¹Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;

¹Ava ndivo vanakomana vaDhavhidhi, vakamuberekerwa paHebhuroni: Wedangwe Amunoni, mwana waAhinowami muJezireeri; wechipiri Dhanyeri waAbhigairi muKarimeri;

²the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;

²wechitatu Abhusaromu mwanakomana waMaaka, mukunda waTarimai mambo weGeshuri; wechina Adhonia mwanakomana waHagiti;

³the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife:

³weshanu Shefatia waAbhitari, wetanhatu Itireami kuna Egira mukadzi wake.

⁴six were born to him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months. In Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years;

⁴Wakaberekerwa vatanhatu paHebhuroni, akabata ushepo makore manomwe nemwedzi mitanhatu; akabata ushe paJerusaremu makore makumi matatu namatatu.

⁵and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel;

⁵Ava ndivo vaakaberekerwa paJerusaremu: Shimea, naShobhabhi, naNatani, naSoromoni, ivo vana, vaBhatishua mukunda waAmieri;

⁶and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

⁶naIbhari, naErishama, naErifereti;

⁷and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

⁷naNoga, naNefegi, naJafia;

⁸and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

⁸naErishama, naEriadha, naErifereti, ivo vapfumbamwe.

⁹All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.

⁹Ndivo vose vaiva vana vaDhavhidhi, vanakomana vavarongo vasingaverengwi; uye Tamari wakange ari hanzvadzi yavo.

¹⁰Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

¹⁰Mwanakomana waSoromoni akanga ari Rehobhoami, mwanakomana wake Abhia, mwanakomana wake Asa, mwanakomana wake Jehoshafati;

¹¹Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

¹¹mwanakomana wake Joramu, mwanakomana wake Ahazia, mwanakomana wake Joashi;

¹²Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,

¹²mwanakomana wake Amazia, mwanakomana wake Azaria, mwanakomana wake Jotamu;

¹³Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

¹³mwanakomana wake Ahazi, mwanakomana wake Hezekia, mwanakomana wake Manase;

¹⁴Amon his son, Josiah his son.

¹⁴mwanakomana wake Amoni, mwanakomana wake Josiya.

¹⁵The sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

¹⁵Vanakomana vaJosiya: Wedangwe Johwanani, wechipiri Jehoyakimu, wechitatu Zedhekia, wechina Sharumi.

¹⁶The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

¹⁶Vanakomana vaJehoyakimu: Mwanakomana wake Jekonia, mwanakomana wake Zedhekia.

¹⁷The sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son,

¹⁷Vanakomana vaJekonia, vakatapwa. Shearitieri mwanakomana wake,

¹⁸and Malchiram, and Pedaiah, and Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

¹⁸naMarikirami, naPedhaya, naShenazari, Jekamia, Hoshama, naNedhabhia.

¹⁹The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel, and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam, and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister;

¹⁹Vanakomana vaPedhaya: Zerubhabheri, naShimei; vanakomana vaZerubhabheri: Meshurami, naHanania; uye Sheromiti akanga ari hanzvadzi yavo;

²⁰and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab Hesed, five.

²⁰naHashubha, naOheri, naBherekia, naHasadhia, naJushabhiheshedhi, ivo vashanu.

²¹The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.

²¹Vanakomana vaHanania: Peratia, naJeshaya; vanakomana vaRefaya, vanakomana vaArinani, vanakomana vaObhadhiya, vanakomana vaShekania.

²²The sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

²²Vanakomana vaShekania: Shemaya; navanakomana vaShemaya; Hatushi, naIgari, naBharia, naNearia, naShafati, ivo vatanhatu.

²³The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, and Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.

²³Vanakomana vaNearia: Erioenai, naHizikia, naAzirikami, ivo vatatu.

²⁴The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven.

²⁴Vanakomana vaErioenai: Hodhavhia, naEriashibhi, naPeraya, naAkubhi, naJohwanani, naDheraya, naAnani, ivo vanomwe.