¹Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

¹Zvino vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba avaRevhi vakaswedera kumupristi Ereazari, nokuna Joshua, mwanakomana waNuni, nokuvakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba amarudzi avana vaIsiraeri,

²They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock.”

²vakataura navo paShiro panyika yeKanani, vakati, Jehovha wakaraira nomuromo waMozisi, kuti tipiwe maguta matingagara, namafuro awo emombe dzedu.

³The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their suburbs.

³Vana vaIsiraeri vakapa vaRevhi panhaka dzavo maguta awa namafuro awo, sezvavakanga varairwa naJehovha.

⁴The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

⁴Mhuri dzavaKohati dzikagoverwa nemijenya; vana vomupristi Aroni vaiva vavaRevhi vakagoverwa nemijenya maguta ane gumi namatatu pakati porudzi rwaJudha, norwaSimioni, norwaBhenjamini.

⁵The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

⁵Asi vamwe vavana vaKohati vakagoverwa nemijenya maguta ane gumi pakati pemhuri dzorudzi rwaEfuremu, norudzi rwaDhani, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase.

⁶The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

⁶Vana vaGerishoni vakagoverwa nemijenya maguta ane gumi namatatu pamhuri dzorudzi rwaIsakari, norudzi rwaAsheri, norudzi rwaNafutari, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase muBhashani.

⁷The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

⁷Vana vaMerari nemhuri dzavo vakapiwa maguta ane gumi namaviri pakati porudzi rwaRubheni, norudzi rwaGadhi, norudzi rwaZebhuruni.

⁸The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.

⁸Vana vaIsiraeri vakapa vaRevhi maguta iwayo namafuro awo nemijenya, sezvakanga zvarairwa naJehovha nomuromo waMozisi.

⁹They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:

⁹Vakavapa maguta iwayo, akarehwa mazita awo pano, pakati porudzi rwavana vaJudha, norudzi rwavana vaSimioni.

¹⁰and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

¹⁰Akava avana vaAroni, vemhuri dzavaKohati, vaiva vana vaRevhi, nekuti ndivo vakatanga kugoverwa nemijenya,

¹¹They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.

¹¹Vakavapa Kiriati-abha, iye Abha wakange ari baba vaAnaki (ndiro Hebhuroni), panyika yamakomo yaJudha, namafuro aro akanga akaripoteredza.

¹²But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹²Asi minda yeguta, nemisha yaro, vakazvipa Karebhu mwanakomana waJefune, zvive zvake.

¹³To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,

¹³Vakapa vana vomupristi Aroni Hebhuroni namafuro aro, rakanga riri guta routiziro romuurayi, uye Ribhina namafuro aro,

¹⁴Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

¹⁴neJatiri namafuro aro, neEshitemoa namafuro aro,

¹⁵Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

¹⁵neHoroni namafuro aro, neDhebhiri namafuro aro,

¹⁶Ain with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁶neAini namafuro aro, neJuta namafuro aro, neBheti-shemeshi namafuro aro; maguta mapfumbamwe pakati pamarudzi iwayo maviri.

¹⁷Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

¹⁷Napakati porudzi rwaBhenjamini Gibhiyoni namafuro aro, neGebha namafuro aro,

¹⁸Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

¹⁸neAnatoti namafuro aro, neArinoni namafuro aro; maguta mana.

¹⁹All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

¹⁹Maguta ose avana vaAroni mupristi akanga ari maguta ane gumi namatanhatu namafuro awo.

²⁰The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²⁰Mhuri dzavana vaKohati, ivo vaRevhi vakanga vasara vavana vaKohati, vakapiwa maguta avo nemijenya pakati porudzi rwaEfuremu.

²¹They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

²¹Vakavapa Shekemu namafuro aro panyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, raiva guta routiziro romuurayi, neGezeri namafuro aro,

²²Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs; four cities.

²²neKibhizaimi namafuro aro, neBheti-horoni namafuro aro; maguta mana.

