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 humankind, he made him in God's likeness.

2 Wabadala owesilisa lowesifazana, wasebabusisa, wasebiza ibizo labo wathi ngabantu, mhla bedalwa.

He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name "humankind" 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.

Adam lived two hundred and thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.

4 Njalo izinsuku zikaAdamu esezele uSeti zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wasezala amadodana lamadodakazi.

The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were seven hundred years, and he became the father of sons and daughters.

5 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaAdamu, aziphilayo, zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amathathu, wasesifa.

All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, then he died.

6 USeti wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lanhlanu; wazala uEnosi.

Seth lived two hundred and five years, and became the father of Enosh.

7 USeti wasephila esezele uEnosi iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh seven hundred and seven years, and fathered sons and daughters.

8 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaSeti zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye letshumi lambili; wasesifa.

All the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, then he died.

9 UEnosi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye, wazala uKenani.

Enosh lived one hundred and ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.

10 UEnosi wasephila, esezele uKenani, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili letshumi lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, seven hundred and fifteen years, and fathered sons and daughters.

11 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaEnosi zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wasesifa.

All the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, then he died.

12 UKenani wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uMahalaleli.

Kenan lived one hundred and seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.

13 UKenani wasephila, esezele uMahalaleli, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amane; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel seven hundred and forty years, and fathered 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, then he died.

15 UMahalaleli wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, wazala uJaredi.

Mahalalel lived one hundred and sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared.

16 UMahalaleli wasephila, esezele uJaredi, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared seven hundred and thirty years, and fathered sons and daughters.

17 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaMahalaleli zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wasesifa.

All the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, then he died.

18 UJaredi wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisithupha lambili, wazala uEnoki.

Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and became the father of Enoch.

19 UJaredi wasephila, esezele uEnoki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.

20 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaJaredi zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lambili; wasesifa.

All the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, then he died.

21 UEnoki wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, wazala uMethusela.

Enoch lived one hundred and sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah.

22 UEnoki wasehamba loNkulunkulu, esezele uMethusela, iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

Enoch walked with God after he became the father of Methuselah two hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.

23 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaEnoki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu.

All the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.

24 UEnoki wasehamba loNkulunkulu; kasekho, ngoba uNkulunkulu wamthatha.

Enoch walked with God, and then he was not there, for God took him.

25 UMethusela wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa, wazala uLameki.

Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and became the father of Lamech.

26 UMethusela wasephila, esezele uLameki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and fathered sons and daughters.

27 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaMethusela zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lesificamunwemunye; wasesifa.

All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, then he died.

28 ULameki wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili, wazala indodana.

Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and became the father of a son,

29 Wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguNowa esithi: Lo uzasiduduza ekusebenzeni kwethu lekutshikatshikeni kwezandla zethu, ngenxa yomhlabathi, ewuqalekisileyo iNkosi.

and he named him Noah, saying, "This one will comfort us in our labor and in the hard work of our hands, because of the ground which God has cursed."

30 ULameki wasephila, esezele uNowa, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred and ninety-five years, and fathered sons and daughters.

31 Zonke-ke izinsuku zikaLameki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa; wasesifa.

All the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, then he died.

32 UNowa waba leminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu, uNowa wasezala uShemu, uHamu, loJafethi.

Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.