UGenesisi

5 Leli libhuku lembali ka-Adamu. Ngelanga uNkulunkulu adala ngalo u-Adamu, wamenza wafanana laye.+ 2 Wabadala kwaba ngowesilisa lowesifazana.+ Ngelanga abadalwa ngalo+ wababusisa wababiza ngokuthi ngabantu.*

3 U-Adamu wathi esephile iminyaka engu-130 wazala indodana eyayifanana laye, ingumfanekiso wakhe futhi wayinika ibizo wathi nguSethi.+ 4 U-Adamu wathi esezele uSethi waphila iminyaka engu-800 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi. 5 Ngakho u-Adamu waphila iminyaka engu-930, wasesifa.+

6 USethi wathi esephile iminyaka engu-105 wazala u-Enoshi.+ 7 USethi wathi esezele u-Enoshi waphila iminyaka engu-807 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi. 8 Ngakho uSethi waphila iminyaka engu-912, wasesifa.

9 U-Enoshi wathi esephile iminyaka engu-90 wazala uKhenani. 10 U-Enoshi wathi esezele uKhenani waphila iminyaka engu-815 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi. 11 Ngakho u-Enoshi waphila iminyaka engu-905, wasesifa.

12 UKhenani wathi esephile iminyaka engu-70 wazala uMahalaleli.+ 13 UKhenani wathi esezele uMahalaleli waphila iminyaka engu-840 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi. 14 Ngakho uKhenani waphila iminyaka engu-910, wasesifa.

15 UMahalaleli wathi esephile iminyaka engu-65 wazala uJaredi.+ 16 UMahalaleli wathi esezele uJaredi waphila iminyaka engu-830 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi. 17 Ngakho uMahalaleli waphila iminyaka engu-895, wasesifa.

18 UJaredi wathi esephile iminyaka engu-162 wazala u-Inokhi.+ 19 UJaredi wathi esezele u-Inokhi waphila iminyaka engu-800 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi. 20 Ngakho uJaredi waphila iminyaka engu-962, wasesifa.

21 U-Inokhi wathi esephile iminyaka engu-65 wazala uMethusela.+ 22 U-Inokhi wathi esezele uMethusela, waqhubeka ehamba loNkulunkulu weqiniso* okweminyaka engu-300 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi. 23 Ngakho u-Inokhi waphila iminyaka engu-365. 24 U-Inokhi waqhubeka ehamba loNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ Ngemva kwalokho kazange aphinde abonakale ngoba uNkulunkulu wamsusa.+

25 UMethusela wathi esephile iminyaka engu-187 wazala uLamekhi.+ 26 UMethusela wathi esezele uLamekhi waphila iminyaka engu-782 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi. 27 Ngakho uMethusela waphila iminyaka engu-969, wasesifa.

28 ULamekhi wathi esephile iminyaka engu-182 wazala indodana. 29 Wayinika ibizo wathi nguNowa*+ esithi: “Lo uzasiphumuza* emsebenzini wethu onzima lasekusebenzeni gadalala ngezandla zethu ngenxa yokuthi uJehova waqalekisa umhlabathi.”+ 30 ULamekhi wathi esezele uNowa waphila iminyaka engu-595 njalo wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi. 31 Ngakho uLamekhi waphila iminyaka engu-777, wasesifa.

32 UNowa wathi esephile iminyaka engu-500, wazala uShemu+ loHamu+ loJafethi.+