UGENESISE 5

₁Lokhu kuyincwadi yezizukulwane zika-Adamu. Msukwana uNkulunkulu edala umuntu wamenza ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.

₂Wabadala owesilisa nowesifazane, wababusisa, waqamba igama labo ngokuthi abantu mhla bedalwa.

₃UAdamu wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu, wazala indodana ngomfanekiso wakhe efana naye, wayiqamba igama lokuthi uSeti.

₄Izinsuku zika-Adamu emva kokuzalwa kukaSeti zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili; wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₅Zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kuka-Adamu zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amathathu; wayesefa.

₆USeti wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu nanhlanu, wazala uEnoshe.

₇Emva kokuzalwa kukaEnoshe uSeti wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili nesikhombisa, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₈Zonke izinsuku zikaSeti zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye neshumi nambili; wayesefa.

₉UEnoshe wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, wazala uKhenani.

₁₀Emva kokuzalwa kukaKhenani uEnoshe wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nanhlanu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₁Zonke izinsuku zikaEnoshe zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu; wayesefa.

₁₂UKhenani wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uMahalalele.

₁₃Emva kokuzalwa kukaMahalalele uKhenani wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amane, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₄Zonke izinsuku zikaKhenani zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye neshumi; wayesefa.

₁₅UMahalalele wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu, wazala uJarede.

₁₆Emva kokuzalwa kukaJarede uMahalalele wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amathathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₇Zonke izinsuku zikaMahalalele zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu; wayesefa.

₁₈UJarede wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisithupha nambili, wazala uEnoke.

₁₉Emva kokuzalwa kukaEnoke uJarede wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₂₀Zonke izinsuku zikaJarede zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisithupha nambili; wayesefa.

₂₁UEnoke wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu, wazala uMetushela.

₂₂Emva kokuzalwa kukaMetushela uEnoke wahamba noNkulunkulu iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₂₃Zonke izinsuku zikaEnoke zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu.

₂₄UEnoke wayehamba noNkulunkulu; kepha wayesengasekho nje, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wamthabatha.

₂₅UMetushela wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesikhombisa, wazala uLameka.

₂₆Emva kokuzalwa kukaLameka uMetushela wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nambili, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₂₇Zonke izinsuku zikaMetushela zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalolunye; wayesefa.

₂₈ULameka wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nambili, wazala indodana.

₂₉Waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uNowa, ethi: Lo uyakusiduduza emsebenzini wethu nasenkathazweni yezandla zethu emhlabathini awuqalekisa uJehova.

₃₀Emva kokuzalwa kukaNowa uLameka wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₃₁Zonke izinsuku zikaLameka zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa; wayesefa.

₃₂UNowa wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu; uNowa wazala oShemi, noHamu, noJafete.