Genesis 10

¹Lezi ziyizizukulwane zamadodana kaNowa: ngoShemi, noHamu, noJafete; bazalelwa amadodana emva kukazamcolo.

²Amadodana kaJafete: ngoGomere, noMagoge, noMadayi, noJavani, noThubali, noMesheke, noTirase.

³Amadodana kaGomere: ngo-Ashikenaze, noRifate, noThogarma.

⁴Amadodana kaJavani: ngo-Elisha, noTharishishi, noKitimi, noDodanimi.

⁵Kuvela kulabo iziqhingi zabezizwe zahlukaniselwa amazwe abo, kwaba yilelo nalelo ngolimi lwalo, nangemindeni yalo, nangezizwe zalo.

⁶Amadodana kaHamu: ngoKushe, noMisirayimi, noPhuthi, noKhanani.

⁷Amadodana kaKushe: ngoSeba, noHavila, noSabita, noRama, noSabitheka. Amadodana kaRama: ngoSheba noDedani.

⁸UKushe wazala uNimrode; yena waqala ukuba ngonamandla emhlabeni.

⁹Wayeyiphisi elinamandla ebusweni bukaJehova; ngalokho kuthiwa: “Iphisi elinamandla njengoNimrode ebusweni bukaJehova.”

¹⁰Ukubusa kwakhe kwaqala eBabele, nase-Ereke, nase-Akade, naseKaline, ezweni laseShineyari.

¹¹Waphuma kulelo zwe, waya e-Asiriya, wakha iNineve, neRehoboti-Ire, neKhala,

¹²neResene phakathi kweNineve neKhala; lo ungumuzi omkhulu.

¹³UMisirayimi wazala amaLudi, nama-Anami, namaLehabi, namaNafetuhi,

¹⁴namaPatrusi, namaKasuluhi, lapho kwavela khona amaFilisti namaKafitori.

¹⁵UKhanani wazala uSidoni, izibulo lakhe, noHeti,

¹⁶namaJebusi, nama-Amori, namaGirigashi,

¹⁷namaHivi, nama-Arki, namaSini,

¹⁸nama-Arvadi, namaSemari, namaHamati; ngasemuva imindeni yamaKhanani yahlakazeka.

¹⁹Umkhawulo wamaKhanani wawususukela eSidoni, waya ngaseGerari waze wafika eGaza; waya ngaseSodoma naseGomora nase-Adima naseSeboyimi waze wafika eLasha.

²⁰Labo babe ngamadodana kaHamu ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

²¹NoShemi uyise wabantwana bonke baka-Ebere, umnewabo omkhulu kaJafete, wazala abantwana.

²²Amadodana kaShemi: ngo-Elamu, no-Ashuri, no-Arapakishade, noLude, no-Aramu.

²³Amadodana ka-Aramu: ngo-Use, noHule, noGeteri, noMashe.

²⁴U-Arpakishade wazala uShela; uShela wazala u-Ebere.

²⁵U-Ebere wazala amadodana amabili; igama lomunye lalinguPhelege, ngokuba emihleni yakhe izwe ladatshulwa. Igama lomfowabo lalinguJokothane.

²⁶UJokothane wazala o-Alimodade, noShelefe, noHasaramavete, noJere,

²⁷noHadoramu, no-Uzali, noDikila,

²⁸no-Obale, no-Abimayele, noSheba,

²⁹no-Ofiri, noHavila, noJababi; bonke laba babengamadodana kaJokothane.

³⁰Ukwakha kwabo kwasukela eMesha kwaze kwafika ngaseSefare, intaba yasempumalanga.

³¹Laba babe ngamadodana kaShemi ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo, emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

³²Lezi ziyimindeni yamadodana kaNowa ngezizukulwane zawo ezizweni zawo; ngalawo izizwe zahlakazeka emhlabeni emva kukazamcolo.