¹The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. Their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.

¹Mugove wechipiri wakapiwa Simioni, irwo rudzi rwavana vaSimioni nemhuri dzavo; nhaka yavo yakanga iri pakati penhaka yavana vaJudha.

²They had for their inheritance Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,

²Panhaka yavo vakanga vane Bheeri-shebha, kana Shebha, neMoradha,

³Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,

³neHazari-shuari, neBhara, neEzemi,

⁴Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

⁴neEritoradhi, neBheturi, neHoma,

⁵Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,

⁵neZikiragi, neBheti-marikabhoti, neHazari-susa,

⁶Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages;

⁶neBheti-rebhaoti, neSharuheni; maguta ane gumi namatatu nemisha yawo.

⁷Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages;

⁷Aini, neRimoni, neEteri, neAshani; maguta mana nemisha yawo ;

⁸and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

⁸misha yose yakapoteredza maguta iwayo kusvikira paBhaarati-bheeri, raiva Rama rezasi. Ndiyo yakanga iri nhaka yorudzi rwavana vaSimioni nemhuri dzavo.

⁹Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

⁹Nhaka yavana vaSimioni yakanga yato rwa pamugove wavana vaJudha, nekuti mugove wavana vaJudha wakange uri mukurusa; naizvozvo vana vaSimioni vakapiwa nhaka pakati penhaka yavo.

¹⁰The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance was to Sarid.

¹⁰Mugove wechitatu wakapiwa vana vaZebhuruni, nemhuri dzavo; muganhu wenhaka yavo wakasvika paSaridhi.

¹¹Their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth. It reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.

¹¹Muganhu wavo wakakwira kumavirazuva, kusvikira paMarara, ndokusvikira paDhabhesheti, ndokusvikira kurukova rwaiva pamberi peJokineamu;

¹²It turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor. It went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.

¹²kubva paSaridhi wakadzokera kumabvazuva, kunobuda zuva, kusvikira kumuganhu weKisiroti-tabhori, ndokubudira kuDhabherati, ndokukwira Jafia;

¹³From there it passed along eastward to Gath Hepher, to Ethkazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretches to Neah.

¹³kubva ipapo wakapfuura kumabvazuva uchienda Gatiheferi, kusvikira paEti-kazini, ndokuguma paRimoni, rinosvika paNea;

¹⁴The border turned around it on the north to Hannathon; and it ended at the valley of Iphtah El;

¹⁴zvino muganhu ndokudzoka kurutivi rwokumusoro, ndokuenda Hanatoni, ndokuguma pamupata weIfitaeri;

¹⁵Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

¹⁵neKatati, neNaharari, neShimuroni, neIdhara, neBheterehemu; maguta ane gumi namaviri nemisha yawo.

¹⁶This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

¹⁶Ndiyo yakanga iri nhaka yavana vaZebhuruni, nemhuri dzavo, maguta iwayo nemisha yawo.

¹⁷The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.

¹⁷Mugove wechina wakapiwa Isakari, ivo vana vaIsakari, nemhuri dzavo.

¹⁸Their border was to Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

¹⁸Muganhu wavo wakasvika paJezireeri, neKesuroti, neShunemi,

¹⁹Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

¹⁹neHafaraimi, neShioni, neAnaharoti,

²⁰Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

²⁰neRabhiti, neKishioni, neEbhesi,

²¹Remeth, Engannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.

²¹neRemeti, neEniganimi, neEni-hadha, neBheti-pazezi;

²²The border reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

²²muganhu ukasvika paTabhori, neShahazuma, neBheti-shemeshi; muganhu ndokugumira paJoridhani; maguta ane gumi namatanhatu nemisha yawo.

²³This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

²³Ndiyo yakanga iri nhaka yorudzi rwavana vaIsakari nemhuri dzavo, maguta nemisha yawo.

²⁴The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

²⁴Mugove wechishanu wakapiwa rudzi rwavana vaAsheri nemhuri dzavo.

²⁵Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,

²⁵Muganhu wavo wakange uri: Harakati, neHari, neBheteni, neAkishafi,

²⁶Allammelech, Amad, Mishal. It reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath.

²⁶neMamereki, neAmadhi, neMishari, ndokusvikira paKarimeri kumavirazuva, nokuShihori-ribhinati;

²⁷It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel. It went out to Cabul on the left hand,

²⁷ndokudzokera kumabvazuva kuBheti-dhagoni ndokusvikira kwaZebhuruni, nokumupata weIfitaeri kumusoro, kusvikira paBheti-emeki, neNeyeri, nokubudira paKabhuri kuruboshwe,

²⁸and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, even to great Sidon.

