Oluvalo lwaJuda
1 Jakob okwa li e na oyanamati omulongo nayaali. Oyo Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issaskar, Sebulon, 2 Dan, Josef, naBenjamin, Naftali, Gad naAser.
3 Juda okwa li e na oyanamati ayehe kumwe yatano. Omukadhi Bathshua, Omukaanani, okwe mu valele aamati yatatu: Er, Onan naShela. Osheeli she Er osha li inaashi opalela Omuwa, nOmuwa okwe shi dhipaga. 4 Oshitenya she Tamar oshe mu valele Perez naSera.
5 Perez okwa li e na oyanamati yaali, Hezron naHamul. 6 Omumwayina Sera okwa li e na oyanamati yatano: Simri, Etan, Heman, Kalkol naDarda. 7 Aran kaKarmi, gumwe gwomoluvalo lwaSera, okwe eta omupya mAaisraeli, sho a yaka iinima ya dhilikilwa Kalunga.
8 Etan okwa li e na omwanamati gumwe, Azaria.
Ezimo lyomukwaniilwa David
9 Hezron okwa li e na oyanamati yatatu: Jerakmeel, Ram naKaleb.
10 Ompola yezimo okuza Ram sigo Isai oyo ndjika: Ram, Aminadab, Nahshon (omunedhina gwomezimo lyaJuda), 11 Salmon, Boas, 12 Obed naIsai.
13 Isai okwa li e na oyanamati yaheyali. Osheeli Eliab, ontowele Abinadab, shilandula Shamma, 14 omutine Netanel, omutitano Raddai, 15 omutihamano Ozem nonkelo David. 16 Okwa li wo e na oyanakadhona yaali, Zeruia naAbigal.
Zeruia yaIsai okwa li e na oyanamati yatatu: Abisai, Joab naAsahel. 17 Nomwana Abigal okwa hokanwa kuJeter, gwomoluvalo lwaIsmael, noyo ya li ye na omunona omumati edhina lye Amasa.
Oluvalo lwaHezron
18 Kaleb kaHezron okwa hokana Asuba e ta vala omukadhona edhina lye Jeriot. Oyanamati yatatu oyo mbaka: Jesher, Shobab naArdon. 19 Asuba sho a si, Kaleb okwa hokana Efrata e te mu valele Hur. 20 Omuna gwaHur oye Uri, naUri okwa valelwa Bezalel.
21 Hezron sho a gwanitha omimvo omilongo hamano, okwa hokana omuna gwaMakir, mumwayina gwaGilead. Oya vala omumati edhina lye Segub, 22 naSegub okwa li e na omwanamati edhina lye Jair. Jair okwa li ta lele iilando omilongo mbali niitatu moshikandjo shaGilead. 23 Ihe iilongo Geshur naAram oya lala omikunda dhaankoka omilongo hamano, mwa kwatelelwa mo omikunda dhaJair naKenat nomikunda dhomuushiinda wadho. Aantu ayehe mboka ya li hoka, oyo oluvalo lwaMakir, he yaGilead. 24 Hezron sho a si, omwana Kaleb okwa hokana Efrata, omuselekadhi gwahe, noya vala omumati edhina lye Ashhur, ngoka a toto po oshilando Tekoa.
Oluvalo lwaJerahmeel
25 Jerahmeel, osheeli shaHezron, okwa li e na oyanamati yatano: Ram, osheeli, Buna, Oren, Ozem naAhija. 26-27 Ram okwa li e na oyanamati yatatu: Maaz, Jamin naEker. Jerahmeel okwa li e na po omukulukadhi gulwe edhina lye Atara, ngoka e mu valele Onam. 28 Onam okwa li e na oyanamati yaali, Shammai naJada. Shammai okwa li e na oyanamati yaali, Nadab naAbishur.
29 Abishur okwa hokana omukulukadhi edhina lye Abihail, noya li ye na oyanamati yaali, Ahban naMolid. 30 Nadab, mumwayina gwaAbishur, okwa li e na oyanamati yaali, Seled naAppaim, ihe Seled okwa si kee na omunona. 31 Appaim okwa vala Ishi, Ishi okwa vala Sheshan, naSheshan okwa vala Ahlai. 32 Jada, mumwayina gwaShammai, okwa li e na oyanamati yaali, Jeter naJonatan, ihe Jeter okwa si inaa vala omumati. 33 Jonatan okwa li e na oyanamati yaali, Pelet naSasa. Mbaka ayehe oyo oluvalo lwaJerahmeel.
34 Sheshan ka li e na oyanamati, ihe okwa li a vala owala aakadhona. Okwa li e na omupiya Omuegipiti edhina lye Jarha. 35 Sheshan okwe mu pe, a hokane po gumwe gwomoyanakadhona. Oya vala omumati, ngoka a lukwa Attai. 36 Ompola yezimo okuza kuAttai sigo okuElishama oyo: Attai, Natan, Sabad, 37 Eflal, Obed, 38 Jehu, Azaria, 39 Helez, Eleasa, 40 Sismai, Shallum, 41 Jekamia naElishama.
Oluvalo lwaKaleb
42 Osheeli shaKaleb, mumwayina gwaJerahmeel, osha li Mesha. Mesha okwa vala Sif, ngoka a vala Maresha, he yaHebron. 43 Hebron okwa li e na oyanamati yane: Kora, Tappua, Rekem naShema. 44 Shema okwa vala Raham, Raham okwa vala Jorkeam. Mumwayina gwaShema Rekem okwa vala Shammai, 45 ngoka he yaMaon, ngoka a vala Bet Sur.
46 Kaleb okwa li e na ohonda edhina lyayo Efa, noye mu valele aamati yatatu. Oyo Haran, Moza naGases. Haran naye wo okwa li e na omumati edhina lye Gases.
47 (Omusamane gumwe haku tiwa oJahdai, okwa li e na oyanamati yahamano: Regem, Jotam, Geshan, Pelet, Efa naShaaf.)
48 Kaleb okwa li e na ishewe ohonda edhina lyayo Maaka, ndjoka ye mu valele aamati yaali, Sheber naTirhana. 49 Konima oya gwedha ko ishewe aamati yaali: Shaaf, ngoka a toto po omukunda Madmanna, naSheva, ngoka a toto po omukunda Makbena naGibea.
Natango Kaleb okwa li e na omwanakadhona edhina lye Aksa.
50 Naambaka wo oluvalo lwaKaleb.
Hur oye osheeli shaKaleb nomukadhi Efrata. Osheeli shaHur Shobal okwa tungu Kiriat Jearim. 51 Salma yaHur okwa tungu po Betlehem, naHaref yaHur okwa tungu po Betgader.
52 Shobal, omutungipo gwaKiriat Jearim, okwa li hekulu yoludhi lwaHaroe noyetata lyaakalimo muMenuhot. 53 Omaludhi muKiriat Jearim oga li Aajeter, Aaput, Aashumati nAamishrai. (Aantu yomiilando Soar naEshtaol oya li iilyo yomaludhi ngoka.)
54 Salma, omutungipo gwaBetlehem, oye hekulu yaakalimo muNetofa, muAtrot Bet Joab, yetata lyaakalimo muManahat noyaakalimo muZora.
55 (Omaludhi ngaka ga kala muJabez, oga li aanongo momishangwa nomomanyolo: Aatirati, Aashimati nAasukati. Oya li Aakeni mboka ya hokanathana naantu yomuRekab.)
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.
