Epata laJuda
1 Ovana ovamati vaIsrael ovava: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Isaskar naSebulon, 2 Dan, Josef naBenjamin, Naftali, Gad naAsser.
3 Ovana ovamati vaJuda ovava: Er naOnan naShela, ava vatatu e va dalelwa komukainhu Omukaanan, omona okakadona kaSua. Ndele Er, oshiveli shaJuda, inashi wapalela Omwene, onghee hano e mu efa a fye. 4 Ndele Tamar, oshitenya shaye, she mu dalela Peres naSera. Ovana ovamati vaJuda va li vatano. 5 Ovana ovamati vaPeres ova li Hesron naHamul. 6 Novana ovamati vaSera ovava: Simri naEtan naHeman naKalkol naDara. Aveshe kumwe vatano. 7 Novana ovamati vaKarmi ovava: Akar, ou a twala Israel momupya, eshi a kufa oinima ya hoololelwa ehanauno. 8 Nomona omumati waEtan oye Asaria. 9 Novana ovamati vaHesron, ava ve mu dalelwa ova li Jerahmeel naRam naKelubai. 10 Ndele Ram okwa dala Aminadab, ndele Aminadab okwa dala Nashon, ohamba yepata laJuda. 11 Ndele Nashon okwa dala Salma, ndele Salma okwa dala Boas. 12 Ndele Boas okwa dala Obed, ndele Obed okwa dala Isai. 13 Ndele Isai okwa dala Eliab, oshiveli shaye, naAbinadab, omutivali, naSimea, omutitatu. 14 NaNetanel, omutine, naRaddai, omutitano, 15 naOsem, omutihamano, naDavid, omutiheyali. 16 Novamwaina vavo ovakainhu va li Seruja naAbigail. Novana ovamati vaSeruja ovava: Abisai naJoab naAsahel, vo vatatu. 17 Ndele Abigail okwa dala Amasa. Ndele xe yaAmasia okwa li Jeter, Omuismael.
18 Ndele Kaleb yaHesron okwa dalelwa ovana ovamati kuAsuba, omwalikadi waye nokuJeriot. Novana vaye ovamati ovava: Jeser naSobab naArdon. 19 Asuba eshi a fya, Kaleb okwa hombola Efrat. Ndele ye okwe mu dalela Hur. 20 Ndele Hur okwa dala Uri. Ndele Uri okwa dala Besaleel. 21 Konima yaashi Hesron okwa ya komona okakadona kaMakir, xe yaGilead. Nokwe ka hombola, ye eshi a wanifa omido 60. Ndele ye okwe mu dalela Segub. 22 Ndele Segub okwa dala Jair, ndele ye okwa li e noilando omilongo mbali naitatu muGilead. 23 Ndelenee Gesur naAram ve va kufa omikunda daJair, nosho yo Kenat nomikunda dasho, oilando 60. Vo aveshe va li ovana ovamati vaMakir, xe yaGilead. 24 Ndele konima yefyo laHesron muKaleb-Efrata, Abia, omwalikadi waHesron okwe mu dalela Ashur, xe yaTekoa.
25 Novana ovamati vaJerahmeel, oshiveli shaHesron, ovava: Oshiveli Ram. Navali Buna naOren naOsem, va dalwa kuAhia. 26 Jerahmeel okwa li e nomwalikadi umwe nedina laye Atara. Ye okwa li ina yaOnam. 27 Novana ovamati vaRam, oshiveli shaJerahmeel ova li Maas naJamin naEker. 28 Novana ovamati vaOnam ovava: Sammai naJada. Novana ovamati vaSammai va li: Nadab naAbisur. 29 Nedina lomwalikadi waAbisur la li Abigail. Nokwe mu dalela Ahban naMolid. 30 Novana ovamati vaNadab ova li Seled naAppaim. Ndele Seled okwa fya ehe novana. 31 Nomona omumati waAppaim kwa li Jisei. Nomona omumati waJisei kwa li Sesan. Nomona omumati waSesan kwa li Ahlai. 32 Novana ovamati vaJada, omumwaina waSammai, ova li Jeter naJonatan. Ndele Jeter okwa fya, ehe novana. 33 Novana ovamati vaJonatan ovava: Pelet naSasa. Ovo hano ovana ovamati vaJerahmeel.
34 Ndele Sesan okwa li ehe na ovana ovamati, ovana oukadona aveke. Ndele Sesan okwa li e nomupiya Omuegipiti nedina laye Jarha. 35 Ndele Sesan okwa yandja omona waye okakadona komupiya waye Jarha a ninge omwalikadi waye. Ndele ye okwe mu dalela Attai. 36 Ndele Attai okwa dala Natan, naNatan okwa dala Sabad, 37 naSabad okwa dala Eflal, naEflal okwa dala Obed, 38 naObed okwa dala Jehu, naJehu okwa dala Asaria, 39 naAsaria okwa dala Heles naHeles okwa dala Eleasa, 40 naEleasa, okwa dala Sisemai, naSisemai okwa dala Sallum, 41 naSallum okwa dala Jekamja, naJekamja okwa dala Elisama.
42 Novana ovamati vaKaleb, omumwaina waJerahmeel, ova li Mesa, oshiveli shaye, ye okwa dala Sif, novana ovamati vaMaresa, xe yaHebron. 43 Novana ovamati vaHebron ovava: Kora naTappuah naRekem naShema. 44 Ndele Shema okwa dala Raham, xe yaJorkeam. NaRekem okwa dala Sammai. 45 Nomona omumati waSammai kwa li Maon. Ndele Maon okwa dala Bet-Sur. 46 Ndele Efa, omwalikadi waKaleb wopomunghulo okwa dala Haran naMosa naGases. Ndele Haran okwa dala Gases. 47 Novana ovamati vaJohdai ovava: Regem naJotam naGesan naPelet naEfa naSaaf. 48 Maaka, omwalikadi waKaleb wopomunghulo, okwa dala Seber naTirhana, 49 nokwa dala Saaf, xe yaMadmanna, Sheva, xe yaMagbena naxe yaGibea. Nomona okakadona kaKaleb okwa li Aksa.
50 Hano ovo ovana ovamati vaKaleb. Ovana vaHur, oshiveli shaEfrata, okwa li Sobal, nokwa dala Kiriat-Jearim, 51 Salma okwa dala Betlehem, Haref okwa dala Bet-Gader. 52 Novana ovamati vaSobal, xe yaKiriat-Jearim, va li Haroe nombinga imwe yaMenuhot.
53 Nomaludi aKiriat-Jearim oo aa: Ovaiitri nOvaputi nOvasumati nOvamisrai. Muvo mwa dja Ovasorati nOvaestaoli.
54 Ovana ovamati vaSalma ovava: Betlehem nOvanetofa, Atrot-Bet-Joab nombinga imwe Ovamanahati, nOvasoriti.
55 Nomapata ovanongo vomishangwa aa a kala muJabes: Ovatirati, nOvasimati nOvasukati. Vo Ovakeni, ava va dja muHammat xe yepata laRekab.
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.
