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

¹Sons of Judah: Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

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

²And Reaiah son of Shobal begat Jahath, and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad; these [are] families of the Zorathite.

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

³And these [are] of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister [is] Hazzelelponi,

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

⁴and Penuel [is] father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These [are] sons of Hur, first-born of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.

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

⁵And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;

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

⁶and Naarah beareth to him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari: these [are] sons of Naarah.

⁷Vanakomana vaHera vaiva Zereti, naIzhari, naEtinani.

⁷And sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

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

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

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

⁹And Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, `Because I have brought forth with grief.`

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 calleth to the God of Israel, saying, `If blessing Thou dost bless me, then Thou hast made great my border, and Thy hand hath been with me, and Thou hast kept [me] from evil — not to grieve me;` and God bringeth in that which he asked.

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

¹¹And Chelub brother of Shuah begat Mehir; he [is] father of Eshton.

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

¹²And Eshton begat Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash; these [are] men of Rechah.

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

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

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

¹⁴And Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.

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

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

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

¹⁶And 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 sons of Ezra [are] Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she beareth Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah 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 father of Gedor, and Heber father of Socho, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah. And these [are] sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took,

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

¹⁹and sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

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

²⁰And sons of Shimon [are] Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-Hanon, and Tilon; and sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-Zoheth.

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

²¹Sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, and Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the service of 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 ruled over Moab and Jashubi-Lehem; and these things [are] ancient.

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

²³They [are] the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; with the king in his work they dwelt there.

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

²⁴Sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, 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 sons of Mishma: Hammuel 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 to Shimei [are] sixteen sons and six daughters, and to his brethren there are not many sons, and none of their families have multiplied as much as the sons of Judah.

²⁸Ivo vakagara paBheerishebha, neMoradha, naHazarishuari;

²⁸And they dwell in Beer-Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shaul,

²⁹napaBhiriha, napaEzemi, napaToradhi;

²⁹and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,

³⁰napaBhetueri, napaHorima, napaZikiragi;

³⁰and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,

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

³¹and in Beth-Marcaboth, and in Hazar-Susim, and in Beth-Birei, and in Shaarim; these [are] their cities till the reigning of David.

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

³²And their villages [are] 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 [are] round about these cities unto Baal; these [are] their dwellings, and they have their genealogy:

³⁴NaMeshobhabhi, naJamireki, naJosha mwanakomana waAmazia;

³⁴even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,

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

³⁵and Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, 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 son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

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

³⁸These who are coming in by name [are] princes in their families, and the house of their fathers have broken forth into a multitude;

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

³⁹and they go to the entrance of Gedor, unto the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,

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

⁴⁰and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for of Ham are those dwelling there before.

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 who are written by name come in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smite their tents, and the habitations that have been found there, and devote them to destruction unto this day, and dwell in their stead, because pasture for their flock [is] there.

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

⁴²And of them, of the sons of Simeon, there have gone to mount Seir, five hundred men, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head,

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

⁴³and they smite the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there unto this day.