Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo amanefili
UGenesise 6 : 4
4 Kwakukhona iziqhwaga emhlabeni ngalezo zinsuku; nangemva kwalokho, lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu engena kuwo amadodakazi abantu, awazalela abantwana, aba ngamaqhawe asendulo, amadoda anegama.
UNumeri 13 : 33
33 Sabona lapho amaRefa, amadodana ka-Enaki, evela emaRefa; sasinjengezinkumbi emehlweni ethu, futhi sasinjalo nasemehlweni abo.
UGenesise 6 : 1 – 22
1 Kwathi lapho abantu beqala ukwanda emhlabeni, bezalelwa amadodakazi,
2 Amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona amadodakazi abantu ukuthi mahle; bazithathela abafazi kubo bonke ababakhethayo.
3 INkosi yathi: UMoya wami awuyikubusa njalo kumuntu, ngoba futhi uyinyama; kepha izinsuku zakhe ziyakuba yiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili.
4 Kwakukhona iziqhwaga emhlabeni ngalezo zinsuku; nangemva kwalokho, lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu engena kuwo amadodakazi abantu, awazalela abantwana, aba ngamaqhawe asendulo, amadoda anegama.
5 UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi ububi bomuntu bukhulu emhlabeni nokuthi zonke izizindlo zemicabango yenhliziyo yakhe zimbi njalo.
6 INkosi yazisola ukuthi yenze umuntu emhlabeni, futhi yadabuka enhliziyweni yakhe.
7 Futhi iNkosi yathi: Umuntu engimdalile ngizomchitha emhlabeni; womuntu kanye nesilwane. Izilwane ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu; ngokuba ngiyazisola ukuthi ngabenza.
8 Kodwa uNowa wathola umusa emehlweni eNkosi.
9 Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaNowa: UNowa wayeyindoda elungile, engenasici esizukulwaneni sakhe; uNowa wahamba noNkulunkulu.
10 UNowa wazala amadodana amathathu: uShemi, noHamu, noJafete.
11 Umhlaba wawonakele phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi umhlaba wawugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu.
12 UNkulunkulu wawubheka umhlaba, bheka, wawonakele; ngoba yonke inyama iyonakalisile indlela yayo emhlabeni.
13 UNkulunkulu wathi kuNowa: “Ukuphela kwayo yonke inyama kufikile phambi kobuso bami; ngokuba umhlaba ugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu ngenxa yabo; futhi bheka, ngizobabhubhisa kanye nomhlaba.
14 Zenzele umkhumbi ngokhuni lwegofere; Uyakwenza amakamelo emkhunjini, uwugcobe ngaphakathi nangaphandle ngekolitayi.
15 Nansi indlela okumelwe uwenze ngayo: Ubude bomkhumbi kumelwe bube yizingalo ezingamakhulu amathathu, ububanzi bawo bube yizingalo ezingamashumi amahlanu nokuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu.
16 Wenzela umphongolo ifasitela, uliqedele ngengalo eyodwa phezulu; ubeke iminyango yomphongolo eceleni; ngephansi, isitezi sesibili nesesithathu kufanele ukwenze.
17 Bheka, ngiletha uzamcolo wamanzi emhlabeni ukuba achithe yonke inyama okukuyo umoya wokuphila phansi kwezulu; nakho konke okusemhlabeni kuyakufa.
18 Kodwa ngizamisa isivumelwano sami lawe; uyakungena emkhunjini, wena namadodana akho nomkakho nabafazi bamadodana akho kanye nawe.
19 Kuzo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo kuyo yonke inyama, kumelwe ungenise ezimbili zohlobo ngalunye emkhunjini ukuze uzigcine ziphila kanye nawe; bayoba indoda nomfazi.
20 Kuzo izinyoni ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkomo ngezinhlobo zazo, nakuzo zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zazo, kuyakuza kuwe okubili kohlobo ngalunye ukuzigcina ziphila.
