Chronicles I 4
1 And the sons of Juda; Phares, Esrom, and Charmi, and Or, Subal,
Zvizvarwa zvaJudha zvaiva: Perezi, Hezironi, Karimi, Huri naShobhari.
2 and Rada his son; and Subal begot Jeth; and Jeth begot Achimai, and Laad: these [are] the generations of the Arathites.
Reaya mwanakomana waShobhari aiva baba vaJahati, uye Jahati ari baba vaAhumai naRahadhi. Idzi ndidzo dzaiva dzimba dzavaZorati.
3 And these [are] the sons of Aetam; Jezrael and Jesman, and Jebdas: and their sister's name [was] Eselebbon.
Ava ndivo vaiva vanakomana vaEtami: Jezireeri, Ishima naIdhibashi. Hanzvadzi yavo yainzi Hazereriponi.
4 And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Jazer the father of Osan: these [are] the sons of Or, the firstborn of Ephratha, the father of Baethalaen.
Penueri aiva baba vaGedhori uye Ezeri aiva baba vaHusha. Izvi ndizvo zvaiva zvizvarwa zvaHuri dangwe raEfurata baba vaBheterehema.
5 And Asur the father of Thecoe had two wives, Aoda and Thoada.
Ashuri baba vaTekoa vaiva navakadzi vaviri, Hera naNaara.
6 And Aoda bore to him Ochaia, and Ephal, and Thaeman, and Aasther: all these [were] the sons of Aoda.
Naara akamuberekera Ahuzami, Heferi, Temeni naHaahashitari. Izvi ndizvo zvaiva zvizvarwa zvaNaara.
7 And the sons of Thoada; Sereth, and Saar, and Esthanam.
Vanakomana vaHera vaiva: Zareti, Zohari, Etinani
8 And Coe begot Enob, and Sabatha, and the progeny of the brother of Rechab, the son of Jarin.
naKozi uyo aiva baba vaAnubhi naHazobhebha nevedzimba dzaAhareri mwanakomana waHaruni.
9 And Igabes was more famous than his brethren; and his mother called his name Igabes, saying, I have born as a sorrowful one.
Jabhezi aikudzwa zvikuru kukunda vanunʼuna vake. Mai vake vakamutumidza kuti Jabhezi vachiti, “Ndakamubereka mukurwadziwa.”
10 And Igabes called on the God of Israel, saying, O that you would indeed bless me, and enlarge my coasts, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would make me know that you will not grieve me! And God granted him all that he asked.
Jabhezi akachema kuna Mwari waIsraeri achiti, “Haiwa, dai mandiropafadza mukakurisa nyika yangu! Ruoko rwenyu ngaruve neni, rundichengete kune zvinokuvadza kuitira kuti ndisarwadziwa.” Uye Mwari akamupa zvaakakumbira.
11 And Chaleb the father of Ascha begot Machir; he [was] the father of Assathon.
Kerubhi, mununʼuna waShuha aiva baba vaMehiri uyo aiva baba vaEshitoni.
12 He begot Bathraias, and Bessee, and Thaeman the founder of the city of Naas the brother of Eselom the Kenezite: these [were] the men of Rechab.
Eshitoni aiva baba vaBheti Rafa, Pasea naTehina baba vaIri Nahashi. Ava ndivo vaiva varume veReka.
13 And the sons of Kenez; Gothoniel, and Saraia: and the sons of Gothoniel; Athath.
Vanakomana vaKenazi vaiva: Otinieri naSeraya. Vanakomana vaOtinieri vaiva: Hatati naMeonotai.
14 And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot Jobab, the father of Ageaddair, for they were artificers.
Meonotai aiva baba vaOfira. Seraya aiva baba vaJoabhu, baba vaGe Harashimi. Vakapiwa zita iri nokuti vaiva mhizha.
15 And the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne; Er, Ada, and Noom: and the sons of Ada, Kenez.
Vanakomana vaKarebhu mwanakomana waJefune vaiva: Iru, Era naNaami. Mwanakomana waEra ainzi Kenazi.
16 And the sons of Aleel, Zib, and Zepha, and Thiria, and Eserel.
Vanakomana vaJehareri vaiva: Zifi, Zifa, Tiria naAsareri.
17 And the sons of Esri; Jether, Morad, and Apher, and Jamon: and Jether begot Maron, and Semei, and Jesba the father of Esthaemon.
Vanakomana vaEzira vaiva: Jeteri, Meredhi, Eferi, naJaroni. Mumwe wavakadzi vaMeredhi akavaberekera Miriamu, Shamai naIshibha baba vaEshitemoa.
18 And his wife, that [is] Adia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Aber the father of Sochon, and Chetiel the father of Zamon: and these [are] the sons of Betthia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mored took.
Ava ndivo vaiva vana vomwanasikana waFaro ainzi Bhitia akanga aroorwa naMeredhi. Mukadzi wake wechiJudha akabereka Jeredhi baba vaGedhori, Hebheri baba vaSoko, naJekutieri baba vaZanoa.
19 And the sons of the wife of Iduia the sister of Nachaim the father of Keila; Garmi, and Esthaemon the Nochathite.
Vanakomana vomukadzi waHodhia, hanzvadzi yaNahamu vaiva: baba vaKeira muGarimi naEshitemoa muMaakati.
20 And the sons of Semon; Amnon, and Ana the son of Phana, and Inon: and the sons of Sei, Zoan, and the sons of Zoab.
Vanakomana vaShimoni vaiva: Amunoni, Rina, Bheni-Hanani naTironi. Zvizvarwa zvaIshi zvaiva: Zoheti naBheni-Zoheti.
21 The sons of Selom the son of Juda; Er the father of Lechab, and Laada the father of Marisa, and the offspring of the family of Ephrathabac [belonging to] the house of Esoba.
