¹Zvino vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba avaRevhi vakaswedera kumupristi Ereazari, nokuna Joshua, mwanakomana waNuni, nokuvakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba amarudzi avana vaIsiraeri,

¹And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw nigh unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

²vakataura navo paShiro panyika yeKanani, vakati, Jehovha wakaraira nomuromo waMozisi, kuti tipiwe maguta matingagara, namafuro awo emombe dzedu.

²and they speak unto them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, `Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.`

³Vana vaIsiraeri vakapa vaRevhi panhaka dzavo maguta awa namafuro awo, sezvavakanga varairwa naJehovha.

³And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:

⁴Mhuri dzavaKohati dzikagoverwa nemijenya; vana vomupristi Aroni vaiva vavaRevhi vakagoverwa nemijenya maguta ane gumi namatatu pakati porudzi rwaJudha, norwaSimioni, norwaBhenjamini.

⁴And the lot goeth out for the families of the Kohathite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest (of the Levites), out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, by lot thirteen cities,

⁵Asi vamwe vavana vaKohati vakagoverwa nemijenya maguta ane gumi pakati pemhuri dzorudzi rwaEfuremu, norudzi rwaDhani, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase.

⁵and for the sons of Kohath who are left, out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities:

⁶Vana vaGerishoni vakagoverwa nemijenya maguta ane gumi namatatu pamhuri dzorudzi rwaIsakari, norudzi rwaAsheri, norudzi rwaNafutari, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase muBhashani.

⁶And for the sons of Gershon [are], out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, by lot, thirteen cities.

⁷Vana vaMerari nemhuri dzavo vakapiwa maguta ane gumi namaviri pakati porudzi rwaRubheni, norudzi rwaGadhi, norudzi rwaZebhuruni.

⁷For the sons of Merari, for their families, [are], out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

⁸Vana vaIsiraeri vakapa vaRevhi maguta iwayo namafuro awo nemijenya, sezvakanga zvarairwa naJehovha nomuromo waMozisi.

⁸And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

⁹Vakavapa maguta iwayo, akarehwa mazita awo pano, pakati porudzi rwavana vaJudha, norudzi rwavana vaSimioni.

⁹And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called by name;

¹⁰Akava avana vaAroni, vemhuri dzavaKohati, vaiva vana vaRevhi, nekuti ndivo vakatanga kugoverwa nemijenya,

¹⁰and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for theirs hath been the first lot;

¹¹Vakavapa Kiriati-abha, iye Abha wakange ari baba vaAnaki (ndiro Hebhuroni), panyika yamakomo yaJudha, namafuro aro akanga akaripoteredza.

¹¹and they give to them the city of Arba father of Anak (it [is] Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;

¹²Asi minda yeguta, nemisha yaro, vakazvipa Karebhu mwanakomana waJefune, zvive zvake.

¹²and the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³Vakapa vana vomupristi Aroni Hebhuroni namafuro aro, rakanga riri guta routiziro romuurayi, uye Ribhina namafuro aro,

¹³And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,

¹⁴neJatiri namafuro aro, neEshitemoa namafuro aro,

¹⁴and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

¹⁵neHoroni namafuro aro, neDhebhiri namafuro aro,

¹⁵and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,

¹⁶neAini namafuro aro, neJuta namafuro aro, neBheti-shemeshi namafuro aro; maguta mapfumbamwe pakati pamarudzi iwayo maviri.

¹⁶and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, Beth-Shemesh and its suburbs; nine cities out of these two tribes.

¹⁷Napakati porudzi rwaBhenjamini Gibhiyoni namafuro aro, neGebha namafuro aro,

¹⁷And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,

¹⁸neAnatoti namafuro aro, neArinoni namafuro aro; maguta mana.

¹⁸Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs — four cities;

¹⁹Maguta ose avana vaAroni mupristi akanga ari maguta ane gumi namatanhatu namafuro awo.

¹⁹all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.

²⁰Mhuri dzavana vaKohati, ivo vaRevhi vakanga vasara vavana vaKohati, vakapiwa maguta avo nemijenya pakati porudzi rwaEfuremu.

²⁰And for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, who are left of the sons of Kohath, even the cities of their lot are of the tribe of Ephraim;

²¹Vakavapa Shekemu namafuro aro panyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, raiva guta routiziro romuurayi, neGezeri namafuro aro,

²¹and they give to them the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Shechem and its suburbs, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,

²²neKibhizaimi namafuro aro, neBheti-horoni namafuro aro; maguta mana.

²²and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-Horon and its suburbs — four cities.

