Welesi wa Yesu Chilisito
1 Chitabu cha welesi wa Yesu Chilisito, mzukulu wa Daudi, mzukulu wa Bulahimu.
2 Bulahimu kamweleka Isaka, Isaka kamweleka Yakobo, Yakobo kamweleka Yuda, na wandugu zake. 3 Yuda kamweleka Pelesi na Zela, mami yawo yotangigwa Tamali, Pelesi kamweleka Esilomu, Esilomu kamweleka Alamu, 4 Alamu kamweleka Aminadabu, Aminadabu kamweleka Nashoni, Nashoni kamweleka Salimoni, 5 Salimoni kamweleka Boazi mami yake Boazi yotangigwa Lahabu, Boazi kamweleka Obedi mami yake Obedi yotangigwa Lusu, Obedi kamweleka Yese,
6 Yese kamweleka Mfalume Daudi, Mfalume Daudi kamweleka Solomoni, mami yake niiyo yoyakalile muke wa Uliya. 7 Solomoni kamweleka Lehoboamu, Lehoboamu kamweleka Abiya, Abiya kamweleka Asa. 8 Asa kamweleka Yehoshafati, Yehoshafati kamweleka Yolamu, na Yolamu kamweleka Uzia, 9 Uzia kamweleka Yoshamu, Yoshamu kamweleka Ahazi, Ahazi kamweleka Hezekiya. 10 Hezekia kamweleka Manase, Manase kamweleka Amoni, Amoni kamweleka Yosia. 11 Yosia kamweleka Yekoniya, na wawo wandugu zake viikalile uhami wa kugaligwa kwiisi itangigwe Babeli.
12 Viumalile uhami wa Babeli, Yekonia kamweleka Shealitieli, Shealitieli kamweleka Zelubabeli. 13 Zelubabeli kamweleka Abihudi, Abihudi kamweleka Eliyakimu, Eliyakimu kamweleka Azoli, 14 Azoli kamweleka Sadoki, Sadoki kamweleka Akimu, Akimu kamweleka Eliudi. 15 Eliudi kamweleka Eliyazali, Eliyazali kamweleka Matani, Matani kamweleka Yakobo, 16 Yakobo kamweleka Yosefu, mmhale wa Maliya, mami yake Yesu yoyatangigwe Chilisito Mkombola.
17 Zikala nyelesi longo na nne kulawa Bulahimu mbaka viifikile Daudi, welesi longo na nne kulawa Daudi mbaka uhami wa Babeli, na welesi longo na nne kulawa uhami wa Babeli mbaka viifikile kwelekigwa kwa Chilisito.