In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water." (1 Peter 3:20) Eight souls: Noah, his wife, his three sons, their wives.
"Ezinsukwini zikaNowa . . . abantu abambalwa, okungukuthi, imiphefumulo eyisishiyagalombili, bathwalwa ngokuphepha emanzini." (1 Petru 3:20) Lapha igama elithi "imiphefumulo" libhekisela kubantu - uNowa nomkakhe, amadodana abo amathathu namakhosikazi awo.