1 Chronicles 7
1 Issachar’s four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
Lemadodaneni kaIsakari: OThola, loPhuwa, uJashubi, loShimroni; bebane.
2 Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel (OR, Shemuel). They were all leaders of the clans [descended from] them. In the record of Tola’s descendants were the names of 22,600 men who served in the army during the time that David was the king [of Israel].
Njalo amadodana kaThola: OUzi, loRefaya, loJeriyeli, loJahimayi, loIbisamu, loShemuweli, izinhloko zendlu yaboyise, abakoThola, amaqhawe alamandla ezizukulwaneni zabo; inani labo ensukwini zikaDavida laliyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili lamakhulu ayisithupha.
3 Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah. Izrahiah’s five sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. Izrahiah and his sons were all leaders of their clans.
Lamadodana kaUzi: UIzrahiya. Lamadodana kaIzrahiya: OMikayeli, loObhadiya, loJoweli, uIshiya, bebahlanu; beyizinhloko bonke.
4 In the record of Izrahiah’s descendants were the names of 36,000 men who served in the army because they had many wives and children.
Kanye labo-ke, ngensendo zabo, ngendlu yaboyise, kwakukhona amaviyo ebutho lempi, izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lesithupha, ngoba babelabafazi labantwana abanengi.
5 In the records of the clans descended from Issachar were the names of 87,000 men who served in the army.
Labafowabo, phakathi kwensendo zonke zakoIsakari, amaqhawe alamandla, izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa, bebhalwe bonke ngezizukulwana.
6 [Some of the] sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
Amadodana kaBhenjamini: OBhela, loBekeri loJediyayeli, bebathathu.
7 Bela’s five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were all leaders of clans. In the records of the clans descended from Bela there were names of 22,034 men who served in the army.
Lamadodana kaBhela: OEziboni, loUzi, loUziyeli, loJerimothi, loIri, bebahlanu; izinhloko zendlu zaboyise, amaqhawe alamandla; bebhalwe ngezizukulwana, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili lamatshumi amathathu lane.
8 Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
Njalo amadodana kaBekeri: OZemira, loJowashi, loEliyezeri, loEliyohenayi, loOmri, loJeremothi, loAbhiya, loAnathothi, loAlemethi; bonke laba babengamadodana kaBekeri.
9 In the records of the clans descended from Beker were the names of 20,200 men and leaders of the clans who served in the army.
Bebhalwe ngensendo ngezizukulwana zabo, izinhloko zezindlu zaboyise, amaqhawe alamandla, babezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lamakhulu amabili.
10 Jediael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
Njalo amadodana kaJediyayeli: UBilihani. Lamadodana kaBilihani: OJewushi, loBhenjamini, loEhudi, loKenahana, loZethani, loTarshishi, loAhishahari.
11 They were all leaders of clans descended from them. There were 17,200 of them who served in the army.
Bonke laba babengamadodana kaJediyayeli, ngezinhloko zaboyise, amaqhawe alamandla; babeyizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesikhombisa lamakhulu amabili, angaphuma ebuthweni ukuya empini.
12 Shuppim and Huppim were descendants of Ir. [One of] the descendants of Aher was Hushim.
LoShupimi loHupimi babengamadodana kaIri, loHushimi amadodana kaAheri.
13 Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of [Jacob’s slave wife] Bilhah.
Amadodana kaNafithali: OJahaziyeli, loGuni, loJezeri, loShaluma, amadodana kaBiliha.
14 [This is a list of] Manasseh’s descendants. Manasseh had a slave wife who was from Syria. She was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead.
Amadodana kaManase: UAsiriyeli umkakhe amzalayo. (Umfazi wakhe omncinyane umAramukazi wazala uMakiri uyise kaGileyadi.
15 Makir [had two wives]. They were from the clans of Huppim and Shuppim. One of Makir’s wives was named Maacah. Another descendant [of Makir] was Zelophehad. Zelophehad [had no sons; he] had only daughters.
UMakiri wathatha udadewabo kaHupimi loShupimi, waba ngumkakhe, obizo lakhe nguMahaka.) Lebizo leyesibili lalinguZelofehadi; njalo uZelofehadi wayelamadodakazi.
16 Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to two sons whom she named Peresh and Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.
UMahaka umkaMakiri wasezala indodana, wayitha ibizo wathi nguPereshi; lebizo lomfowabo lalinguShereshi, lamadodana akhe ayengoUlamu loRakema.
17 Ulam’s son was Bedan. All those [men were considered to be] descendants of Gilead, who was the son of Makir and grandson of Manasseh.
Njalo amadodana kaUlamu: UBedani. La ayengamadodana kaGileyadi indodana kaMakiri indodana kaManase.
18 Makir’s sister name was Hammoleketh who was the mother of Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
Udadewabo uHamolekethi wasezala oIshodi loAbiyezeri loMahla.