²³Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

²³Napakati porudzi rwaDhani, Eriteki namafuro aro, neGebhitoni namafuro aro,

²⁴Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

²⁴neAjaroni namafuro aro, neGatirimoni namafuro aro; maguta mana.

²⁵Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

²⁵Napakati pehafu yorudzi rwaManase, Taanaki namafuro aro, neGatirimoni namafuro aro; maguta maviri.

²⁶All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

²⁶Maguta ose emhuri dzavakanga vasara vavana vaKohati aiva gumi namafuro awo.

²⁷They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

²⁷Vana vaGerishoni, vemhuri dzavaRevhi, vakavapa Gorani namafuro aro, raiva guta routiziro romuurayi, pakati pehafu yorudzi rwaManase, neBhesheitera namafuro aro; maguta maviri.

²⁸Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

²⁸Napakati porudzi rwalsakari, Kishioni namafuro aro, neDhabherati namafuro aro,

²⁹Jarmuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs; four cities.

²⁹neJarimuti namafuro aro, neEni-ganimi namafuro aro; maguta mana.

³⁰Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

³⁰Napakati porudzi rwaAsheri, Mishari namafuro aro, neAbhidhoni namafuro aro,

³¹Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

³¹neHerikati namafuro aro, neRehobhi namafuro aro; maguta mana.

³²Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.

³²Napakati porudzi rwaNafutari, Kedheshi muGarirea namafuro aro, raiva guta routiziro romuurayi, neHamoti-dhori namafuro aro, neKaritani namafuro aro; maguta matatu.

³³All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

³³Maguta ose avaGerishoni, nemhuri dzavo, akanga ari maguta ane gumi namatatu namafuro awo.

³⁴To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,

³⁴Mhuri dzavana vaMerari, ivo vakanga vasara kuvaRevhi, vakavapa pakati porudzi rwaZebhuruni, Jokineamu namafuro aro, neKatira namafuro aro,

³⁵Dimnah with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.

³⁵neDhimuna namafuro aro, neNaharari namafuro aro; maguta mana.

³⁶Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,

³⁶Napakati porudzi rwaRubheni, Bhezeri namafuro aro, neJahazi namafuro aro,

³⁷Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

³⁷neKedhemoti namafuro aro, neMofaati namafuro aro; maguta mana.

³⁸Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

³⁸Napakati porudzi rwaGadhi, Ramoti muGiriyadhi namafuro aro, raiva guta routiziro romuurayi, neMahanaimu namafuro aro,

³⁹Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

³⁹neHeshibhoni namafuro aro, neJazeri namafuro aro; iwo ose maguta mana.

⁴⁰All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

⁴⁰Maguta awa ose akanga ari avana vaMerari, nemhuri dzavo, ivo vakanga vasara vemhuri dzavaRevhi; mugove wavo wakange uri maguta ane gumi namaviri.

⁴¹All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.

⁴¹Maguta ose avaRevhi pakati penhaka yavana vaIsiraeri aiva maguta ana makumi mana namasere namafuro awo.

⁴²Each of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities.

⁴²Maguta awa ose akanga ana mafuro awo, guta rimwe nerimwe; ndizvo zvakanga zvakaita maguta iwayo ose.

⁴³So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.

⁴³Saizvozvo Jehovha akapa vaIsiraeri nyika yose yaakanga apika, kuti uchaipa madzibaba avo; ikava yavo, vakagaramo.

⁴⁴Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.

⁴⁴Jehovha akavazorodza kumativi ose, pose paakanga apikira madzibaba avo; hakuna munhu kuvavengi vavo vose wakamira pamberi pavo; asi Jehovha wakaisa vavengi vavo vose pamaoko avo.

⁴⁵Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.

⁴⁵Hakuna chinhu chimwe chezvinhu zvakanaka zvakanga zvataurwa naJehovha kuimba yaIsiraeri chakakona; zvose zvakaitika.