¹These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

¹Zvino mapoka avanakomana vaAroni akanga akadai: vanakomana vaAroni: Nadhabhi, naAbhihu, naEriazari, naItamari.

²But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

²Asi Nadhabhi naAbhihu vakafa vasina vana, baba vavo vachiri vapenyu; saka Eriazari naItamari vakabata basa roupristi.

³David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

³Dhavhidhi, pamwechete naZadhoki, mumwe wavanakomana vaEriazari, naAhimereki, mumwe wavanakomana vaItamari, vakakamura sezvavakanga vagoverwa mabasa avo.

⁴There were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and they were divided like this: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers’ houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight.

⁴Vakawana vakuru vazhinji pakati pavanakomana vaEriazari kupfuura pakati pavanakomana vaItamari; vakakamurwa kudai : Pakati pavanakomana vaEriazari kwakanga kuna vane gumi navatanhatu, vaiva vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba; napakati pavanakomana vaItamari, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo vakanga vari vasere.

⁵Thus were they divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

⁵Nokudaro vakakamurwa nemijenya, mumwe pano mumwe koko; nekuti kwakanga kuna machinda eimba tsvene, namachinda aMwari pakati pavanakomana valtamari.

⁶Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

⁶Shemaya mwanakomana waNetaneri, munyori, akanga ari wavaRevhi, akavanyora pamberi pamambo, namachinda, nomupristi Zadhoki, naAhimereki mwanakomana waAbhiyatari, navakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba avapristi navaRevhi; vachitsaura mhuri imwe kuna Eriazari, nemhuri imwe kuna Itamari.

⁷Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

⁷Zvino mujenya wokutanga wakabata Jehorayaribhi, wechipiri Jedheiya;

⁸the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

⁸wechitatu Harimi, wechina Seorimi,

⁹the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

⁹weshanu Marikiya, wetanhatu, Miyamini,

¹⁰the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

¹⁰wechinomwe Hakozi, worusere Abhija;

¹¹the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

¹¹wepfumbamwe Jeshua, wegumi Shekania;

¹²the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

¹²wegumi nomumwe Eriashibhi, wegumi nemiviri Jakimi;

¹³the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

¹³wegumi nemitatu Hupa, wegumi nemina Jeshebhiyabhi;

¹⁴the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

¹⁴wegumi nemishanu Bhiriga, wegumi nemitanhatu Imeri;

¹⁵the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

¹⁵wegumi neminomwe Heziri, wegumi nemisere Hapizeri;

¹⁶the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

¹⁶wegumi nemipfumbamwe Petahia, wamakumi maviri Jehezekeri;

¹⁷the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

¹⁷wamakumi maviri nomumwe Jakini, wamakumi maviri nemiviri Gamuri;

¹⁸the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

¹⁸wamakumi maviri nemitatu Dheraya, wamakumi maviri nemina Maazia.

¹⁹This was their ordering in their service, to come into the house of Yahweh according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron their father, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

¹⁹Ndiko kukamurwa kwavo pamabasa avo, kuti vapinde imba yaJehovha pavakanga varairwa napo naAroni baba vavo, sezvaakarairwa naJehovha Mwari walsiraeri.

²⁰Of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

²⁰Kana vari vamwe vanakomana vaRevhi, vanakomana vaAmirami: Shubhaeri; vavanakomana vaShubhaeri: Jedheiya.

²¹Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

²¹VaRehabhia: vavanakomana vaRehabhia: Ishia mukuru.

²²Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

²²Vavalzhari: Sheromoti; vavanakomana vaSheromoti: Jahati.

²³The sons of Hebron: Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

²³Vavanakomana vaHebhuroni: Jeria mukuru, naAmaria wechipiri, naJahazieri wechitatu, naJekemeami wechina.

²⁴The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

²⁴Vanakomana vaUzieri: Mika; vavanakomana vaMika: Shamiri

²⁵The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

²⁵Munin'ina waMika: Ishia; vavanakomana vaIshia Zekariya.

²⁶The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah: Beno.

²⁶Vanakomana vaMerari: Mari naMushi; vanakomana vaJazia: Bheno.

²⁷The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

²⁷Vanakomana vaMerari: vaJazia: Bheno, naShohami, naZakuri, naIbhiri.

²⁸Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

²⁸VaMari: Eriazari, wakange asina vanakomana.

²⁹Of Kish; the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

²⁹VaKishi: vanakomana vaKishi: Jerameeri.

³⁰The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.

³⁰Vanakomana vaMushi: Mari, naEdheri, naJerimoti. Ndivo vakanga vari vanakomana vaRevhi, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo.

³¹These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers’ households of the chief even as those of his younger brother.

³¹Naivo vakakandawo mijenya sehama dzavo, ivo vanakomana vaAroni pamberi pamambo Dhavhidhi, naZadhoki, naAhimereki, navakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba dzavapristi navaRevhi; dzimba dzamadzibaba dzomukuru dzaiverengwa sedzomunin'ina wake.