1 Ichitabu cha lukolo lwa Yesu Kiristu, mwana wa Daudi, mwana wa Abrahamu. 2 Abrahamu tsakamweleka Isaka, Isaka kamweleka Yakobu, Yakobu kamweleka Yuda na ndughu tsake, 3 Yuda kaweleka Peresi na Zera, mamo wawo tsakakala Tamari, Peresi kamweleka Hezironi, Hezironi kamweleka Aramu, 4 Aramu kamweleka Aminadabu, Aminadabu kamweleka Nashoni, Nashoni kamweleka Salumoni, 5 Salumoni kamweleka Boazi, mai wake Boazi tsakakala Rahabu, Boazi kamweleka Obedi kwa Rutu, Obedi kamweleka Yese; 6 Yese kamweleka Imfalume Daudi, naye Daudi kamweleka Selemani; mai wake Selemani tsaayula iyakalile mwehe wa Uriya. 7 Selemani kamweleka Rehoboamu; Rehoboamu kamweleka Abiya; Abiya kamweleka Asa; 8 Asa kamweleka Yehoshafati; Yehoshafati kamweleka Yoramu; Yoramu kamweleka Uzia; 9 Uzia kamweleka Yothamu; Yothamu kamweleka Ahazi; Ahazi kamweleka Hezekiya; 10 Hezekiya kamweleka Manase; Manase kamweleka Amoni; Amoni kamweleka Yosia; 11 Yosia kamweleka Yekonia na ndughu tsake mna ghamatsuwa aghala Wayahudi ghawaghalighwe kuna utumwa isi ya Babilonia.

12 Wayahudi hawakalile Babeli, Yekoniya kamweleka Shealitieli; Shealitieli kamweleka Zerubabeli; 13 Zerubabeli kamweleka Abiudi; Abiudi kamweleka Eliakimu; Eliakimu kamweleka Azori; 14 Azori kamweleka Sadoki; Sadoki kamweleka Akimu; Akimu kamweleka Eliudi; 15 Eliudi kamweleka Eliazazi; Eliazari kamweleka Matani; Matani kamweleka Yakobu; 16 Yakobu kamweleka Yosefu, immale wake Maria, mai wake Yesu, iyokemighwa Kiristu, au Masia. 17 Apfo kukala na pfeleko kumi na nne kulawa Abrahamu mbaka Daudi; na pfeleko kumi na nne kulawa Daudi mbaka Wayahudi hawaghalighwe akula Babilonia; na pfeleko kumi na nne kulawa Wayahudi hawaghalighwe Babilonia mbaka ukwelekighwa kwa Kiristu.

18 Ukwelekighwa kwa Yesu Kiristu tsakukala apfino, Maria mai wake Yesu tsakalapfighwa tsengele na Yosefu; lekeni tsang'ana wawase hamwe baye, Mariya koneka kana inda kwa uwetso wa Loho Yelile. 19 Kwaapfila Yosefu tsakakala munu wa haki, ng'abamile kumghela chinyala baye, apfo kabama yamleke kwa chipfiso. 20 Hayang'ali yotongelela ichinu acho, malaika wa Imndewa kamlawila mndoto kamlongela, "Yosefu mwana wa Daudi, uleke kupfuka kumsola Maria imwehe wako, kwaapfila inda iyali nayo kaipata kwa uwetso wa Loho Yelile. 21 Katsakweleka imwana mmale, naghwe kutsomkema taghwa lyake Yesu, kwaapfila yeye katsowakombola iwanu wake na tsinzambi tsawo."

22 Ghose aghano ghalawila kutimilitsa aghala ghayalongile Imtwatsa kubitila inabii;

23 "Lola! Mwali ng'ana yawase na mmale katsokinda inda,

naye katsakweleka mwana,

nawo watsomkema Imanweli!

Mana yake, Imlungu kahamwe na twetwe."

24 Apfo Yosefu hayalamke katenda apfila imalaika wa Imtwatsa pfayamlongele; kamsola imwehe wake; 25 lekeni ng'awasile naye baye mbaka hayeleke imwanaghe; kamkema litaghwa lyake Yesu.