¹Vanakomana vaJudha: Perezi, naHezironi, naKarimi, naHuri, naShobhari.

¹The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

²Reaya mwanakomana waShobhari akabereka Jahati, Jahati akabereka Ahumai naRahadhi. Ndiwo marudzi avaZorati.

²And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

³Uye ava ndivo vaiva vanakomana vababa vaEtami: Jezireeri, naIshima, naIdhibhashi; uye zita rehanzvadzi yavo rakanga riri Hazereponi;

³And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:

⁴naPenueri baba vaGedhori, naEzeri baba vaHusha. Ndivo vana vaHuri, wedangwe waEfurata, baba vaBheterehemu.

⁴And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

⁵Zvino Ashuri baba vaTekoa akanga ana vakadzi vaviri, Hera naNaara.

⁵And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

⁶Naara akamuberekera Ahuzami, naHeferi, naTemeni, naHaahashitari. Ndivo vaiva vanakomana vaNaara.

⁶And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

⁷Vanakomana vaHera vaiva Zereti, naIzhari, naEtinani.

⁷And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.

⁸Hakozi akabereka Anubhi, naZobhebha, nehama dzaAhareri mwanakomana waHarumi.

⁸And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

⁹Jabhezi akakudzwa kukunda vanin'ina vake, mai vake vakamutumidza zita rinonzi Jabhezi, vachiti, nekuti ndakamubereka ndichitambudzika.

⁹And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

¹⁰Jabhezi akadana kuna Mwari waIsiraeri, akati, Haiwa, dai muchindiropafadza henyu, nokukurisa nyika yangu, nokundifambisa noruoko rwenyu, nokundichengeta kune zvakaipa, kuti zvirege kundiwira! Mwari akamupa zvaakakumbira.

¹⁰And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

¹¹Kerubhi munin'ina waShuha akabereka Mehiri, iye akanga ari baba vaEshitoni.

¹¹And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.

¹²Eshitoni akabereka Bhetirafa, naPasea, naTehina baba vaIrinahashi. Ndivo vana vaReka.

¹²And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.

¹³Vanakomana vaKenazi : Otineri, naSeraya; vanakomana vaOtineri: Hatati.

¹³And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.

¹⁴Meonotai akabereka Ofira; Seraya akabereka Joabhu baba vaGeharashimi; nekuti dzaiva mhizha.

¹⁴And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

¹⁵Vanakomana vaKarebhu mwanakomana waJefune: Iru, naEra, naNaami; vanakomana vaEra: Kenazi.

¹⁵And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

¹⁶Vanakomana vaJehareri: Zifi, naZifa, naTiria, naAsareri.

¹⁶And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

¹⁷Vanakomana vaEzira: Jeteri, naMeredhi, naEferi, naJaroni. Bhitia, mukunda waFarao, akabereka Miriami, naShamai, naIshabha baba vaEshitemoa.

¹⁷And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

¹⁸Mukadzi wake muJudha akabereka Jeredhi baba vaGedhori, naHebheri baba vaSoko, naJekutieri baba vaZanowa. Ndivo vanakomana vaBhitia mukunda waFarao, akanga akawanikwa naMeredhi.

¹⁸And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.

¹⁹Vanakomana vomukadzi waHodhia, hanzvadzi yaNahamu vakanga vari baba vaKeira muGarimi, naEshitemba muMaakati.

¹⁹And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

²⁰Vanakomana vaShimoni: Amunoni, naRina, naBhenihanani, naTironi. Vanakomana vaIshi; Zoheti, naBhenizoheti.

²⁰And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

²¹Vanakomana vaShera mwanakomana waJudha: Eri baba vaReka, naRaadha baba vaMaresha, nehama yedzimba dzaivo vairuka mucheka wakaisvonaka, veimba yaAshibhiya;

²¹The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

²²naJokimi, navarume veKozebha, naJoashi, naSarafi, vaibata ushe hwaMoabhi, naJashubhirehemi. Mashoko awa ndeekare.

²²And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things.

²³Ndivo vaiva vaumbi vehari, uye vaigara pazvirimwa nemakwenzi; ndipo pavaigara namambo kuzobata basa rake.

²³These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

²⁴Vanakomana vaSimioni: Nemueri, naJamini, naJaribhi, naZera, naShauri;

²⁴The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:

²⁵mwanakomana wake Sharumi, mwanakomana wake Mibhisami, mwanakomana wake Mishima.

²⁵Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

²⁶Vanakomana vaMishima: Mwanakomana wake Haumueri, mwanakomana wake Zakuri, mwanakomana wake Shimei.

²⁶And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

²⁷Zvino Shimei akanga ana vanakomana vatanhatu; asi vanin'ina vake vakanga vasina vana vazhinji, uye rudzi rwavo rwose haruna kuwanda, savana vaJudha.

²⁷And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters: but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.

²⁸Ivo vakagara paBheerishebha, neMoradha, naHazarishuari;

²⁸And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

²⁹napaBhiriha, napaEzemi, napaToradhi;

²⁹And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

³⁰napaBhetueri, napaHorima, napaZikiragi;

³⁰And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

³¹napaBhetimarikabhoti, napaHazarisusimi napaBhetibhiri, napaShaaraimi. Ndiwo aiva maguta avo kusvikira Dhavhidhi achibata ushe.

³¹And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

³²Misha yavo yakanga iri Etami, neAini, neRimoni, neTokeni, neAshani, maguta mashanu;

³²And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

³³nemisha yavo yose, yakanga yakakomba maguta iwayo, kusvikira paBhaari. Ndipo pavaigara, uye mazita amarudzi avo aripo.

³³And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

³⁴NaMeshobhabhi, naJamireki, naJosha mwanakomana waAmazia;

³⁴And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,

³⁵naJoseri, naJehu mwanakomana waJoshibhia, mwanakomana waSeraya, mwanakomana waAsieri;

³⁵And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

³⁶naErioenai, naJaakobha, naJeshohaya, naAsaya, naAdhieri, naJeshimieri, naBhenaya;

³⁶And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

³⁷naZiza mwanakomana waShifi, mwanakomana waAroni, mwanakomana waJedheiya, mwanakomana waShimiri, mwanakomana waShemaya;

³⁷And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

³⁸ava vakarehwa namazita avo, vaiva machinda pamarudzi avo; dzimba dzamadzibaba avo dzikawanda kwazvo.

³⁸These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

³⁹Vakaenda pavanopinda paGedhori, kusvikira parutivi rwamabvazuva rwomupata, kutsvakira makwai avo mafuro.

³⁹And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

⁴⁰Vakawana mafuro akanaka kwazvo, uye nyika yakanga iri mhami, ino rugare nokunyarara; nekuti vaigarapo kare vaiva vana vaHamu.

⁴⁰And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

⁴¹Ava, vakanyorwa mazita avo, vakasvika pamazuva aHezekia mambo waJudha, vakaputsa matende avo uye vaMeunimi vakavawanapo, vakavaparadza chose, kusvikira nhasi, vakagara panyika yavo; nekuti kwakanga kuna mafuropo amakwai avo.

⁴¹And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.

⁴²Vamwe vavo, ivo vanakomana vaSimioni, vaiva varume vana mazana mashanu, vakaenda kugomo reSeiri, vakatungamirirwa naPeratia, naNearia, naRefaia, naUzieri, vanakomana valshi.

⁴²And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

⁴³Vakakunda vakanga vasara vavaAmareki, vakapukunyuka, vakagarapo kusvikira zuva ranhasi.

⁴³And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.