Genesis 5
1 Here is a list of the descendants of Adam. When God created humans, he caused them to be like him in many ways.
Lolu lugwalo lwezizukulwana zikaAdamu. Mhla uNkulunkulu edala umuntu, wamenza ngokomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.
2 He created one man and one woman. He blessed them, and on the day that he created them, he called them ‘human beings’.
Wabadala owesilisa lowesifazana, wasebabusisa, wasebiza ibizo labo wathi ngabantu, mhla bedalwa.
3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who [grew up to] be just like him. That was the son he named Seth.
UAdamu wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu; wasezala indodana efuzweni lwakhe njengokomfanekiso wakhe, wabiza ibizo layo wathi nguSeti.
4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 more years, and during those years he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Njalo izinsuku zikaAdamu esezele uSeti zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wasezala amadodana lamadodakazi.
5 Adam lived 930 years altogether, 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 After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 more years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
USeti wasephila esezele uEnosi iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
8 Seth lived 912 years altogether, 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 After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
UEnosi wasephila, esezele uKenani, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili letshumi lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
11 Enosh lived 905 years altogether, 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 After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
UKenani wasephila, esezele uMahalaleli, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amane; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
14 Kenan lived 910 years altogether, 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 After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
UMahalaleli wasephila, esezele uJaredi, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
17 Mahalalel lived 895 years altogether, 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 Jared lived 800 years after Enoch was born, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
UJaredi wasephila, esezele uEnoki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
20 Jared lived 962 years altogether, 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 Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for 300 years after Methuselah was born, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
UEnoki wasehamba loNkulunkulu, esezele uMethusela, iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
23 Enoch lived 365 years altogether in close fellowship with God.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaEnoki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu.
24 Then one day he disappeared, because God took him away [to be with him in heaven].
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 Methuselah lived 782 years after Lamech was born, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
UMethusela wasephila, esezele uLameki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
27 Methuselah lived 969 years altogether, and then he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaMethusela zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lesificamunwemunye; wasesifa.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son,
ULameki wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili, wazala indodana.
29 whom he named Noah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘relief’], because he said, “He will bring us relief from all the hard work we have been doing to produce food from the ground that Yahweh cursed.”
Wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguNowa esithi: Lo uzasiduduza ekusebenzeni kwethu lekutshikatshikeni kwezandla zethu, ngenxa yomhlabathi, ewuqalekisileyo iNkosi.
30 Lamech lived 595 years after Noah was born and became the father of other sons and daughters.
ULameki wasephila, esezele uNowa, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
31 Lamech lived 777 years altogether, and then he died.
Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaLameki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa; wasesifa.
32 When Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of a son whom he named Shem. Later he became the father of another son whom he named Ham, and later he became the father of another son whom he named Japheth.
UNowa waba leminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu, uNowa wasezala uShemu, uHamu, loJafethi.
