They include not only the names but also the ancestry of individuals.# In contrast to secular historians, who often do not mention the defeats of their own people, Bible writers were honest, even recording their own failings and those of their nation.
Zinatia ndani si majina tu bali pia nasaba za watu mmoja-mmoja.# Tofauti na wanahistoria wa kilimwengu, ambao mara nyingi hawataji kushindwa kwa watu wao wenyewe, waandikaji wa Biblia walikuwa wanyoofu, hata waliandika makosa yao wenyewe na ya taifa lao.