6. Jehovha akazvidemba kuti akanga aita munhu panyika, uye mwoyo wake wakazara nokurwadziwa.
7. Saka Jehovha akati, “Ndichabvisa vanhu pamusoro penyika ivo vanhu vandakaisa, vanhu nemhuka, nezvisikwa zvinokambaira pamusoro pevhu, neshiri dzedenga, nokuti ndinozvidemba kuti ndakazviita.”
8. Asi Noa akawana nyasha pamberi paJehovha.
9. Iyi ndiyo rondedzero yezvaNoa. Noa akanga ari munhu akarurama, asina chaanopomerwa pakati pavanhu venguva yake, uye akafamba naMwari.
10. Noa akanga ana vanakomana vatatu vaiti: Shemu, Hamu naJafeti.
11. Zvino nyika yakanga yaora pamberi paMwari uye yakanga yazara nokurwisana.
12. Mwari akaona kuti nyika yakanga yaora sei, nokuti vanhu vose panyika vakanga vaodza nzira dzavo.
13. Saka Mwari akati kuna Noa, “Ndava kuzoisa magumo kuvanhu vose, nokuti nyika yazara nokurwisana nokuda kwavo. Zvirokwazvo ndiri kuzovaparadza vose pamwe chete nenyika.
14. Saka iwe zviitire areka yomuti womusipuresi; uite makamuri mukati mayo uye uiname nenamo mukati nokunze.
15. Uku ndiko kuvaka kwaunofanira kuiita: Areka inofanira kureba makubhiti mazana matatua, upamhi hwayo huve makubhiti makumi mashanub uye makubhiti makumi matatuc pakukwirira kwayo.
16. Uite windo uchipoteredza areka ugosiya kubhiti rimwe cheted kumusoro. Uise mukova parutivi rweareka uye uite muturikidzwa wapasi, wapakati nowapamusoro.
17. Ndichauyisa mvura yamafashamu pamusoro penyika kuti iparadze zvipenyu zvose pasi pedenga, zvisikwa zvose zvino upenyu mazviri. Zvinhu zvose zviri panyika zvichaparara.