¹Zvino Mwari wakarangarira Nowa nechose chinorarama, nechipfuwo chose chaiva naye muareka. Mwari akafambisa mhepo panyika, mvura ndokuserera.

¹ Irikoy fongu Nuhu nda ganji hamey da kwaara almaney kulu kaŋ yaŋ go a banda hiyo ra. Irikoy na haw fo daŋ a ma faaru ndunnya boŋ, hala haro ye.

²Zvini kwakadzivirwa zvitubu zvepakadzika nemahwindo ematenga akadzivirwa, nemvura yakabva kudenga ikadziviswa.

² A na ganda harey da beene daabirjo lutu, a na beene haro mo gaay.

³Mvura ndokuramba ichidzoka achibva panyika, mvura ndokuderera shure kwemazuva zana nemakumi mashanu.

³ Haro mo soobay ka zabu ka fun laabo boŋ waati kulu. Jirbi zangu nda waygo banda haro zabu ndunnya boŋ.

⁴Zvino areka yakagara mumwedzi wechino­mwe, nezuva regumi nemanomwe re­mwedzi pamusoro pama­komo eArarati.

⁴ Handu iyyanta, zaari way cindi iyyanta hando ra no hiyo fandi Ararat tondey boŋ.

⁵Mvura ndokuramba ichiderera kusvikira pamwedzi wegumi; nemwedzi wegumi, nezuva rekutanga remwedzi kwakaonekwa misoro yemakomo.

⁵ Haro soobay ka zabu waati kulu hala handu wayanta. Handu wayanta zaari sintina ra, tondey boŋey sintin ka bangay.

⁶Zvino zvikaitika pakupera kwemazuva makumi mana, kuti Nowa akazarura hwindo reareka raakanga aita,

⁶ A go no, jirbi waytaaci banda, kala Nuhu na daabirjo kaa finetaro kaŋ a te hiyo ra gaa.

⁷akabudisa gunguvo, iro rikaramba richiyengerera ku­svikira mvura yapwa panyika.

⁷ A na gaaru fo taŋ kaŋ soobay ka windi-windi kala haro koogu ndunnya boŋ.

⁸Akatumawo njiva kubva paaiva, kuti aone kana mvura yaserera pachiso chenyika;

⁸ A na koloŋay fo mo taŋ, zama nga ma di hala haro kulu fun laabo boŋ.

⁹asi njiva haina kuwana zororo rerutsoka rwayo, ikadzokera kwaari kuareka, ne­kuti mvura yaiva pamusoro pechiso chenyika yose; akatambanudza ruoko rwake, akai­tora, akaipinza kwaari muareka.

⁹ Amma koloŋa mana du nangu kaŋ ga zumbu. A ye ka kaa Nuhu do hiyo ra, zama haro go no ndunnya fando kulu boŋ. Kala Nuhu na nga kambe salle k'a candi ka daŋ nga do hiyo ra.

¹⁰Zvino wakagara amwe mazuva manomwezve; akatuma njiva muareka.

¹⁰ A ye ka batu jirbi iyye fo, a na koloŋa taŋ koyne a ma fun hiyo ra.

¹¹Njiva ikapinda kwaari madekwani, zvino tarira, mumuromo mayo maiva neshizha remuorivhi rakatanhwa; naizvozvo Nowa wakaziva kuti mvura yaiva yaserera kubva panyika.

¹¹ Koloŋa ye ka kaa a do wiciri kambo ra. Kal a kande zeytun* kobto fo nga meyo ra kaŋ a kosu. Woodin gaa no Nuhu bay kaŋ haro kulu dandi ka fun laabo boŋ.

¹²Zvino wakagara amwe mazuva manomwe, akatuma njiva; iyo haina kudzokerazve kwaari zvekare.

¹² A goro koyne jirbi iyye, a na koloŋa taŋ. A mana ye ka kaa Nuhu do koyne.

¹³Zvino zvakaitika mgore remazana matanhatu nerimwe, pamwedzi wekutanga, nemusi wekutanga wemwedzi, mvura yaiva ya­pwa kubva panyika; zvino Nowa wakabvisa denga reareka, akaona, zvino tarira, pasi pose paoma.

¹³ A go no mo, _Nuhu|_ jiiri zangu iddu nda afo ra, handu sintina zaari sintina ra, kala harey koogu ka fun laabo boŋ. Nuhu na hiyo daabirjo kaa. A guna, a di kaŋ laabo batama goono ga koogu.

¹⁴Zvino nemwedzi wechipiri, nezuva rema­kumi maviri nemanomwe remwedzi, nyika yaiva yaoma.

¹⁴ Handu hinkanta, a jirbi waranka cindi iyyanta ra, laabo koogu gumo.

¹⁵Zvino Mwari wakataura naNowa achiti:

¹⁵ Irikoy salaŋ Nuhu se ka ne:

¹⁶Buda muareka, iwe, nemukadzi wako, nevanakomana vako, nevakadzi vevanakomana vako pamwe newe.

¹⁶ «Ma fatta hiyo ra, nin da ni wando da ni ize arey da ngey wandey ni banda.

¹⁷Chose chinorarama chinewe, panyama yose, yeshiri neyechipfuwo neyechose chinokambaira, chinokambaira panyika, buda nacho; kuti chibereke chiwande panyika chibereke chiwande pamusoro penyika.

¹⁷ Ma fundikooney kulu kaŋ yaŋ go ni banda mo fattandi: curey da almaney da gande birantey kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga ganda biri laabo boŋ. I ma hay ka te ize boobo ka tonton laabo boŋ.»

¹⁸Zvino Nowa wakabuda, iye nevanakomana vake, nemukadzi wake, neva­kadzi vevanakomana vake pamwe naye.

¹⁸ Nuhu binde fatta, nga nda nga izey da nga wando da izey wandey care banda.

¹⁹mhuka yose, nechinokambaira chose, neshiri yose, nechipi nechipi chinokambaira panyika, nemarudzi azvo, zvakabuda paareka.

¹⁹ Alman kulu, da ganda birante kulu, da curo kulu, da haŋ kaŋ ga ganda biri laabo boŋ fatta hiyo ra, ngey dumey boŋ.

²⁰Zvino Nowa wakavakira Je­hovha aritari, akatora pamhuka dzose dzakanaka neshiri dzose dzaka­naka, akapisira zvipiriso zvinopiswa paa­tari.

²⁰ Nuhu na sargay* feema te Rabbi se. A suuban alman halalantey kulu ra, da curo hanantey kulu ra mo. A n'i sarga k'i ton feema boŋ.

²¹Jehovha akanzwa kunhuhwira kwa­kanaka, Jehovha akati mumoyo make: Handichapi nyika rushambwazve nekuda kwemunhu; nekuti kufunga kwemoyo we­munhu kwakaipa kubva pauduku hwake; uye handichazorovizve chipenyu chose.

²¹ Kala Rabbi maa haw kaana. Rabbi ne nga bina ra: «Ay si ye ka laabo laali koyne boro sabbay se, zama boro bine fonguyaŋ, ilaalo no za a zankatara gaa. Ay si ye mo ka hay kulu kaŋ ga funa kar, mate kaŋ ay jin ka te din.

²²Nguva yose yenyika, ku­dzvara nekukohwa, kutonhora nekudziya, zhizha nechando, masikati neusiku hazvi­ngagumi.

²² Waati kulu kaŋ ndunnya go no mo, burjina nda heemar, hargu nda fufule, kaydiya nda jaw, cin da zaari si jaŋ ka te.»