Zwizekugwana zwa Juda
1 Aba ndibo bakololo ba Iziraela: Rubheni na Simiyoni na Levi na Juda na Isakari na Zebuluni 2 na Dani na Josefa na Bhenjamini na Nafutali na Gadi na Asheri.
3 Bakololo ba Juda bakabe bali bo Eri na Onani na Shela, butatu gwabo bakabe bazwagwa ne nkadzi we Nkanana ali nkololokadzi wa Shua. Mbano ya Juda Eri, wakabe ali mbiimbi kwazo mbeli kwa Yahwe ngono bakambulaya. 4 Nlongo uwe Tama kan'wanila Perezi na Zera. Ndizo Juda kabe ne bakololo bali bashanu.
5 Bakololo ba Perezi bakabe bali bo Hezironi na Hamuli. 6 Bakololo ba Zera bakabe bali bo Zimiri na Ethani na Hemani na Khalikholi na Dara bose bose bakabe bali bashanu. 7 Bakololo ba Khami bakabe bali bo Akhari wakazhisa phipiti mu Iziraela ngotola zwimwe zwija zwabakabe badwiwa kuti basizwitole zwakabe zwapiwa Ndzimu.
8 Etani nkololo uwe wakabe ali Azariya.
Ludzi gwa Mambo Dafite
9 Bakololo ba Hezironi bakabe bali bo Jerahemele na Rama na Khelubai. 10 Rama wakabe ali tate ba Aminadabu, Aminadabu iye ali tate ba Nahishoni ntungamili we bathu be Juda. 11 Nahishoni wakabe ali tate ba Salima na Salima ali tate ba Bhoazi, 12 Bhoazi wakabe ali tate ba Obedi, Obedi ali tate ba Jesi. 13 Jesi wakabe ali tate ba Eliyabu, Eliyabu wakabe ali iye mbano, thobeledzi iye ali Abinadabu thobeledzi iye ali Shimeya, 14 thobeledzi iye ali Nethanele thobeledzi iye ali Radayi, 15 thobeledzi iye ali Ozemu kologwe ili Dafite. 16 Hazwadzi dzabo dzakabe dzili bo Zeruya na Abigali. Zeruya wakabe ne bakololo bali batatu Abishayi na Joabu na Asahele. 17 Abigali iye kazwala Amasa tate babe bali Jetheri we N'shimaeli.
Zwizekugwana zwa Hezironi
18 Khalebu nkololo wa Hezironi kalobola Azuba ngono bakawana nkololokadzi edang'wa Jerioti, bakololo babe ibo bakabe bali bo Jesheri na Shobabu na Aridoni. 19 Kwakati Azuba asinofa Khalebu kalobola Efurati iye kanzwalila Huri. 20 Huri wakabe ali tate ba Uri, Uri ali tate ba Bhezaleli.
21 Shule kwa ipapo Hezironi wakati abe makole ali makumi ali matathatu (60) kalobola nkololokadzi wa Makhiri tate ba Giliyadi ngono bakazwala Segubu. 22 Segubu iye wakabe ali tate ba Jairi. Jairi wakabe ana mizi mikulu ili makumi mabili ana ili mitatu (23) mu shango ye Giliyadi. 23 Koga Geshuri na Aramu bakatapa Havoti Jairi ne Kenati ne mizana yawo ili makumi ali matathatu (60). Bose ibaba bakabe bali zwizekugwana zwa Makhiri tate ba Giliyadi. 24 Kwakati shule kwe lufu gwa Hezironi, Khalebu kawalilana na Efurati nkadzi wa tate babe ngono iye kanzwalila nkololo edang'wa Ashuri tate ba Tekowa.
