Lithini iBhayibheli ama-ziggurats – Wonke amavesi eBhayibheli mayelana ama-ziggurats

Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo ama-ziggurats

UGenesise 11 : 1 – 32
1 Umhlaba wonke wawululimi lunye nezwi linye.
2 Kwathi ekuhambeni kwabo besuka empumalanga bafumana ithafa ezweni laseShineyari; bahlala khona.
3 Base bethi omunye komunye: “Hambani, senze izitini, sizishise.” Izitini zaba ngamatshe, nodaka endaweni yobumba.
4 Bathi: “Hambani, sizakhele umuzi nombhoshongo osiqongo sawo singafika ezulwini; masizenzele igama, funa sihlakazeke emhlabeni wonke.
5 UJehova wehla ukuze abone umuzi nombhoshongo abantwana babantu ababewakhile.
6 Futhi iNkosi yathi: Bheka, abantu bamunye, futhi bonke banolimi olulodwa; futhi lokhu baqala ukukwenza, futhi manje akukho lutho oluyofihlwa kubo ababecabanga ukukwenza.
7 Ake sehle lapho, siphambanise ulimi lwabo, ukuze bangezwani inkulumo yomunye.
8 UJehova wayesebahlakazela emhlabeni wonke besuka lapho, bayeka ukwakha umuzi.
9 Ngalokho igama lawo lathiwa iBabele; ngoba lapho uJehova wasanganisa ulimi lomhlaba wonke, futhi kusukela lapho uJehova wabahlakazela emhlabeni wonke.
10 Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaShemu: UShemi wayeneminyaka eyikhulu ubudala, noyise ka-Arpakishade iminyaka emibili ngemva kukazamcolo.
11 Emva kokuzalwa kuka-Arpakishadi uShemi wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
12 U-Arpakishadi wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu, wazala uSala.
13 U-Arpakishade waphila eminye iminyaka engamakhulu amane nantathu ngemva kokuzalwa kukaShela, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
14 USala wahlala iminyaka emashumi mathathu, wazala uHebhere.
15 UShela wahlala emveni kokuzala kukaHebhere iminyaka emakhulu mane nantathu, wazala oonyana neentombi.
16 UHebhere wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nane, wazala uPhelege.
17 Emva kokuzalwa kukaPhelege uHebhere waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
18 UPelege wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uRehu.
19 Emva kokuzalwa kukaRehu uPelege waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amabili nesishiyagalolunye, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
20 URehu wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili, wazala uSerugi.
21 Emva kokuzalwa kukaSerugi uRehu wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amabili nesikhombisa, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
22 USerugi wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uNahori.
23 Emva kokuzalwa kukaNahori uSerugi wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amabili, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
24 UNahori wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye, wazala uThera.
25 Emva kokuzalwa kukaThera uNahori wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu neshumi nesishiyagalolunye, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
26 UThera wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, wazala u-Abrama, noNahori, noHarana.
27 Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaTera: uTera wazala u-Abrama, noNahori, noHarana; uHarana wazala uLoti.
28 UHarana wafa ngaphambi kukayise uTera, ezweni lokuzalwa kwakhe, e-Uri yamaKaledi.
29 O-Abrama noNahori bazithathela abafazi; igama lomka-Abrama lalinguSarayi; igama lomkaNahori lalinguMilka, indodakazi kaHarana, uyise kaMilka, noyise kaIska.
30 Kepha uSarayi wayeyinyumba; wayengenangane.
31 UThera wathatha u-Abrama indodana yakhe, noLoti, indodana kaHarana, indodana yendodana yakhe, noSarayi umalokazana wakhe, umka-Abrama indodana yakhe; basuka kanye nabo e-Uri lamaKaledi ukuya ezweni laseKhanani; bafika eHarana, bahlala khona.
32 Imihla kaTera yaba yiminyaka emakhulu mabini anamihlanu; wafa uTera eHarana.