The Descendants of Adam
(1 Chronicles 1.1-4)1 This is the list of the descendants of Adam. (When God created human beings, he made them like himself. 2 He created them male and female, blessed them, and named them “Human Beings.”) 3 When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was like him, and he named him Seth. 4 After that, Adam lived another 800 years. He had other children 5 and died at the age of 930.
6 When Seth was 105, he had a son, Enosh, 7 and then lived another 807 years. He had other children 8 and died at the age of 912.
9 When Enosh was 90, he had a son, Kenan, 10 and then lived another 815 years. He had other children 11 and died at the age of 905.
12 When Kenan was 70, he had a son, Mahalalel, 13 and then lived another 840 years. He had other children 14 and died at the age of 910.
15 When Mahalalel was 65, he had a son, Jared, 16 and then lived another 830 years. He had other children 17 and died at the age of 895.
18 When Jared was 162, he had a son, Enoch, 19 and then lived another 800 years. He had other children 20 and died at the age of 962.
21 When Enoch was 65, he had a son, Methuselah. 22 After that, Enoch lived in fellowship with God for 300 years and had other children. 23 He lived to be 365 years old. 24 He spent his life in fellowship with God, and then he disappeared, because God took him away.
25 When Methuselah was 187, he had a son, Lamech, 26 and then lived another 782 years. He had other children 27 and died at the age of 969.
28 When Lamech was 182, he had a son 29 and said, “From the very ground on which the Lord put a curse, this child will bring us relief from all our hard work”; so he named him Noah. 30 Lamech lived another 595 years. He had other children 31 and died at the age of 777.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Zwizekugwana zwa Adamu
(1 Zwiyitikalo 1:1-4)1 Ogu lukwalo ngekwe zwizekugwana zwa Adamu. Mu zhuba Ndzimu lawakabumba nthu wakambumba mu ifano tje Ndzimu. 2 Wakababumba ali nthu tjilume ne nthu tjikadzi, ngono ukabakombolela ukabadana uti, “Bathu” mu zhuba lawakababumba. 3 Adamu kati atjila makole ali zana ling'ompela lina makumi matatu (130), kazwala mwana we tjilisana unofanana naye, ali mu ifano tjitje, ngono kantumila zina kati Seti. 4 Shule kwe asinozwala Seti, Adamu katjila makole ali mazana ali zhanakadzi (800), ngono kazwala bakololo ne bakololokadzi. 5 Makole wose a Adamu aakatjila, makole ali mazana ali zhanalume ana makole ali makumi matatu (930), ndizo ekofa.
6 Seti kati atjila makole ali zana ling'ompela lina makole ali mashanu (105), kazwala Enoshi. 7 Shule kwe asinozwala Enoshi, Seti katjila makole ali mazana ali zhanakadzi ana ali kutendeka (807), ngono kazwala bakololo ne bakololokadzi. 8 Makole wose a Seti aakatjila makole ali mazana ali zhanalume ana makole ali gumi lina mabili (912), ndizo ekofa.
9 Enoshi kati atjila makole ali makumi ali zhanalume (90), kazwala Kenani. 10 Shule kwe asinozwala Kenani, Enoshi katjila makole ali mazana ali zhanakadzi ana makole ali gumi lina ali mashanu (815), ngono kazwala bakololo ne bakololokadzi. 11 Makole wose a Enoshi aakatjila, makole ali mazana ali zhanakadzi ana makole ali makumi manna (840), ndizo ekofa.
12 Kenani kati atjila makole ali makumi ali kutendeka (70), kazwala Mahalaleli. 13 Shule kwe asinozwala Mahalaleli, Kenani katjila makole ali mazana ali zhanakadzi ana makumi manna (840), ngono kazwala bakololo ne bakololokadzi. 14 Makole wose a Kenani aakatjila makole ali mazana ali zhanalume ana makole ali gumi (910), ndizo ekofa.
15 Mahalaleli kati atjila makole ali makumi ali tathatu ana ali mashanu (65), kazwala Jaredi. 16 Shule kwe asinozwala Jaredi, Mahalaleli katjila makole ali mazana ali zhanakadzi ana makole ali makumi matatu (830), ngono kazwala bakololo ne bakololokadzi. 17 Makole wose a Mahalaleli aakatjila makole ali mazana ali zhanakadzi ana makole ali makumi ali zhanalume ana mashanu (895), ndizo ekofa.
18 Jaredi kati atjila makole ali zana ling'ompela lina makumi ali tathatu ana mabili (162), kazwala Enoki. 19 Shule kwe asinozwala Enoki, Jaredi katjila makole ali mazana ali zhanakadzi (800), ngono kazwala bakololo ne bakololokadzi. 20 Makole wose a Jaredi aakatjila makole ali mazana ali zhanalume ana makumi ali tathatu ana mabili (962), ndizo ekofa.
21 Enoki kati atjila makole ali makumi ali tathatu ana ali mashanu (65), kazwala Methusela. 22 Shule kwe asinozwala Methusela, Enoki wakayenda ne Ndzimu makole ali mazana matatu (300), ngono kazwala bakololo ne bakololokadzi. 23 Makole wose a Enoki aakatjila makole ali mazana matatu ana makumi ali tathatu ana mashanu (365). 24 Enoki wakabe eyenda ne Ndzimu, ngono kukawanika asitjipo, ngoti Ndzimu wakantola.
25 Methusela kati atjila makole ali zana ling'ompela lina makole ali makumi ali zhanakadzi ana kutendeka (187), kazwala Lameki. 26 Shule kwe asinozwala Lameki, Methusela katjila makole ali mazana ali kutendeka ana makumi ali zhanakadzi ana mabili (782), ngono kazwala bakololo ne bakololokadzi. 27 Makole wose a Methusela aakatjila, makole ali mazana ali zhanalume ana makole ali makumi ali tathatu ana zhanalume (969), ndizo ekofa.
28 Lameki wakati atjila makole ali zana ling'ompela lina makole ali makumi ali zhanakadzi ana mabili (182), kazwala mwana we tjilisana. 29 Wakantumila zina kati Nuwa, ngono kabe eti, “Unowotinyalulusa mu nshingo unolema watinodzulana nawo tishinga nge maboko, wakabangiwa nge pasi pakalongwa bhiso ndi Yahwe.” 30 Shule kwe asinozwala Nuwa, Lameki katjila makole ali mazana mashanu ana makole ali zhanalume ana mashanu (595), ngono kazwala bakololo ne bakololokadzi. 31 Makole wose a Lameki aakatjila, makole ali mazana ali kutendeka ana makumi ali kutendeka ana kutendeka (777), ndizo ekofa.
32 Nuwa kati atjila makole ali mazana ali mashanu (500) kazwala Shemu na Hamu na Jafeti.