21 Zithathele kukho konke ukudla okudliwayo, uzibuthele kona; kuyakuba ngukudla kwakho nokwazo.
22 Wenza ke uNowa; njengakho konke uNkulunkulu amyale ngakho, wenze njalo.
UNumeri 13 : 30 – 33
30 UKalebi wabathulisa abantu phambi kukaMose, wathi: “Masikhuphuke masinyane, silidle; ngokuba sinamandla okukunqoba.
31 Kodwa amadoda akhuphuka naye athi: “Asinakukhuphukela kubantu; ngoba banamandla kunathi.
32 Baletha umbiko omubi ngezwe abalihlola kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bathi: “Izwe esadabula kulo ukulihlola liyizwe elidla abakhileyo kulo; futhi bonke abantu esababona kulo bangabantu abade.
33 Sabona lapho amaRefa, amadodana ka-Enaki, evela emaRefa; sasinjengezinkumbi emehlweni ethu, futhi sasinjalo nasemehlweni abo.
UGenesise 6 : 1 – 4
1 Kwathi lapho abantu beqala ukwanda emhlabeni, bezalelwa amadodakazi,
2 Amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona amadodakazi abantu ukuthi mahle; bazithathela abafazi kubo bonke ababakhethayo.
3 INkosi yathi: UMoya wami awuyikubusa njalo kumuntu, ngoba futhi uyinyama; kepha izinsuku zakhe ziyakuba yiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili.
4 Kwakukhona iziqhwaga emhlabeni ngalezo zinsuku; nangemva kwalokho, lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu engena kuwo amadodakazi abantu, awazalela abantwana, aba ngamaqhawe asendulo, amadoda anegama.
EkaJuda 1 : 6
6 Nezingelosi ezingagcinanga isikhundla sazo sokuqala, kepha zashiya ikhaya lazo, uzigcinile ngamaketanga aphakade phansi kobumnyama kuze kube ngukwahlulelwa kosuku olukhulu.
UGenesise 6 : 1 – 8
1 Kwathi lapho abantu beqala ukwanda emhlabeni, bezalelwa amadodakazi,
2 Amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona amadodakazi abantu ukuthi mahle; bazithathela abafazi kubo bonke ababakhethayo.
3 INkosi yathi: UMoya wami awuyikubusa njalo kumuntu, ngoba futhi uyinyama; kepha izinsuku zakhe ziyakuba yiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili.
4 Kwakukhona iziqhwaga emhlabeni ngalezo zinsuku; nangemva kwalokho, lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu engena kuwo amadodakazi abantu, awazalela abantwana, aba ngamaqhawe asendulo, amadoda anegama.
5 UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi ububi bomuntu bukhulu emhlabeni nokuthi zonke izizindlo zemicabango yenhliziyo yakhe zimbi njalo.
6 INkosi yazisola ukuthi yenze umuntu emhlabeni, futhi yadabuka enhliziyweni yakhe.
7 Futhi iNkosi yathi: Umuntu engimdalile ngizomchitha emhlabeni; womuntu kanye nesilwane. Izilwane ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu; ngokuba ngiyazisola ukuthi ngabenza.
8 Kodwa uNowa wathola umusa emehlweni eNkosi.
UNumeri 13 : 31 – 33
31 Kodwa amadoda akhuphuka naye athi: “Asinakukhuphukela kubantu; ngoba banamandla kunathi.
32 Baletha umbiko omubi ngezwe abalihlola kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bathi: “Izwe esadabula kulo ukulihlola liyizwe elidla abakhileyo kulo; futhi bonke abantu esababona kulo bangabantu abade.
33 Sabona lapho amaRefa, amadodana ka-Enaki, evela emaRefa; sasinjengezinkumbi emehlweni ethu, futhi sasinjalo nasemehlweni abo.
UDuteronomi 3 : 11
11 Ngokuba ngu-Ogi kuphela, inkosi yaseBashani, owasala ensalini yamaRefa; bheka, umbhede wakhe wawungumbhede wensimbi; Kalikhona yini eRabbathi labantwana bakoAmoni? babuyizingalo eziyisishiyagalolunye ubude, nezingalo ezine ububanzi, ngokwengalo yomuntu.
