Genesisi 5:1-32
5 Le yincwadi yomlando ka-Adamu. Mhlazana uZimu adala u-Adamu, wamenza wafana naye.+
2 Wadala indoda nomfazi.+ Ngelanga ababumba+ ngalo wababusisa, wababiza ngokuthi baBantu.
3 U-Adamu nakaneminyaka eli-130, waba nendodana efana naye, wayithiya ngokuthi nguSethi.+
4 Ngemva kobana u-Adamu abelethelwe uSethi, waphila iminyaka ema-800. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
5 Nje-ke u-Adamu waphila iminyaka ema-930, ngemva kwalokho wahlongakala.+
6 USethi nakaneminyaka eli-105 waba nendodana, igama layo ngu-Enotjhi.+
7 Ngemva kobana uSethi abelethelwe u-Enotjhi, waphila iminyaka ema-807. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
8 USethi waphila iminyaka ema-912, ngemva kwalokho wahlongakala.
9 U-Enotjhi nakaneminyaka ema-90, waba nendodana, igama layo nguKhenani.
10 Ngemva kobana u-Enotjhi abelethelwe uKhenani, waphila iminyaka ema-815. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
11 U-Enotjhi waphila iminyaka ema-905, ngemva kwalokho wahlongakala.
12 UKhenani nakaneminyaka ema-70, waba nendodana, igama layo nguMahalaliyeli.+
13 Ngemva kobana uKhenani abelethelwe uMahalaliyeli, waphila iminyaka ema-840. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
14 UKhenani waphila iminyaka ema-910, ngemva kwalokho wahlongakala.
15 UMahalaliyeli nakaneminyaka ema-65, waba nendodana igama layo nguJeredi.+
16 Ngemva kobana uMahalaliyeli abelethelwe uJeredi, waphila iminyaka ema-830. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
17 UMahalaliyeli waphila iminyaka ema-895, ngemva kwalokho wahlongakala.
18 UJeredi nakaneminyaka eli-162, waba nendodana, igama layo ngu-Inogo.+
19 Ngemva kobana uJeredi abelethelwe u-Inogo, waphila iminyaka ema-800. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
20 UJeredi waphila iminyaka ema-962, ngemva kwalokho wahlongakala.
21 U-Inogo nakaneminyaka ema-65, waba nendodana, igama layo nguMethusela.+
22 Ngemva kobana u-Inogo abelethelwe uMethusela, wakhamba noZimu weqiniso iminyaka ema-300. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
23 U-Inogo waphila iminyaka ema-365.
24 U-Inogo wakhamba noZimu+ weqiniso. Akhenge asaba khona, ngombana uZimu wamenza wangasabi khona.+
25 UMethusela nakaneminyaka eli-187 waba nendodana, igama layo nguLemeki.+
26 Ngemva kobana uMethusela abelethelwe uLemeki, waphila iminyaka ema-782. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
27 UMethusela waphila iminyaka ema-969, ngemva kwalokho wahlongakala.
28 ULemeki nakaneminyaka eli-182 waba nendodana.
29 Wayithiya ngokuthi nguNowa,*+ wathi: “Lo uzasiduduza ekusebenzeni kwethu budisi nekusebenzeni kwethu kabuhlungu ngezandla zethu ngombana uJehova wayiqalekisa+ ihlabathi.”
30 Ngemva kobana uLemeki abelethelwe uNowa, waphila iminyaka ema-595. Waba nguyise wamadodana namadodakazi.
31 ULemeki waphila iminyaka ema-777, ngemva kwalokho wahlongakala.
32 Kuthe lokha uNowa nakaneminyaka ema-500, wabelethelwa uTjhemu,+ uRhamu+ noJafethi.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kungenzeka kutjho “Ukuphumula; Ukududuza.”
