Adam Im Family Line
Ten generations from Adam reach Noah, and each one end with di same three words: and e die. Long life no stop am. Na only Enoch break di pattern — e waka with our Papa, and e just no dey again, dem take am.
5 1Na dis be di written record of Adam im pikin dem. When our Papa create human being, e make dem for di likeness of di Papa, di Pikin, and di Holy Spirit. 2E create dem, man and woman, e bless dem, and e call dem Human Being wen e create dem. 3For 130 years, Adam born one pikin wey resemble am, for im own image, and e call am Seth. 4Afta e born Seth, Adam live 800 years and e born oda sons and daughters. 5Altogether, Adam live 930 years, and afta dat e die.
6When Seth don live 105 years, e born Enosh. 7Afta e born Enosh, Seth live 807 years and e born oda sons and daughters. 8Altogether, Seth live 912 years, and afta dat e die.
9When Enosh don live ninety years, e born Kenan. 10Afta e born Kenan, Enosh live 815 years and e born oda sons and daughters. 11Altogether, Enosh live 905 years, and afta dat e die.
12When Kenan don live seventy years, e born Mahalalel. 13Afta e born Mahalalel, Kenan live 840 years and e born oda sons and daughters. 14Altogether, Kenan live 910 years, and afta dat e die.
15When Mahalalel don live sixty-five years, e born Jared. 16Afta e born Jared, Mahalalel live 830 years and e born oda sons and daughters. 17Altogether, Mahalalel live 895 years, and afta dat e die.
18When Jared don live 162 years, e born Enoch. 19Afta e born Enoch, Jared live 800 years and e born oda sons and daughters. 20Altogether, Jared live 962 years, and afta dat e die.
21When Enoch don live sixty-five years, e born Methuselah. 22Afta e born Methuselah, Enoch waka with our Papa 300 years, and e born oda sons and daughters. a a v22 Enoch im life dem summarize as waka with our Papa — closeness wey real so tey our Papa carry am go home without make e ever face death. Hebrews 11:5 talk say Enoch make our Papa happy through faith. 23Altogether, Enoch live 365 years. 24Enoch waka faithfully with our Papa; den e no dey again, because our Papa carry am go. b b v24 Enoch no die like di oda ones for dis chapter; our Papa carry am go home straight. Di New Testament confirm say dem carry am up without make e see death (Hebrews 11:5).
25When Methuselah don live 187 years, e born Lamech. 26Afta e born Lamech, Methuselah live 782 years and e born oda sons and daughters. 27Altogether, Methuselah live 969 years, and afta dat e die.
28When Lamech don live 182 years, e born one pikin. 29E call am Noah, e talk say, “Dis one go comfort us for our work and di painful suffer of our hand, from di ground wey our Papa curse.” c c v29 Lamech name im pikin Noah — wey mean “rest” — and e prophesy say dis pikin go bring comfort from di painful suffer wey our Papa pronounce for Eden. Di hope say di curse go undo start to talk here, plenty generation before Christ. 30Afta e born Noah, Lamech live 595 years and e born oda sons and daughters. 31Altogether, Lamech live 777 years, and afta dat e die.
32When Noah don reach 500 years old, e born Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
