¹Vanakomana vaRevhi: Gerishoni, naKohati, naMerari;

¹Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

²navanakomana vaKohati: Amirami, naIshari, naHebhuroni, naUzieri,

²And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

³Vanakomana vaAmirami: Aroni, naMozisi, naMiriami. Vanakomana vaAroni: Nadhabhi, naAbhihu, naEriazari, naltamari.

³And sons of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

⁴Eriazari akabereka Pinehasi, Pinehasi akabereka Abhishua,

⁴Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

⁵Abhishua akabereka Bhuki, Bhuki akabereka Uzi,

⁵and Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

⁶Uzi akabereka Zerahiya, Zerahiya akabereka Merayoti,

⁶and Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

⁷Merayoti akabereka Amaria, Amaria akabereka Ahitubhi,

⁷Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

⁸Ahitubhi akabereka Zadhoki, Zadhoki akabereka Ahimaazi,

⁸and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

⁹Ahimaazi akabereka Azaria, Azaria akabereka Johwanani,

⁹and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

¹⁰Johwanani akabereka Azaria (ndiye waibata basa romupristi muimba yakavakwa naSoromoni paJerusaremu;)

¹⁰and Johanan begat Azariah, him who acted as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

¹¹Azaria akabereka Amaria, Amaria akabereka Ahitubhi,

¹¹And Azariah begetteth Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

¹²Ahitubhi akabereka Zadhoki, Zadhoki akabereka Sharumi,

¹²and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

¹³Sharumi akabereka Hirikia, Hirikia akabereka Azaria,

¹³and Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

¹⁴Azaria akabereka Seraya, Seraya akabereka Jehozadhaki,

¹⁴and Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak;

¹⁵Jehozadhaki akatapwa, nguva yakatapa Jehovha Judha neJerusaremu noruoko rwaNebhukadhinezari.

¹⁵and Jehozadak hath gone in Jehovah`s removing Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

¹⁶Vanakomana vaRevhi, Gerishomi, naKohati, naMerari.

¹⁶Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

¹⁷Mazita avanakomana vaGerishomi ndiwo: Ribhini naShimei.

¹⁷And these [are] names of sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

¹⁸Vanakomana vaKohati: Amirami, naIshari, naHebhuroni, naUzieri;

¹⁸And sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

¹⁹navanakomana vaMerari: Mari, naMushi. Uye ndidzo dzimba dzavaRevhi, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo.

¹⁹Sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. And these [are] families of the Levite according to their fathers;

²⁰VaGerishoni: Ribhini mwanakomana wake, naJahati mwanakomana wake, naZima mwanakomana wake,

²⁰of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

²¹naJoa mwanakomana wake, naIdho mwanakomana wake, naZera mwanakomana wake, naJeaterai mwanakomana wake.

²¹Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.

²²Vanakomana vaKohati: Aminadhabhu mwanakomana wake, naKora mwanakomana wake, naAsiri mwanakomana wake,

²²Sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

²³naErikana mwanakomana wake, naAbhiasafit mwanakomana wake, naAsiri mwanakomana wake,

²³Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

²⁴naTahati mwanakomana wake, naUrieri mwanakomana wake, naUzi mwanakomana wake, naShauri mwanakomana wake.

²⁴Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

²⁵Vanakomana vaErikana: Amasai, naAhimoti.

²⁵And sons of Elkanah; Amasai and Ahimoth.

²⁶Vanakomana vaErikana: Zofai mwanakomana wake, naNahati mwanakomana wake,

²⁶Elkanah; sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

²⁷naEriabhi mwanakomana wake, naErikana mwanakomana wake.

²⁷Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

²⁸Vanakomana vaSamueri: wedangwe Joeri, nowechipiri Abhija.

²⁸And sons of Samuel: the first-born Vashni, and the second Abijah.

²⁹Vanakomana vaMerari: Mari, naRibhini mwanakomana wake, naUza mwanakomana wake,

²⁹Sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

³⁰naShimira mwanakomana wake, naHagia mwanakomana wake, naAsaya mwanakomana wake.

³⁰Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

³¹Uye ava ndivo vakagadzwa naDhavhidhi kuzofambisa basa rokuimba mumba maJehovha, mushure mokuti areka yawana pokuzorora.

³¹And these [are] they whom David stationed over the parts of the song of the house of Jehovah, from the resting of the ark,

³²Vaishumira pakuimba pamberi petabhenekari yetende rokusangana, kusvikira Soromoni avaka imba yaJehovha paJerusaremu; vakamira pabasa ravo, sezvavakanga vagoverwa napo.

³²and they are ministering before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, in song, till the building by Solomon of the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem; and they stand according to their ordinance over their service.