²³Napakati porudzi rwaDhani, Eriteki namafuro aro, neGebhitoni namafuro aro,

²³And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,

²⁴neAjaroni namafuro aro, neGatirimoni namafuro aro; maguta mana.

²⁴Aijalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs — four cities.

²⁵Napakati pehafu yorudzi rwaManase, Taanaki namafuro aro, neGatirimoni namafuro aro; maguta maviri.

²⁵And out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs — two cities;

²⁶Maguta ose emhuri dzavakanga vasara vavana vaKohati aiva gumi namafuro awo.

²⁶all the cities [are] ten and their suburbs, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.

²⁷Vana vaGerishoni, vemhuri dzavaRevhi, vakavapa Gorani namafuro aro, raiva guta routiziro romuurayi, pakati pehafu yorudzi rwaManase, neBhesheitera namafuro aro; maguta maviri.

²⁷And for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Beeshterah and its suburbs — two cities.

²⁸Napakati porudzi rwalsakari, Kishioni namafuro aro, neDhabherati namafuro aro,

²⁸And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its suburbs, Dabarath and its suburbs,

²⁹neJarimuti namafuro aro, neEni-ganimi namafuro aro; maguta mana.

²⁹Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-Gannim and its suburbs — four cities.

³⁰Napakati porudzi rwaAsheri, Mishari namafuro aro, neAbhidhoni namafuro aro,

³⁰And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,

³¹neHerikati namafuro aro, neRehobhi namafuro aro; maguta mana.

³¹Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs — four cities.

³²Napakati porudzi rwaNafutari, Kedheshi muGarirea namafuro aro, raiva guta routiziro romuurayi, neHamoti-dhori namafuro aro, neKaritani namafuro aro; maguta matatu.

³²And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs — three cities;

³³Maguta ose avaGerishoni, nemhuri dzavo, akanga ari maguta ane gumi namatatu namafuro awo.

³³all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.

³⁴Mhuri dzavana vaMerari, ivo vakanga vasara kuvaRevhi, vakavapa pakati porudzi rwaZebhuruni, Jokineamu namafuro aro, neKatira namafuro aro,

³⁴And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, [are,] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,

³⁵neDhimuna namafuro aro, neNaharari namafuro aro; maguta mana.

³⁵Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs — four cities.

³⁶Napakati porudzi rwaRubheni, Bhezeri namafuro aro, neJahazi namafuro aro,

³⁶And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahazah and its suburbs,

³⁷neKedhemoti namafuro aro, neMofaati namafuro aro; maguta mana.

³⁷Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs — four cities.

³⁸Napakati porudzi rwaGadhi, Ramoti muGiriyadhi namafuro aro, raiva guta routiziro romuurayi, neMahanaimu namafuro aro,

³⁸And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,

³⁹neHeshibhoni namafuro aro, neJazeri namafuro aro; iwo ose maguta mana.

³⁹Heshbon and its suburbs, Jazer and its suburbs — [in] all four cities.

⁴⁰Maguta awa ose akanga ari avana vaMerari, nemhuri dzavo, ivo vakanga vasara vemhuri dzavaRevhi; mugove wavo wakange uri maguta ane gumi namaviri.

⁴⁰All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites — their lot is twelve cities.

⁴¹Maguta ose avaRevhi pakati penhaka yavana vaIsiraeri aiva maguta ana makumi mana namasere namafuro awo.

⁴¹All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [are] forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.

⁴²Maguta awa ose akanga ana mafuro awo, guta rimwe nerimwe; ndizvo zvakanga zvakaita maguta iwayo ose.

⁴²These cities are each city and its suburbs round about it; so to all these cities.

⁴³Saizvozvo Jehovha akapa vaIsiraeri nyika yose yaakanga apika, kuti uchaipa madzibaba avo; ikava yavo, vakagaramo.

⁴³And Jehovah giveth to Israel the whole of the land which He hath sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;

⁴⁴Jehovha akavazorodza kumativi ose, pose paakanga apikira madzibaba avo; hakuna munhu kuvavengi vavo vose wakamira pamberi pavo; asi Jehovha wakaisa vavengi vavo vose pamaoko avo.

⁴⁴and Jehovah giveth rest to them round about, according to all that which He hath sworn to their fathers, and there hath not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, the whole of their enemies hath Jehovah given into their hand;

⁴⁵Hakuna chinhu chimwe chezvinhu zvakanaka zvakanga zvataurwa naJehovha kuimba yaIsiraeri chakakona; zvose zvakaitika.

⁴⁵there hath not fallen a thing of all the good thing which Jehovah spake unto the house of Israel — the whole hath come.