Titukulwane taka-Adamu1 Lona ngumlandvo wentalelwane ya-Adamu. Nkulunkulu nakadala umuntfu, wamenta waba ngumfanekiso waNkulunkulu. 2 Wabadala lomdvuna nalomsikati, wababusisa, wabanika libito mhlazana abadala watsi bantfu. 3 Kwatsi Adamu asaneminyaka leli-130, watala indvodzana leyamfuta, yafanana naye; wayetsa libito watsi nguSethi. 4 Emalanga a-Adamu emvakwekutalwa kwaSethi aba ngiminyaka lengema-800, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. 5 Adamu wafa asaneminyaka lengema-930. 6 Kwatsi Sethi nasaneminyaka leli-105, watala Enoshi. 7 Emvakwekutalwa kwa-Enoshi Sethi waphila iminyaka lengema-807, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. 8 Sethi wafa asaneminyaka lengema-912. 9 Kwatsi Enoshi nasaneminyaka lengema-90, watala Khenani. 10 Emvakwekutalwa kwaKhenani Enoshi waphila iminyaka lengema-815, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. 11 Enoshi wafa asaneminyaka lengema-905. 12 Kwatsi Khenani nasaneminyaka lengema-70, watala indvodzana lekwakunguMahalaleli. 13 Emvakwekutalwa kwaMahalaleli, Khenani waphila iminyaka lengema-840, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. 14 Khenani wafa asaneminyaka lengema-910. 15 Kwatsi Mahalaleli nasaneminyaka lengema-65, watala Jaredi. 16 Emvakwekutalwa kwaJaredi, Mahalaleli waphila iminyaka lengema-830, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. 17 Mahalaleli wafa asaneminyaka lengema-895. 18 Kwatsi Jaredi nasaneminyaka leli-162, watala Enoki. 19 Emvakwekutalwa kwa-Enoki, Jaredi waphila iminyaka lengema-800, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. 20 Jaredi wafa asaneminyaka lengema-962. 21 Kwatsi Enoki nasaneminyaka lengema-65, watala Methusela. 22 Emvakwaloko Enoki wahamba anebudlelwane naNkulunkulu iminyaka lengema-300, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. 23 Enoki waphila iminyaka lengema-365. 24 Enoki abehamba naNkulunkulu, wase uyanyamalala ngobe Nkulunkulu abesamtsatsile. 25 Kwatsi Methusela nasaneminyaka leli-187, watala Lameki. 26 Emvakwekutalwa kwaLameki, Methusela waphila iminyaka lengema-782, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. 27 Methusela wafa asaneminyaka lengema-969. 28 Lameki nasaneminyaka leli-182, watala indvodzana. 29 Lendvodzana wayetsa libito, watsi nguNowa, atsi: “Lona-ke nguye lotasidvudvuta emsebentini wetfu nasekukhatsatekeni kwetfu kuwo lomhlabatsi lowacalekiswa nguSimakadze.” 30 Emvakwekutalwa kwaNowa, Lameki waphila iminyaka lengema-595, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. 31 Lameki wafa asaneminyaka lengema-777. 32 Nowa wakhula waba neminyaka lengema-500 budzala, watala emadvodzana lamatsatfu: BoShemi, naHhamu, naJafethi. |
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