Omaludalo aBenjamin naSaul
1 Ndele Benjamin okwa dala Bela, oshiveli shaye; omutivali Asbel, nomutitatu Aharah. 2 Omutine Noha, nomutitano Rafa. 3 Ndele Bela okwa li e novana ovamati: Addar naGera naAbihud, 4 naAbisua naNaeman naAhoah 5 naGera naSefufan naHuram. 6 Ndele vo ovana ovamati vaEhud, vo va li ovakulunhu vomapata oonakukalamo muGeba, ndele va twalwa moukwatwa kuManahat. 7 Va twala moukwatwa Naeman naAhia naGera, ndele ye okwa dala Ussa naAhihud. 8 Ndele Saharaim okwa ninga xe yovana momaluhaela aMoab, ye eshi a henga ovalikadi vaye Husim naBaara: 9 omwalikadi waye Hodes okwe mu dalela Jobab naSibja naMesa naMalkam, 10 naJehus naSagia naMirma. Vo hano ovana vaye ovamati, ovakulunhu vomapata. 11 Husim e mu dalela Abitub naElpaal. 12 Novana ovamati vaElpaal ovava: Eber naMiseam naSemed. Ye okwa tunga Ono naLod noipangelwa yayo. 13 NaBeria naShema, vo va li ovakulunhu vomapata oonakukalamo muAijalon. Vo ova taataa oonakukalamo muGat. 14 Ahjo, Sasak naJeremot 15 naSebadja naArad naEder 16 naMikael naJispa naJoha, ovana ovamati vaBeria, 17 naSebadja naMesullam naHiski naEber 18 naJismera, naJislia naJobab, ovana ovamati vaElpaal. 19 NaJakim naSikri naSabdi 20 naElienai naSilletai naEliel 21 naAdaja naBeraja naSimrat, ovana vaSimei. 22 NaJispan naEber naEliel 23 naAbdon naSikri naHanan 24 naHanania naElam naAntotia 25 naJifdeja naPenuel, ovana ovamati vaSasak; 26 naSamserai naSeharja naAtalia 27 naJaaresja naElia naSikri, ovana ovamati vaJeroham. 28 Vo va li ovakulunhu vomapata, ovakulunhu pashikulafano lomapata. Vo ova kala muJerusalem.
29 Ndele Jeiel, xe yaGibeon okwa li muGibeon, nedina lomwalikadi waye Maaka. 30 Noshiveli shaye sha li Abdon, navali Sur naKis naBaal naNadab 31 naGedor naAhjo naSeger. 32 Ndele Miklot okwa dala Simea. Ndele naavo yo va kala muJerusalem pamwe novamwaina ovalumenhu, va shaama naavo.
33 Ndele Ner okwa dala Kis, naKis xe yaSaul, ndele Saul okwa dala Jonatan naMalkisua naAbinadab naEsbaal. 34 Nomona waJonatan okwa li Merib-baal, ndele Merib-baal okwa dala Mika. 35 Novana ovamati vaMika ovava: Piton naMelek naTaarea naAhas. 36 Ndele Ahas okwa dala Jehoadda, naJehoadda kwa dala Alemet naAsmavet naSimri. Ndele Simri okwa dala Mosa. 37 Ndele Mosa okwa dala Binea. Omona waye okwa li Rafa. Omona waye Eleasa, omona waye Asel. 38 Ndele Asel okwa li e novana ovamati vahamano. Nomadina avo aa: Asrikam, Bogru naIsmael naSearja naObadja naHanan. Vo aveshe va li ovana vaAsel. 39 Novana ovamati vaEsek omumwaina ovava: Oshiveli shaye Ulam, omutivali Jehus, nomutitatu Elifelet. 40 Novana ovamati vaUlam va li ovalumenhu ovaladi va shiiva okuumba; ndele vo va li ve novana vahapu novatekulu vahapu, ve fike po efele nomilongo nhano. Vo aveshe ovomovana vaBenjamin.
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.
