¹And these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and to 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.

⁵From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to 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 Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

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

⁸And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.

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

⁹He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah!

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.

¹¹From that land went out Asshur, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,

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

¹²and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah: this is the great city.

¹²neRe­seni pakati peNinivhe neKara (iri iguta guru).

¹³-- And Mizraim begot the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

¹³Zvino Miziraimu akabereka vaRudhi nevaAnami nevaRehabhi nevaNafituhimu,

¹⁴and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, out of whom came the Philistines, and the Caphtorim.

¹⁴nevaPaturusi nevaKasiruhi (kwakabva kwaari vaFirisitia) nevaKafutori.

¹⁵-- And Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,

¹⁵Zvino Kanani wakabereka Sidhoni, dangwe rake, naHeti;

¹⁶and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

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 afterwards the families of the Canaanites spread themselves abroad.

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

¹⁹And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as one goes to Gerar, up to Gazah; as one goes to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, up to Lesha.

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 lands, in their nations.

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

²¹And to Shem -- to him also were [sons] born; he is the father of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.

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

²²The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

²²Vanakomana vaShemu: Eramu naAshuri, naAripakisha­dhi naRudhi naAramu.

²³And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

²³Uye vanakomana vaAramu: Uzi naHuri naGeteri naMashi.

²⁴-- And Arphaxad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.

²⁴Zvino Aripakishadhi wakabereka Shera, Shera ndokubereka Ebheri.

²⁵And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the 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 begot 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 sons of Joktan.

²⁹naOfiri naHavhira naJobhabhu; ava vose vaiva vanakomana vaJokitani.

³⁰And their dwelling was from Mesha, as one goes to Sephar, the eastern mountain.

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 from these came the distribution of the nations on the earth after the flood.

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