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Lukolo lwa Yesu Kiristu

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.