Ibali likaBawo wethu liyaqala: uAdam ukuya kuAbraham

Ibali likaSirayeli libaliswa kwakhona ngokulawula kukaDavide, nonqulo lusembindini. Kweluka phakathi kwemilibo yezizukulwana neengoma isithembiso sikaBawo kunyana wakhe, nesimemo sokumfuna.

Isahluko 1.

uAdam, uSete, uEnoshe, uKenan, uMahalaleli, uYerede, uEnoki, uMethusela, uLameki, uNowa, uShem, uHam, noYafete.

Ngabo aba oonyana bakaYafete: uGomere, uMagogi, uMadayi, uYavan, uTubhali, uMesheki, noTirasi. Oonyana bakaGomere nguAshekenazi, noDifati, noTogarma. Oonyana bakaYavan nguElisha, noTarshishe, ngamaKiti, namaRodani.

Oonyana bakaHam nguKushi, noMitserayim, noPuti, noKanan. Ngabo aba oonyana bakaKushi: uSebha, uHavila, uSebheta, uRama, noSabheteka. Oonyana bakaRama: uShebha noDedan. UKushi wazala uNimrodi; nguye owayeligorha lokuqala ehlabathini. UMitserayim wazala amaLudi, nama-Anam, namaLehabhi, namaNafetuyi, namaPatrusi, namaKaseluyi, apho kwaphuma khona amaFilisti, namaKafetori. UKanan wazala uTsidon, owamazibulo wakhe, noHeti, namaYebhusi, nama-Amori, namaGirgashi, namaHivi, nama-Areki, namaSin, nama-Arvadi, namaTsemari, namaHamati.

Oonyana bakaShem nguElam, noAsuri, noArpakishadi, noLudi, noAram; oonyana baka-Aram ngu-Utse, noHuli, noGetere, noMesheki. UArpakishadi wazala uShela, uShela wazala uEbhere. UEbhere waba noonyana ababini; omnye wabo wayenguPelege, kuba ngemihla yakhe lahlulwa ihlabathi; umninawa wakhe wayenguYoketan. UYoketan wazala uAlemodadi, noShelefe, noHatsaremavete, noYera, noHadoram, noUzali, noDikela, noEbhali, noAbhimayeli, noShebha, no-Ofire, noHavila, noYobhabhi. Bonke abo bangoonyana bakaYoketan. uShem, uArpakishadi, uShela, uEbhere, uPelege, uRehu, uSerugi, uNahore, uTera, uAbram, onguAbraham.

Isithembiso sikaBawo ngo-Abraham

Oonyana baka-Abraham nguIsake noIshmayeli. Yiyo le ke inzala yabo: owamazibulo kaIshmayeli nguNebhayoti, noKedare, noAdebhele, noMibhesam, noMishma, noDuma, noMasa, noHadade, noTema, noYeture, noNafishi, noKedema. Ngabo abo oonyana bakaIshmayeli.

UKetura, ishweshwe lika-Abraham, wazala uZimran, noYokeshan, noMedan, noMidiyan, noIshbhaki, noShuwa. Oonyana bakaYokeshan nguShebha noDedan. Ngabo aba oonyana bakaMidiyan: uEfa, uEfere, uEnoki, uAbhida, noElidaha. Bonke aba babengoonyana bakaKetura.

UAbraham wazala uIsake. Oonyana bakaIsake nguEsawu noSirayeli.

Oonyana bakaEsawu

Oonyana bakaEsawu nguElifazi, noRehuweli, noYehushe, noYalam, noKora. Ngabo aba oonyana bakaElifazi: uTeman, u-Omare, uTsefo, uGatam, uKenazi, uTimna, noAmaleki. Oonyana bakaRehuweli nguNahati, noZera, noShama, noMiza.

Oonyana bakaSehire nguLotan, noShobhali, noTsibheyon, noAna, noDishon, noEtsere, noDishan. Oonyana bakaLotan nguHori noHomam; udade boLotan nguTimna. Oonyana bakaShobhali nguAliyan, noManahati, noEbhali, noShefi, no-Onam. Oonyana bakaTsibheyon nguAya noAna. Oonyana baka-Ana: nguDishon. Oonyana bakaDishon: nguHamran, noEshbhan, noItran, noKeran. Oonyana bakaEtsere: nguBhilehan, noZavan, noYahakan. Oonyana bakaDishan: ngu-Utse noAran.

Ngabo aba ookumkani ababephethe ubukumkani kwaEdom, phambi kokuba kubekho ukumkani olawula phezu kwamaSirayeli: nguBhela, unyana kaBhehore; umzi wakhe yiDinabha. Wafa uBhela, waza uYobhabhi, unyana kaZera waseBhotsera, walawula esikhundleni sakhe. Wafa uYobhabhi, waza uHusham, wasezweni lamaTeman, walawula esikhundleni sakhe. Wafa uHusham, waza uHadade, unyana kaBhedadi, owaweyisa amaMidiyan ezweni lakwaMowabhi, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe; umzi wakhe yiAviti. Wafa uHadade, waza uSamla waseMasereka walawula esikhundleni sakhe. Wafa uSamla, waza uSawule, waseRehobhoti yoMlambo, walawula esikhundleni sakhe. Wafa uSawule, waza uBhahali-hanan, unyana ka-Akebhore, walawula esikhundleni sakhe. Wafa uBhahali-hanan, waza uHadade waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe. Umzi wakhe yiPayi; umkakhe wayenguMehetabheli, intombi kaMatrede, intombi kaMezahabhi. Wafa ke uHadade. Izikhulu zakwaEdom bezinguzo ezi: isikhulu esinguTimna, isikhulu esinguAliya, isikhulu esinguYetete, isikhulu esinguAholibhama, isikhulu esinguEla, isikhulu esinguPinon, isikhulu esinguKenazi, isikhulu esinguTeman, isikhulu esinguMibhetsare, isikhulu esinguMagediyeli, isikhulu esinguIram. Ezo zizikhulu zakwaEdom.