¹Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

¹Zvino awa marudzi evanakomana vaNowa, Shemu, Hamu, naJa­feti; ivo vakaberekerwa vana shure kwe­mvura zhinji.

²The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

²Vanakomana vaJafeti: Gomeru, naMagogi, naMadhai naJavhani naTubhari naMisheki, naTirasi.

³The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

³Zvino vanakomana vaGomeru: Ashikenazi naRifati naTogarima.

⁴The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

⁴Nevanakomana vaJavhani: Erisha naTashisi naKi­timi naDhodhanimu.

⁵Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

⁵Nezviwi izvi zvechirudzi zvakagoverwa munyika dzavo umwe neumwe nerurimi rwake, ne­mhuri dzavo, nendudzi dzavo.

⁶The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

⁶Nevanakomana vaHamu: Kushi naMiziraimu naPuti naKanani.

⁷The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

⁷Uye vanakomana vaKushi: Sebha naHa­vhira naSabhata naRama naSabhuteka. Nevanakomana vaRama: Shebha naDhedhani.

⁸Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.

⁸Kushi akabereka Nimurodhi, ndiye akatanga kuva une simba pa­nyika.

⁹He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”

⁹Waiva mudzinganisi une simba pamberi paJehovha; naizvozvo vanoti: SaNimurodhi, mudzinganisi une simba pa­mberi paJehovha.

¹⁰The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

¹⁰Uye mavambo eushe hwake aiva paBhabheri neEreki neAkadhi neKarine panyika yeShinari.

¹¹Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

¹¹Akabuda kunyika iyo, akaenda Asiria, ndokuvaka Ninivhe neRohobhoti-iri neKara,

¹²and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).

¹²neRe­seni pakati peNinivhe neKara (iri iguta guru).

¹³Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

¹³Zvino Miziraimu akabereka vaRudhi nevaAnami nevaRehabhi nevaNafituhimu,

¹⁴Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.

¹⁴nevaPaturusi nevaKasiruhi (kwakabva kwaari vaFirisitia) nevaKafutori.

¹⁵Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

¹⁵Zvino Kanani wakabereka Sidhoni, dangwe rake, naHeti;

¹⁶the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,

¹⁶nevaJebhusi ne­vaAmori, nevaGirigashi;

¹⁷the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,

¹⁷nevaHivhi, nevaAriki, nevaSini,

¹⁸the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.

¹⁸nevaArivhadhi, nevaZemari, nevaHamati. Shure kwai­vava nemhuri dzevaKanani dzakapararira.

¹⁹The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go toward Gerar, to Gaza; as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, to Lasha.

¹⁹Zvino muganhu wavaKanani wakabva paSidhoni ukaenda Gerari kusvika Gaza, uchienda Sodhoma neGomora neAdhamu neZibhoimu kusvika paRasha.

²⁰These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, in their nations.

²⁰Ava vanakomana vaHamu, nemhuri dzavo, nendimi dzavo, munyika dzavo, nendudzi dzavo.

²¹To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

²¹Naiye Shemu, baba vevana vose vaEbheru, mukuru waJafeti wakabereke­rwa vana.

²²The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

²²Vanakomana vaShemu: Eramu naAshuri, naAripakisha­dhi naRudhi naAramu.

²³The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

²³Uye vanakomana vaAramu: Uzi naHuri naGeteri naMashi.

²⁴Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.

²⁴Zvino Aripakishadhi wakabereka Shera, Shera ndokubereka Ebheri.

²⁵To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.

²⁵Ebheru ndokuberekerwa vanakomana vaviri, zita reumwe raiva Peregi, nekuti pamazuva ake nyika yakakamurwa; uye zita remunin'ina wake raiva Jokitani.

²⁶Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

²⁶Jokitani ndokubereka Arimodhadhi naSherefi naHazarimavheti naJera

²⁷Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

²⁷naHadhoramu naUsari naDhikira

²⁸Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

²⁸naObhari naAbhimaeri naShebha

²⁹Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

²⁹naOfiri naHavhira naJobhabhu; ava vose vaiva vanakomana vaJokitani.

³⁰Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

³⁰Ugaro hwavo hwaitangira paMesha kuenda Sefari, gomo rekumabvazuva.

³¹These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, after their nations.

³¹Ava vanakomana vaShemu, nemhuri dzavo nendimi dzavo munyika dzavo, nendudzi dzavo.

³²These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. Of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

³²Ava imhuri dzevanakomana vaNowa, nemazera avo nendudzi dzavo; kwavari kwakaparadzaniswa ndudzi dzose shure kwemvura zhinji.