Isahluko 5
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.
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Emva kokuzalwa kukaMahalalele uKhenani wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amane, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
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Zonke izinsuku zikaKhenani zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye neshumi; wayesefa.
15
UMahalalele wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu, wazala uJarede.
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Emva kokuzalwa kukaJarede uMahalalele wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amathathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
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Zonke izinsuku zikaMahalele zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu; wayesefa.
18
UJarede wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisithupha namabili, wazala u-Enoke.
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Emva kokuzalwa kuka-Enoke uJarede wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
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Zonke izinsuku zikaJarede zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisithupha nambili; wayesefa.
21
U-Enoke wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu, wazala uMetushela.
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Emva kokuzalwa kukaMetushela u-Enoke wahamba noNkulunkulu iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
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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.
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Emva kokuzalwa kukaLameka uMetushela wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nambili, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
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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.”
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Emva kokuzalwa kukaNowa uLameka wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
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Zonke izinsuku zikaLameka zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa; wayesefa.
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UNowa wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu; uNowa wazala oShemi, noHamu, noJafete.