¹These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

¹Ndivo vanakomana vaIsiraeri: Rubheni, naSimioni, naRevhi, naJudha, naIsakari naZebhuruni,

²Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

²naDhani, naJosefa naBhenjamini, naNafutari, naGadhi, naAsheri.

³The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh; “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. and he killed him.

³Vanakomana vaJudha: Eri, naOnani, naShera; vanakomana ava vatatu akavaberekerwa naBhatishua muKanani. Asi Eri, mwana wedangwe waJudha, akanga ari munhu akaipa pamberi paJehovha, akamuuraya.

⁴Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

⁴Tamari mukadzi womwana wake, akamuberekera Perezi naZera. Vanakomana vose vaJudha vakanga vari vashanu.

⁵The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.

⁵Vanakomana vaPerezi: Hezironi naHamuri.

⁶The sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.

⁶Vanakomana vaZera: Zimiri, naEtani, naHemani, naKarikori, naDhara; vose vari vashanu.

⁷The sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.

⁷Vanakomana vaKarimi: Akari, mutambudzi walsiraeri, wakatadza pachinhu chakanga chakayeriswa.

⁸The sons of Ethan: Azariah.

⁸Vanakomana vaEtani: Azara.

⁹The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

⁹Vanakomanawo vaHezironi, vaakaberekerwa: Jerameeri, naRami, naKerubhai.

¹⁰Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

¹⁰Rami akabereka Aminadhabhu, Aminadhabhu akabereka

¹¹and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,

¹¹Nashoni, muchinda wavana vaJudha; Nashoni akabereka Sarima, Sarima akabereka Bhowasi;

¹²and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;

¹²Bhowasi akabereka Obhedhi, Obhedhi akabereka Jese;

¹³and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

¹³Jese akabereka mwana wake wedangwe Eriabhi, tevere Abhinadhabhu wechipiri, naShimea wechitatu;

¹⁴Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

¹⁴naNetaneri wechina, naRadhai weshanu;

¹⁵Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;

¹⁵naOzemi wetanhatu, naDhavhidhi wechinomwe.

¹⁶and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

¹⁶Hanzvadzi dzavo dzaiva Zeruya naAbhigairi. Vanakomana vaZeruya: Abhishai, naJoabhu, naAsaheri, vatatu.

¹⁷Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

¹⁷Abhigairi akabereka Amasa; baba vaAmasa vaiva Jeteri muIshimaeri.

¹⁸Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

¹⁸Karebhu mwanakomana waHezironi akaberekerwa vana nomukadzi wake Azubha, uye naJerioti; ava ndivo vaiva vanakomana vake: Jesheri, naShobhabhi, naAridhoni.

¹⁹Azubah died, and Caleb took to him Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

¹⁹Azubha akafa, Karebhu akawana Efurata, wakamuberekera Huri.

²⁰Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.

²⁰Huri akabereka Uri, Uri akabereka Bhezari.

²¹Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.

²¹Shure kwaizvozvo Hezironi akapinda kumukunda waMakiri baba vaGiriyadhi, waakawana asvika makore ana makumi matanhatu; iye akamuberekera Segubhi.

²²Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

²²Segubhi akabereka Jairi, akanga ana maguta ana makumi maviri namatatu panyika yeGiriyadhi.

²³Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

²³Geshuri naArami vakatorera vaJairi maguta avo, pamwechete neKenati nemisha yaro, maguta ana makumi matanhatu. Ava vose vaiva vanakomana vaMakiri baba vaGiriyadhi.

²⁴After that Hezron was dead in Caleb Ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron’s wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

²⁴Zvino Hezironi akati afa paKarebhiefirata, Abhija mukadzi waHezironi akamuberekera Ashuri baba vaTekoa.

²⁵The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.

²⁵Vanakomana vaJerameeri, mwanakomana wedangwe waHezironi, vaiva, Rami wedangwe, naBhuna, naOreni, naOzemi, naAhija.

²⁶Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

²⁶Zvino Jerameeri akanga anomumwe mukadzi, ainzi Atara; iye akanga ari mai vaOnami.

²⁷The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

²⁷Vanakomana vaRami, wedangwe waJerameeri, vaiva Maazi, naJamini, naEkeri.

²⁸The sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.

²⁸Vanakomana vaOnami vaiva Shamai, naJadha. Vanakomana vaShamai: Nadhabhi naAbhishuri.

