1 Yiyo le incwadi yenzala ka-Adam. Mhlana uThixo wamdala umntu, wamenza ngokufana noThixo.
2 Wadala indoda nenkazana, wabasikelela, wabathiya igama elinguAdam,* mhlana wabadala.
3 UAdam wahlala iminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mathathu, wazala unyana ngokufana naye, ngokomfanekiso wakhe, wamthiya igama elinguSete.
4 Imihla ka-Adam emveni kokuzala kwakhe uSete yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asibhozo; wazala oonyana neentombi.
5 Iyonke imihla ka-Adam, awahlala ngayo, yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba anamanci mathathu; wafa ke.
6 USete wahlala iminyaka elikhulu elinaminyaka mihlanu, wazala uEnoshe.
7 USete wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uEnoshe iminyaka emakhulu asibhozo aneminyaka esixhenxe; wazala oonyana neentombi.
8 Iyonke imihla kaSete yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba anashumi-nye linamibini; wafa ke.
9 UEnoshe wahlala iminyaka emashumi asithoba, wazala uKenan.
10 UEnoshe wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uKenan iminyaka emakhulu asibhozo anashumi-nye linamihlanu; wazala oonyana neentombi.
11 Iyonke imihla kaEnoshe yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba anamihlanu; wafa ke.
12 UKenan wahlala iminyaka emashumi asixhenxe, wazala uMahalaleli.
13 UKenan wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uMahalaleli iminyaka emakhulu asibhozo anamanci mané: wazala oonyana neentombi.
14 Iyonke imihla kaKenan yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba, aneminyaka elishumi; wafa ke.
15 UMahalaleli wahlala iminyaka emashumi mathandathu anamihlanu, wazala uYerede.
16 UMahalaleli wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uYerede iminyaka emakhulu asibhozo anamanci mathathu; wazala oonyana neentombi.
17 Iyonke imihla kaMahalaleli yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asibhozo, anamanci asithoba anamihlanu; wafa ke.
18 UYerede wahlala iminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mathandathu anamibini, wazala uEnoki.
19 UYerede wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uEnoki iminyaka emakhulu asibhozo; wazala oonyana neentombi.
20 Iyonke imihla kaYerede yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba anamanci mathandathu anamibini; wafa ke.
21 UEnoki wahlala iminyaka emashumi mathandathu anamihlanu, wazala uMethusela.
22 UEnoki wahamba noThixo, emveni kokuzala kwakhe uMethusela, iminyaka emakhulu mathathu; wazala oonyana neentombi.
23 Iyonke imihla kaEnoki yaba yiminyaka emakhulu mathathu, anamanci mathandathu anamihlanu.
24 UEnoki wahamba noThixo; akabakho, ngokuba uThixo wamthabatha.
25 UMethusela wahlala iminyaka elikhulu elinamanci asibhozo anesixhenxe, wazala uLameki.
26 UMethusela wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uLameki iminyaka emakhulu asixhenxe anamanci asibhozo anamibini; wazala oonyana neentombi.
27 Iyonke imihla kaMethusela yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba, anamanci mathandathu anesithoba; wafa ke.
28 ULameki wahlala iminyaka elikhulu elinamanci asibhozo anamibini; wazala unyana.
29 Wamthiya igama elinguNowa,* esithi, Lo uya kusithuthuzela emsebenzini wethu, nasekubulalekeni kwezandla zethu, ngenxa yomhlaba awawuqalekisayo uYehova.
30 ULameki wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uNowa iminyaka emakhulu mahlanu anamanci asithoba anamihlanu; wazala oonyana neentombi.
31 Iyonke imihla kaLameki yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asixhenxe anamanci asixhenxe anesixhenxe; wafa ke.
32 Ke uNowa ebeminyaka imakhulu mahlanu ezelwe; uNowa wazala ooShem noHam noYafete.