³³Ndivo vaimirapo navakomana vavo; kuvanakomana vaKohati: Hemani muimbi, mwanakomana waJoeri, mwanakomana waSamueri;

³³And these [are] those standing, and their sons: of the sons of the Kohathite: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Shemuel,

³⁴mwanakomana waErikana, mwanakomana waJehorami, mwanakomana waErieri, mwanakomana waToa;

³⁴son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,

³⁵mwanakomana waZufi, mwanakomana waErikana, mwanakomana waMahati, mwanakomana waAmasai,

³⁵son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,

³⁶mwanakomana waErikana, mwanakomana waJoeri, mwanakomana waAzaria, mwanakomana waZefaniya,

³⁶son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,

³⁷mwanakomana waTahati, mwanakomana waAsiri, mwanakomana waEbhiasafi, mwanakomana waKora;

³⁷son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,

³⁸mwanakomana waIshari, mwanakomana waKohati, mwanakomana waRevhi, mwanakomana waIsiraeri.

³⁸son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.

³⁹Munin'ina wake Asafi, akanga amire kurudyi rwake, iye Asafi mwanakomana waBherekia, mwanakomana waShimea;

³⁹And his brother Asaph, who is standing on his right — Asaph, son of Berachiah, son of Shimea,

⁴⁰mwanakomana waMikaeri, mwanakomana waBhaaseya, mwanakomana waMarikija;

⁴⁰son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchiah,

⁴¹mwanakomana waItini, mwanakomana waZera, mwanakomana waAdhaya;

⁴¹son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,

⁴²mwanakomana waEtani, mwanakomana waZima, mwanakomana waShimeri;

⁴²son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,

⁴³mwanakomana waJahati, mwanakomana waGerishomi, mwanakomana waRevhi.

⁴³son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

⁴⁴Kurubhosbwe rwavo, hama dzavo ivo vanakomana vaMerari: Etani mwanakomana waKishi, mwanakomana waAbhidhi, mwanakomana waMaruki;

⁴⁴And sons of Merari, their brethren, [are] on the left. Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

⁴⁵mwanakomana waHashabhia, mwanakomana waAmazia, mwanakomana waHirikia;

⁴⁵son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,

⁴⁶mwanakomana waAmuzi, mwanakomana waBhani, mwanakomana waShemeri;

⁴⁶son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer,

⁴⁷mwanakomana waMari, mwanakomana waMushi, mwanakomana waMerari, mwanakomana waRevhi.

⁴⁷son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

⁴⁸Hama dzavo ivo vaRevhi ndivo vakagoverwa mabasa ose patabhenekari yeimba yaJehovha.

⁴⁸And their brethren the Levites are put to all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

⁴⁹Asi Aroni navanakomana vake vaibayira paaritari yezvipiriso zvinopiswa, napaaritari yezvinonhuhwira, vaibata mabasa ose apanzvimbo tsvene-tsvene, nokuyananisira Isiraeri, vachiita zvose zvakarairwa naMozisi muranda waMwari.

⁴⁹And Aaron and his sons are making perfume on the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of the perfume, for all the work of the holy of holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses servant of God commanded.

⁵⁰Vanakomana vaAroni ndivo: Eriazari mwanakomana wake, naPinehasi mwanakomana wake, naAbhishua mwanakomana wake;

⁵⁰And these [are] sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

⁵¹naBhuki mwanakomana wake, naUzi mwanakomana wake, naZerahiya mwanakomana wake;

⁵¹Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

⁵²naMerayoti mwanakomana wake, naAmaria mwanakomana wake, naAhitubhi mwanakomana wake;

⁵²Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

⁵³naZadhoki mwanakomana wake, naAhimaazi mwanakomana wake.

⁵³Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

⁵⁴Kwavaigara, kwavaidzika matende avo panyika yavo, ndiko, vanakomana waAroni, vedzimba dzavaKohati, nekuti ndivo vakatanga kugoverwa,

⁵⁴And these [are] their dwellings, throughout their towers, in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathite, for theirs was the lot;

⁵⁵ivo vakapiwa Hebhuroni panyika yaJudha, namafuro aro akanga akapoteredza;

⁵⁵and they give to them Hebron in the land of Judah and its suburbs round about it;

⁵⁶asi minda yeguta, nemisha yaro, yakapiwa Karebhu mwanakomana waJefune.

⁵⁶and the field of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

⁵⁷Vanakomana vaAroni vakapa maguta outiziro; aiti: Hebhuroni, neRibhina namafuro awo, neJatiri, neEshitemoa namafuro awo;

⁵⁷And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah and its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

⁵⁸neHireni namafuro aro, neDhebhiri namafuro aro;

⁵⁸and Hilen and its suburbs, Debir and its suburbs,

⁵⁹neAshani namafuro aro, neBhetishemeshi namafuro aro.

⁵⁹and Ashan and its suburbs, and Beth-Shemesh and its suburbs.