Zwizekugwana zwa Jerahemele
25 Bakololo ba Jerahemele wakabe ali mbano ya Hezironi bakabe bali bo Rama, Rama ali mbano kutobeledza Bhuna na Oreni na Ozemu na Ahija. 26 Jerahemele wakabe ana mmwe nkadzi zina lile kuyi Atara. Atara wakabe ali mme ba Onami. 27 Bakololo ba Rama mbano ya Jerahemele bakabe bali bo Maazi na Jamini na Ekeri. 28 Bakololo ba Onami bakabe bali bo Shamai na Jada. Bakololo ba Shamai bakabe bali bo Nadabu na Abishuri. 29 Nkadzi wa Abishuri wakabe ali Abihaile ngono iye kanzwalila Ahabhani na Molidi. 30 Bakololo ba Nadabu bakabe bali bo Seledi na Afaimu ngono Seledi kafa asina mwana. 31 Nkololo wa Afaimu wakabe ali Ishi. Nkololo wa Ishi wakabe ali Sheshani. Nkololo wa Sheshani wakabe ali Ahalai. 32 Bakololo ba Jada hama ya Shamai wakabe ana bakololo bali babili Jetheri na Jonatani koga Jetheri kafa asina bana. 33 Bakololo ba Jonatani bakabe bali bo Peleti na Zaza. Bose ibaba bakabe bali zwizekugwana zwa Jerahemele. 34 Sheshani wakabe ana bakololokadzi koga asina bakololo ngono kabe ana nlandalume we N'egipiti edang'wa Jariha. 35 Ndizo Sheshani kalobodza nkololokadzi uwe nlanda uwe Jariha ibo bakawana nkololo edang'wa Atai. 36 Atai kazwala Nathani, Nathani kazwala Zabadi, 37 Zabadi kazwala Efelali, Efelali kazwala Obedi, 38 Obedi kazwala Jehu, Jehu kazwala Azariya, 39 Azariya kazwala Helezi, Helezi kazwala Eleasa, 40 Eleasa kazwala Sisimai, Sisimai kazwala Shalumu, 41 Shalumu kazwala Jekamiya, Jekamiya kazwala Elishama.
Zwizekugwana zwimwe zwa Khalebu
42 Bakololo ba Khalebu nnung'una wa Jerahemele kwakabe kuli Mesha ali mbano, Mesha wakabe ali tate ba Zifi, thobeledzi ya Mesha wakabe ali Mareshahi, Mareshahi ali tate ba Heburoni. 43 Bakololo ba Heburoni bakabe bali bo Kora na Tapuwa na Rekemu na Shema. 44 Shema wakabe ali tate ba Rahamu, Rahamu ali tate ba Jokeamu. Rekemu wakabe ali tate ba Shamai. 45 Shamai wakabe ali tate ba Maoni, Maoni iye ali tate ba Bhetizuri. 46 Khalebu wakabe ana mmwe nkadzi edang'wa Efa, Efa wakabe ali mme ba Harani na Moza na Gazezi. Harani wakabe ali tate ba Gazezi. 47 Bakololo ba Jahadayi bakabe bali bo Regemu na Jothamu na Geshani na Peleti na Efa na Shaafa. 48 Khalebu wakabe ana mmwe nkadzi edang'wa Maaka. Maaka wakabe ali mme ba Sheberi na Tirihana 49 na Shaafa, Shaafa ali tate ba Madimana na Sheva, Sheva ali tate ba Makibhena na Gibiya. Khalebu wakabe ana nkololokadzi edang'wa Akasa. 50 Bose ibaba bakabe bali zwizekugwana zwa Khalebu.
Huri wakabe ali iye mbano ya Khalebu ne nkadzi uwe Efurati. Shobali ndiye wakasika Kiriatijearimu, 51 nkololo uwe we bubili Salima iye kasika Bhetelehema, Harefi ali we butatu iye kasika Bhetigaderi. 52 Zwizekugwana zwa Shobali iye bhalule le Kiriatijearimu bakabe bali bo Haroye ne gwamu le bagali be Menuhoti. 53 Njudzi dze Kiriatijearimu dzakabe dzili sahwoku: Ludzi gwe Baitiri ne gwe Baphuti ne gwe Bashumati ne gwe Misharayiti, mu bali kuna Bazora ne Baeshitaoli. 54 Bakololo ba Salima bakabe bali bo Bhetelehema ne bathu be Banetofa ne Atiroti Beti Joabu ne Bazori be gwamu gwe ludzi gwa Manahati. 55 Njudzi dze bakwali bakabe begala ku Jabezi bakabe bali Batiratite ne Bashimeatite ne Basukatite. Ibaba bakabe bali Bakeni bakabe bedwa ku Hamati nsholo we nsha we Barekabi.
