¹Vanakomana vaRevhi: Gerishoni, naKohati, naMerari;

¹The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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

²And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

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

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

⁴Eriazari akabereka Pinehasi, Pinehasi akabereka Abhishua,

⁴Eleazar begot Phinehas; Phinehas begot Abishua,

⁵Abhishua akabereka Bhuki, Bhuki akabereka Uzi,

⁵and Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi,

⁶Uzi akabereka Zerahiya, Zerahiya akabereka Merayoti,

⁶and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth;

⁷Merayoti akabereka Amaria, Amaria akabereka Ahitubhi,

⁷Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

⁸Ahitubhi akabereka Zadhoki, Zadhoki akabereka Ahimaazi,

⁸and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,

⁹Ahimaazi akabereka Azaria, Azaria akabereka Johwanani,

⁹and Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan,

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

¹⁰and Johanan begot Azariah (he is it that exercised the priesthood in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem);

¹¹Azaria akabereka Amaria, Amaria akabereka Ahitubhi,

¹¹and Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

¹²Ahitubhi akabereka Zadhoki, Zadhoki akabereka Sharumi,

¹²and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum,

¹³Sharumi akabereka Hirikia, Hirikia akabereka Azaria,

¹³and Shallum begot Hilkijah, and Hilkijah begot Azariah,

¹⁴Azaria akabereka Seraya, Seraya akabereka Jehozadhaki,

¹⁴and Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak,

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

¹⁵and Jehozadak went away, when Jehovah carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

¹⁶Vanakomana vaRevhi, Gerishomi, naKohati, naMerari.

¹⁶The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

¹⁷Mazita avanakomana vaGerishomi ndiwo: Ribhini naShimei.

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

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

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

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

¹⁹The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of Levi 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, Jeathrai his son.

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

²²The sons 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 Saul his son.

²⁵Vanakomana vaErikana: Amasai, naAhimoti.

²⁵And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.

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

²⁶Elkanah, -- the 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 the sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vashni and Abijah.

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

²⁹The sons of Merari: Mahli; Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

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

³⁰Shimea his son, Haggijah 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 set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah after that the ark was in rest.

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

³²And they ministered before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting with singing, until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem; and they attended to their office according to their order.

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

³³And these are they that attended, and their sons: Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

³⁸the son of Jizhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

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

³⁹And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand: Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

⁴⁰mwanakomana waMikaeri, mwanakomana waBhaaseya, mwanakomana waMarikija;

⁴⁰the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

⁴¹mwanakomana waItini, mwanakomana waZera, mwanakomana waAdhaya;

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

⁴²mwanakomana waEtani, mwanakomana waZima, mwanakomana waShimeri;

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

⁴³mwanakomana waJahati, mwanakomana waGerishomi, mwanakomana waRevhi.

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

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

⁴⁴And their brethren the sons of Merari were on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

⁴⁵mwanakomana waHashabhia, mwanakomana waAmazia, mwanakomana waHirikia;

⁴⁵the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkijah,

⁴⁶mwanakomana waAmuzi, mwanakomana waBhani, mwanakomana waShemeri;

⁴⁶the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,

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

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

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

⁴⁸And their brethren the Levites were given for 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 offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

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

⁵⁰And these are the 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 dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;

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

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

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

⁵⁶but the fields of the city, and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

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

⁵⁷And to the children of Aaron they gave the city 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, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs: all their cities, thirteen cities, according to their families.

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

⁶¹And to the children of Kohath that remained [were given] by lot out of the families of the tribe [of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan and] of the half tribe, half Manasseh, ten cities.

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

⁶²And to the children of Gershom according to their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of 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 children of Merari [were given] by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

⁶⁴Vana vaIsiraeri vakapa vaRevhi maguta namafuro awo.

⁶⁴And the children of Israel gave 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 gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which were mentioned by name.

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

⁶⁶And to the families of the children of Kohath who had the cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim,

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

⁶⁷they gave the city of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,

⁶⁸neJokimeami namafuro aro, neBhetihoroni namafuro aro,

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

⁶⁹neAjaroni namafuro aro, neGatirimoni namafuro aro;

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

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

⁷⁰and out of the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, and Bileam and its suburbs, -- for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

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

⁷¹To the children of Gershom [were given] out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and its suburbs;

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

⁷²and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, Dobrath 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 out of 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 out of 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 children of Merari that remained [were given] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono and its suburbs, [and] Tabor and its suburbs;

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

⁷⁸and on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of 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 out of 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 Jaazer and its suburbs.