1 Imilando 7
1 Lemadodaneni kaIsakari: OThola, loPhuwa, uJashubi, loShimroni; bebane.
Issachar’s four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
2 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.
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].
3 Lamadodana kaUzi: UIzrahiya. Lamadodana kaIzrahiya: OMikayeli, loObhadiya, loJoweli, uIshiya, bebahlanu; beyizinhloko bonke.
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.
4 Kanye labo-ke, ngensendo zabo, ngendlu yaboyise, kwakukhona amaviyo ebutho lempi, izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lesithupha, ngoba babelabafazi labantwana abanengi.
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.
5 Labafowabo, phakathi kwensendo zonke zakoIsakari, amaqhawe alamandla, izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa, bebhalwe bonke ngezizukulwana.
In the records of the clans descended from Issachar were the names of 87,000 men who served in the army.
6 Amadodana kaBhenjamini: OBhela, loBekeri loJediyayeli, bebathathu.
[Some of the] sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
7 Lamadodana kaBhela: OEziboni, loUzi, loUziyeli, loJerimothi, loIri, bebahlanu; izinhloko zendlu zaboyise, amaqhawe alamandla; bebhalwe ngezizukulwana, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili lamatshumi amathathu lane.
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.
8 Njalo amadodana kaBekeri: OZemira, loJowashi, loEliyezeri, loEliyohenayi, loOmri, loJeremothi, loAbhiya, loAnathothi, loAlemethi; bonke laba babengamadodana kaBekeri.
Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
9 Bebhalwe ngensendo ngezizukulwana zabo, izinhloko zezindlu zaboyise, amaqhawe alamandla, babezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lamakhulu amabili.
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.
10 Njalo amadodana kaJediyayeli: UBilihani. Lamadodana kaBilihani: OJewushi, loBhenjamini, loEhudi, loKenahana, loZethani, loTarshishi, loAhishahari.
Jediael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 Bonke laba babengamadodana kaJediyayeli, ngezinhloko zaboyise, amaqhawe alamandla; babeyizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesikhombisa lamakhulu amabili, angaphuma ebuthweni ukuya empini.
They were all leaders of clans descended from them. There were 17,200 of them who served in the army.
12 LoShupimi loHupimi babengamadodana kaIri, loHushimi amadodana kaAheri.
Shuppim and Huppim were descendants of Ir. [One of] the descendants of Aher was Hushim.
13 Amadodana kaNafithali: OJahaziyeli, loGuni, loJezeri, loShaluma, amadodana kaBiliha.
Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of [Jacob’s slave wife] Bilhah.
14 Amadodana kaManase: UAsiriyeli umkakhe amzalayo. (Umfazi wakhe omncinyane umAramukazi wazala uMakiri uyise kaGileyadi.
[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.
15 UMakiri wathatha udadewabo kaHupimi loShupimi, waba ngumkakhe, obizo lakhe nguMahaka.) Lebizo leyesibili lalinguZelofehadi; njalo uZelofehadi wayelamadodakazi.
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.
16 UMahaka umkaMakiri wasezala indodana, wayitha ibizo wathi nguPereshi; lebizo lomfowabo lalinguShereshi, lamadodana akhe ayengoUlamu loRakema.
Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to two sons whom she named Peresh and Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 Njalo amadodana kaUlamu: UBedani. La ayengamadodana kaGileyadi indodana kaMakiri indodana kaManase.
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.
18 Udadewabo uHamolekethi wasezala oIshodi loAbiyezeri loMahla.
Makir’s sister name was Hammoleketh who was the mother of Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 Lamadodana kaShemida ayengoAhiyani loShekema loLikhi loAniyamu.
[One son of Gilead was] Shemida, whose sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 Njalo amadodana kaEfrayimi: OShuthela, loBeredi indodana yakhe, loTahathi indodana yakhe, loEleyada indodana yakhe, loTahathi indodana yakhe,
[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.
21 loZabadi indodana yakhe, loShuthela indodana yakhe, loEzeri loEleyadi, amadoda eGathi azalelwa kulelolizwe abababulalayo, ngoba behlela ukuthatha izifuyo zabo.
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.
22 UEfrayimi uyise walila insuku ezinengi; abafowabo basebesiza ukuzamduduza.
Their father Ephraim cried/mourned for them for many days, and his family came to comfort him.
23 Wasengena kumkakhe; wathatha isisu, wazala indodana; waseyitha ibizo wathi nguBeriya, ngoba wayesebubini endlini yakhe.
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.
24 Lendodakazi yakhe yayinguShera, owakha iBethi-Horoni engaphansi lengaphezulu, leUzeni-Shera.
Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. Her workers built [three towns]: Lower Beth-Horon, Upper Beth-Horon, and Uzzen-Sheerah.
25 Njalo uRefa wayeyindodana yakhe, loReshefi, loTela indodana yakhe, loTahani indodana yakhe,
[Another] son of Ephraim was Rephah. Rephah’s son was Resheph. Resheph’s son was Telah. Telah’s son was Tahan.
26 uLadani indodana yakhe, uAmihudi indodana yakhe, uElishama indodana yakhe,
Tahan’s son was Ladan. Ladan’s son was Ammihud. Ammihud’s son was Elishama.
27 uNoni indodana yakhe, uJoshuwa indodana yakhe.
Elishama’s son was Nun. Nun’s son was Joshua, [the man who led the Israelis after Moses died].
28 Lemfuyo yawo lendawo zawo zokuhlala kwakuyiBhetheli lemizana yayo, langempumalanga iNaharani, langentshonalanga iGezeri lemizana yayo, leShekema lemizana yayo, kwaze kwaba seAya lemizana yayo.
[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.
29 Lasemingceleni yabantwana bakoManase, iBeti-Sheyani lemizana yayo, iThahanakhi lemizana yayo, iMegido lemizana yayo, iDori lemizana yayo. Kule kwahlala abantwana bakoJosefa indodana kaIsrayeli.
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.
30 Abantwana bakaAsheri: OImina, loIshiva, loIshivi, loBeriya, loSera udadewabo.
Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
31 Njalo amadodana kaBeriya: OHeberi, loMalikiyeli onguyise kaBirizayithi.
Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzaith
32 UHeberi wasezala oJafilethi loShomeri loHothamu loShuwa udadewabo.
Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Their sister was Shua.
33 Lamadodana kaJafilethi: OPasaki loBimihali loAshivathi; la ngamadodana kaJafilethi.
Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.
34 Lamadodana kaShemeri: OAhi, loRohiga, uJehuba, loAramu.
Japhlet’s [younger] brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 Njalo amadodana kaHelemu umfowabo: OZofa loImina loSheleshi loAmali.
Shomer’s [younger] brother was Hotham (OR, Helem). Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 Njalo amadodana kaZofa: OSuwa, loHarineferi, loShuwali, loBeri, loImra,
Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 uBezeri, loHodi, loShama, loShilisha, loIthirani, loBehera.
Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran [whose other name was Jether], and Beera.
38 Njalo amadodana kaJetheri: OJefune loPisipa loAra.
Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
39 Njalo amadodana kaUla: OAra loHaniyeli loRiziya.
[Another descendant of Asher was] Ulla, whose sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 Bonke laba babengabantwana bakaAsheri, izinhloko zendlu yaboyise, abakhethiweyo, amaqhawe alamandla, izinhloko zeziphathamandla. Basebebhalwa ngezizukulwana ebuthweni empini; inani labo lalingamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lesithupha.
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.
