Ozondekurona zovazandu va Noa
(1Eku 1:5-23)1 Inḓa ozo ozondekurona zovazandu va Noa: OoSem na Ham na Jafet, mba kwata ovazandu kombunda yomupupo.
2 Ovazandu va Jafet va ri ooGomer na Magog na Madai na Jawan na Tubal na Mesek na Tiras. 3 Ovazandu va Gomer va ri ooAskenas na Rifat na Togarma. 4 Ovazandu va Jawan va ri ooElisa na Tarsis, nozondekurona ze za ri Ovakiti nOvarodani. 5 Owo va ri ooihe mukururume vovandu mbe tura momukuro na momakoverwa wokuvare; imba va ri ozondekurona za Jafet, nu va ri omihoko pekepeke momahi, otjimbumba atjihe aatji hungire eraka ratjo otjini.
6 Ovazandu va Ham va ri ooKus na Engipte na Libya na Kanaan. 7 Novazandu va Kus va ri ooSeba na Hawila na Sabta na Rama na Sabteka. Novazandu va Ragma va ri ooSeba na Dedan. 8 Kus wa ri ihe ya Nimrod, ngwa ri omurumendu omutenga omunauvara. 9 Eye wina wa ri omuyeve omunene komurungu wa Muhona. Ovandu opuyave zu okutja: “Omuyeve omunene komurungu wa Muhona tjimuna Nimrod.” 10 Ovihuro ovitenga vyouhona we vya ri ovihuro oObabilon na Erea Akad na Kalne mehi ra Sinar. 11 Okuza mehi ndi wa tjindira kOasirie, na katunga ooNinive na Rehobot-Ir na Kala, 12 na Resen otjihuro otjinene tji tji ri pokati kooNinive na Kala.
13 Nu Engipte wa ri ihe yOvaludi nOvaanami nOvalehabi nOvanaftuhi, 14 nOvapatrosi nOvakasluhi, nOvakaftori mu mwa za Ovafilisti.
15 Nu Kanaan wa ri ihe ya Sidon everi re, na Het, owo vari oihe mukururume wovandu mba mbari nomana wawo. 16 Ovajebusi nOvaamori nOvagirgasi, 17 nOvahevi nOvaarki nOvasini, 18 nOvaarwadi nOvasemari nOvahamati. Nu tjazumba omihoko vyOvakanaan otji vya rimbara mehi. 19 Nomuruko wa Kanaan wa uta okuza kOsidon, omuhunga wa Gerar, nga kOgasa, omuhunga Sodom na Gomora na Adma na Seboim nga kOlesa, 20 Inḓa ozo ozondekurona za Ham otja komihoko vyazo nomaraka wazo nomahi wazo noviwaṋa vyazo.
21 Nu wina Sem, ihe mukururume wozondekurona zovandu avehe va Heber, erumbi ra Jafet, wa kwata ovazandu. 22 Ovazandu va Sem va ri ooElam na Asur na Arpaksad na Lud na Aram. 23 Ovazandu va Aram va ri Us na Hul na Geter na Mesek. 24 Nu Arpaksad wa ri ihe ya Selak, nu Selak wa ri ihe ya Eber. 25 Nu Eber wa kwata ovazandu vevari, umwe wa rukirwe Peleg; orondu momayuva we ovature vehi otji va haṋika mouye, nomuangu we wa rukirwe Joktan. 26 Ozondekurona za Joktan za ri: OoAlmodad na Selef na Hasarmawet na Jerak, 27 na Hadoram na Usal na Dikla, 28 na Obal na Abimael na Seba, 29 na Ofir na Hawila na Jobab. Avehe mba va ri ovazandu va Joktan. 30 Nomaturiro wawo ya ri okuza kOmesa nga kOsefa, kondundu yokomuhuka. 31 Imba owo ovazandu va Sem otja kozonganda zawo nomaraka wawo, nomahi wawo nomihoko vyawo.
32 Imbi ombi ri omihoko vyovazandu va Noa otja kozondekurona zawo noviwaṋa vyawo. Nu mu vyo omu mwa haṋika oviwaṋa avihe kombanda yehi, kombunda yomupupo.
The Descendants of Noah
1 After the flood Shem, Ham, and Japheth had many descendants.
The Descendants of Japheth
2-5 Japheth's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. They were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Gomer was the ancestor of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
Javan was the ancestor of Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim, who settled along the coast.
The Descendants of Ham
6-20 Ham's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. They were Ethiopia, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
Cush was the ancestor of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca.
Raamah was the ancestor of Sheba and Dedan.
Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, a mighty warrior whose strength came from the Lord. This is why people say: “You hunt like Nimrod with the strength of the Lord!” Nimrod first ruled in Babylon, Erech, and Accad, all of which were in Babylonia. From there Nimrod went to Assyria and built the great city of Nineveh. He also built Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, as well as Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah.
Egypt was the ancestor of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines.
Canaan's sons were Sidon and Heth. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
Later the Canaanites spread from the territory of Sidon and settled as far away as Gaza in the direction of Gerar. They also went as far as Lasha in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim.
The Descendants of Shem
21-31 Shem's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. He was the older brother of Japheth and the ancestor of the tribes of Eber.
Shem was the ancestor of Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
Aram was the ancestor of Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
Arpachshad was the father of Shelah and the grandfather of Eber, whose first son was named Peleg, because it was during his time that tribes divided up the earth. Eber's second son was Joktan.
Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. Their land reached from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country in the east.
32 This completes the list of Noah's descendants. After the flood their descendants became nations and spread all over the world.
