Genesis 5
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
Lolu lugwalo lwezizukulwana zikaAdamu. Mhla uNkulunkulu edala umuntu, wamenza ngokomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.
2 Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”
Wabadala owesilisa lowesifazana, wasebabusisa, wasebiza ibizo labo wathi ngabantu, mhla bedalwa.
3 When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
UAdamu wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu; wasezala indodana efuzweni lwakhe njengokomfanekiso wakhe, wabiza ibizo layo wathi nguSeti.
4 And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
Njalo izinsuku zikaAdamu esezele uSeti zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wasezala amadodana lamadodakazi.
5 So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaAdamu, aziphilayo, zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amathathu, wasesifa.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
USeti wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lanhlanu; wazala uEnosi.
7 And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
USeti wasephila esezele uEnosi iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
8 So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaSeti zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye letshumi lambili; wasesifa.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
UEnosi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye, wazala uKenani.
10 And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
UEnosi wasephila, esezele uKenani, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili letshumi lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
11 So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaEnosi zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wasesifa.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
UKenani wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uMahalaleli.
13 And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
UKenani wasephila, esezele uMahalaleli, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amane; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
14 So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaKenani zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye letshumi, wasesifa.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
UMahalaleli wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, wazala uJaredi.
16 And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
UMahalaleli wasephila, esezele uJaredi, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
17 So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaMahalaleli zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wasesifa.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
UJaredi wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisithupha lambili, wazala uEnoki.
19 And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
UJaredi wasephila, esezele uEnoki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
20 So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaJaredi zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lambili; wasesifa.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
UEnoki wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, wazala uMethusela.
22 And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
UEnoki wasehamba loNkulunkulu, esezele uMethusela, iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
23 So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaEnoki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu.
24 Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.
UEnoki wasehamba loNkulunkulu; kasekho, ngoba uNkulunkulu wamthatha.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
UMethusela wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa, wazala uLameki.
26 And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
UMethusela wasephila, esezele uLameki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
27 So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaMethusela zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lesificamunwemunye; wasesifa.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
ULameki wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili, wazala indodana.
29 And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”
Wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguNowa esithi: Lo uzasiduduza ekusebenzeni kwethu lekutshikatshikeni kwezandla zethu, ngenxa yomhlabathi, ewuqalekisileyo iNkosi.
30 And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
ULameki wasephila, esezele uNowa, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
31 So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaLameki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa; wasesifa.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
UNowa waba leminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu, uNowa wasezala uShemu, uHamu, loJafethi.