Vanakomana vaShera mwanakomana waJudha vaiva: Eri baba vaReka, Raadha baba vaMaresha nedzimba dzavairuka mucheka wakaisvonaka paBheti Ashibhea.
22 And Joakim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joas, and Saraph, who lived in Moab, and he changed their names to Abederin and Athukiim.
Jokimi, varume veKozebha naJoashi naSarafi vaitonga muMoabhu naJashubhi Rehemi. (Zvinyorwa izvi ndezvakare.)
23 These [are] the potters who lived in Ataim and Gadira with the king: they grew strong in his kingdom, and lived there.
Vaiva vaumbi vehari vaigara paNetaimi nepaGedhera; vaigarapo vachishandira mambo.
24 The sons of Semeon; Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zares, Saul:
Zvizvarwa zvaSimeoni zvaiva: Nemueri, Jamini, Jaribhi, Zera naShauri;
25 Salem his son, Mabasam his son, Masma his son:
Sharumi aiva mwanakomana waShauri, Mibhisami ari mwanakomana wake naMishima mwanakomana wake.
26 Amuel his son, Sabud his son, Zacchur his son, Semei his son.
Zvizvarwa zvaMishima zvaiva: Hamueri mwanakomana wake, Zakuri mwanakomana wake naShimei mwanakomana wake.
27 Semei [had] sixteen sons, and six daughters; and his brethren had not many sons, neither did all their families multiply as the sons of Juda.
Shimei aiva navanakomana gumi navatanhatu navanasikana vatanhatu, asi vanunʼuna vake vaiva vasina vana vakawanda; saka rudzi rwavo haruna kuwanda sokuwanda kwavanhu vavaJudha.
28 And they lived in Bersabee, and Molada, and in Esersual,
Vaigara muBheerishebha Moradha, Hazari Shuari,
29 and in Balaa, and in Aesem, and in Tholad,
Bhiriha, Ezemi, Toradhi,
30 and in Bathuel, and in Herma, and in Sikelag,
Bhetueri, Horima, Zikiragi,
31 and in Baethmarimoth, and Hemisuseosin, and the house of Baruseorim: these [were] their cities until [the time of] king David.
Bheti Makabhoti, Hazari Susimi, Bheti Bhiri neSharaimi. Aya ndiwo aiva maguta avo kusvikira pakutonga kwaDhavhidhi.
32 And their villages [were] Aetan, and En, Remnon, and Thocca, and Aesar, five cities.
Misha yaiva yakaapoteredza yaiva: Etami, Aini, Rimoni, Tokeni neAshani, maguta mashanu
33 And all their villages [were] round about these cities, as far as Baal: this [was] their possession, and their distribution.
nemisha yose yakanga yakaapoteredza kusvika kuBhaarati. Idzi ndidzo nzvimbo dzavaigara. Uye vakachengeta nhoroondo yezvizvarwa zvavo:
34 And Mosobab, and Jemoloch, and Josia the son of Amasia;
Meshobhabhi, Jamireki, Josha mwanakomana waAmazia,
35 and Joel, and Jeu the son of Asabia, the son of Sarau, the son of Asiel;
Joere, Jehu mwanakomana waJoshibhia, mwanakomana waSeraya, mwanakomana waAsieri,
36 and Elionai, and Jocaba, and Jasuia, and Asaia, and Jediel, and Ismael, and Banaias;
uye Erioenai, Jaakobha, Jeshohaya, Asaya, Adhieri, Jesimieri, Bhenaya,
37 and Zuza the son of Saphai, the son of Alon, the son of Jedia, the son of Semri, the son of Samaias.
naZiza mwanakomana waShifi, mwanakomana waAroni mwanakomana waJedhaya, mwanakomana waShimiri, mwanakomana waShemaya.
38 These went by the names of princes in their families, and they increased abundantly in their fathers' households.
Varume vakanyorwa pamusoro namazita avo vaiva vatungamiri vedzimba dzavo. Mhuri dzavo dzakakura kwazvo
39 And they went till they came to Gerara, to the east of Gai, to seek pasture for their cattle.
uye vakaenda kumucheto kweGedhori kurutivi rwokumabvazuva nomupata vachitsvakira makwai avo mafuro.
40 And they found abundant and good pastures, and the land before them [was] wide, and [there was] peace and quietness; for [there were] some of the children of Cham who lived there before.
Vakawana mafuro akanaka kwazvo akapfuma, uye nyika yakanaka ine nzvimbo huru ine runyararo norugare. VaHamu ndivo vakanga vachimbogaramo kare.
41 And these who are written by name came in the days of Ezekias king of Juda, and they struck the people's houses, and the Minaeans whom they found there, and utterly destroyed them until this day: and they lived in their place, because [there was] pasture there for their cattle.
Varume vane mazita akanyorwa vakauya pamazuva aHezekia mambo waJudha. Vakarwisa vaHamu mumatende avo navaMeuniwo vaivapo vakavaparadza zvachose kusvikira nhasi. Ipapo vakazogarapo munzvimbo yavo nokuti paiva namafuro amakwai avo.
42 And some of them, [even] of the sons of Symeon, went to mount Seir, [even] five hundred men; and Phalaettia, and Noadia, and Raphaia, and Oziel, sons of Jesi, [were] their rulers.
Uye mazana mashanu avo vaiva vaSimeoni vachitungamirirwa naPeratia, Nearia, Refaya naUzieri, vanakomana vaIshi, vakandorwisa nyika yamakomo yeSeiri.
43 And they struck the remnant that were left of Amalec, until this day.
Vakauraya vaAmareki vakanga vasara avo vakanga vapunyuka, uye vakagarapo kusvikira nhasi.
