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1 UBhenjamini wasezala uBhela izibulo lakhe, uAshibeli owesibili, loAhara owesithathu,
Benjamin had five sons: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,
2 uNoha owesine, loRafa owesihlanu.
Nohah, and Rapha.
3 Njalo uBhela wayelamadodana: OAdari loGera loAbhihudi
The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4 loAbishuwa loNamani loAhowa
Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
5 loGera loShefufani loHuramu.
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 Lala ngamadodana kaEhudi; lezi zinhloko zaboyise zabahlali beGeba; wasebathumbela eManahathi;
[One of Gera’s sons was Ehud.] The descendants of Ehud were leaders of their clans who lived in Geba [city], but they were forced to move to Manahath [city].
7 loNamani, loAhiya, loGera; yena wabathumba; wasezala oUza loAhihudi.
Ehud’s sons/descendants were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera was the one who led them when they moved to Manahath. Gera was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 UShaharayimi wasezala abantwana elizweni lakoMowabi, esebaxotshile; oHushimi loBahara babengomkakhe.
[Another descendant of Benjamin was Shaharaim]. He and his wife Hushim had two sons, Abitub and Elpaal. In [the] Moab [region], Shaharaim divorced Hushim and his other wife Baara. [Then he married a woman whose name was] Hodesh, and they had [seven sons]: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. They were all leaders of their clans.
9 Wasezala kuHodeshi umkakhe oJobabi loZibiya loMesha loMalikamu
10 loJewuzi loSakiya loMirima. Laba babengamadodana akhe, izinhloko zaboyise.
11 KuHushimi wasezala oAbitubi loEliphahali.
12 Amadodana kaEliphahali: OEberi, loMishamu, loShemedi owakha iOno leLodi lemizana yayo,
Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, and Shema. Shemed built [the towns of] Ono and Lod, and the nearby villages. Beriah and Shema were leaders of their clans, who lived in Aijalon [city]. They forced the people who lived in Gath [city] to leave their city.
13 loBeriya, loShema, ababezinhloko zaboyise zabahlali beAjaloni, ababexotshe abahlali beGathi,
14 loAhiyo, uShashaki, loJeremothi,
Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
15 loZebhadiya, loAradi, loEderi,
16 loMikayeli, loIshipa, loJoha, amadodana kaBeriya.
17 LoZebhadiya, loMeshulamu, loHiziki, loHeberi,
[Other] descendants of Elpaal were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18 loIshmerayi, loIziliya, loJobabi, amadodana kaEliphahali.
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
19 LoJakimi, loZikiri, loZabidi,
[Another descendant of Benjamin was Shimei.] Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
20 loEliyenayi, loZilethayi, loEliyeli,
21 loAdaya, loBeraya, loShimirathi, amadodana kaShimeyi.
22 LoIshipani, loEberi, loEliyeli,
Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23 loAbidoni, loZikiri, loHanani,
Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,
24 loHananiya, loElamu, loAnithothiya,
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25 loIfideya, loPenuweli, amadodana kaShashaki.
Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
26 LoShamisherayi, loShekariya, loAthaliya,
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeroham, whose sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.
27 loJahareshiya, loEliya, loZikiri, amadodana kaJerohamu.
28 Laba babezinhloko zaboyise, izinhloko ngezizukulwana zabo; laba bahlala eJerusalema.
In the records of these clans it is written that all those men were leaders of their clans, and they lived in Jerusalem.
29 EGibeyoni kwasekuhlala uyise kaGibeyoni; lebizo lomkakhe lalinguMahaka.
[Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeiel. He lived in Gibeon [town], and he was the leader there. His wife was Maacah.
30 Lendodana yakhe, izibulo lakhe, nguAbhidoni, loZuri, loKishi, loBhali, loNadabi,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
31 loGedori, loAhiyo, loZekeri.
Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
32 UMikilothi wasezala uShimeya. Lalaba babehlala maqondana labafowabo eJerusalema, kanye labafowabo.
and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. All these sons of Jeiel also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
33 UNeri wasezala uKishi; uKishi wasezala uSawuli; uSawuli wasezala oJonathani loMaliki-Shuwa loAbinadaba loEshibhali.
Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
34 Njalo indodana kaJonathani yayinguMeribi-Bhali; uMeribi-Bhali wasezala uMika.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
35 Njalo amadodana kaMika: OPithoni loMeleki loTareya loAhazi.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 UAhazi wasezala uJehoyada; uJehoyada wasezala oAlemethi loAzimavethi loZimri; uZimri wasezala uMoza;
Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
37 uMoza wasezala uBineya; uRafa wayeyindodana yakhe, uEleyasa indodana yakhe, uAzeli indodana yakhe.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Raphah. The son of Raphah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
38 Njalo uAzeli wayelamadodana ayisithupha; lala ngamabizo awo: OAzirikamu, uBhokeru, loIshmayeli, loSheyariya, loObhadiya, loHanani. Wonke la ngamadodana kaAzeli.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
39 Njalo amadodana kaEsheki umfowabo: OUlamu izibulo lakhe, uJewushi eyesibili, loElifeleti eyesithathu.
Azel’s [younger] brother was Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Jeush and Eliphelet.
40 Njalo amadodana kaUlamu ayengamadoda, amaqhawe alamandla, anyathela idandili, elamadodana amanengi lamadodana amadodana, ikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu. Bonke laba babengabantwana bakoBhenjamini.
Ulam’s sons were brave warriors and (good archers/able to shoot arrows well). Altogether they had 150 sons and grandsons. Those were the descendants of Benjamin.