²⁹The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban, and Molid.

²⁹Zita romukadzi waAbhishuri raiva Abhihairi; iye akamuberekera Abhani, naMoridhi.

³⁰The sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; but Seled died without children.

³⁰Vanakomana vaNadhabhi: Seredhi, naApaimi; asi Seredhi akafa asina vana.

³¹The sons of Appaim: Ishi. The sons of Ishi: Sheshan. The sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.

³¹Vanakomana vaApaimi: Ishi. Vanakomana vaIshi: Sheshani. Vanakomana vaSheshani: Arai.

³²The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.

³²Vanakomana vaJadha, munin'ina waShamai: Jeteri, naJonatani; Jeteri akafa asina vana.

³³The sons of Jonathan: Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

³³Vanakomana vaJonatani: Pereti naZaza. Ndivo vaiva vanakomana vaJerameeri.

³⁴Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

³⁴Zvino Sheshani akanga asina vanakomana, asi vanasikana. Sheshani akanga ano muranda, muEgipita, ainzi Jara.

³⁵Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai.

³⁵Sheshani akapa Jara muranda wake mukunda wake ave mukadzi wake; iye akamuberekera Atai.

³⁶Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad,

³⁶Atai akabereka Natani, Natani akabereka Zabhadhi;

³⁷and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed,

³⁷Zabhadhi akabereka Efirari, Efirari akabereka Obhedhi;

³⁸and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah,

³⁸Obhedhi akabereka Jehu, Jehu akabereka Azaria;

³⁹and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah,

³⁹Azaria akabereka Herezi, Herezi akabereka Ereasa;

⁴⁰and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum,

⁴⁰Ereasa akabereka Sisimai, Sisimai akabereka Sharumi;

⁴¹and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.

⁴¹Sharumi akabereka Jekamia, Jekamia akabereka Erishama.

⁴²The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

⁴²Vanakomana vaKarebhu munin'ina waJerameeri, vaiva Mesha dangwe rake, akanga ari baba vaZifi; navanakomana vaMaresha baba vaHebhuroni.

⁴³The sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.

⁴³Vanakomana vaHebhuroni: Kora, naTapua, naRekemi, naShema.

⁴⁴Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.

⁴⁴Shema akabereka Rahami, baba vaJorikeami; Rekemi akabereka Shamai.

⁴⁵The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.

⁴⁵Mwanakomana waShamai akanga ari Maoni; Maoni akanga ari baba vaBhetizuri.

⁴⁶Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.

⁴⁶Efa murongo waKarebhu, akabereka Harani, naMoza, naGazezi; Harami akabereka Gazezi.

⁴⁷The sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jothan, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

⁴⁷Vanakomana vaJadha: Regemi, naJotamu, naGeshani, naPereti, naEfa, naShaafi.

⁴⁸Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

⁴⁸Maaka, murongo waKarebhu, akabereka Shebheri naTirihana.

⁴⁹She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

⁴⁹Iye akaberekawo Shaafi baba vaMadhimana, Shevha baba vaMakibhena, nababa vaGibhiya; mukunda waKarebhu akanga ari Akisa.

⁵⁰These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,

⁵⁰Ndivo vanakomana vaKarebhu: Mwanakomana waHuri, wedangwe waEfurata: Shobhari baba vaKiriati-jearimi;

⁵¹Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

⁵¹Sarima baba vaBheterehemu, Harefi baba vaBhetigadheri.

⁵²Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.

⁵²Shobhari baba vaKiriati-jearimi akanga ana vanakomana: Haroe, nehafu yorudzi rwavaMenuhoti.

⁵³The families of Kiriath Jearim: The Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

⁵³Marudzi aKiriati-jearimi: Valtiri, navaPuti, navaShumati, navaMishirai; kwavari ndiko kwakabva vaZorati navaEshitaori.

⁵⁴The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

⁵⁴Vanakomana vaSarima: Bheterehemu, navaNetofati, Atirotibhetijoabhi, nehafu yorudzi rwavaManahati, navaZori.

⁵⁵The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

⁵⁵Uye marudzi avanyori, aigara paJabhezi: VaTirati, vaShimeati, navaSukati. Ndivo vaKeni vakabva kuna Hamati baba veimba yaRekabhi.