The Descendants of Benjamin
1 Benjamin had five sons. In order of age they were Bela, Ashbel, Aharah, 2 Nohah, and Rapha.
3 The descendants of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6-7 The descendants of Ehud were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. They were heads of families that lived in Geba, but which were forced out and went to live in Manahath. Gera, the father of Uzza and Ahihud, led them in this move.
8-9 Shaharaim divorced two wives, Hushim and Baara. Later, when he lived in the country of Moab, he married Hodesh and had seven sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, 10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. His sons all became heads of families.
11 He also had two sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
12 Elpaal had three sons: Eber, Misham, and Shemed. It was Shemed who built the cities of Ono and Lod and the surrounding villages.
The Benjaminites in Gath and Aijalon
13 Beriah and Shema were heads of families that settled in the city of Aijalon and drove out the people who lived in the city of Gath. 14 Beriah's descendants included Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, 15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
The Benjaminites in Jerusalem
17 Elpaal's descendants included Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
19 Shimei's descendants included Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, 20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
22 Shashak's descendants included Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, 24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, 25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
26 Jeroham's descendants included Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.
28 These were the ancestral heads of families and their principal descendants who lived in Jerusalem.
The Benjaminites in Gibeon and Jerusalem
29 Jeiel founded the city of Gibeon and settled there. His wife was named Maacah, 30 and his oldest son, Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, 32 and Mikloth, the father of Shimeah. Their descendants lived in Jerusalem near other families of their clan.
The Family of King Saul
33 Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of King Saul. Saul had four sons: Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 34 Jonathan was the father of Meribbaal, who was the father of Micah.
35 Micah had four sons: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, who was the father of three sons: Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza, 37 Moza the father of Binea, Binea of Raphah, Raphah of Eleasah, and Eleasah of Azel.
38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. 39 Azel's brother Eshek had three sons: Ulam, Jeush, and Eliphelet.
40 Ulam's sons were outstanding soldiers and archers. He had a hundred and fifty sons and grandsons in all. All those named above were members of the tribe of Benjamin.
Zwizekugwana zwa Bhenjamini
1 Bhenjamini wakabe ana bakololo bali bashanu. Mbano ali Bhela, thobeledzi iye ali Ashibheli etobegwa ndi Ahara, 2 Ahara etobegwa ndi Noha ali we bunna kube kutobela kologwe Rafa ali we bushanu. 3 Bhela wakabe ne bakololo, bo Adari na Gera na Abihudi, 4 na Abishuwa na Naamani na Ahoa, 5 na Gera na Shefufani na Huramu. 6 Banotobela zwizekugwana zwa Ehudi, izo zwakabe zwili misholo ye misha ya ibabo bakabe begala mu Geba ngono bakatapigwa ku Manahati: 7 Naamani na Ahija na Gera iye wakabatata mu shango, iye wakabe ali tate ba Uza na Ahihudi. 8 Shaharaimu wakabe ne bakololo bakazwaligwa ku Moabu shule kwe athubukana ne bakadzi babe Hushimu na Bara. 9 Bakololo babe baakazwala ne nkadzi uwe Hodeshi ndibo Jobabu na Zibiya na Mesha na Malikamu na 10 Jeuzi na Sakiya na Mirima. Bakololo ibaba bakabe bali bakololo babe, kakale bali misholo ye misha. 11 Shaharaimu wakabe ne bakololo Abitubu na Elipali nge nkadzi uwe Hushimu. 12 Bakololo ba Elipali bakabe bali bo Eberi na Mishamu na Shemedi iye wakasika mizi ye Ono ne Lodi ne mizana yakaipoteleka.
Babhenjamini mu Gati ne mu Aijaloni
13 Bheriya na Shema ibo bakabe bali misholo ye misha ya ibabo bakabe begala ku Aijaloni basinotatila kutjena bagali be Gati 14 na Ahio na Shashaki na Jerimoti. 15 Zebadiya na Aradi na Ederi 16 na Mikaeli na Ishifa na Joha ibaba bakabe bali bakololo ba Bheriya.
Babhenjamini mu Jerusalema
17 Zebadiya na Meshulamu na Hiziki na Heberi 18 na Ishimirayi na Iziliya na Jobabu ibo bakabe bali bakololo ba Elipali. 19 Bakololo ba Shimeyi bakabe bali bo Jakimu na Zikiri na Zabadi 20 na Elienayi na Zilethayi na Elieli 21 na Adaya na Bheraya na Shimirati.
22 Bakololo ba Shashaki bakabe bali bo Ishifani na Eberi na Elieli 23 na Abedoni na Zikiri na Hanani 24 na Hananiya na Elamu na Anthotija 25 na Ifedeya na Penuele.
26 Bakololo ba Jerohamu bakabe bali bo Shamisherayi na Shehariya na Athaliya 27 na Jareshiya na Elija na Zikiri. 28 Aba ndibo bakabe bali misholo ye misha, sekwa bakalongolodziwa nge njudzi dzabo, bakulu, bakabe begala mu Jerusalema.
Babhenjamini mu Gibiyoni ne Jerusalema
29 Jeyele tate ba Gibiyoni wakabe egala mu nzi we Gibiyoni, nkadzi uwe wakabe edang'wa Maaka, 30 nkololo uwe hwola wakabe ali Abidoni etobegwa ndi Zuri na Kishi na Bhaale na Nadabu 31 na Gedori na Ahio na Zeka, 32 Zeka etobegwa ndi Mikiloti, iye wakabe ali tate ba Shimeya. Naibobo bakabe begala pejo ne makamu abo mu Jerusalema.
Be nsha wa Mambo Saulo
33 Neri wakabe ali tate ba Kishi, Kishi ali tate ba Saulo, Saulo ali tate babo Jonatani na Malikishuwa na Abinadabu na Eshibhaale. 34 Nkololo wa Jonatani wakabe ali Meribubhaale iye wakabe ali tate ba Mika. 35 Bakololo ba Mika bakabe bali bo Pithoni na Meleki na Tarea na Ahazi. 36 Ahazi wakabe ali tate ba Jehoada, Jehoada ali tate ba Alemeti na Azimaveti na Zimiri, Zimiri iye ali tate ba Moza. 37 Moza wakabe ali tate ba Bhineya, Bhineya kazwala Rafa, Rafa kazwala Eleasa, Eleasa kazwala Azele. 38 Azele wakabe ana bakololo bali tathatu ngono bakabe bali bo: Azirikamu na Bokheru na Ishimaele na Sheariya na Obadiya na Hanani. Bose ibaba bakabe bali bakololo ba Azele. 39 Bakololo be nnung'una uwe Esheki bakabe bali bo Ulamu ali mbano na Jeushi ali thobeledzi iye na Elifeleti ali we butatu. 40 Bakololo ba Ulamu bakabe bali babhayani bakasima bakabe betubula kuposa misebe. Bakabe bana bakololo ne bana be bana bali banjinji, bose bose bakabe bali zana ling'ompela lina makumi mashanu. Bose ibaba bakabe bali zwizekugwana zwa Bhenjamini.