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

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

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

²He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name “Adam,” “Adam” and “Man” are spelled with the exact same consonants in Hebrew, so this can be correctly translated either way. in the day when they were created.

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

³Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.

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

⁴The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of sons and daughters.

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

⁵All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.

⁶Zvino Seti wakararama makore zana nemashanu, akabereka Enosi;

⁶Seth lived one hundred five years, and became the father of Enosh.

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

⁷Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

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

⁸All the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.

⁹Zvino Enosi wakararama makore makumi mapfumbamwe, ndokubereka Kenani;

⁹Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.

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

¹⁰Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

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

¹¹All the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.

¹²Zvino Kanani wakararama makore makumi manomwe, akabereka Maharareri;

¹²Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.

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

¹³Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of sons and daughters

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

¹⁴and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.

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

¹⁵Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared.

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

¹⁶Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

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

¹⁷All the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.

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

¹⁸Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, and became the father of Enoch.

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

¹⁹Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

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

²⁰All the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.

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

²¹Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah.

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

²²Enoch walked with God after he became the father of Methuselah three hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

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

²³All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.

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

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

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

²⁵Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, and became the father of Lamech.

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

²⁶Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

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

²⁷All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.

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

²⁸Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of a son,

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

²⁹and he named him Noah, saying, “This same will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Yahweh has cursed.”

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

³⁰Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

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

³¹All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.

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

³²Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.