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.
Ovanatje nozondekurona za Benjamin
1 Benjamin wa ri novazandu vetano. Otjiveri tje wa ri Bela, outjavari wa ri Asbel, outjatatu wa ri Akrak, 2 outjaine wa ri Noha, noutjatano wa ri Rafa.
3 Ozondekurona za Bela za ri: OoAdar na Gera na Abihud, 4 na Abisua na Naaman na Ahoak, 5 na Gera na Sefufan na Huram.
6-7 Ehud wa ri novazandu vetatu: OoNaaman na Ahija na Gera. Owo va ri oviuru vyomaṱunḓu wovature va Geba. Nowo va twarewa mouhuura kotjihuro Manahat. Gera, ihe ya Usa na Ahihud, ongwe ve hongorera mouhuura mbwi.
8-9 Saharaim wa isa ovakazendu ve vevari ooHusim na Baara. Nu kombunda Saharaim tja katura mehi ra Moab, wa kakupa omukazendu wena Hodes, nowo va ri novazandu hambombari: OoJobab na Sibja na Mesa na Malkam, 10 na Jeus na Sakeja na Mirma. Ovazandu ve avehe va karira oviuru vyomaṱunḓu.
11 Eye wina wa ri novanatje vevari mu Husim: OoAbitub na Elpaal.
12 Elpaal wa ri novazandu vetatu: OoEber na Misam na Semed. Semed ongwa tunga ovihuro ooOno na Lod novirongo vyavyo.
Ovabenjamin mOgat na Ajalon
13 Beria na Sema va ri oviuru vyomaṱunḓu nga turire motjihuro Ajalon; nu va ramba ovandu, mba turire motjihuro Gat. 14 Ozondekurona za Beria za ri OoAhijo na Sasak na Jeremot, 15 na Sebadja na Arad na Eder, 16 na Mikael na Ispa na Joha.
Ovabenjamin mOjerusalem
17 Ozondekurona za Elpaal za ri: OoSebadja na Mesulam na Hiski na Heber, 18 na Ismerai na Islia na Jobab.
19 Ozondekurona za Simi za ri OoJakim na Sikri na Sabdi, 20 na Elienai na Siletai na Eliel, 21 na Adaja na Beraja na Simrat.
22 Ozondekurona za Sasak za ri OoIspan na Eber na Eliel, 23 na Abdon na Sikri na Hanan, 24 na Hananja na Elam na Antotija, 25 na Ifdeja na Penuel.
26 Ozondekurona za Jeroham za ri OoSamserai na Seharja na Atalja, 27 na Jaaresja na Elia na Sikri.
28 Imba ombe ri oviuru vyomaṱunḓu otja komihoko vyawo nozondekurona zawo mbya turire mOjerusalem.
Ovabenjamin mOgibeon na Jerusalem
29 Jeiel ongwa utire otjihuro Gibeon na tura mu tjo. Ena romukazendu we ra ri Maaka. 30 Nomuzandu otjiveri tje wa ri, Abdon. Ovazandu ve ovakwao va ri, OoSur na Kis na Baal na Nadab, 31 na Gedor na Ahijo na Seker, 32 na Miklot, ngwa ri ihe ya Sima. Nozondekurona zawo za turire mOjerusalem, popezu novazamumwe vomuhoko wawo.
Ovanatje nozondekurona zombara Saul
33 Ner wa ri ihe ya Kis, ngwa kwata Saul. Saul wa ri novazandu vane: OoJonatan ma Malkisua na Abinadab na Esbaal. 34 Jonatan wa ri ihe ya Merib-Baal, mu mwa za Mika.
35 Mika wa ri novazandu vane: OoPiton na Melek na Tarea na Ahas. 36 Ahas wa ri ihe ya Jehoada, ngwa ri ihe yovazandu vetatu: OoAlemet na Asmawet na Simri. Simri wa ri ihe ya Mosa, 37 ngwa kwata Bina, ihe ya Rafa, mu mwa za Elasa, ihe ya Asel.
38 Asel wa ri novazandu hamboumwe: OoAsrikam na Bokru na Ismael na Searja na Obadja na Hanan. 39 Esek, omuangu wa Asel, wa ri novazandu vetatu: OoUlam na Jeus na Elifelet.
40 Ovazandu va Ulam va ri ovarumendu ovarwe, omapenda nozombangaṋe, novayumbe vouta. Owo va ri novanatje, novanatje vovanatje, avehe kumwe esere nomirongo vitano. Avehe mba va ri ovomuhoko wa Benjamin.
