U-Enoke wazala u-Irade; u-Irade wazala uMehujayele; uMehujayele wazala uMetushayele; uMetushayele wazala uLameka.

ULameka wazithathela abafazi ababili ; igama lomunye lalingu -Ada, igama lomunye lalinguSila.

ULameka wathi kubo abafazi bakhe : Ada noSila , yizwani izwi lami ; nina bafazi bakaLameka , lalelani ukusho kwami : Bhekani, ngibulala umunt u ngenxeba engilitholayo, nensizwa ngomvimbo engiwuzwiswayo.

Yebo, uKayini uyakuphindiselwa kasikhombisa, kepha uLameka kamashumi ayisikhombisa, aphindwe kasikhombisa.

UMetushela wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesikhombisa, wazala uLameka.

ULameka wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nambili, wazala indodana.

Emva kok uzalwa kukaNowa uLameka wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu , wazala amadodana namadodakazi.