"The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-born; but because he polluted his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright; "
(Rubeni o vha e tanzhe, hone a si tsha vha na pfanelo dza tanzhe, dza vho ṋewa vhana vha Josefa ṅwana wa Israele, nge a shata vhulalo ha khotsi awe tshika nga u dzhenisa musadzi wa khotsi awe nḓuni.