Genesis 6 (SHR)

1Erhi abantu barhangira baluga en’igulu, bàburha abanyere,Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

2bene Nyamuzinda bàbona oku abanyere b’abantu bali binjà. Babayankamwo abà banalilonzize.the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

3Lêro Nyakasane aderha, erhi: «Omûka gwâni gurhacibêre ensiku zoshi omu muntu, n’obo ali mubiri n’akalamo kâge kakola kabà ka myâka igana na makumi abiri».So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”

4Ago mango, en’igulu yali abanênênè-mikalarhu- ciru n’enyuma zâho, amango bene Nyamuzinda bakâg’iyanka abanyere b’abantu, abo banyere bakâburha abâna: zo zirya ntwâli za mîra, bantu b’irenge.The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

5Nyakasane abona oku amabî g’abantu gàluzire en’igulu na ngasi muhigo gwabali emurhima gwàli gwa mabî gwône.Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

6Nyamuzinda acîganya mpu eci alemeraga omuntu hano igulu, alumwa bwenêne omu murhima gwâge.And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

7Nyakasane aderha, erhi: «Omu igulu nkola naholola abantu nalemaga; bône ensimba n’ebinyâgârha n’ebinyunyi by’emalunga, bulya namaciganya ecarhumaga nabijira».So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”

8Ci Nûhu yêhe arhona emwa Nyakasane.Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

9Olwa Nûhu luno. Nûhu ali muntu mushinganyanya na mwîrhonzi omu bantu b’amango gâge analikulikîre Nyakasane.This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

10Nûhu aburha abagala: Sem, Ham na YafetAnd Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11Igulu lyashûbuka embere za Nyamuzinda, lyanayunjula ntambala.Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

12Nyamuzinda alola igulu abona oku nêci lishûbusire bulya ngasi muntu ali akola agwerhe olugendo lushûbusire.And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.

13Go mango Nyakasane abwîzirage Nûhu, erhi: «Kuli nie, amango g’obuzinda bw’omuntu gahisire, bulya igulu lyasherîre erhi bo bàrhuma, liyunjwîre bumînya. Niene nkolaga nabashâba haguma n’igulu.Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.

14Ocîtulire obwârho bw’omurhi gw’enshebeyi gwadwa amagoba; ogabe obwârho mwo rhuyumpa rhuyumpa, higuma enyanya ly’ehindi, onabushîge enungulu omu ndalâlà n’emugongo.Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.

15Alaga oku wâjira: obwârho bubè na makano makumi asharhu ga bulî, makumi arhanu ga bugali, makumi asharhu ga kadubwî.And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

16Omu bwârho ohiremw’oburhungiri n’ah’ikano liguma enyanya oshwinje. Lunda luguma ohireyo omuhango gw’obwârho. Olujire mishonezo: ah’idako, aha karhî n’aha nyanya.You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.

17Nkolaga narhuma ecihonzi, kwo kuderha mîshi, en’igulu, ah’idako ly’amalunga, gashâbe ngasi ciremwa ciyîsa omûka; ebiri en’igulu biherêrekere.And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

18Cikwône wêhe nâkuhà endagâno. Wayîsh’ijà omu bwârho mwen’abâna bâwe, mukâwe, na bali-kazi bâwe.But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

19Omu bizîne byoshi, na ngasi mubiri, orhôle bibiri bibiri bya ngasi lubero, obihugire omu bwârho, lyo bibêrana obuzîne haguma nâwe: hakâba akalume n’akakazi.And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.

20Ebinyunyi kushimbana n’obûko bwabyo, ebishwêkwa kushimbana n’obûko bwâbyo, n’ebiyandala kushimbana n’obûko bwâbyo, bibiri bya ngasi bûko bibêre nâwe, lyo bibêrana akalamo.Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.

21Wêhe orhôle ngasi bûko kalyo, olunde hôfi hâwe: byâyishibà biryo byâwe na biryo by’ebyo bintu».You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”

22Nûhu ashimba byoshi, nk’oku Nyakasane alimurhegesire, kwo anajizire.So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

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