Verse 1: Amadodana kaJuda: ngoPheresi, noHesironi, noKarmi, noHure, noShobali.
Verse 2: URewaya indodana kaShobali wazala uJahati; uJahati wazala o-Ahumayi noLahadi. Leyo yayiyimindeni yamaSorati.
Verse 3: Yilaba abangabakayise ka-Etamu: oJizreyeli, no-Ishima, no-Idibashi, igama likadadewabo lalinguHaseleliponi
Verse 4: noPhenuweli, uyise kaGedori, no-Ezeri, uyise kaHusha. Yilabo ababe ngamadodana kaHure izibulo lika-Efratha, uyise kaBetlehema.
Verse 5: U-Ashuri uyise kaThekhowa wayenabafazi ababili, oHela noNahara.
Verse 6: UNahara wamzalela o-Ahuzamu, noHeferi, noThemeni, noHawahashitari. Yilabo ababe ngamadodana kaNahara.
Verse 7: Amadodana kaHela: ngoSereti, noJisihari, no-Ethinani.
Verse 8: UKhosi wazala o-Anubi, noSobeba, nemindeni ka-Ahariheli indodana kaHarumu.
Verse 9: UJabesi wayetuseka kunabafowabo; unina wamqamba igama lokuthi uJabesi, ethi: “Ngokuba ngamzala ngibuhlungu.”
Verse 10: UJabesi wabiza uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, wathi: “Sengathi ungangibusisa nokungibusisa, wandise umkhawulo wami, isandla sakho sibe nami, ungivikele ebubini, ngingehlelwa ngubuhlungu.” UNkulunkulu wamnika akucelayo.
Verse 11: UKelubi umfowabo kaShuba wazala uMehiri owayenguyise ka-Eshitoni.
Verse 12: U-Eshitoni wazala uBeti Rafa, noPhaseya, noThehina uyise ka-Iri Nahashi. Yilabo ababe ngamadodana kaRekha.
Verse 13: Amadodana kaKenazi: ngo-Otheniyeli noSeraya; amadodana ka-Otheniyeli: nguHathati.
Verse 14: UMehonothayi wazala u-Ofira; uSeraya wazala uJowabe uyise wesigodi sabakhandi, ngokuba babe ngabakhandi.
Verse 15: Amadodana kaKalebi indodana kaJefune: ngo-Iru, no-Ela, noNahamu, namadodana ka-Ela, noKenazi.
Verse 16: Amadodana kaJehaleli: ngoZifi, noZifa, noThiriya, no-Asareli.
Verse 17: Amadodana ka-Ezra: ngoJetheri, noMeredi, no-Eferi, noJaloni; wazala oMiriyamu, noShamayi, no-Ishiba uyise ka-Eshitemowa.
Verse 18: Umkakhe umJudakazi wazala uJeredi uyise kaGedori, noHebere uyise kaSoko, noJekuthiyeli uyise kaZanowa. Kepha abanye babe ngamadodana kaBithiya indodakazi kaFaro eyathathwa nguMeredi.
Verse 19: Amadodana omkaHodiya udadewabo kaNahamu ayenguyise kaKeyila umGarimi no-Eshitemowa umMahakha.
Verse 20: Amadodana kaShimoni: ngo-Amnoni, noRina, noBeni Hanani, noThiloni. Amadodana ka-Ishi: ngoZoheti noBeni Zoheti.
Verse 21: Amadodana kaShela indodana kaJuda: ngu-Eri, uyise kaLekha, noLahada uyise kaMaresha, nemindeni yendlu yabaluka ilineni elicolekileyo bendlu ka-Ashibeya,
Verse 22: noJokimi, nabantu baseKhozeba, noJowashi, noSarafi ababebusa kwaMowabi, noJashubi Lehemi. Ngezasendulo kodwa lezi zindaba.
Verse 23: Labo babe ngababumbi nabakhileyo eNethayimi naseGedera; bahlala khona nenkosi ngomsebenzi wayo.
Verse 24: Amadodana kaSimeyoni: ngoNemuweli, noJamini, noJaribi, noZera, noShawule,
Verse 25: noShalumi indodana yakhe, noMibisamu indodana yakhe, noMishima indodana yakhe.
Verse 26: Amadodana kaMishima: ngoHamuweli indodana yakhe, noZakuri indodana yakhe, noShimeyi indodana yakhe.
Verse 27: UShimeyi wayenamadodana ayishumi nesithupha namadodakazi ayisithupha; kepha abafowabo babengenabantwana abaningi, nomndeni wabo awandanga njengabantwana bakwaJuda.
Verse 28: Bahlala eBeri Sheba, naseMolada, naseHasari Shuwali,
Verse 29: naseBiliha, nase-Esemi, naseTholadi,
Verse 30: naseBetuweli, naseHorma, naseSikilagi,
Verse 31: naseBeti Marikaboti, naseHasari Susimi, naseBeti Biri, naseShaharayimi. Yileyo eyayiyimizi yabo kwaze kwabusa uDavide.
Verse 32: Imizana yabo yayiyi-Etamu, ne-Ayini, neRimoni, neThokheni, ne-Ashani, imizi eyisihlanu,
Verse 33: kanye nayo yonke imizana eyayiyizungeza le mizi kwaze kwaba seBali. Lezo zaziyizindawo zabo, bebhalwe ngezizukulwane zabo.
Verse 34: Futhi oMeshobabi, noJamileki, noJosha indodana ka-Amasiya,
Verse 35: noJoweli, noJehu kaJoshibiya kaSeraya ka-Asiyeli,
Verse 36: no-Eliyohenayi, noJahakhoba, noJeshohaya, no-Asaya, no-Adiyeli, noJesimiyeli, noBenaya,
Verse 37: noZiza kaShifi ka-Aloni kaJedaya kaShimri kaShemaya.
Verse 38: Labo ababizwe ngamagama babeyizikhulu emindenini yabo; izindlu zawoyise zanda kakhulu.
Verse 39: Baya ngasekungeneni eGedori ngasohlangothini lwasempumalanga kwesigodi ukufunela izimvu zabo idlelo.
Verse 40: Bafumana idlelo elivundileyo nelihle; izwe lalibanzi nxazombili, lizolile, linokuthula, ngokuba ababehlala khona kuqala babe ngabakwaHamu.
Verse 41: Labo abalotshwe ngamagama bafika ezinsukwini zikaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, bachitha amatende abo namaMehuni afunyanwa khona, bawaqothula kuze kube namuhla, bahlala esikhundleni sabo, ngokuba kwakukhona idlelo lezimvu zabo lapho.
Verse 42: Abanye babo, amadodana kaSimeyoni, abantu abangamakhulu ayisihlanu, baya entabeni yaseSeyiri benezinduna zabo oPhelathiya, noNehariya, noRefaya, no-Uziyeli, amadodana ka-Ishi.
Verse 43: Bachitha insali yama-Amaleki ephunyukileyo, bahlala khona kuze kube namuhla.