Genesis 5 talk about di genealogy from Adam to Noah, showing how people live for long years and highlight di ages before di flood.
1. Dis na di list of di generations of Adam. When God create human beings, e make dem to resemble himself.
2. E bless dem and call dem “man” when e create dem, both man and woman.
3. When Adam don reach 130 years old, he born pikin wey resemble am, and he call di pikin name Seth.
4. After Seth born, Adam live another 800 years, and he born other pikin dem.
5. So Adam live reach 930 years, and then he die.
6. When Seth reach 105 years, he born Enosh.
7. After Enosh born, Seth live another 807 years, and he born other pikin dem.
8. So Seth live reach 912 years, and then he die.
9. When Enosh reach 90 years, he born Kenan.
10. After Kenan born, Enosh live another 815 years, and he born other pikin dem.
11. So Enosh live reach 905 years, and then he die.
12. When Kenan reach 70 years, he born Mahalalel.
13. After Mahalalel born, Kenan live another 840 years, and he born other pikin dem.
14. So Kenan live reach 910 years, and then he die.
15. When Mahalalel reach 65 years, he born Jared.
16. After Jared born, Mahalalel live another 830 years, and he born other pikin dem.
17. So Mahalalel live reach 895 years, and then he die.
18. When Jared reach 162 years, he born Enoch.
19. After Enoch born, Jared live another 800 years, and he born other pikin dem.
20. So Jared live reach 962 years, and then he die.
21. When Enoch reach 65 years, he born Methuselah.
22. After Methuselah born, Enoch waka with God for 300 years, and he born other pikin dem.
23. So all di years wey Enoch live reach 365 years.
24. Enoch waka with God, and God carry am; he no die.
25. When Methuselah reach 187 years, he born Lamech.
26. After Lamech born, Methuselah live another 782 years, and he born other pikin dem.
27. So Methuselah live reach 969 years, and then he die.
28. When Lamech reach 182 years, he born pikin.
29. He call di pikin Noah, and he say, “Dis pikin go bring us comfort from di hard work and di pain wey we dey get as we dey work di ground wey God don curse.”
30. After Noah born, Lamech live another 595 years, and he born other pikin dem.
31. So Lamech live reach 777 years, and then he die.
32. When Noah reach 500 years, he born three pikin dem: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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