LESSON 5

Noah’s Ark

Noah’s Ark

In time, there came to be many people on the earth. Most of them were bad. Even some of the angels in heaven became bad. They left their home in heaven and came down to the earth. Do you know why they did that? So that they could take on human bodies and marry women.

The angels and the women had sons together. Those sons grew up to be very strong and became bullies. They hurt people. Jehovah could not let those things continue to happen. So he decided to destroy the bad people in a flood.

But there was a man who was different. He loved Jehovah. His name was Noah. He had a wife and three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and each of his sons had a wife. Jehovah told Noah to build a big ark so that he and his family could survive the Flood. An ark is a huge box that can float on water. Jehovah also told Noah to bring many animals inside the ark so that they could survive too.

Noah immediately started building the ark. It took Noah and his family about 50 years to build it. They built the ark exactly as Jehovah told them to. During that time, Noah warned the people about the Flood. But no one listened to him.

Finally, it was time to go into the ark. Let’s find out what happened next.

“Just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be.”​—Matthew 24:37

 IRUẸMWI 5

Okọ Ọghe Noa

Okọ Ọghe Noa

Vbene ẹghẹ ya khian, emwa na do gha bun vbe uhunmwu otagbọn. Emwa dan ẹre ọ bun sẹ. Uhiẹn, odibosa eso na vbe do gha ru emwi dan. Iran na kpa vbe ẹrinmwi gha die agbọn; iran keghi mu akpa ọghe emwa nagbọn yọ. U rẹn emwi nọ si ẹre ne iran na gha dee ra? Te iran do gha munọ ikhuo ni rre otagbọn na, ne aro iran viẹn yi.

Ikhuo ne avbe odibosa nii rhie re na do biẹlẹ. Emọ ne iran biẹlẹ na do gha re arhuan. Iran na gha rhie ikuaengbe ne emwa. E Jehova ma hoo ne egbe emwi vberriọ gha sunu. Ẹre ọ si ẹre ne ọ na wẹẹ irẹn gha ya okuo amẹ guọghọ emwa dan nii rua.

Sokpan ọ ghaa mwẹ okpia ọkpa nọ ghaa ru emwi esi. Okpia na keghi hoẹmwẹ e Jehova. Eni okpia na ọre Noa. Okhuo ọkpa ẹre ọ ghaa mwẹ, okhuo nii na biẹlẹ emọ eha nẹ, eni ivbi ẹre ọre, Siẹm, Ham, kevbe Jafẹt. Ivbi ẹre eha na, na vbe gha mwẹ ikhuo ọkpa ọkpa. E Jehova keghi tama e Noa nọ bọ okọ nọkhua, ne irẹn vbe ẹgbẹe ọre mieke na miẹn fan vbe Okuo Amẹ nii. Okọ nii keghi yevbe ẹkpẹti nọ gha sẹtin khian vbe uhunmwu amẹ. E Jehova na vbe wẹẹ ne Noa viọ avbe aranmwẹ la uwu okọ nii, ne iran mieke na vbe miẹn fan.

E Noa na wa suẹn okọ nii na bọ vbobọvbobọ. Odẹ ukpo 50 ẹre Noa vbe ẹgbẹe ọre ya bọ okọ nii. Vbene Jehova wẹẹ ne iran ya bọ okọ nii, erriọ ẹre iran wa ya bọ ọre zẹẹ. E Noa na vbe gha ya obọ sekhae ne emwa vbe ẹghẹ nii wẹẹ Okuo Amẹ dee. Sokpan iran ma rhie.

Vbe okiekie, e Noa vbe ẹgbẹe ọre na do la uwu okọ. Gia ghee emwi nọ ghi sunu.

“Te urremwẹ Ovbi Ọmwa ra ye vbe emwi ne ọ sunu vbe ẹghẹ ọghe Noa.”—Matiu 24:37