¹Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

¹Zvino awa marudzi evanakomana vaNowa, Shemu, Hamu, naJa­feti; ivo vakaberekerwa vana shure kwe­mvura zhinji.

²The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

²Vanakomana vaJafeti: Gomeru, naMagogi, naMadhai naJavhani naTubhari naMisheki, naTirasi.

³And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

³Zvino vanakomana vaGomeru: Ashikenazi naRifati naTogarima.

⁴And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

⁴Nevanakomana vaJavhani: Erisha naTashisi naKi­timi naDhodhanimu.

⁵By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

⁵Nezviwi izvi zvechirudzi zvakagoverwa munyika dzavo umwe neumwe nerurimi rwake, ne­mhuri dzavo, nendudzi dzavo.

⁶And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

⁶Nevanakomana vaHamu: Kushi naMiziraimu naPuti naKanani.

⁷And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

⁷Uye vanakomana vaKushi: Sebha naHa­vhira naSabhata naRama naSabhuteka. Nevanakomana vaRama: Shebha naDhedhani.

⁸And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

⁸Kushi akabereka Nimurodhi, ndiye akatanga kuva une simba pa­nyika.

⁹He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

⁹Waiva mudzinganisi une simba pamberi paJehovha; naizvozvo vanoti: SaNimurodhi, mudzinganisi une simba pa­mberi paJehovha.

¹⁰And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

¹⁰Uye mavambo eushe hwake aiva paBhabheri neEreki neAkadhi neKarine panyika yeShinari.

¹¹Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

¹¹Akabuda kunyika iyo, akaenda Asiria, ndokuvaka Ninivhe neRohobhoti-iri neKara,

¹²And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.

¹²neRe­seni pakati peNinivhe neKara (iri iguta guru).

¹³And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

¹³Zvino Miziraimu akabereka vaRudhi nevaAnami nevaRehabhi nevaNafituhimu,

¹⁴And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.

¹⁴nevaPaturusi nevaKasiruhi (kwakabva kwaari vaFirisitia) nevaKafutori.

¹⁵And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,

¹⁵Zvino Kanani wakabereka Sidhoni, dangwe rake, naHeti;

¹⁶And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

¹⁶nevaJebhusi ne­vaAmori, nevaGirigashi;

¹⁷And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

¹⁷nevaHivhi, nevaAriki, nevaSini,

¹⁸And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

¹⁸nevaArivhadhi, nevaZemari, nevaHamati. Shure kwai­vava nemhuri dzevaKanani dzakapararira.

¹⁹And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

¹⁹Zvino muganhu wavaKanani wakabva paSidhoni ukaenda Gerari kusvika Gaza, uchienda Sodhoma neGomora neAdhamu neZibhoimu kusvika paRasha.

²⁰These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

²⁰Ava vanakomana vaHamu, nemhuri dzavo, nendimi dzavo, munyika dzavo, nendudzi dzavo.

²¹Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

²¹Naiye Shemu, baba vevana vose vaEbheru, mukuru waJafeti wakabereke­rwa vana.

²²The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

²²Vanakomana vaShemu: Eramu naAshuri, naAripakisha­dhi naRudhi naAramu.

²³And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

²³Uye vanakomana vaAramu: Uzi naHuri naGeteri naMashi.

²⁴And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

²⁴Zvino Aripakishadhi wakabereka Shera, Shera ndokubereka Ebheri.

²⁵And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

²⁵Ebheru ndokuberekerwa vanakomana vaviri, zita reumwe raiva Peregi, nekuti pamazuva ake nyika yakakamurwa; uye zita remunin'ina wake raiva Jokitani.

²⁶And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

²⁶Jokitani ndokubereka Arimodhadhi naSherefi naHazarimavheti naJera

²⁷And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

²⁷naHadhoramu naUsari naDhikira

²⁸And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

²⁸naObhari naAbhimaeri naShebha

²⁹And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

²⁹naOfiri naHavhira naJobhabhu; ava vose vaiva vanakomana vaJokitani.

³⁰And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

³⁰Ugaro hwavo hwaitangira paMesha kuenda Sefari, gomo rekumabvazuva.

³¹These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

³¹Ava vanakomana vaShemu, nemhuri dzavo nendimi dzavo munyika dzavo, nendudzi dzavo.

³²These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

³²Ava imhuri dzevanakomana vaNowa, nemazera avo nendudzi dzavo; kwavari kwakaparadzaniswa ndudzi dzose shure kwemvura zhinji.