¹Zvino Jehovha wakati kuna Nowa: Pindai iwe nemhuri yako yose muareka, nekuti iwe ndakuona wakaru­rama pamberi pangu pazera iri.

¹ Rabbi ne Nuhu se: «Ma kaa, nin da ni windi borey kulu, ka furo hiyo ra, zama ay di ni ya adilante no _ay jine|_ zamana woone borey game ra.

²Pa­mhuka yose yakanaka uzvitorere nomwe nomwe, mukono nehadzi yayo; nepamhuka dzose dzisina kunaka mbiri mbiri, mukono nehadzi yayo.

² Ni ma sambu alman halalantey kulu ra, ka kond'ey iyye-iyye, alboro nda wayboro. Alman kulu kaŋ si halal mo, ni ma kand'ey ihinka-hinka, alboro nda wayboro.

³Nepashiri dzedenga utore nomwe nomwe, mukono nehadzi, kuchengetedza mbeu iri mhenyu pachiso chenyika yose.

³ Beene curey mo, ma kand'ey iyye-iyye, alboro nda wayboro, k'i dumey hallasi nda fundi ndunnya kulu ra.

⁴Nekuti kwasara mazuva manomwe, zvino ndichanaisa mvura pa­nyika mazuva makumi mana neusiku makumi mana; uye chipenyu chose chandakaita ndichachiparadza pachiso chenyika.

⁴ Zama ne ka koy jirbi iyye, ay ga naŋ hari ma kaa ndunnya boŋ zaari waytaaci nda cin waytaaci. Fundikooni kulu kaŋ ay te mo, ay g'a tuusu ka kaa ndunnya fando boŋ.»

⁵Zvino Nowa wakaita sezvose Jehovha zvaakamuraira.

⁵ Nuhu binde te mate kulu kaŋ Rabbi ci nga se.

⁶Zvino Nowa wakange ava nemakore mazana matanhatu panguva yekuuya kwemvura zhinji pamusoro penyika.

⁶ Nuhu gonda jiiri zangu iddu waato kaŋ tunfaana haro te ndunnya boŋ.

⁷Nowa ndokupinda, nevanakomana vake nemukadzi wake nevakadzi veva­nakomana vake vanaye muareka, nekuda kwemvura yemafashame.

⁷ Nuhu nda nga wando, da nga izey da izey wandey, i kulu furo hiyo ra tunfaana haro sabbay se.

⁸Pamhuka dzakachena, nepamhuka dzisina kuchena, nepashiri, nepazvose zvinoka­mbaira pamusoro penyika,

⁸ Alman halalantey ra da almaney kaŋ si halal, da curey, da hay kulu kaŋ ga ganda biri laabo boŋ,

⁹zvakapinda zviviri zviviri kuna Nowa muareka, mukono nehadzi, Mwari sezvaakaraira Nowa.

⁹ i kulu furo ihinka-hinka Nuhu do hiyo ra, alboro nda wayboro, mate kaŋ cine Irikoy ci Nuhu se.

¹⁰Zvino zvakaitaika shure kwemazuva manomwe, kuti mvura yemafashame yakavapo panyika.

¹⁰ Jirbi iyye banda, kala tunfaana haro go, a kaa ndunnya boŋ.

¹¹Mugore remazana matanhatu reu­penyu hwaNowa, mumwedzi wechipiri, zuva regumi nemanomwe remwedzi, nezuva iroro zvitubu zvose zvepakadzika­dzika zvakadzuturwa, nemahwindo ematenga akazarurwa.

¹¹ Nuhu jiiri zangu iddanta ra, a handu hinkanta, a zaari way cindi iyyanta hane no laabo ra haro zotti, beene batama daabirjo mo fiti.

¹²Zvino mvura zhinji ikava pamusoro penyika mazuva makumi mana neusiku makumi mana.

¹² Hari soobay ka kaŋ laabo boŋ zaari waytaaci nda cin waytaaci.

¹³Nezuva iro rakadaro Nowa rakapinda muareka, naShemu, naHamu, naJafeti, vanakomana vaNowa, nemukadzi waNowa, nevakadzi vatatu vevanakomana vake pamwe naye;

¹³ Zaaro din kaŋ Nuhu furo hiyo ra da Sem da Ham da Zafetu kaŋ yaŋ ga ti Nuhu izey, da Nuhu wando d'a ize arey wande hinza, i kulu furo care banda.