²⁸neEbhuroni, neRehobhi, neHamoni, neKana, kusvikira paZidhoni guru;

²⁹The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah. It ended at the sea by the region of Achzib;

²⁹zvino muganhu ndokudzokera kuRama, nokuguta reTire rakakombwa norusvingo; muganhu ndokudzokera Hosa, ndokuguma pagungwa panyika yeAkizibhi;

³⁰Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages.

³⁰uye Uma, neAfeki, neRehobhi; maguta makumi maviri namaviri nemisha yawo.

³¹This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

³¹Ndiyo yakanga iri nhaka yorudzi rwavana vaAsheri, nemhuri dzavo maguta iwaya nemisha yawo.

³²The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

³²Mugove wechitanhatu wakapiwa vana vaNafutari, ivo vana vaNafutari nemhuri dzavo.

³³Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adaminekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakkum. It ended at the Jordan.

³³Muganhu wavo wakabva paHerefi, kubva pamuouki weZaananimi, neAdhami-nekebhi, neJabhuneeri, kusvikira paRakumi, ndokuguma paJoridhani;

³⁴The border turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there to Hukkok. It reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrise.

³⁴ipapo muganhu wakadzoka kumabvazuva, ndokuenda Azinoti-tabhori; ndokubvapo, ndokuenda Hukoki; ndokusvika kwaZebhuruni kurutivi rwezasi, ndokusvika kwaAsheri kumavirazuva, ndokusvika kwaJudha paJoridhani kumabvazuva.

³⁵The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,

³⁵Maguta akanga akakombwa namasvingo akanga ari Zidhimu, neZera, neHamati, neRakati, neKinereti,

³⁶Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

³⁶neAdhama, neRama, neHazori,

³⁷Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

³⁷neKedheshi, neEdhirei, neEni-harori,

³⁸Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

³⁸neIroni, neMigadhari-eri, neHoremu, neBheti-anati, neBheti-shemeshi; maguta ane gumi namapfumbamwe, nemisha yawo.

³⁹This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

³⁹Ndiyo yakanga iri nhaka yorudzi rwavana vaNafutari nemhuri dzavo, maguta iwaya nemisha yawo.

⁴⁰The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

⁴⁰Mugove wechinomwe wakapiwa rudzi rwavana vaDhani nemhuri dzavo.

⁴¹The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Irshemesh,

⁴¹Muganhu wenhaka yavo wakange uri Zora, neEshitaori, neIri-shemeshi;

⁴²Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

⁴²neShaarabhini, neAjaroni, neItira,

⁴³Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

⁴³neEroni, neTimuna, neEkironi,

⁴⁴Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

⁴⁴neEriteke, neGibhetoni, neBhaarati,

⁴⁵Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,

⁴⁵neJehudhi, neBheni-bheraki, neGati-rimoni,

⁴⁶Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.

⁴⁶neMejarikoni, neRakoni, nenyika yakatarisana neJopa.

⁴⁷The border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and lived therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

⁴⁷Asi nyika yavana vaDhani yakanga iri dukusa; naizvozvo vana vaDhani vakandorwa neReshemi, vakarikunda, vakariparadza neminondo inopinza, vakapiwa guta iro, vakagaramo; vakatumidza Reshemi zita rinonzi Dhani, zita rababa vavo Dhani.

⁴⁸This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

⁴⁸Ndiyo yakanga iri

⁴⁹So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by its borders. The children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in their midst.

⁴⁹Naizvozvo vakapedza kugovera nyika, yakanga iri nhaka yavo nemiganhu yayo; vana vaIsiraeri vakapa Joshua mwanakomana waNuni nhaka yake pakati pavo;

⁵⁰According to the commandment of Yahweh, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived there.

⁵⁰sezvavakanga varairwa naJehovha, vakamupa guta raakakumbira, Timunati-sera, panyika yamakomo yaEfuremu; akavaka guta iro, akagaramo.

⁵¹These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Yahweh, at the door of the Tent of Meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.

⁵¹Ndidzo nhaka dzakagoverwa nemijenya paShiro pamberi paJehovha, pamukova wetende rokusangana, nomupristi Ereazari, naJoshua mwanakomana waNuni, navakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba amarudzi avana valsiraeri, kuti dzive nhaka dzavo. Naizvozvo vakapedza kugovera nyika.