UGenesisi 5:1-32
5 Leli libhuku lembali ka-Adamu. Ngelanga uNkulunkulu adala ngalo u-Adamu, wamenza wafanana laye.+
2 Wabadala kwaba ngowesilisa lowesifazana.+ Ngelanga abadalwa ngalo+ wababusisa wababiza ngokuthi ngabantu.*
3 U-Adamu wathi esephile iminyaka engu-130 wazala indodana eyayifanana laye, ingumfanekiso wakhe futhi wayinika ibizo wathi nguSethi.+
4 U-Adamu wathi esezele uSethi waphila iminyaka engu-800 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
5 Ngakho u-Adamu waphila iminyaka engu-930, wasesifa.+
6 USethi wathi esephile iminyaka engu-105 wazala u-Enoshi.+
7 USethi wathi esezele u-Enoshi waphila iminyaka engu-807 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
8 Ngakho uSethi waphila iminyaka engu-912, wasesifa.
9 U-Enoshi wathi esephile iminyaka engu-90 wazala uKhenani.
10 U-Enoshi wathi esezele uKhenani waphila iminyaka engu-815 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
11 Ngakho u-Enoshi waphila iminyaka engu-905, wasesifa.
12 UKhenani wathi esephile iminyaka engu-70 wazala uMahalaleli.+
13 UKhenani wathi esezele uMahalaleli waphila iminyaka engu-840 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
14 Ngakho uKhenani waphila iminyaka engu-910, wasesifa.
15 UMahalaleli wathi esephile iminyaka engu-65 wazala uJaredi.+
16 UMahalaleli wathi esezele uJaredi waphila iminyaka engu-830 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
17 Ngakho uMahalaleli waphila iminyaka engu-895, wasesifa.
18 UJaredi wathi esephile iminyaka engu-162 wazala u-Inokhi.+
19 UJaredi wathi esezele u-Inokhi waphila iminyaka engu-800 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
20 Ngakho uJaredi waphila iminyaka engu-962, wasesifa.
21 U-Inokhi wathi esephile iminyaka engu-65 wazala uMethusela.+
22 U-Inokhi wathi esezele uMethusela, waqhubeka ehamba loNkulunkulu weqiniso* okweminyaka engu-300 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
23 Ngakho u-Inokhi waphila iminyaka engu-365.
24 U-Inokhi waqhubeka ehamba loNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ Ngemva kwalokho kazange aphinde abonakale ngoba uNkulunkulu wamsusa.+
25 UMethusela wathi esephile iminyaka engu-187 wazala uLamekhi.+
26 UMethusela wathi esezele uLamekhi waphila iminyaka engu-782 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
27 Ngakho uMethusela waphila iminyaka engu-969, wasesifa.
28 ULamekhi wathi esephile iminyaka engu-182 wazala indodana.
29 Wayinika ibizo wathi nguNowa*+ esithi: “Lo uzasiphumuza* emsebenzini wethu onzima lasekusebenzeni gadalala ngezandla zethu ngenxa yokuthi uJehova waqalekisa umhlabathi.”+
30 ULamekhi wathi esezele uNowa waphila iminyaka engu-595 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.
31 Ngakho uLamekhi waphila iminyaka engu-777, wasesifa.
32 UNowa wathi esephile iminyaka engu-500, wazala uShemu+ loHamu+ loJafethi.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “ngu-Adamu.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Ibizo leli lingabe lisitsho, “Ukuphumula; Ukududuzwa.”
^ Kumbe, “Lo uzasiduduza.”