¹⁴ivo, nemhuka yose nemarudzi ayo, nechi­pfuwo chose nemarudzi acho, nechino­kambaira chose chinokambaira panyika nemarudzi acho, nechinobhururuka chose nemarudzi acho neshiri yose yemarudzi ose.

¹⁴ Ngey nda ganji hamey kulu ngey dumey boŋ, da kwaara alman dumi kulu ngey dumey boŋ, da ganda birantey kulu kaŋ ga ganda biri laabo boŋ, da beene curey kulu ngey dumey boŋ, da hay kulu kaŋ gonda fata ngey dumey boŋ,

¹⁵Zvino zvakapinda kuna Nowa muareka, zviviri zviviri zvenyama yose zvine mweya weupenyu.

¹⁵ i furo Nuhu do hiyo ra ihinka-hinka -- ham dumi kulu kaŋ gonda fundi ga fulanzam.

¹⁶Nezvakapinda, zvakapinda mu­kono nehadzi, zvenyama yose, Mwari sezvaakaraira, Jehovha akamupfigira mukati.

¹⁶ I furo, alboro nda wayboro, hamey kulu ra, danga mate kaŋ cine Irikoy ci Nuhu se. Waato din gaa Rabbi na hiyo meyo daabu a boŋ, a ra haray.

¹⁷Zvino mafashame akavapo pamusoro penyika ma­zuva makumi mana; mvura ikawa­nda, ikasimudza areka, ikakwiridzirwa pamusoro penyika.

¹⁷ Tunfaana haro go ndunnya boŋ jirbi waytaaci, haro tonton mo, kal a na hiyo sambu hala beene ndunnya boŋ.

¹⁸Mvura ndokukwirira nesimba, ikawanda kwazvo pamusoro penyika, areka ikafa­mba pamusoro pechiso chemvura.

¹⁸ Haro tonton gumo, a baa mo ndunnya boŋ. Hiyo goono ga doy haro boŋ.

¹⁹Zvino mvura yaka­kwirira nesimba zvikurusa pamusoro penyika, makomo marefu ose pasi pedenga rose akaputirwa.

¹⁹ Haro soobay ka tonton gumo-gumo hal a na tondi kuukey kulu kaŋ yaŋ go beene batama cire daabu. Haro n'i kulu gon.

²⁰Makubiti gumi nemashanu mvura yakakwirira nesimba makomo akaputirwa.

²⁰ Haro furo ka tondi beerey kulu gon kal a to kambe kar way cindi gu.

²¹Nenyama yose yaifamba pamusoro penyika ikafa, zvose yeshiri neyechipfuwo neyemhuka neyechose chinokambaira, chinokambaira pamusoro penyika, nemunhu wose;

²¹ Ham kulu kaŋ ga nyooti ndunnya boŋ mo kulu bu. Beene curey kulu bu, ngey nda kwaara almaney, da ganji hamey, da hay kulu kaŋ ga ganda biri laabo boŋ da borey kulu.

²²chose chine kufema kwemweya weupenyu mumhino dzacho, zvose zvakanga zviri pakaoma pasi, zvakafa.

²² Hay kulu kaŋ ga fulanzam, kaŋ gonda fundi fulanzama nga niine funey ra, kaŋ go no mo laabu koga boŋ, i bu.

²³Chipenyu chose, chaivapo, chaiva pachiso chepasi, kubva kumunhu kusvika kuchipfuwo, nezvinhu zvinokambaira zvose nekushiri dzematenga zvakaparadzwa. Nowa oga wakasara, nezvaiva naye muareka.

²³ Fundi kulu kaŋ go ndunnya boŋ halaci: borey da alman dumi kulu da ganda birante kulu da beene curey, i n'i kulu tuusu ka kaa ndunnya boŋ. Nuhu nda fundikooney kaŋ yaŋ go a banda hiyo ra hinne no ka cindi.

²⁴Mvura ndokukwirira nesimba pamusoro pe­nyika mazuva zana nemakumi ma­shanu.

²⁴ Tunfaana hin ndunnya hal a to jirbi zangu nda waygu.