoona chintu choonse chipona chili aanyika nchindakalenga.” 5 Mpawo Nowa wakachita zyoonse Jehova nzyaakamulayilila.
6 Nowa wakali aaminyaka iili 600 zambangulwe nilyakasika aanyika. 7 Nkinkaako, Nowa kalaamwi abana bakwe, amwanakazi wakwe abanakazi babana bakwe, bakanjila mubwaato zambangulwe kalitanasaanguna pe. 8 Banyama boonse basalala abanyama boonse batasalali, zilenge zyuuluka azilenge zyoonse zyeenda aanyika, 9 zyakanjila mubwaato mwaakabede Nowa kazili zibili-zibili, cheenze achizyazi, mbuli Leza mbaakalayilila Nowa. 10 Mpawo nikwakayinda mazuba aali musanu aabili, zambangulwe lyakasika aanyika.
11 Mumunyaka wachi 600 wabuumi bwaNowa, mumweezi wachibili, mubuzuba bwachi 17 bwamweezi, mubuzuba oobo, tusawu toonse twamaanzi miingi loko twakajulika amageedi aamaanzi aakujulu akajulika. 12 Alubo mvula yakawa aanyika kwamazuba aali 40, sikati amansiku. 13 Mubuzuba mbuboobo, Nowa wakanjila mubwaato kalaamwi abana bakwe, Shemu, Hamu aJafeti amwanakazi wakwe abanakazi babana bakwe batatu. 14 Bakanjilaamwi abanyama boonse bamusokwe kweendelana amisyobo yabo, abanyama boonse bavubwa kweendelana amisyobo yabo, abanyama boonse bayavula aanyika kweendelana amisyobo yabo, azilenge zyoonse zyuuluka kweendelana amisyobo yazyo, nkukwaamba bayuni boonse azimwi zilenge zili aamababa. 15 Zilenge zyamisyobo yoonse zili aamuuya wabuumi zyakanjila mubwaato mwaakabede Nowa kazili zibili-zibili. 16 Nkinkaako, zyakanjila mubwaato, zilenge zyamisyobo yoonse cheenze achizyazi, mbuli Leza mbaakamulayilide. Mpawo Jehova wakajala mulyango.
17 Zambangulwe lyakayinkilila kunembo aanyika kwamazuba aali 40 alubo maanzi akayinkilila kunembo kuvula aanyika zyakuti akanyampula bwaato, mpawo bwakasaanguna kwiibuka aajulu aamaanzi aakazwide aanyika. 18 Maanzi akaliswini kuvula loko aanyika pesi bwaato bwakali kwiibuka aajulu aamaanzi. 19 Maanzi akavula loko aanyika zyakuti zilundu zilamfu zyoonse zili aansi aajulu zyakabbila. 20 Maanzi akayinda zilundu kwamakkiyubbiti* aali 15.
21 Nkinkaako, zilenge zyoonse zipona zyakali* kweenda aanyika zyakanyonyooka, ziswaanizya zilenge zyuuluka, banyama bavubwa, banyama bamusokwe azilenge ziniini loko zyeenda kazili zyiingi abantu boonse. 22 Chintu choonse chakali aanyika njumu chakali aamuuya wabuumi mumpemo yacho, chakafwa. 23 Nkinkaako, Leza wakanyonyoona zintu zyoonse zipona zyakali aanyika kuswaanizya bantu, banyama, banyama bayavula azilenge zyuuluka mujulu. Zyoonse zyakanyonyoonwa aanyika. Nowa alikke abaabo mbaakalaabo mubwaato mbabo bakafutuka. 24 Maanzi akayinkilila kunembo kaavumbide nyika kwamazuba aali 150.