19 [One son of Gilead was] Shemida, whose sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
Lamadodana kaShemida ayengoAhiyani loShekema loLikhi loAniyamu.
20 [This is a list of] the descendants of Ephraim. One son of Ephraim’s was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was [also named] Tahath.
Njalo amadodana kaEfrayimi: OShuthela, loBeredi indodana yakhe, loTahathi indodana yakhe, loEleyada indodana yakhe, loTahathi indodana yakhe,
21 Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah. [Ephraim’s other sons, ] Ezer and Elead, went to Gath [city] to steal some cows and sheep. But they were both killed by some of the men from that city.
loZabadi indodana yakhe, loShuthela indodana yakhe, loEzeri loEleyadi, amadoda eGathi azalelwa kulelolizwe abababulalayo, ngoba behlela ukuthatha izifuyo zabo.
22 Their father Ephraim cried/mourned for them for many days, and his family came to comfort him.
UEfrayimi uyise walila insuku ezinengi; abafowabo basebesiza ukuzamduduza.
23 Then he and his wife had sex [EUP] [again], and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah [which resembles the word ‘trouble’, ] because of the trouble that his family had experienced.
Wasengena kumkakhe; wathatha isisu, wazala indodana; waseyitha ibizo wathi nguBeriya, ngoba wayesebubini endlini yakhe.
24 Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. Her workers built [three towns]: Lower Beth-Horon, Upper Beth-Horon, and Uzzen-Sheerah.
Lendodakazi yakhe yayinguShera, owakha iBethi-Horoni engaphansi lengaphezulu, leUzeni-Shera.
25 [Another] son of Ephraim was Rephah. Rephah’s son was Resheph. Resheph’s son was Telah. Telah’s son was Tahan.
Njalo uRefa wayeyindodana yakhe, loReshefi, loTela indodana yakhe, loTahani indodana yakhe,
26 Tahan’s son was Ladan. Ladan’s son was Ammihud. Ammihud’s son was Elishama.
uLadani indodana yakhe, uAmihudi indodana yakhe, uElishama indodana yakhe,
27 Elishama’s son was Nun. Nun’s son was Joshua, [the man who led the Israelis after Moses died].
uNoni indodana yakhe, uJoshuwa indodana yakhe.
28 [This is a list of] the cities and areas where the descendants of Ephraim lived: Bethel and the nearby villages; Naaran to the east; Gezer to the west and the nearby villages; and Shechem and the nearby villages. Those villages extended [north] as far as Ayyah and the nearby villages.
Lemfuyo yawo lendawo zawo zokuhlala kwakuyiBhetheli lemizana yayo, langempumalanga iNaharani, langentshonalanga iGezeri lemizana yayo, leShekema lemizana yayo, kwaze kwaba seAya lemizana yayo.
29 Along the border of the area where the descendants of Manasseh lived were these towns: Beth-Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the nearby villages. The people who lived in all those places were descendants of Jacob’s son Joseph.
Lasemingceleni yabantwana bakoManase, iBeti-Sheyani lemizana yayo, iThahanakhi lemizana yayo, iMegido lemizana yayo, iDori lemizana yayo. Kule kwahlala abantwana bakoJosefa indodana kaIsrayeli.
30 Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
Abantwana bakaAsheri: OImina, loIshiva, loIshivi, loBeriya, loSera udadewabo.
31 Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzaith
Njalo amadodana kaBeriya: OHeberi, loMalikiyeli onguyise kaBirizayithi.
32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Their sister was Shua.
UHeberi wasezala oJafilethi loShomeri loHothamu loShuwa udadewabo.
33 Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.
Lamadodana kaJafilethi: OPasaki loBimihali loAshivathi; la ngamadodana kaJafilethi.
34 Japhlet’s [younger] brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
Lamadodana kaShemeri: OAhi, loRohiga, uJehuba, loAramu.
35 Shomer’s [younger] brother was Hotham (OR, Helem). Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
Njalo amadodana kaHelemu umfowabo: OZofa loImina loSheleshi loAmali.
36 Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
Njalo amadodana kaZofa: OSuwa, loHarineferi, loShuwali, loBeri, loImra,
37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran [whose other name was Jether], and Beera.
uBezeri, loHodi, loShama, loShilisha, loIthirani, loBehera.
38 Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
Njalo amadodana kaJetheri: OJefune loPisipa loAra.
39 [Another descendant of Asher was] Ulla, whose sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
Njalo amadodana kaUla: OAra loHaniyeli loRiziya.
40 All those men were descendants of Asher, and they were all leaders of their clans. They were brave warriors and excellent leaders. In the record of the clans that are descended from Asher are [the names of] 26,000 men who served in the army.
Bonke laba babengabantwana bakaAsheri, izinhloko zendlu yaboyise, abakhethiweyo, amaqhawe alamandla, izinhloko zeziphathamandla. Basebebhalwa ngezizukulwana ebuthweni empini; inani labo lalingamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lesithupha.
