¹So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.

¹Naizvozvo vaIsiraeri vose vakaverengwa mazita avo; tarirai, akanyorwa ose mubhuku yamadzimambo alsiraeri. VaJudha vakazotapwa, vakaiswa Bhabhironi nokuda kokudarika kwavo.

²Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.

²Zvino, vakatanga kugara panyika yavo napamaguta avo, vakanga vari vaIsiraeri, navapristi, navaRevhi, navaNetinimi.

³In Jerusalem lived of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:

³PaJerusaremu ndipo pakanga pagere vana vaJudha, navana vaBhenjamini, navana vaEfuremu, navaManase;

⁴Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.

⁴Utai mwanakomana waAmihudhi, mwanakomana waOmiri, mwanakomana waImiri, mwanakomana waBhani, wavana vaPerezi mwanakomana waJudha.

⁵Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

⁵NavaShiro: Asaya mwanakomana wedangwe, navanakomana vake.

⁶Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred ninety.

⁶Vanakomana vaZera: Jeueri, nehama dzavo, vana mazana matanhatu namakumi mapfumbamwe.

⁷Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

⁷Vanakomana vaBhenjamini: Saru, mwanakomana waMeshirami, mwanakomana waHodhavhia, mwanakomana waHasenua.

⁸and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

⁸Nalbheneya, mwanakomana waJehorami, naEra mwanakomana waUzi, mwanakomana waMikiri, naMeshurami mwanakomana waShefatia, mwanakomana waReueri, mwanakomana waIbhiniya;

⁹and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers’ households by their fathers’ houses.

⁹nehama dzavo, marudzi avo aisvika mazana mapfumbamwe namakumi mashanu namatanhatu. Varume ava vose vakanga vari vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba padzimba dzamadzibaba avo.

¹⁰Of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, Jachin,

¹⁰Vavapristi: Jedheiya, naJehoyaribhi, naJakini;

¹¹and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of God’s house;

¹¹naAzaria, mwanakomana waHirikia, mwanakomana waMeshurami, mwanakomana waZadhoki, mwanakomana waMerayoti, mwanakomana waAhitubhi, mukuru paimba yaMwari,

¹²and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

¹²naAdhaya, mwanakomana waJehorami, mwanakomana waPashuri, mwanakomana waMarikija, naMaasai, mwanakomana waAdhieri, mwanakomana waJazera, mwanakomana waMeshurami, mwanakomana waMeshiremiti, mwanakomana waImeri;

¹³and their brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; very able men for the work of the service of God’s house.

¹³nehama dzavo, vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba avo vakasvika chiuru chimwe namazana manomwe namakumi matanhatu; varume vane simba kwazvo noumhare pabasa rokushumira paimba yaMwari.

¹⁴Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

¹⁴VavaRevhi: Shemaya mwanakomana waHashubhi, mwanakomana waAzirikami, mwanakomana waHashabhia, wavanakomana vaMerari;

¹⁵and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,

¹⁵naBhakibhakari, naHoreshi, naGarari, naMatania mwanakomma waMika, mwanakomana waZikiri, mwanakomana waAsafi;

¹⁶and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

¹⁶naObhadhiya mwanakomana waShemaya, mwanakomana waGarari, mwanakomana waAsa, mwanakomana waErikana, vakanga vagere pamisha yavaNetofati.

¹⁷The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),

¹⁷Vatariri vamasuwo: Sharumi, naAkubhi, naTarimoni, naAhikami, nehama dzavo; Sharumi ndiye akanga ari mukuru;

¹⁸who previously served in the king’s gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.

¹⁸ndivo vaitarira suwo ramambo rokumabvazuva kusvikira zvino; vakanga vari vatariri vamasuwo emisasa yavana vaRevhi.

¹⁹Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entry.

¹⁹Sharumi mwanakomana waKore, mwanakomana waEbhiasafi, mwanakomana waKora, nehama dzake, ivo veimba yababa vake, vaKora, ndivo vaiva nebasa rokushumira, vakatarira masuwo etabhenekari; madzibaba avo aitarira misasa yaJehovha, nokuchengeta mukova.

²⁰Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Yahweh was with him.

²⁰Pinehasi mwanakomana waEriazari aiva murairi wavo kare, Jehovha akava naye.

²¹Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the Tent of Meeting.

²¹Zekariya mwanakomana waMesheremia, akanga ari mutariri womukova wetende rokusangana.

²²All these who were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer ordained in their office of trust.

