Genesis
5:1 Lena yincwadi yezizukulwane zika-Adamu. Ngosuku uNkulunkulu adala ngalo
umuntu, wamenza ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu;
5:2 Owesilisa nowesifazane wabadala; wababusisa, wabiza igama labo
U-Adamu, ngosuku abadalwa ngalo.
5:3 U-Adamu waphila iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu, futhi wazala indodana kweyakhe
ngomfanekiso wakhe; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSeti.
5:4 Futhi izinsuku zika-Adamu ngemva kokuzala uSeti zazingamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili
iminyaka: wazala amadodana namadodakazi;
5:5 Futhi zonke izinsuku u-Adamu waphila zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amathathu
wafa.
5:6 USeti wahlala iminyaka eyikhulu nanhlanu, wazala u-Enoshe.
5:7 USeti waphila, esezele u-Enoshe, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili nesikhombisa, futhi
wazala amadodana namadodakazi;
5:8 Futhi zonke izinsuku zikaSete kwaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye neshumi nambili
wafa.
5:9 U-Enoshe wahlala iminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, wazala uKenan.
5:10 Emva kokuzalwa kukaKhenani u-Enoshe waphila iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nanhlanu.
wazala amadodana namadodakazi;
5:11 Futhi zonke izinsuku zika-Enoshe yaba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu, futhi wafa.
5:12 UKenan wahlala iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uMahalaleli.
5:13 UKenan wahlala, esezele uMahalaleli, amakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amane
iminyaka, wazala amadodana namadodakazi;
5:14 Iyonke imihla kaKenan yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba, aneminyaka elishumi;
5:15 UMahalaleli wahlala iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu, wazala uJarede.
5:16 UMahalaleli waphila ngemva kokuzala uJarede, amakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amathathu
iminyaka, wazala amadodana namadodakazi;
5:17 Iyonke imihla kaMahalaleli yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asibhozo anamanci asithoba anamihlanu;
wafa.
5:18 UJarede wahlala iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisithupha nambili, wazala u-Enoke.
5:19 UJarede waphila ngemva kokuzalwa kuka-Enoke iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili, futhi wazala amadodana
namadodakazi:
5:20 Iyonke imihla kaYerede yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba, anamanci mathandathu anamibini;
wafa.
5:21 U-Enoke wahlala iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu, wazala uMethusela.
5:22 Futhi u-Enoke wahamba noNkulunkulu ngemva kokuzalwa kukaMethusela iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu.
wazala amadodana namadodakazi;
5:23 Zonke izinsuku zika-Enoke zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu.
5:24 Futhi u-Enoke wahamba noNkulunkulu, futhi akekho; ngoba uNkulunkulu umthathile.
5:25 UMethusela wahlala iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesikhombisa, futhi wazala
Lameka:
5:26 Futhi uMethusela waphila ngemva kokuzalwa kukaLameka amakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nambili
iminyaka, wazala amadodana namadodakazi;
5:27 Iyonke imihla kaMethusela yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba, anamanci mathandathu anesithoba.
wafa.
5:28 ULameka waphila iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nambili, futhi wazala indodana.
5:29 Waqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi uNowa, wathi, "Lona uzosiduduza."
mayelana nomsebenzi wethu kanye nokukhandleka kwezandla zethu, ngenxa yomhlabathi
uJehova uthukile.
5:30 ULameka wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uNowa iminyaka emakhulu mahlanu anamanci asithoba anamihlanu.
wazala amadodana namadodakazi;
5:31 Zonke izinsuku zikaLameka zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa.
wafa.
5:32 UNowa wayeneminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu ubudala, uNowa wazala oShemi, noHamu, kanye
Jafete.