UGenesisi 5
1 Lolu lugwalo lwezizukulwana zikaAdamu. Mhla uNkulunkulu edala umuntu, wamenza ngokomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.
This is the book of the generations of Adam. On 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, on 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 begat a son in his likeness, after his image; and called his name Sheth.
4 Njalo izinsuku zikaAdamu esezele uSeti zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wasezala amadodana lamadodakazi.
And the days of Adam after he had begotten Sheth were eight hundred years; and he begat 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 Sheth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enosh.
7 USeti wasephila esezele uEnosi iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
And Sheth lived after he had begotten Enosh eight hundred and seven years; and he begat sons and daughters.
8 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaSeti zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye letshumi lambili; wasesifa.
And all the days of Sheth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
9 UEnosi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye, wazala uKenani.
And Enosh lived ninety years, and begat Kenan.
10 UEnosi wasephila, esezele uKenani, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili letshumi lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
And Enosh lived after he had begotten Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years; and he begat 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 begat Mahalalel.
13 UKenani wasephila, esezele uMahalaleli, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amane; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
And Kenan lived after he had begotten Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years; and he begat 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 begat Jared.
16 UMahalaleli wasephila, esezele uJaredi, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
And Mahalalel lived after he had begotten Jared eight hundred and thirty years; and he begat 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 begat Enoch.
19 UJaredi wasephila, esezele uEnoki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
And Jared lived after he had begotten Enoch eight hundred years; and he begat 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 begat Methushelah.
22 UEnoki wasehamba loNkulunkulu, esezele uMethusela, iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
And Enoch walked with God after he had begotten Methushelah three hundred years; and begat 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 no more; for God had taken him.
25 UMethusela wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa, wazala uLameki.
And Methushelah lived a hundred eighty and seven years and begat Lemech.
26 UMethusela wasephila, esezele uLameki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
And Methushelah lived after he had begotten Lemech seven hundred eighty and two years; and he begat sons and daughters.
27 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaMethusela zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lesificamunwemunye; wasesifa.
And all the days of Methushelah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.
28 ULameki wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili, wazala indodana.
And Lemech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begat 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 Noach, [[Noah, ]] saying, This one shall comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.
30 ULameki wasephila, esezele uNowa, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
And Lemech lived after he had begotten Noah five hundred ninety and five years; and begat sons and daughters.
31 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaLameki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa; wasesifa.
And all the days of Lemech 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 begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