²²Ava vose, vakatsaurwa kuti vave vatariri vamasuwo, vakasvika mazana maviri negumi navaviri. Ava vose vakaverengwa mazita avo pamisha yavo, vakanga vakagadzwa pabasa ravo rakatarwa naDhavhidhi naSamueri muoni.

²³So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.

²³Naizvozvo ivo navana vavo vakanga vari vatariri vamasuwo eimba yaJehovha, iyo imba yetabhenekari, vachiravana.

²⁴On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

²⁴Vatariri vakanga vari kumativi mana, kumabvazuva, nokumavirira, nokumusoro, nenyasi.

²⁵Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:

²⁵Hama dzavo pamisha yavo vaifanira kuuya nguva dzose kana mazuva manomwe apera, kuzogara navo.

²⁶for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the rooms and over the treasuries in God’s house.

²⁶nekuti vatariri vana vakuru vemikova, vakanga vari vaRevhi, vaiva pabasa iri rakatarwa, vaitarira makamuri nezvivigiro zvefuma paimba yaMwari.

²⁷They lodged around God’s house, because that duty was on them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning.

²⁷Vaigarapo vakapoteredza imba yaMwari, nekuti ndivo vakanga vapiwa basa iri, vaiva nebasa rokuizarura mangwanani ose.

²⁸Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service; for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out.

²⁸Vamwe vavo vaifanira kutarira midziyo yokushumira nayo; nekuti yaipinzwa ichiverengwa, uye yaibudiswa ichiverengwa.

²⁹Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

²⁹Vamwe vavozve vakanga vakagadzwa kuti vatarire nhumbi nemidziyo yose nenzvimbo tsvene, noupfu hwakatsetseka, newaini, namafuta, nezvinonhuhwira, nemiti inonhuhwira.

³⁰Some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

³⁰Vamwezve vavanakomana vavapristi vaifanira kugadzira zvinonhuhwira zvakavenganiswa.

³¹Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.

³¹Matitia, mumwe wavaRevhi, mwanakomana wedangwe waSharumi, wavaKora, wakange akatarirwa basa rezvinhu zvaibikwa mugango.

³²Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath.

³²Navamwe vehama dzavo, vavana vaKora, vaifanira kutarira zvingwa zvokuratidza, kuzvigadzira sabata rimwe nerimwe.

³³These are the singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the rooms and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night.

³³Uye ndivo vaimbi, vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba avaRevhi, vaigara mumakamuri vasingabati zvimwe; nekuti vaibata basa ravo masikati nousiku.

³⁴These were heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these lived at Jerusalem.

³⁴Ivo vaiva vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba avaRevhi, vakuru kumarudzi avo; ndivo vaigara Jerusaremu.

³⁵In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife’s name was Maacah:

³⁵Zvino paGibhiyoni pakanga pagere baba vaGibhiyoni, Jeyieri; zita romukadzi wake rakanga riri Maaka.

³⁶and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

³⁶Mwanakomana wake wedangwe waiva Abhidhoni, tevere Zuri, naKishi, naBhaari, naNeri, naNadhabhi;

³⁷and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

³⁷naGedhori, naAhio, naZekariya, naMikiroti.

³⁸Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.

³⁸Mikiroti wakabereka Shimeami. Ivo vaigarawo pamwechete nehama dzavo paJerusaremu, pakatarisana nehama dzavo.

³⁹Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

³⁹Neri akabereka Kishi, Kishi akabereka Sauro, Sauro akabereka Jonatani, naMarikishua, naAbhinadhabhu, naEshibhaari.

⁴⁰The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the father of Micah.

⁴⁰Mwanakomana waJonatani waiva Meribhibhaari. Meribhibhaari akabereka Mika.

⁴¹The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.

⁴¹Vanakomana vaMika: Pitoni, naMereki, naTarea, naAhazi.

⁴²Ahaz became the father of Jarah; and Jarah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza;

⁴²Ahazi akabereka Jara, Jara akabereka Arimeti naAzimavheti, naZimiri; Zimiri akabereka Moza;

⁴³and Moza became the father of Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

⁴³Moza akabereka Bhinea, naRefaya mwanakomana wake, naEreasa mwanakomana wake, naAzeri mwanakomana wake;

⁴⁴Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

⁴⁴Azeri akanga ana vanakomana vatanhatu; mazita avo ndiwo: Azirikami, naBhokeru, naIshimaeri, naShearia, naObhadhiya, naHanani. Ndivo vanakomana vaAzeri.