Genesis 5
1 This, is the record of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, In the likeness of God, made he him:
Lolu lugwalo lwezizukulwana zikaAdamu. Mhla uNkulunkulu edala umuntu, wamenza ngokomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.
2 Male and female, created he them, —and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day they were created.
Wabadala owesilisa lowesifazana, wasebabusisa, wasebiza ibizo labo wathi ngabantu, mhla bedalwa.
3 And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his likeness after his image, —and called his name Seth:
UAdamu wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu; wasezala indodana efuzweni lwakhe njengokomfanekiso wakhe, wabiza ibizo layo wathi nguSeti.
4 and the days of Adam, after he begat Seth, were eight hundred years, and he begat sons and daughters.
Njalo izinsuku zikaAdamu esezele uSeti zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wasezala amadodana lamadodakazi.
5 So all the days of Adam which he lived, were nine hundred and thirty years, —and he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaAdamu, aziphilayo, zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amathathu, wasesifa.
6 And Seth lived a hundred and five years, —and begat Enosh:
USeti wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lanhlanu; wazala uEnosi.
7 and Seth lived, after he begat Enosh, eight hundred and seven years, —and begat sons and daughters:
USeti wasephila esezele uEnosi iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
8 and all the days of Seth were, nine hundred and I twelve years, —and he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaSeti zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye letshumi lambili; wasesifa.
9 And Enosh lived ninety years, —and begat Kenan;
UEnosi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye, wazala uKenani.
10 and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan, eight hundred and fifteen years, —and begat sons and daughters;
UEnosi wasephila, esezele uKenani, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili letshumi lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
11 and all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, —and he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaEnosi zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wasesifa.
12 And Kenan, lived seventy years, —and begat Mahalalel;
UKenani wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uMahalaleli.
13 and Kenan lived after he begat Mahalalel, eight hundred and forty years, —and begat sons and daughters;
UKenani wasephila, esezele uMahalaleli, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amane; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
14 and all the days of Kenan were, nine hundred and ten years, —and he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaKenani zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye letshumi, wasesifa.
15 And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, —and begat Jared;
UMahalaleli wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, wazala uJaredi.
16 and Mahalalel lived after he begat Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, —and begat sons and daughters;
UMahalaleli wasephila, esezele uJaredi, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
17 and all the days of Mahalalel were, eight hundred and ninety-five years, —and he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaMahalaleli zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wasesifa.
18 And Jared lived, a hundred and sixty-two years, and begat Enoch;
UJaredi wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisithupha lambili, wazala uEnoki.
19 and Jared lived after he begat Enoch, eight hundred years, —and begat sons and daughters;
UJaredi wasephila, esezele uEnoki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
20 and all the days of Jared were, nine hundred and sixty-two years, —and he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaJaredi zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lambili; wasesifa.
21 And Enoch lived sixty-five years, —and begat Methuselah;
UEnoki wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, wazala uMethusela.
22 and Enoch walked with God, after he begat Methuselah, three hundred years, —and begat sons and daughters;
UEnoki wasehamba loNkulunkulu, esezele uMethusela, iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
23 and all the days of Enoch were, three hundred and sixty-five years;
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaEnoki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu.
24 and Enoch walked with God, —and was not for God had taken him.
UEnoki wasehamba loNkulunkulu; kasekho, ngoba uNkulunkulu wamthatha.
25 And Methuselah lived, a hundred and eighty-seven years, —and begat Lamech;
UMethusela wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa, wazala uLameki.
26 and Methuselah lived, after he begat Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, —and begat sons and daughters;
UMethusela wasephila, esezele uLameki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
27 and all the days of Methuselah were, nine hundred and sixty-nine years, —and he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaMethusela zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lesificamunwemunye; wasesifa.
28 And Lamech lived, a hundred and eighty-two years, —and begat a son;
ULameki wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili, wazala indodana.
29 and he called his name Noah saying, —This, one shall give us rest from our work, And from the grievous toil of our hands, By reason of the ground which Yahweh hath cursed,
Wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguNowa esithi: Lo uzasiduduza ekusebenzeni kwethu lekutshikatshikeni kwezandla zethu, ngenxa yomhlabathi, ewuqalekisileyo iNkosi.
30 And Lamech lived, after he begat Noah, five hundred and ninety-five years, —and begat sons and daughters;
ULameki wasephila, esezele uNowa, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
31 and all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, —and he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaLameki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa; wasesifa.
32 And Noah was five hundred years old, —and Noah begat Shem, Ham and Japheth.
UNowa waba leminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu, uNowa wasezala uShemu, uHamu, loJafethi.