⁶⁰Uye vorudzi rwaBhenjamini: Gebha namafuro aro, neArimeti namafuro aro, neAnatoti namafuro aro. Maguta avo ose pakati pedzimba dzavo dzose, aiva maguta ane gumi namatatu.

⁶⁰And from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs. All their cities [are] thirteen cities, for their families.

⁶¹Vamwe vanakomana vaKohati vakapiwa nemijenya maguta ane gumi pakati pehafu yorudzi rwaManase, iyo hafu yaManase.

⁶¹And to the sons of Kohath, those left of the family of the tribe, from the half of the tribe, the half of Manasseh, by lot, [are] ten cities.

⁶²Vanakomana vaGerishomi nedzimba dzavo, vorudzi rwaIsakari, novorudzi rwaAsheri, novorudzi rwaNafutari, novorudzi rwaManase paBhashani, vakapiwa maguta ane gumi namatatu.

⁶²And to the sons of Gershom, for their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

⁶³Vanakomana vaMerari nedzimba dzavo vakapiwa nemijenya vorudzi rwaRubheni, novorudzi rwaGadhi, novorudzi rwaZebhuruni, maguta ane gumi namaviri.

⁶³To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, by lot, twelve cities.

⁶⁴Vana vaIsiraeri vakapa vaRevhi maguta namafuro awo.

⁶⁴And the sons of Israel give to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.

⁶⁵Vakavapa nemijenya maguta iwayo akarehwa mazita awo vorudzi rwavana vaJudha, novorudzi rwavana vaSimioni, novorudzi rwavana vaBhenjamini.

⁶⁵And they give by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name;

⁶⁶Asi vamwe vedzimba dzavana vaKohati vakanga vana maguta panyika yavo, vorudzi rwaEfuremu.

⁶⁶and some of the families of the sons of Kohath have cities of their border from the tribe of Ephraim;

⁶⁷Vakavapa maguta outiziro, aiti: Shekemu kunyika yamakomo aEfuremu namafuro aro, neGezeri namafuro aro;

⁶⁷and they give to them the cities of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,

⁶⁸neJokimeami namafuro aro, neBhetihoroni namafuro aro,

⁶⁸and Jokmeam and its suburbs, and Beth-Horan and its suburbs,

⁶⁹neAjaroni namafuro aro, neGatirimoni namafuro aro;

⁶⁹and Aijalon and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs;

⁷⁰vehafu yorudzi rwaManase vakapiwa Aneri namafuro aro, ndizvo zvakapiwa vamwe veimba yavana vaKohati.

⁷⁰and from the half tribe of Manasseh, Aner and its suburbs, and Bileam and its suburbs, for the family of the sons of Kohath who are left.

⁷¹Vanakomana vaGerishomi vakapiwa pakati peimba yehafu yorudzi rwaManase, Gorani paBhashani namafuro aro, neAshitaroti namafuro aro;

⁷¹To the sons of Gershom from the family of the half of the tribe of Manasseh [are] Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and its suburbs;

⁷²novorudzi rwaIsakari: Kedheshi namafuro aro, neDhabherati namafuro aro,

⁷²and from the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh and its suburbs, Daberath and its suburbs,

⁷³neRamoti namafuro aro, neAnemi namafuro aro;

⁷³and Ramoth and its suburbs, and Anem and its suburbs;

⁷⁴novorudzi rwaAsheri: Mashari namafuro aro, neAbhidhoni namafuro aro;

⁷⁴and from the tribe of Asher; Mashal and its suburbs, and Abdon and its suburbs,

⁷⁵neHukoki namafuro aro, neRehobhi namafuro aro,

⁷⁵and Hukok and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs;

⁷⁶novorudzi rwaNafutari: Kedheshi paGarire namafuro aro, neHamoni namafuro aro, neKiriataimi namafuro aro.

⁷⁶and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammon and its suburbs, and Kirjathaim and its suburbs.

⁷⁷Vamwe vavaRevhi, ivo vanakomana vaMerari, vakapiwa vorudzi rwaZebhuruni: Rimono namafuro aro, neTabhori namafuro aro;

⁷⁷To the sons of Merari who are left, from the tribe of Zebulun, [are] Rimmon and its suburbs, Tabor and its suburbs;

⁷⁸uye mhiri kwaJoridhani paJeriko, kumabvazuva aJoridhani, vorudzi rwaRubheni, vakapiwa Bhezeri riri kurenje namafuro aro, neJaza namafuro aro,

⁷⁸and from beyond the Jordan by Jericho, at the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

⁷⁹neKedhemoti namafuro aro, neMefati namafuro aro;

⁷⁹and Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs;

⁸⁰novorudzi rwaGadhi: Ramoti paGiriyadhi namafuro aro, neMahanaimu namafuro aro,

⁸⁰and from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,

⁸¹neHeshibhoni namafuro aro, neJazeri namafuro aro.

⁸¹and Heshbon and its suburbs, and Jazer and its suburbs.