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¹Bhenjamini akabereka mwana wake wedangwe Bhera, naAshibheri wechipiri, naAhara wechitatu;Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

²naNoa wechina, naRafa weshanu.Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³Bhera akabereka vanakomana: Adhari, naGera naAbhihudhi;And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

⁴naAbhishua, naNaamani, naAhoa;And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

⁵naGera, naShefufani, naHurami.And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶Ava ndivo vanakomana vaEhudhi: Ndivo vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba aigara paGebha, vakavatapa, vakaenda navo Manahati;And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:

⁷naNaamani, naAhiya, naGera, iye akavatapa; akabereka Uza naAhihudhi.And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

⁸Shaharaimi akabereka vanakomana panyika yaMoabhi, adzinga vakadzi vake Hushimi naBhaara.And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

⁹Akabereka kumukadzi wake Hodheshi: Jobhabhu, naZibhia, naMesha, naMarikami;And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

¹⁰naJeuzi, naShakia, naMirima. Ndivo vanakomana vake, vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba.And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.

¹¹Hushimi akabereka Abhitubhi naEripaari.And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

¹²Vanakomana vaEripaari: Ebheri, naMishami, naShemedhi; ndiye wakavaka Ono, naRodhi, nemisha yawo;The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

¹³naBheira, naShema, ivo vaiva vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba aigara paAjaroni, vakadzinga vakanga vagere paGati;Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

¹⁴naAhiyo, naShashaki, naJeremoti;And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

¹⁵naZebhedhia, naAradhi, naEdheri;And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

¹⁶naMikaeri, naIshipa, naJoha, ivo vanakomana vaBheira;And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

¹⁷naZebhedhia, naMeshurami, naHiziki, naHebheri;And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,

¹⁸naIshimerai, naIziria, naJobhabhu, ivo vanakomana vaEripaari;Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

¹⁹naJakimi, naZikiri, naZabhudhi;And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

²⁰naErienai, naZiretai, naErieri;And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

²¹naAdhaya, naBheraya, naShimirati, ivo vanakomana vaShimei;And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;

²²naIshipani, naEbheri, naErieri;And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

²³naAbhidhoni, naZikiri, naHanani;And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

²⁴naHanania, naErami, naAnatotiya;And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

²⁵naIfudheya, naPenueri, ivo vanakomana vaShashaki;And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

²⁶naShamisherai, neSheharia, naAtaria;And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

²⁷naJareshia, naEria, naZikiri, ivo vanakomana vaJehorami.And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

²⁸Ivo vaiva vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba kumarudzi avo ose, vakuru; ivo vaigara Jerusaremu.These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

²⁹PaGibhiyoni paigara baba vaGibhiyoni, wainzi Jeyieri, zita romukadzi wake rakanga riri Maaka.And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah:

³⁰Mwanakomana wake wedangwe aiva Abhidhoni, naZuri, naKishi, naBhaari, naNadhabhi;And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

³¹naGedhori, naAhio, naZekariya.And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

³²Mikiroti akabereka Shimea. Naivo vaigara nehama dzavo Jerusaremu, vakatarisana nehama dzavo.And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

³³Neri akabereka Kishi, Kishi akabereka Sauro, Sauro akabereka Jonatani, naMarikishua, naAbhinadhabhu, naEshibhaari.And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi- shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

³⁴Mwanakomana waJonatani akanga ari Meribhibhaari; Meribhibhaari akabereka Mika.And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.

³⁵Vanakomana vaMika: Pitoni, naMereki, naTarea, naAhazi.And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

³⁶Ahazi akabereka Joadha, Joadha akabereka Arimeti, naAzimavheti, naZimiri; Zimiri akabereka Moza;And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

³⁷Moza akabereka Bhinea; Rafa waiva mwanakomana wake, naEreasa mwanakomana wake, naAzeri mwanakomana wake.And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:

³⁸Azeri wakanga ana vanakomana vatanhatu; mazita avo ndiwo: Azirikami, naBhokeru, naIshimaeri, naShearia, naObhadhiya, naHanani. Ava vose vaiva vanakomana vaAzeri.And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

³⁹Vanakomana vaEsheki munun’una wake: Urami mwanakomana wake wedangwe, naJeuzi wechipiri, naErifereti wechitatu.And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

⁴⁰Vanakomana vaUrami vaiva varume vane simba noumhare, vapfuri vemiseve; vakanga vana vanakomana vazhinji, navanakomana vavanakomana vavo, vakasvika zana namakumi mashanu. Ivo vose vaiva vanakomana vaBhenjamini.And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.