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1 ¹u-Adamu, uSeti, u-Enoshi, ²uKenani, uMahalaleli, uJaredi, ³u-Enoke, uMethushela, uLameka, ⁴uNowa, uShemi, uHamu, noJafethi.

⁵Amadodana kaJafethi: uGomere, uMagogi, uMadayi, uJavani, uThubali, uMesheki, noThirasi. ⁶Amadodana kaGomere: u-Ashkenazi, uDifati, noThogarma. ⁷Amadodana kaJavani: u-Elisha, uTharshishi, amaKhithimi, namaRodanimi.

⁸Amadodana kaHamu: uKushe, uMisirayimi, uPhuti, noKhanani. ⁹Amadodana kaKushe: uSeba, uHavila, uSabta, uRahama, noSabteka. Amadodana kaRahama: uSheba noDedani. ¹⁰uKushe wazala uNimrodi; nguye owaba ngowokuqala ukuba yiqhawe elinamandla emhlabeni. ¹¹uMisirayimi wazala amaLudimi, ama-Anamimi, amaLehabimi, amaNaftuhimi, ¹²amaPhathrusimi, amaKhasluhimi (okwavela kuwo amaFilisti), namaKhafthorimi. ¹³uKhanani wazala uSidoni izibulo lakhe, noHeti, ¹⁴namaJebusi, nama-Amori, namaGirgashi, ¹⁵namaHivi, nama-Arki, namaSini, ¹⁶nama-Arvadi, namaZemari, namaHamathi.

¹⁷Amadodana kaShemi: u-Elamu, u-Ashuri, u-Arpakishadi, uLudi, no-Aramu; amadodana ka-Aramu: u-Uzi, uHuli, uGetheri, noMesheki. ¹⁸u-Arpakishadi wazala uShela, uShela wazala u-Eberi. ¹⁹u-Eberi waba namadodana amabili: eyodwa yayibizwa ngokuthi uPhelege, ngokuba umhlaba wahlukaniswa ezinsukwini zakhe, umfowabo wayebizwa ngokuthi uJokithani. ²⁰uJokithani wazala u-Alimodadi, uShelefi, uHazarmaveti, uJera, ²¹uHadoramu, u-Uzali, uDikila, ²²u-Ebali, u-Abimayeli, uSheba, ²³u-Ofiri, uHavila, noJobabi. Bonke laba babengamadodana kaJokithani. ²⁴uShemi, u-Arpakishadi, uShela, ²⁵u-Eberi, uPhelege, uReyu, ²⁶uSerugi, uNahori, uThera, ²⁷u-Abrama, okungu-Abrahama.

Isithembiso sikaBaba Ngo-Abrahama

²⁸Amadodana ka-Abrahama: u-Isaka no-Ishmayeli. ²⁹Nazi izizukulwane zabo: izibulo lika-Ishmayeli, uNebayoti; bese kulandela uKedari, u-Adibeli, uMibsamu, ³⁰uMishma, uDuma, uMasa, uHadadi, uThema, ³¹uJeturi, uNafishi, noKedema. Yilawa amadodana ka-Ishmayeli.

³²uKhethura, umfazi oyisancinza ka-Abrahama, wazala uZimrani, uJokishani, uMedani, uMidiyani, u-Ishbaki, noShuwa. Amadodana kaJokishani: uSheba noDedani. ³³Amadodana kaMidiyani: u-Efa, u-Eferi, uHanoke, u-Abida, no-Elida. Bonke laba babengamadodana kaKhethura.

³⁴u-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka. Amadodana ka-Isaka: u-Esawu no-Israyeli.

Amadodana ka-Esawu

³⁵Amadodana ka-Esawu: u-Elifazi, uReyuweli, uJewushi, uJalamu, noKhora. ³⁶Amadodana ka-Elifazi: uThemani, u-Omari, uZefi, uGatamu, uKenazi, uThimna, no-Amaleki. ³⁷Amadodana kaReyuweli: uNahati, uZera, uShama, noMiza.

³⁸Amadodana kaSeyiri: uLotani, uShobali, uZibeyoni, u-Ana, uDishoni, u-Ezeri, noDishani. ³⁹Amadodana kaLotani: uHori noHomamu; udadewabo kaLotani kwakunguThimna. ⁴⁰Amadodana kaShobali: u-Aliyani, uManahati, u-Ebali, uShefi, no-Onamu. Amadodana kaZibeyoni: u-Aya no-Ana. ⁴¹Amadodana ka-Ana: uDishoni. Amadodana kaDishoni: uHamrani, u-Eshbani, u-Ithrani, noKherani. ⁴²Amadodana ka-Ezeri: uBilhani, uZavani, noJakani. Amadodana kaDishani: u-Uzi no-Arani.

⁴³Yilawa amakhosi abusa ezweni lakwa-Edomi ngaphambi kokuba kubuse inkosi phezu kwabako-Israyeli: uBhela indodana kaBeyori, odolobha lakhe lalinguDinhaba. ⁴⁴Lapho uBhela efa, kwabusa esikhundleni sakhe uJobabi indodana kaZera owayevela eBhozra. ⁴⁵Lapho uJobabi efa, kwabusa esikhundleni sakhe uHushamu owayevela ezweni lamaThemani. ⁴⁶uHushamu wafa; kwabusa esikhundleni sakhe uHadadi indodana kaBedadi, owanqoba uMidiyani ezweni lakwaMowabi; idolobha lakhe lalingu-Aviti. ⁴⁷Lapho uHadadi efa, kwabusa esikhundleni sakhe uSamla owayevela eMasreka. ⁴⁸Lapho uSamla efa, kwabusa esikhundleni sakhe uShawuli owayevela eRehoboti ngasemfuleni. ⁴⁹Lapho uShawuli efa, kwabusa esikhundleni sakhe uBhali-Hanani indodana ka-Akhbori. ⁵⁰uBhali-Hanani wafa; kwabusa esikhundleni sakhe uHadadi. Idolobha lakhe lalinguPhayi; umkakhe wayenguMehethabeli, indodakazi kaMatredi, indodakazi kaMe-Zahabi. ⁵¹uHadadi wafa. Izikhulu zakwa-Edomi zaziyilezi: isikhulu uThimna, isikhulu u-Aliya, isikhulu uJetheti, ⁵²isikhulu u-Oholibama, isikhulu u-Ela, isikhulu uPhinoni, ⁵³isikhulu uKenazi, isikhulu uThemani, isikhulu uMibzari, ⁵⁴isikhulu uMagidiyeli, isikhulu u-Iramu. Lezi zaziyizikhulu zakwa-Edomi.