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1 Amadodana kaJuda: OPerezi, uHezironi, loKarmi, loHuri, loShobhali.
The sons of Judah; Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
2 UReyaya indodana kaShobhali wasezala uJahathi; uJahathi wasezala uAhumayi loLahadi. Laba babezinsendo zamaZorathi.
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
3 Laba babengabakayise kaEtamu: OJizereyeli loIshma loIdibhashi; lebizo likadadewabo lalinguHazeleliponi.
And these were [the sons of] the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi:
4 LoPenuweli uyise kaGedori, loEzeri uyise kaHusha. Laba babengamadodana kaHuri, izibulo likaEfratha, uyise kaBhethelehema.
and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.
5 Njalo uAshuri uyise kaThekhowa wayelabafazi ababili, oHela loNahara.
And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 UNahara wasemzalela uAhuzama loHeferi loTemeni loHahashitari. Laba babengamadodana kaNahara.
And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 Lamadodana kaHela: OZerethi loIzohari loEthinani.
And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 UKhozi wasezala uAnubi loZobeba, lensendo zikaAhariheli indodana kaHarumi.
And Hakkoz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 Njalo uJabezi wayelodumo kulabafowabo; unina wasemutha ibizo wathi nguJabezi, esithi: Ngoba ngamzala ngisosizini.
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
10 UJabezi wasebiza uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli esithi: Kungathi ungangibusisa lokungibusisa, uqhelise umngcele wami, lesandla sakho sibe lami, ungivikele ebubini ukuze bungangidabuli! UNkulunkulu wenza kwenzakala lokho akucelayo.
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.
11 UKelubi umfowabo kaShuha wasezala uMehiri, onguyise kaEshitoni.
And Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
12 UEshitoni wasezala uBeti-Rafa loPhaseya loTehina uyise kaIri-Nahashi. Laba babengabantu bakaReka.
And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13 Lamadodana kaKenazi: O-Othiniyeli loSeraya. Lamadodana kaOthiniyeli: UHathathi.
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
14 UMeyonothayi wasezala uOfira. USeraya wasezala uJowabi uyise wesigodi seHarashi, ngoba babezingcitshi.
And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.
15 Lamadodana kaKalebi indodana kaJefune: OIru, uEla, loNahamu; lamadodana kaEla, ngitsho uKenazi.
And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah; and Kenaz.
16 Lamadodana kaJehaleleli: OZifi, loZifa, uTiriya, loAsareli.
And the sons of Jehallelel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Lamadodana kaEzra: OJetheri loMeredi loEferi loJaloni. Wasezala oMiriyamu loShamayi loIshiba uyise kaEshithemowa.
And the sons of Ezrah; Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 Umkakhe umJudakazi wasezala uJeredi uyise kaGedori, loHeberi uyise kaSoko, loJekuthiyeli uyise kaZanowa. Lalabo babengamadodana kaBithiya indodakazi kaFaro, uMeredi amthathayo.
And his wife the Jewess bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
19 Lamadodana omkaHodiya, udadewabo kaNahama, uyise kaKeyila umGarmi, loEshithemowa umMahakathi.
And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 Njalo amadodana kaShimoni: OAmnoni, loRina, uBheni-Hanani, loThiloni. Lamadodana kaIshi: OZohethi loBheni-Zohethi.
And the sons of Shimon; Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi; Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.
21 Amadodana kaShela indodana kaJuda: OEri uyise kaLeka, loLahada uyise kaMaresha, lensendo zendlu yabenzi belembu elicolekileyo bendlu kaAshibeya,
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah; Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
22 loJokimi, lamadoda akoKhozeba, loJowashi, loSarafi ababebusa amaMowabi, loJashubi-Lehema. Lalezizindaba zindala.
and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And the records are ancient.
23 Labo babengababumbi, labakhileyo ezilimeni lezintangweni; bahlala lapho lenkosi emsebenzini wayo.
These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt with the king for his work.
24 Amadodana kaSimeyoni: ONemuweli, loJamini, loJaribi, uZera, uShawuli,
The sons of Simeon; Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul:
25 uShaluma indodana yakhe, uMibhisamu indodana yakhe, uMishima indodana yakhe.
Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
26 Lamadodana kaMishima: UHamuweli indodana yakhe, uZakuri indodana yakhe, uShimeyi indodana yakhe.
And the sons of Mishma; Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
27 Njalo uShimeyi wayelamadodana alitshumi lesithupha lamadodakazi ayisithupha; kodwa abafowabo babengelabantwana abanengi, losendo lonke lwabo kalwandanga njengabantwana bakoJuda.
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
28 Basebehlala eBherishebha leMolada leHazari-Shuwali
And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual;
29 leBiliha leEzema leToladi
and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad;
30 leBethuweli leHorma leZikilagi
and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag;
31 leBeti-Marikabothi leHazari-Susimi leBeti-Biri leShaharayimi. Le yayiyimizi yabo kwaze kwaba sekubuseni kukaDavida.
and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
32 Lemizana yabo: IEtamu, leAyini, iRimoni, leTokeni, leAshani, imizi emihlanu,
And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
33 layo yonke imizana yayo, eyayiyizingelezele leyomizi, kuze kube seBahali. Lezi zindawo zabo zokuhlala, njalo baba lombhalo wosendo lwabo.
and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.
34 LoMeshobabi loJamileki loJosha indodana kaAmaziya,
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;
35 loJoweli loJehu indodana kaJoshibhiya indodana kaSeraya indodana kaAsiyeli,
and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;
36 loEliyohenayi loJahakoba loJeshohaya loAsaya loAdiyeli loJesimiyeli loBhenaya,
and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah;
37 loZiza indodana kaShifi indodana kaAloni indodana kaJedaya indodana kaShimiri indodana kaShemaya.
and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
38 Laba abaqanjwe ngamabizo babeyizikhulu ensendweni zabo, lezindlu zaboyise zanda kakhulu ngobunengi.
these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers’ houses increased greatly.
39 Basebesiya ekungeneni kweGedori, baya ngempumalanga kwesihotsha, ukudingela imihlambi yabo idlelo.
And they went to the entering in of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
40 Bafica idlelo elivundileyo lelihle, lommango obanzi emaceleni, lolokuzola, lolokuthula; ngoba abakoHamu babehlala khona endulo.
And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.
41 Lalabo ababebhalwe ngamabizo bafika ensukwini zikaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, batshaya amathente lendawo zokuhlala ezazitholakala khona, babatshabalalisa kuze kube lamuhla; bahlala endaweni zabo, ngoba kwakukhona lapho idlelo lezimvu zabo.
And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim that were found there, and destroyed them utterly, unto this day, and dwelt in their stead: because there was pasture there for their flocks.
42 Kwasekuphuma kubo, ebantwaneni bakoSimeyoni, amadoda angamakhulu amahlanu, aya entabeni yeSeyiri. LoPelatiya loNeyariya loRefaya loUziyeli amadodana kaIshi babezinhloko zabo.
And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir; having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
43 Basebetshaya insali yabaphephayo bamaAmaleki, bahlala khona kuze kube lamuhla.
And they smote the remnant of the Amalekites that escaped, and dwelt there, unto this day.
