1 Lokhu kuyincwadi yezizukulwane zika-Adamu. Msukwana uNkulunkulu edala umuntu wamenza ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.
2 Wabadala owesilisa nowesifazane, wababusisa, waqamba igama labo ngokuthi abantu mhla bedalwa.
3 U-Adamu wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu, wazala indodana ngomfanekiso wakhe efana naye, wayiqamba igama lokuthi uSeti.
4 Izinsuku zika-Adamu emva kokuzalwa kukaSeti zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili; wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
5 Zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kuka-Adamu zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amathathu; wayesefa.
6 USeti wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu nanhlanu, wazala u-Enoshe.
7 Emva kokuzalwa kuka-Enoshe uSeti wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili nesikhombisa, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
8 Zonke izinsuku zikaSeti zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye neshumi nambili; wayesefa.
9 U-Enoshe wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, wazala uKhenani.
10 Emva kokuzalwa kukaKhenani u-Enoshe wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nanhlanu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
11 Zonke izinsuku zika-Enoshe zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu; wayesefa.
12 UKhenani wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uMahalalele.
13 Emva kokuzalwa kukaMahalalele uKhenani wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amane, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
14 Zonke izinsuku zikaKhenani zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye neshumi; wayesefa.
15 UMahalalele wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu, wazala uJarede.
16 Emva kokuzalwa kukaJarede uMahalalele wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amathathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
17 Zonke izinsuku zikaMahalele zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu; wayesefa.
18 UJarede wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisithupha namabili, wazala u-Enoke.
19 Emva kokuzalwa kuka-Enoke uJarede wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
20 Zonke izinsuku zikaJarede zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisithupha nambili; wayesefa.
21 U-Enoke wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu, wazala uMetushela.
22 Emva kokuzalwa kukaMetushela u-Enoke wahamba noNkulunkulu iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
23 Zonke izinsuku zika-Enoke zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu.
24 U-Enoke wayehamba noNkulunkulu; kepha wayesengasekho nje, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wamthabatha.
25 UMetushela wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesikhombisa, wazala uLameka.
26 Emva kokuzalwa kukaLameka uMetushela wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nambili, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
27 Zonke izinsuku zikaMetushela zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalolunye; wayesefa.
28 ULameka wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nambili, wazala indodana.
29 Waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uNowa, ethi: “Lo uyakusiduduza emsebenzini wethu nasenkathazweni yezandla zethu emhlabathini awuqalekisa uJehova.”
30 Emva kokuzalwa kukaNowa uLameka wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
31 Zonke izinsuku zikaLameka zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa; wayesefa.
32 UNowa wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu; uNowa wazala oShemi, noHamu, noJafete.