EkaJuda 1 : 6 – 7
6 Nezingelosi ezingagcinanga isikhundla sazo sokuqala, kepha zashiya ikhaya lazo, uzigcinile ngamaketanga aphakade phansi kobumnyama kuze kube ngukwahlulelwa kosuku olukhulu.
7 Njengoba nje iSodoma leGomora, lemizi yangakibo, yenza ubufebe ngokunjalo, ilandela inyama engeyiyo, ibekwe yaba yisibonelo, ithwele ukujeziswa komlilo ophakade.
2 kaPetru 2 : 4
4 Ngokuba uma uNkulunkulu engaziyekanga izingelosi ezonayo, kepha waziphonsa esihogweni, wazinikela emaketangeni obumnyama, zigcinelwe ukwahlulelwa;
UGenesise 6 : 1 – 7
1 Kwathi lapho abantu beqala ukwanda emhlabeni, bezalelwa amadodakazi,
2 Amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona amadodakazi abantu ukuthi mahle; bazithathela abafazi kubo bonke ababakhethayo.
3 INkosi yathi: UMoya wami awuyikubusa njalo kumuntu, ngoba futhi uyinyama; kepha izinsuku zakhe ziyakuba yiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili.
4 Kwakukhona iziqhwaga emhlabeni ngalezo zinsuku; nangemva kwalokho, lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu engena kuwo amadodakazi abantu, awazalela abantwana, aba ngamaqhawe asendulo, amadoda anegama.
5 UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi ububi bomuntu bukhulu emhlabeni nokuthi zonke izizindlo zemicabango yenhliziyo yakhe zimbi njalo.
6 INkosi yazisola ukuthi yenze umuntu emhlabeni, futhi yadabuka enhliziyweni yakhe.
7 Futhi iNkosi yathi: Umuntu engimdalile ngizomchitha emhlabeni; womuntu kanye nesilwane. Izilwane ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu; ngokuba ngiyazisola ukuthi ngabenza.
U-Isaya 26 : 14
14 Bafile, abayikuphila; bafa, abayikuvuka; ngalokho wabahambela, wababhubhisa, waqeda konke ukukhunjulwa kwabo.
UGenesise 6 : 2
2 Amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona amadodakazi abantu ukuthi mahle; bazithathela abafazi kubo bonke ababakhethayo.
U-Amose 2 : 9
9 Kodwa ngabhubhisa ama-Amori phambi kwabo, ubude bawo bunjengobude bemisedari, laqina njengezihlahla zeturpentine; kodwa ngasichitha isithelo sawo phezulu lezimpande zawo ngaphansi.
UGenesise 6 : 1 – 2
1 Kwathi lapho abantu beqala ukwanda emhlabeni, bezalelwa amadodakazi,
2 Amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona amadodakazi abantu ukuthi mahle; bazithathela abafazi kubo bonke ababakhethayo.
UDuteronomi 2 : 10
10 Ama-Emi ayehlala kulo, abantu abakhulu, abaningi nabade njengama-Anaki;
UJoshuwa 14 : 15
15 Igama leHebroni laliyiKiriyati-Arba kuqala; u-Arba wayengumuntu omkhulu phakathi kwama-Anaki. Izwe laphumula empini.
2 Samuweli 21 : 20
20 Kwabuye kwaba khona futhi impi eGati, lapho kwakukhona umuntu omude kakhulu, eneminwe eyisithupha esandleni ngasinye nezinzwani eziyisithupha onyaweni ngalunye, ingamashumi amabili nane ngenani; futhi naye wazalelwa umdondoshiya.
UJobe 1 : 6
6 Kwathi ngolunye usuku amadodana kaNkulunkulu eza ukuma phambi kukaJehova, noSathane wafika phakathi kwawo.