Genesis 11

Umphongolo WaseBhabheli

1Umhlaba wonke wawulolimi lunye lokukhuluma okufananayo. 2Kwathi abantu belokhu beqhelela empumalanga, bafumana indawo evulekileyo eShinari basebesakha khona.

3Basebetshelana bathi, “Kasitshayeni izitina sizitshise kakhulu.” Babesebenzisa izitina endaweni yamatshe, lethara endaweni yodaka. 4Basebesithi, “Zwanini, kasizakheleni idolobho libe lomphongolo ofika emazulwini, ukuze sizenzele ibizo singaze sasabalala umhlaba wonke.”

5Kodwa uThixo wehla wazalibona idolobho kanye lomphongolo abantu ababewakha. 6UThixo wathi, “Nxa bengabantu banye bekhuluma limi lunye sebeqalisile ukwenza lokhu, pho kakukho okungabehlula. 7Zwanini, kasehleni siye phansi sisanganise ulimi lwabo bangabe besazwana.”

8Kanjalo uThixo wabahlakaza emhlabeni wonke, bayekela ukwakha idolobho. 9Kungakho labizwa ngokuthi yiBhabheli, ngoba khonapho uThixo wasanganisa ulimi lomhlaba wonke. Kusukela lapho uThixo wabahlakazela emhlabeni wonke.

Kusukela KuShemu Kusiya Ku-Abhrama

10Lo ngumlando wosendo lukaShemu.

Eminyakeni emibili emva kukazamcolo, uShemu eseleminyaka elikhulu (100) wazala u-Afazadi. 11Esezele u-Afazadi, uShemu waphila okweminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu (500), njalo waba lamanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
12Kwathi u-Afazadi esephile iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu (35), wazala uShela. 13Esezele uShela, u-Afazadi waphila okweminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu (403), njalo waba lamanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
14UShela esephile iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu (30) wazala u-Ebha. 15Esezele u-Ebha, uShela waphila okweminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu (403), njalo waba lamanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
16U-Ebha esephile iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lane (34) wazala uPhelegi. 17Esezele uPhelegi, u-Ebha waphila okweminyaka engamakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu (430), njalo waba lamanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
18UPhelegi esephile iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu (30), wazala uRewu. 19Esezele uRewu, uPhelegi waphila okweminyaka engamakhulu amabili lesificamunwemunye (209), njalo waba lamanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
20Kwathi uRewu esephile iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lambili (32), wazala uSerugi. 21Esezele uSerugi, uRewu waphila okweminyaka engamakhulu amabili lesikhombisa (207), njalo waba lamanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
22Kwathi uSerugi esephile iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu (30), wazala uNahori. 23Esezele uNahori, uSerugi waphila okweminyaka engamakhulu amabili (200), njalo waba lamanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
24UNahori esephile iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye (29) wazala uThera. 25Esezele uThera, uNahori waphila okweminyaka elikhulu letshumi lesificamunwemunye (119), njalo waba lamanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
26UThera esephile iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa (70) wazala u-Abhrama, uNahori loHarani.

Imuli Ka-Abhrama

27Lo ngumlando wosendo lukaThera.

UThera wazala u-Abhrama, uNahori loHarani. Kwathi uHarani wazala uLothi. 28Kwathi uyise uThera esaphila uHarani wafa bese-Uri idolobho lamaKhaladiya, elizweni lokuzalwa kwakhe. 29U-Abhrama loNahori bathatha bobabili. Ibizo lomka-Abhrama lalinguSarayi, kwathi ibizo likamkaNahori linguMilikha; wayeyindodakazi kaHarani uyise kaMilikha kanye lo-Isikha. 30Kodwa uSarayi wayeyinyumba; wayengelabantwana.

31UThera wathatha indodana yakhe u-Abhrama, lomzukulu wakhe uLothi indodana kaHarani, lomalokazana wakhe uSarayi umfazi wendodana yakhe u-Abhrama, basuka bonke e-Uri lamaKhaladiya baqonda eKhenani. Kodwa bafika eHarani basebesakha khona.

32UThera waphila okweminyaka engamakhulu amabili lanhlanu (205), wafela eHarani.