1Lo ngumlando kaShemu, loHamu loJafethi, amadodana kaNowa, okwathi bona ngokwabo baba lamadodana ngemva kwesikhukhula.
2Amadodana kaJafethi ayeyila:
3Amadodana kaGomeri ayeyila:
4Amadodana kaJavani ayeyila:
5(Kusukela kulaba abahlala ngasolwandle behlukana ngezigodi zabo, yilabo ngosendo lwabo bephakathi kwezizwe zabo, kuyilabo lalabo bekhuluma ulimi lwabo.)
6Amadodana kaHamu ayeyila:
7Amadodana kaKhushi ayeyila:
8UKhushi wayenguyise kaNimrodi, owakhula waba liqhawe elilamandla emhlabeni.
9Wayengumzingeli omkhulu phambi kukaThixo*; kungakho lokho kwathiwa, “NjengoNimrodi, umzingeli omkhulu phambi kukaThixo*.”
10Izindawo ezinkulu zembusweni wakhe kwakuyiBhabhiloni, i-Erekhi, i-Akhadi leKhaline eShinari.
11Esuka kulelolizwe waya e-Asiriya lapho akha khona iNiniva, iRehobhothi, i-Iri, iKhala
12leReseni ephakathi kweNiniva leKhala; yilo idolobho elikhulukazi.
13UMizirayimi wayenguyise
14amaPhathrosi lamaKhasiluhi (okwadabuka khona amaFilistiya) lamaKhafithori.
15UKhenani wayenguyise
16amaJebusi, ama-Amori, amaGigashi,
17amaHivi, ama-Arikhi, amaSini,
18ama-Avadi, amaZemari kanye lamaHamathi.
19kwathi imingcele yeKhenani yasukela eSidoni isiya eGerari kufika eGaza, besekuqonda eSodoma, leGomora, le-Adima leZebhoyimi kuze kuyefika eLasha.)
20La yiwo amadodana kaHamu ngokosendo lwawo langezindimi zawo, ezigodini zawo kanye langezizwe zawo.
21Amadodana azalwa njalo kuShemu, umnewabo owayenguJafethi; uShemu wayengukhokho wawo wonke amadodana ka-Ebha.
22Amadodana kaShemu ayeyila:
23Amadodana ka-Aramu ayeyila:
24U-Afazadi wayenguyise kaShela,
25Amadodana amabili ayezalwa ngu-Ebha ayeyila:
26UJokithani wayenguyise
27uHadoramu, u-Uzali, uDikila,
28u-Obhali, u-Abhimayeli, uShebha,
29u-Ofiri, uHavila kanye loJobhabhi. Bonke laba babengamadodana kaJokithani.
30Isigodi ababehlala kuso sasisukela eMesha kusiya eSefari elizweni elilamaqaqa elisempumalanga.
31La ngamadodana kaShemu ngokosendo lwawo langezindimi zawo, emazweni awo lezizweni zawo.