UGenesisi 5
1 Lolu lugwalo lwezizukulwana zikaAdamu. Mhla uNkulunkulu edala umuntu, wamenza ngokomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.
Luno lwe lulyo lwa Adamu. Katonda bwe yatonda omuntu, yamukola mu kifaananyi kya Katonda.
2 Wabadala owesilisa lowesifazana, wasebabusisa, wasebiza ibizo labo wathi ngabantu, mhla bedalwa.
Yabatonda omusajja n’omukazi, n’abawa omukisa n’abatuuma, “abantu.”
3 UAdamu wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu; wasezala indodana efuzweni lwakhe njengokomfanekiso wakhe, wabiza ibizo layo wathi nguSeti.
Adamu bwe yaweza emyaka kikumi mu asatu, n’azaala omwana owoobulenzi amufaanana, mu kifaananyi kye, n’amutuuma Seezi.
4 Njalo izinsuku zikaAdamu esezele uSeti zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wasezala amadodana lamadodakazi.
Seezi bwe yamala okuzaalibwa, Adamu n’amala emyaka lunaana, n’azaaliramu abaana aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
5 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaAdamu, aziphilayo, zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amathathu, wasesifa.
Emyaka gyonna Adamu gye yamala gyali lwenda mu asatu, n’afa.
6 USeti wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lanhlanu; wazala uEnosi.
Seezi bwe yaweza emyaka kikumi mu etaano n’azaala Enosi.
7 USeti wasephila esezele uEnosi iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
Seezi bwe yamala okuzaala Enosi n’awangaala emyaka emirala lunaana mu musanvu n’azaaliramu abaana aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
8 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaSeti zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye letshumi lambili; wasesifa.
Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna egya Seezi ne giba lwenda mu kkumi n’ebiri n’alyoka afa.
9 UEnosi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye, wazala uKenani.
Enosi bwe yaweza emyaka kyenda n’azaala Kenani.
10 UEnosi wasephila, esezele uKenani, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili letshumi lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
Enosi bwe yamala okuzaala Kenani n’awangaala emyaka emirala lunaana mu kkumi n’etaano, omwo n’azaaliramu abaana aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
11 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaEnosi zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wasesifa.
Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna Enosi gye yamala ne giba lwenda mu etaano; n’alyoka afa.
12 UKenani wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uMahalaleli.
Kenani bwe yaweza emyaka nsanvu n’azaala Makalaleri.
13 UKenani wasephila, esezele uMahalaleli, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amane; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
Kenani n’awangaala emyaka emirala lunaana mu ana, n’azaaliramu abaana aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
14 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaKenani zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye letshumi, wasesifa.
Emyaka gyonna Kenani gye yamala ne giba lwenda mu kkumi.
15 UMahalaleli wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, wazala uJaredi.
Makalaleri bwe yaweza emyaka nkaaga mu etaano n’azaala Yaredi.
16 UMahalaleli wasephila, esezele uJaredi, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
Bwe yamala okuzaala Yaredi n’awangaala emyaka emirala lunaana mu asatu n’azaaliramu abaana abalala aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
17 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaMahalaleli zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wasesifa.
Ennaku zonna eza Makalaleri ne ziba emyaka lunaana mu kyenda mu etaano, n’afa.
18 UJaredi wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisithupha lambili, wazala uEnoki.
Yaredi bwe yaweza emyaka kikumi mu nkaaga mu ebiri n’azaala Enoka.
19 UJaredi wasephila, esezele uEnoki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
Yaredi bwe yamala okuzaala Enoka n’awangaala emyaka emirala lunaana, omwo n’azaaliramu abaana abalala aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
20 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaJaredi zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lambili; wasesifa.
Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna Yaredi gye yamala ne giba lwenda mu nkaaga mu ebiri, n’afa.
21 UEnoki wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, wazala uMethusela.
Enoka bwe yaweza emyaka nkaaga mu etaano n’azaala Mesuseera.
22 UEnoki wasehamba loNkulunkulu, esezele uMethusela, iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
Enoka n’atambulira wamu ne Katonda, okumala emyaka ebikumi bisatu nga Mesuseera amaze okuzaalibwa, n’azaala abaana abalala aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
23 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaEnoki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu.
Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna egya Enoka ne giba ebikumi bisatu mu nkaaga mu etaano.
24 UEnoki wasehamba loNkulunkulu; kasekho, ngoba uNkulunkulu wamthatha.
Enoka yatambula ne Katonda, n’ataddamu kulabika, kubanga Katonda yamutwala.
25 UMethusela wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa, wazala uLameki.
Mesuseera bwe yali nga yaakamala emyaka kikumi mu kinaana mu musanvu n’azaala Lameka.
26 UMethusela wasephila, esezele uLameki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
Bwe yamala okuzaala Lameka n’awangaala emyaka emirala lusanvu mu kinaana mu ebiri, n’azaala abaana abalala aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
27 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaMethusela zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lesificamunwemunye; wasesifa.
Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna Mesuseera gye yamala ne giba lwenda mu nkaaga mu mwenda; n’afa.
28 ULameki wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili, wazala indodana.
Lameka bwe yali nga wa myaka kikumi mu kinaana mu ebiri n’azaala omwana owoobulenzi
29 Wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguNowa esithi: Lo uzasiduduza ekusebenzeni kwethu lekutshikatshikeni kwezandla zethu, ngenxa yomhlabathi, ewuqalekisileyo iNkosi.
n’amutuuma Nuuwa, ng’agamba nti, “Okuva mu ttaka Mukama lye yakolimira, ono yalituweezaweeza mu mulimu gwaffe, ne mu kutegana kw’emikono gyaffe.”
30 ULameki wasephila, esezele uNowa, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.
Lameka n’awangaala emyaka emirala bitaano mu kyenda mu etaano ng’amaze okuzaala Nuuwa, mu gyo n’azaaliramu abaana abalala aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
31 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaLameki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa; wasesifa.
Bwe gityo emyaka gyonna Lameka gye yawangaala ne giba lusanvu mu nsanvu mu musanvu.
32 UNowa waba leminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu, uNowa wasezala uShemu, uHamu, loJafethi.
Nuuwa bwe yaweza emyaka ebikumi bitaano n’azaala Seemu, ne Kaamu ne Yafeesi.
