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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁶Zvino Seti wakararama makore zana nemashanu, akabereka Enosi;

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

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

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

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

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

⁹Zvino Enosi wakararama makore makumi mapfumbamwe, ndokubereka Kenani;

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

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

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

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

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

¹²Zvino Kanani wakararama makore makumi manomwe, akabereka Maharareri;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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