The First Book of Chronicles

2 Na the sons of Israel be this: Reu′ben, Sim′e·on, Le′vi, Judah, Is′sa·char, Zeb′u·lun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naph′ta·li, Gad, and Ash′er.

3 The sons of Judah na Er, O′nan, and She′lah. Na the daughter of Shu′a wey be Ca′naan person born the three of them for-am. But Jehovah no like wetin Er, wey be Judah firstborn be do, so E kill-am. 4 Ta′mar, wey be the wife of Judah pikin, born Pe′rez and Ze′rah for Judah. So all the sons wey Judah get na five.

5 The sons of Pe′rez na Hez′ron and Ha′mul.

6 The sons of Ze′rah na Zim′ri, E′than, He′man, Cal′col, and Da′ra. All of them na five.

7 The son* of Car′mi na A′char,* wey bring serious trouble for Israel, wey no obey wetin God talk about the things wey them suppose destroy.

8 The son* of E′than na Az·a·ri′ah.

9 The sons of Hez′ron wey them born for-am na Je·rah′me·el, Ram, and Che·lu′bai.*

10 Ram come be Am·min′a·dab papa. Am·min′a·dab come be Nah′shon papa, wey be chief of the children-children of Judah. 11 Nah′shon come be Sal′ma papa. Sal′ma come be Bo′az papa. 12 Bo′az come be O′bed papa. O′bed come be Jes′se papa. 13 Jes′se come be E·li′ab papa wey be im firstborn, A·bin′a·dab na the second one, Shim′e·a na the third one, 14 Ne·than′el na the fourth one, Rad′dai na the fifth one, 15 O′zem na the sixth one, and na David be the seventh one. 16 Their sisters na Ze·ru′iah and Ab′i·gail. The sons of Ze·ru′iah na A·bish′ai, Jo′ab, and As′a·hel. Them be three. 17 Ab′i·gail born A·ma′sa, and A·ma′sa papa na Je′ther wey be Ish′ma·el person.

18 Ca′leb* wey be the son of Hez′ron come get sons from im wife A·zu′bah and from Jer′i·oth; and na the sons wey e born for-am be this: Je′sher, Sho′bab, and Ar′don. 19 When A·zu′bah die, Ca′leb marry Eph′rath, and e born Hur for-am. 20 Hur come be U′ri papa. U′ri come be Bez′al·el papa.

21 After, Hez′ron sleep with the daughter of Ma′chir wey be Gil′e·ad papa. Na when Hez′ron dey 60 years e marry-am, and the woman born Se′gub for-am. 22 Se′gub come be the papa of Ja′ir, wey get 23 cities for the land of Gil′e·ad. 23 After, Gesh′ur and Syria collect Hav′voth-ja′ir from them, plus Ke′nath and the towns wey surround-am, 60 cities. All this ones na the children-children of Ma′chir wey be Gil′e·ad papa.

24 After Hez′ron don die for Ca′leb-eph′ra·thah, im wife A·bi′jah born Ash′hur for-am, wey be Te·ko′a papa.

25 The sons of Je·rah′me·el the firstborn of Hez′ron na Ram, wey be the firstborn, Bu′nah, O′ren, O′zem, and A·hi′jah. 26 Je·rah′me·el get another wife, wey im name be At′a·rah. Na im be O′nam mama. 27 The sons of Ram wey be the firstborn of Je·rah′me·el na Ma′az, Ja′min, and E′ker. 28 The sons of O′nam na Sham′mai and Ja′da. The sons of Sham′mai na Na′dab and A·bi′shur. 29 The name of A·bi′shur wife na Ab′i·ha·il, and e born Ah′ban and Mo′lid for-am. 30 The sons of Na′dab na Se′led and Ap′pa·im. But Se′led no get son before e die. 31 The son* of Ap′pa·im na Ish′i. And the son* of Ish′i na She′shan, and the son* of She′shan na Ah′lai. 32 The sons of Ja′da wey be the brother of Sham′mai na Je′ther and Jon′a·than. But Je′ther no get sons before e die. 33 The sons of Jon′a·than na Pe′leth and Za′za. Them be the children-children of Je·rah′me·el.

34 She′shan no get sons, na only daughters e get. That time, She′shan get one servant wey come from Egypt wey im name na Jar′ha. 35 She′shan come give im daughter to im servant Jar′ha as wife, and e born At′tai for-am. 36 At′tai come be Nathan papa. Nathan come be Za′bad papa. 37 Za′bad come be Eph′lal papa. Eph′lal come be O′bed papa. 38 O′bed come be Je′hu papa. Je′hu come be Az·a·ri′ah papa. 39 Az·a·ri′ah come be He′lez papa. He′lez come be El·e·a′sah papa. 40 El·e·a′sah come be Sis′mai papa. Sis′mai come be Shal′lum papa. 41 Shal′lum come be Jek·a·mi′ah papa. Jek·a·mi′ah come be E·lish′a·ma papa.

42 The sons of Ca′leb* wey be Je·rah′me·el brother na Me′sha im firstborn, wey be Ziph papa, plus the sons of Ma·re′shah wey be Heb′ron papa. 43 The sons of Heb′ron na Kor′ah, Tap′pu·ah, Re′kem, and She′ma. 44 She′ma come be the papa of Ra′ham wey be the papa of Jor′ke·am. Re′kem come be Sham′mai papa. 45 The son of Sham′mai na Ma′on. And na Ma′on be Beth-zur papa. 46 E′phah wey be Ca′leb concubine* born Ha′ran, Mo′za, and Ga′zez. Ha′ran come be Ga′zez papa. 47 The sons of Jah′dai na Re′gem, Jo′tham, Ge′shan, Pel′et, E′phah, and Sha′aph. 48 Ma′a·cah wey be Ca′leb concubine born She′ber and Tir′ha·nah. 49 As time de go, e born Sha′aph wey be Mad·man′nah papa and She′va wey be Mach·be′nah and Gib′e·a papa. Ca′leb daughter name na Ach′sah. 50 Na this people be the children-children of Ca′leb.

The sons of Hur wey be the firstborn of Eph′ra·thah na Sho′bal wey be Kir′i·ath-je′a·rim papa, 51 Sal′ma wey be Beth′le·hem papa, and Ha′reph wey be Beth-ga′der papa. 52 The sons of Sho′bal wey be Kir′i·ath-je′a·rim papa na: Ha·ro′eh and half of the people wey come from Me·nu′hoth. 53 The families of Kir′i·ath-je′a·rim na Ith′rite people, Pu′thite people, Shu′math·ite people, and Mish′ra·ite people. Na this families Zo′rath·ite people and Esh′ta·ol people come from. 54 The sons of Sal′ma na Beth′le·hem, Ne·toʹphah people, At′roth-beth-jo′ab, half of the people wey come from Manʹa·hath, and Zor′ite people. 55 The families of the scribes wey de live for Ja′bez na, Ti′rath·ite people, Shim′e·ath·ite people, and Su′cath·ite people. Na them be Ken′ite people wey come from Ham′math the papa of people wey come from Re′chab family.*