Zelevoi Benjamina ro
1 Benjamina orivoya ŋgwàagoro be nji: arabe uti voro ànya ni: Bela, Asebela, Ahara, 2 Noha, ndi Rafa be. 3 Zelevoi Bela ro ni: Adara, Gera, Abiuda, 4 Abisua, Namana, Ahoa, 5 Gera, Sefufana, ndi Urama be. 6 Zelevoi Ehuda ro ni: Namana, Aija, ndi Gera be. 7 Ànya ni dri'bai katidrii ro se riyite Geba ya, oko anja ànya te ago oyi riyite Manata ya. Gera, täpi Uza ndi Aihuda be ro 'deni käti oyi ono ya.
8 Ago Saraima onji 'ditoko ritu ndaro Usima ndi Bera be te. 9 Voigyesi ondro nda korite 'bädri Moaba roya oko nda gye Odesa te ago ti ŋgwàagoro te orivoya njidrieri: ni Jobaba, Zibia, Mesa, Malekama, 10 Jeuza, Sakia, ndi Mirema be. Ŋgwàagoro ndaro vona cini a'doyite dri'bai katidrii ro. 11 Nda ti ŋgwàagoro kpa ritu Usima lomvo: ni Abituba, ndi Elepala be. 12 Elepala orivoya ŋgwàagoro be nätu: ni Ebera, Misama, ndi Semeda be. Semeda ni se kobe 'bakicii Ono ndi Lodo be owo ndi 'baŋwai se gbikyi lomvoigyesi be.
Benjamina'bai Gata ndi Aijalona be ya
13 Beraya ndi Sema be ni orivoya dri'bai katidrii se koriyibe Aijalona ya ro, se njayi lidri se koriyibe Gata ya te. 14 Zelevoi Beria ro ni: Ahio, Sasaka, Jeremota, 15 Zebadia, Arada, Edera, 16 Mikaela, Isepa, ndi Joha be.
Benjamina'bai Yerusalema ya
17 Zelevoi Elepala ro ni: Zebadia, Mesulama, Izeki, Ebera, 18 Isemerai, Izelaya, ndi Jobaba be. 19 Zelevoi Simei ro ni: Jakima, Zikeri, Zabedi, 20 Elienai, Ziletai, Eliela, 21 Adaya, Beraya, ndi Simerata be. 22 Zelevoi Sasaka ro ni: Isepana, Ebera, Eliela, 23 Abedona, Zikeri, Anana, 24 Anania, Elama, Anetotija, 25 Ifedeaya, ndi Peniela be. 26 Zelevoi Jeroama ro ni: Sameserai, Seharaya, Atalia, 27 Jaresia, Eliya, ndi Zikeri be. 28 Kwoi ni dri'bai zutu katidrii ro zelevoi 'desiro ànyaro se koriyibe Yerusalema ya owo.
Benjamina'bai Gibeona ndi Yerusalema be ya
29 Jiela ni eto'ba 'bakici Gibeona ro ro ago rite lau. Toko ndaro ävuruna Maka, 30 ago ŋgwa kayo ndaro ni, Abedona. Ŋgwàagoro ndaro azakana ni, Zura, Kisa, Bala, Nera, Nadaba, 31 Gedora, Ahio, Zekera, 32 ndi Mikelota, täpi Simea ro be. Zelevoi ànyaro riyite Yerusalema ya titi azaka katidri käläsikala ànyaro robe.
Katidri 'Bädri'ba Saulo ro
33 Nera ni täpi Kisi ro, ago Kisi ni täpi Saulo ro. Saulo orivoya ŋgwàagoro be su: ni Jonatana, Malekisua, Abinadaba, ndi Esebala be. 34 Jonatana ni täpi Meribala ro se ni täpi Maika ro. 35 Maika orivoya ŋgwàagoro be su: ni Pitona, Meleka, Tarea, ndi Aza be. 36 Aza ni täpi Jehoada ro, se ni täpi ŋgwàagoro nätu: Alemeta, Azemaveta, ndi Zimiri be ro. Zimiri ni täpi Moza ro, 37 Moza ni täpi Binea ro, Binea ni täpi Rafa ro, Rafa ni täpi Eleasa ro, ago Eleasa ni täpi Azela ro.
38 Azela orivoya ŋgwàagoro be njidrialo: ni Azerikama, Bukeru, Isamaele, Searaya, Obadaya, ndi Anana be. 39 Yisika ädrupi Azela ro orivoya ŋgwàagoro be nätu: ni Ulama, Jeusa, ndi Elifeleta be. 40 Ŋgwàagoro Ulama ro orivoya kyila'bai mbaraekyero yi ago ŋga u'bo'bai kusu si. Nda orivoya ŋgwàagoro ndi kwozoi be be vona cini orivoya kama alo 'butenji (150). Se cini äzi ävuruna be kurusi kwoi ni 'bakala Benjamina ro ro owo.
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.