The Descendants of Judah
1-2 Jacob was the father of twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 Judah and his Canaanite wife Bathshua had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord had Er put to death, because he disobeyed and did what the Lord hated. 4 Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar also had two sons: Perez and Zerah.
5 Perez was the father of Hezron and Hamul. 6 Zerah was the father of Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda. 7 Achan, who was a descendant of Zerah and the son of Carmi, caused trouble for Israel, because he kept for himself things that belonged only to the Lord. 8 Ethan's son was Azariah.
The Ancestors of King David
9 Hezron was the father of Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. 10 Ram was the father of Amminadab and the grandfather of Nahshon, a tribal leader of Judah. 11 Nahshon's descendants included Salma, Boaz, 12 Obed, and Jesse. 13-15 Jesse had seven sons, who were born in the following order: Eliab, Abinadab, Shimea, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, and David. 16 Jesse also had two daughters: Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah was the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. 17 Abigail's husband was Jether, who was a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
The Descendants of Hezron
18 Hezron's son Caleb married Azubah, and their daughter was Jerioth, the mother of Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 After the death of Azubah, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son Hur 20 was the father of Uri and the grandfather of Bezalel.
21 When Hezron was 60 years old, he married the daughter of Machir, who settled the region of Gilead. Their son Segub 22 was the father of Jair, who ruled 23 villages in the region of Gilead. 23 Some time later the nations of Geshur and Aram captured 60 towns in that region, including the villages that belonged to Jair, as well as the town of Kenath and the nearby villages. Everyone from the region of Gilead was a descendant of Machir.
24 After the death of Hezron, Caleb married Ephrath, his father's wife. Their son was Ashhur, who later settled the town of Tekoa.
The Descendants of Jerahmeel
25 Jerahmeel, Hezron's oldest son, was the father of Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had a second wife, Atarah, who gave birth to Onam. 27 Ram was the father of Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28 Onam was the father of Shammai and Jada.
Shammai was the father of Nadab and Abishur. 29 Abishur married Abihail, and their two sons were Ahban and Molid. 30 Nadab was the father of Seled and Appaim. Seled had no children; 31 Appaim's son was Ishi, the father of Sheshan and the grandfather of Ahlai.
32 Jada was the father of Jether and Jonathan. Jether had no children, 33 but Jonathan had two sons: Peleth and Zaza.
34-35 Sheshan had no sons, and so he let one of his daughters marry Jarha, his Egyptian slave. Their son was Attai, 36 the father of Nathan and the grandfather of Zabad. 37-41 Zabad's descendants included Ephlal, Obed, Jehu, Azariah, Helez, Eleasah, Sismai, Shallum, Jekamiah, and Elishama.
The Descendants of Caleb
42 Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother, had the following descendants: Mesha, Ziph, Mareshah, Hebron, 43 and Hebron's four sons, Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema was the father of Raham and the grandfather of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai, 45 the grandfather of Maon, and the great-grandfather of Bethzur.
46 Ephah was one of Caleb's wives, and their sons were Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran named his son after his brother Gazez. 47 Ephah was the daughter of Jahdai, who was also the father of Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, and Shaaph.
48 Maacah was another of Caleb's wives, and their sons were Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 Later, they had two more sons: Shaaph the father of Madmannah, and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. 50-51 All of these were Caleb's descendants.
Hur, the oldest son of Caleb and Ephrath, had three sons: Shobal, Salma, and Hareph, who settled the town of Beth-Gader. 52 Shobal, who settled the town of Kiriath-Jearim, was the ancestor of Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth clan, 53 and the clans that lived near Kiriath-Jearim; they were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites were descendants of the Mishraites.
54 Salma settled the town of Bethlehem and was the ancestor of the Netophathites, the people of Atroth-Bethjoab, half of the Manahathite clan, and the Zorites. 55 Salma was also the ancestor of the clans in Jabez that kept the court and government records; they were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These clans were the descendants of Hammath the Kenite, who was also the ancestor of the Rechabites.