¹ Cho Njambi wakwithwileNowa na bana bendi babanalume, na kwendeka kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Pweni mbuto, mukathemunune, na kushulitha kaye. ² Lyoba na munjunju wobe wakutewa byoshe bikakala kututhitu ano kaye, ali tuthzila boshe bamwilu, ali byoshe bije bikalaba athi, ali bithi boshe bali mu kalinga ndongo. Boshe babyana mu maboko obe. ³ Byoshe byuma bili namwonyo bilinakwenda njamyana kupwa bya kulya byeni. Ngwe muzhe munjana myanene lazha bizhe bya miti yamaputa abushompo, alolo nja myanoni byoshe. ⁴ Oloni kethi mukalye kathitu namomyo wendi--aje akeo maninga endi--muli ikeye. ⁵ Olojoni kumaninga eni, mwonyo uzhe uli mumaninga eni, njikashakela fweto. Kutunda ku maboko atuthitu boshe. Kutunda kumaboko amunu woshe, echi chikecho, chitunda kuliboko lya umo uje athsiya ndolome yendi, cho njitonda kutanda mwonyo wauje munalume. ⁶ Cho woshe aketila maninga a mukwabo munu, nendi maninga endi bakawetila kuli bakwabo banu, mwafwa muchifwa chendi Njambi wa pangele munu. ⁷ Ngechi mweni, pweni bakwima na kuthemununa, mukalishandokele mukaye koshe nakuthemunwinamo." ⁸ Athinoni Njambi wandekele kuli Nowa na bana bendi baba nalume bakele nabo, ngwendi, ⁹ "Ngechi bwange, thzibilileni! Njiya nakutabetha chikumiyo lyakuli shika neni nabatekulwila beni anima yeni, ¹⁰ na choshe chimuna cha mwonyo chimuli nacho, kututhzila, bimuna, natuthitu ba ano athi muli nabo, boshe baje batuukile mubwato, kuli chimuna chose cha kuyoya ca ano athi. ¹¹ Anoni njili nakutabetha chikumiyo change neni, ngwange kukwethi nawa kubiitha mubila wathitu na mema ali bathzi. Kukukakala lalo libathzi lya ku kanyongetha kaye koshe." ¹² Njambi wendekele ngwendi, "Echichikecho chimetho chachikumiyo chije chinjili na kuhlinga akati kange neni na choshe chimuna chije chili nakuyoya neni, kuchikota choshe chakulutwe: ¹³ Njinakako nkongolo yange mumashelwa, cho linga chipwe chimwetho chachikumiyo akati kange na kaye. ¹⁴ Chikalingiwa athimbu ije injikanena lishelwa ano kaye na nkongolo bakaimona mumashelwa, ¹⁵ athinoni njikanuke chikumyo change mumbunge, chije chili akati kange neni na byoshe bimuna bizhe bili nakuyoya namwonyo wakumibila wathitu yoshe. Cho mema ku wakatha lalo kunena libathi lya kunyongetha mubila yoshe. ¹⁶ Cho nkongolo ikakala mumashelwa cho njikaimona, mangana njikanuke chikumiyo chamyaka yoshe akati ka Njambi bizhe bimuna bili na mubila wakuyoya ano akaye." ¹⁷ Cho Njambi wendekele kuli Nowa, "Echi chikecho chimwetho chachi kumiyiyo chizhe chinjinatabetha akati kange na mibila yathitu izhe ili ano kaye." ¹⁸ Bana ba Nowa babanalume bozhe batuukile mubwato bapwile, Shemi, Hama, na Njafeta. Hama ikeye wapwile ishe ya Kanana. ¹⁹ Aba batatu bapwile bana ba Nowa, cho kutunda kuli aba lifuti lyoshe lyashulile. ²⁰ Nowa washangumukile kupwamukakulima, wakunine lihya lya binyu. ²¹ Wanwine binyu bimo cho wa pandele. Walalele mutende yendi chakujeneka kulifwika. ²² Athinoni Hama, ishe ya Kanana, waimwene busheleshele bwa ishe cho walekeleko bandolome bendi babali bakele anja. ²³ Choni Shemi na Njafeta bambatele mukanjo bamukambekele abitsili byabo boshe, cho bendekele buthetanima nakukafwika bushelengwa bwa ishabo. Na bihanga byabo bya tengukilile kweka, mangana kethi bamone amushelengwa waishabo. ²⁴ Cho omo Nowa wendukile nakupenduluka kutunda ku binyu, wathzubukile bizhe munendi wa mutinikila wamunalume walingile kuli ikeye. ²⁵ Cho wendekele ngwendi, "Chithingo chikale kuli Kanana. Akapwe ndungo kubindungo bya bandolome bendi." ²⁶ Cho wendekele lalo ngwendi, "Shukulu, Njambi wa Shemi, apwe wakukwithula, na Kanana akapwe ndungo yendi. ²⁷ Njambi atandumune bufuko bwa Njafeta, na ku mwechela atunge limbo mu matende a Shemi. Oloni Kanana akapwe ndungo yendi." ²⁸ Anima yalibathzi, Nowa wakele myaka yakupwa biita bitatu na makumi atatu amyaka. ²⁹ Nowa matangwa endi akuyoya kwendi apwile biita bitanu nabiwana na makumi atanu amyaka, athinoni athsile.