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 Jacob had twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 Judah had five sons in all. By his wife Bathshua, a Canaanite, he had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. His oldest son, Er, was so evil that the Lord killed him. 4 By his daughter-in-law Tamar, Judah had two more sons, Perez and Zerah.
5 Perez had two sons, Hezron and Hamul. 6 His brother Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda. 7 Achan son of Carmi, one of Zerah's descendants, brought disaster on the people of Israel by keeping loot that had been devoted to God.
8 Ethan had one son, Azariah.
The Family Tree of King David
9 Hezron had three sons: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
10 The family line from Ram to Jesse is as follows: Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon (a prominent man of the tribe of Judah), 11 Salmon, Boaz, 12 Obed, and Jesse.
13 Jesse had seven sons. In order of age they were: Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah, 14 Nethanel, Raddai, 15 Ozem, and David. 16 He also had two daughters, Zeruiah and Abigail.
Jesse's daughter Zeruiah had three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. 17 His other daughter Abigail married Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and they had a son named Amasa.
The Descendants of Hezron
18 Hezron's son Caleb married Azubah and had a daughter named Jerioth. She had three sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 After the death of Azubah, Caleb married Ephrath, and they had a son named Hur. 20 Hur's son was Uri, and his grandson was Bezalel.
21 When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Machir's daughter, the sister of Gilead. They had a son named Segub, 22 and Segub had a son named Jair. Jair ruled twenty-three cities in the territory of Gilead. 23 But the kingdoms of Geshur and Aram conquered sixty towns there, including the villages of Jair and Kenath, and the towns nearby. All the people who lived there were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead. 24 After Hezron died, his son Caleb married Ephrath, his father's widow. They had a son named Ashhur, who founded the town of Tekoa.
The Descendants of Jerahmeel
25 Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, had five sons: Ram, the oldest, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26-27 Ram had three sons: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. Jerahmeel had another wife, a woman named Atarah, and they had a son, Onam. 28 Onam had two sons, Shammai and Jada, and Shammai also had two sons, Nadab and Abishur.
29 Abishur married a woman named Abihail, and they had two sons, Ahban and Molid. 30 Abishur's brother Nadab had two sons, Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without having any sons. 31 Appaim was the father of Ishi, Ishi was the father of Sheshan, and Sheshan the father of Ahlai.
32 Jada, the brother of Shammai, had two sons, Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died without having any sons. 33 Jonathan had two sons, Peleth and Zaza. All these were descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha, 35 to whom he gave one of his daughters in marriage. They had a son named Attai. 36 The family line from Attai to Elishama is as follows: Attai, Nathan, Zabad, 37 Ephlal, Obed, 38 Jehu, Azariah, 39 Helez, Eleasah, 40 Sismai, Shallum, 41 Jekamiah, and Elishama.
Other Descendants of Caleb
42 The oldest son of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother, was named Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph, who was the father of Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron. 43 Hebron had four sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema was the father of Raham and the grandfather of Jorkeam. Rekem, Shema's brother, was the father of Shammai, 45 who was the father of Maon, who was the father of Bethzur.
46 Caleb had a concubine named Ephah, and by her he had three more sons: Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran also had a son named Gazez.
( 47 A man named Jahdai had six sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.)
48 Caleb had another concubine, Maacah, who bore him two sons, Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 Later she had two more sons: Shaaph, who founded the town of Madmannah; and Shevah, who founded the towns of Machbenah and Gibea.
In addition, Caleb had a daughter named Achsah.
50 The following are also descendants of Caleb.
Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrath. Hur's son Shobal founded Kiriath Jearim, 51 his second son Salma founded Bethlehem, and his third son Hareph founded Bethgader.
52 Shobal, the founder of Kiriath Jearim, was the ancestor of the people of Haroeh, of half the inhabitants of Menuhoth, 53 and of the following clans that lived in Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The people of the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol were members of these clans.)
54 Salma, the founder of Bethlehem, was the ancestor of the people of Netophath, of Atroth Beth Joab, and of the Zorites, who were one of the two clans in Manahath.
( 55 The following clans of experts in writing and copying documents lived in the town of Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. They were Kenites who had intermarried with the Rechabites.)
