¹Vanakomana vaRevhi: Gerishoni, naKohati, naMerari;

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

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

²The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

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

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

⁴Eriazari akabereka Pinehasi, Pinehasi akabereka Abhishua,

⁴Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,

⁵Abhishua akabereka Bhuki, Bhuki akabereka Uzi,

⁵and Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi,

⁶Uzi akabereka Zerahiya, Zerahiya akabereka Merayoti,

⁶and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth,

⁷Merayoti akabereka Amaria, Amaria akabereka Ahitubhi,

⁷Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,

⁸Ahitubhi akabereka Zadhoki, Zadhoki akabereka Ahimaazi,

⁸and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz,

⁹Ahimaazi akabereka Azaria, Azaria akabereka Johwanani,

⁹and Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan,

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

¹⁰and Johanan became the father of Azariah, (he it is who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem),

¹¹Azaria akabereka Amaria, Amaria akabereka Ahitubhi,

¹¹and Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,

¹²Ahitubhi akabereka Zadhoki, Zadhoki akabereka Sharumi,

¹²and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum,

¹³Sharumi akabereka Hirikia, Hirikia akabereka Azaria,

¹³and Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah,

¹⁴Azaria akabereka Seraya, Seraya akabereka Jehozadhaki,

¹⁴and Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak;

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

¹⁵Jehozadak went into captivity, when Yahweh 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.

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

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

¹⁸The sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

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

¹⁹The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

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, Jeatherai 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 Shaul his son.

²⁵Vanakomana vaErikana: Amasai, naAhimoti.

²⁵The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, and Ahimoth.

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

²⁶As for Elkanah, 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.

²⁸The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Joel, and the second Abijah.

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

²⁹The sons 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.

³¹These are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Yahweh, after that the ark had rest.

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

³²They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.

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

³³These are those who waited, 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 Izhar, 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;

³⁹His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even 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;

⁴⁴On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: 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 Hilkiah,

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.

⁴⁸Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house.

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

⁴⁹But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of 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;

⁵⁰These 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,

⁵⁴Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),

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

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

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

⁵⁶but the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

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

⁵⁷To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

⁵⁸neHireni namafuro aro, neDhebhiri namafuro aro;

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

⁵⁹neAshani namafuro aro, neBhetishemeshi namafuro aro.

⁵⁹and Ashan with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with 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 with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

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

⁶¹To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

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

⁶²To the sons 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 sons 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.

⁶⁴The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.

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

⁶⁵They 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 are mentioned by name.

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

⁶⁶Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

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

⁶⁷They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,

⁶⁸neJokimeami namafuro aro, neBhetihoroni namafuro aro,

⁶⁸and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs,

⁶⁹neAjaroni namafuro aro, neGatirimoni namafuro aro;

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

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

⁷⁰and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

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

⁷¹To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;

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

⁷²and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

⁷³neRamoti namafuro aro, neAnemi namafuro aro;

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

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

⁷⁴and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon with its suburbs,

⁷⁵neHukoki namafuro aro, neRehobhi namafuro aro,

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

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

⁷⁶and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, and Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs.

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

⁷⁷To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs;

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

⁷⁸and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,

⁷⁹neKedhemoti namafuro aro, neMefati namafuro aro;

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

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

⁸⁰and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

⁸¹neHeshibhoni namafuro aro, neJazeri namafuro aro.

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