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

¹The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

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

²Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of 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;

³These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;

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 Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

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

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

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

⁶Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

⁷Vanakomana vaHera vaiva Zereti, naIzhari, naEtinani.

⁷The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

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

⁸Hakkoz became the father of 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.

⁹Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore 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.

¹⁰Jabez called on the God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow!” God granted him that which he requested.

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

¹¹Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

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

¹²Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah.

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

¹³The sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.

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

¹⁴Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim; for they were craftsmen.

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

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

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

¹⁶The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

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

¹⁷The sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bore 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.

¹⁸His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

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

¹⁹The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

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

²⁰The sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The 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;

²¹The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked 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 Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. The records are ancient.

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

²³These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they lived with the king for his work.

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

²⁴The sons 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.

²⁶The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur 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.

²⁷Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, neither did all their family multiply like the children of Judah.

²⁸Ivo vakagara paBheerishebha, neMoradha, naHazarishuari;

²⁸They lived 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 Beth Marcaboth, and Hazar Susim, and at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David.

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

³²Their 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 around the same cities, to Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.

³⁴NaMeshobhabhi, naJamireki, naJosha mwanakomana waAmazia;

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

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

³⁵and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, 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 name were princes in their families: and their fathers’ houses increased greatly.

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

³⁹They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to 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.

⁴⁰They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for those who lived there before were of Ham.

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.

⁴¹These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place; 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.

⁴²Some 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.

⁴³They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.