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