¹This is the book of Adam's generations. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him.

¹Iri ibhuku renhoroondo yedzinza raAdhamu. Pazuva Mwari raakasika munhu nemufananidzo waMwari.

²Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

²Wakavasika murume nemuka­dzi; ndokuvaropafadza, akavatumidza zita rinonzi Munhu, pazuva ravakasikwa.

³And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot [a son] in his likeness, after his image, and called his name Seth.

³Zvino Adhamu wakararama makore zana nemakumi matatu, akabereka mwanakomana wakafanana naye, wakamutodza; akamutumidza zita rinonzi Seti.

⁴And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters.

⁴Zvino mazuva aaAdhamu shure kwekubereka kwake Seti aiva makore mazana masere; akabereka vanakomana nevanasikana.

⁵And all the days of Adam that he lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.

⁵Zvino mazuva ose eupenyu hwaAdhamu aiva makore mazana mapfumba­mwe nemakumi matatu, ndokufa.

⁶And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.

⁶Zvino Seti wakararama makore zana nemashanu, akabereka Enosi;

⁷And Seth lived after he had begotten Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

⁷Seti ndokurarama makore mazana masere nemanomwe shure kwekubereka kwake Enosi, ndokubereka vanakomana nevanasikana.

⁸And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.

⁸Zvino ose mazuva aSeti aiva makore mazana mapfumbamwe negumi nema­viri, ndokufa.

⁹And Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Cainan.

⁹Zvino Enosi wakararama makore makumi mapfumbamwe, ndokubereka Kenani;

¹⁰And Enosh lived after he had begotten Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.

¹⁰Zvino Enosi wakararama shure kwekubereka kwake Kanani makore mazana masere negumi nemashanu; ndokubereka vanako­mana nevanasikana;

¹¹And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.

¹¹Zvino mazuva ose aEno­si aiva makore mazana ma­pfumbamwe nemashanu, ndokufa.

¹²And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalaleel.

¹²Zvino Kanani wakararama makore makumi manomwe, akabereka Maharareri;

¹³And Cainan lived after he had begotten Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.

¹³Kanani ndokurarama shure kwekubereka kwake Maharareri makore mazana masere nemakumi mana; ndokubereka vanakomana nevanasikana.

¹⁴And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.

¹⁴Nemazuva ose aKanani aiva makore mazana mapfumbamwe negumi, ndokufa.

¹⁵And Mahalaleel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared.

¹⁵Zvino Maharareri wakararama makore makumi matanhatu nemashanu, akabereka Jaredhi.

¹⁶And Mahalaleel lived after he had begotten Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

¹⁶Maharareri ndokuraramama­ shure kwekubereka kwake Jare­dhi makore mazana masere nemakumi matatu, ndokubereka vanakomana nevanasikana.

¹⁷And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.

¹⁷Uye mazuva ose aMaharareri aiva makore mazana masere nemakumi mapfumbamwe nemashanu, ndokufa.

¹⁸And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Enoch.

¹⁸Zvino Jaredhi wakararama makore zana nemakumi matanhatu nemaviri, akabereka Enoki.

¹⁹And Jared lived after he had begotten Enoch eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

¹⁹Zvino Jaredhi wakararama shure kwekubereka kwake Enoki Jaredhi makore mazana masere; ndokubereka vanakomana nevanasikana;

²⁰And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died.

²⁰Zvino mazuva ose aJaredhi aiva makore mazana mapfu­mbamwe nemakumi matanhatu nemaviri, ndokufa.

²¹And Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methushelah.

²¹Zvino Enoki wakararama makore makumi matanhatu nemashanu, ndokubereka Metu­sera.

²²And Enoch walked with God after he had begotten Methushelah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

²²Zvino Enoki wakafamba naMwari shure kwekubereka kwake Metusera makore mazana matatu; ndokubereka vanakomana nevanasikana.

²³And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.

²³Nemazuva ose aEnoki aiva makore mazana matatu nema­kumi matanhatu nemashanu.

²⁴And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

²⁴Enoki ndokufamba naMwari, uye haachipo, nekuti Mwari wakamutora.

²⁵And Methushelah lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lemech.

²⁵Zvino Metusera wakararama makore zana nemakumi masere namanomwe, ndokubereka Rameki;

²⁶And Methushelah lived after he had begotten Lemech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.

²⁶Zvino Metusera wakararama shure kwekubereka kwake Rameki ma­kore mazana manomwe namakumi masere namaviri; ndokubereka vanakomana nevanasikana.

²⁷And all the days of Methushelah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died.

²⁷Zvino mazuva ose aMetusera aiva makore mazana mapfu­mbamwe nemakumi matanhatu nemapfu­mbamwe, ndokufa.

²⁸And Lemech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son.

²⁸Rameki ndokurarama makore zana nemakumi masere nemaviri; ndokubereka mwanakomana.

²⁹And he called his name Noah, saying, This [one] shall comfort us concerning our work and concerning the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah has cursed.

²⁹Zvino wakamutumidza zita kuti Nowa, achiti: Uyu achanyaradza pabasa redu nepakushingaira kwemaoko edu, nekuda kwepasi Jehovha paakapa rushambwa.

³⁰And Lemech lived after he had begotten Noah five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters.

³⁰Rameki akararama shure kwekubereka kwake Nowa, Rameki akagara makore ana mazana mashanu namakumi mapfu­mbamwe namashanu; akabereka vanako­mana navanasikana.

³¹And all the days of Lemech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died.

³¹Nemazuva ose aRa­meki aiva makore mazana manomwe nemakumi manomwe nema­nomwe, ndokufa.

³²And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

³²Zvino Nowa waiva nemakore mazana mashanu, Nowa ndokubereka Shemu, naHamu, naJafeti.