Zwizekugwana zwe bakololo ba Nuwa
(1 Zwiyitikalo 1:5-23)1 Ezwi ndizo zwizekugwana zwe bakololo ba Nuwa, bo Shemu na Hamu na Jafeti, ibo bakati bakazwala bana shule kwe nkubila.
2 Bakololo ba Jafeti ndi Gomeri na Magogi na Madai na Javani na Tubali na Mesheki na Tirasi. 3 Bakololo ba Gomeri ndi Ashikenazi na Rifati na Togama. 4 Bakololo ba Javani ndi Elisha na Tashishi na Khitimu na Dodanimu. 5 Muna ibaba, kwakadwa bathu bakabe begala mu tjekelo dze gungwa. Ibaba ndibo bakaandama mu shango dzabo kuyenda nge misha yabo nenge ndimi dzabo mu zwitjaba zwabo.
6 Bakololo ba Hamu ndi Khushi na Egipiti na Puti na Kanana. 7 Bakololo ba Khushi ndi Sheba na Havila na Sabuta na Raama na Sabuteka. Bakololo ba Raama ndi Sheba na Dedani. 8 Khushi kazwala Nimirodi iye wakatanga kube mbhayani nkulu mu shango. 9 Wakabe ali nvimi wakasima mbeli kwa Yahwe, ndizo kuna ndebo inoti, “Sa Nimirodi nvimi wakasima mbeli kwa Yahwe.” 10 Mbuso uwe wakatangisa mu Bhabhiloni ne mu Ereke ne mu Akhadi ne Kaline mu shango ye Shinari. 11 Kudwa mu shango iyeyo wakayenda ku Asiriya kwaakabaka Ninive ne Rehoboti ne Khala 12 ne Reseni nzi nkulu upakati kwe Ninive ne Khala.
13 Egipiti wakazwala Baludi ne Baanami ne Balehabi ne Banafitu ne 14 Bapatirusi ne Bakasilu pakapaluka Bafilisitiya ne Bakhafutori.
15 Kanana kazwala Sidoni mbano iye, ndiyezwe batategulu be Bahiti 16 ne Bajebusi ne Baamori ne Bagirigashi 17 ne Bahivi ne Baariki ne Basini, 18 Baarivadi ne Bazemari ne Bahamati. Kwakati shule kwe tjibaka misha ye Bakanana ikapalalana. 19 Migathu ye Kanana yakabe ibamba kudwa ku Sidoni ilinga ku Gera inotigu ku Gaza ibe ilinga ku Sodoma ne ku Gomora ne ku Adima ne ku Zeboyimi bukule kunoti ku Lasha. 20 Ndibo bakololo ba Hamu ibaba kuyenda nge misha ne ndimi dzabo ne shango dzabo nenge njudzi dzabo.
21 Shemu nnung'una wa Jafeti wakabe ali batategulu be bakololo ba Eberi ngono na iye kawana bana. 22 Bakololo ba Shemu ndi Elamu na Ashuri na Aripashadi na Ludi na Aramu. 23 Bakololo ba Aramu ndi Uzi na Hule na Gethari na Mashi. 24 Aripashadi kazwala Shela, Shela tate ba Eberi. 25 Eberi kazwala bakololo bali babili. Mmwe wakabe edang'wa kuyi Pelegi ngoti mu tjibaka tjitje shango yakapalalana. Nnung'una uwe wakabe edang'wa kuyi Jokitani. 26 Jokitani kazwala Alimodadi na Shelefi na Hazamaveti na Jera, 27 na Hadoramu na Uzali na Dikila, 28 na Obali na Abimaele na Sheba, 29 na Ofiri na Havila na Jobabu. Ibaba bose bakabe bali bakololo ba Jokitani. 30 Ntuthu wabakabe begala wakabe ubamba kudwa ku Mesha kunoti ku Sefari mu shango ye matuthu ku bhezhuba. 31 Ndibo bakololo ba Shemu ibaba kuyenda nge misha yabo ne ndimi dzabo ne shango dzabo nenge njudzi dzabo.
32 Iyeyi ndiyo misha ye bakololo ba Nuwa kuyenda nge kuzwagwa kwabo mu njudzi dzabo. Kudwa mubali zwitjaba zwakaandama nge shango yose shule kwe nkubila.
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.