Matayo 1

Khamu la Yesu Kilisito

1 Yaya ni maina ya khamu la Yesu Kilisito mbadwa wa Daudi uyo wadali mbadwa wa Ibulahimu.

2 Ibulahimu wadambala Isaka, Isaka wadambala Yakobo, Yakobo wadambala Yuda ni abale wake. 3 Yuda wadambala Pelesi ni Zela yawo maye wao wadali Tamali. Pelesi wadambala Hesilomu, Hesilomu wadambala Alamu. 4 Alamu wadambala Aminadabu, Aminadabu wadambala Nashoni, Nashoni wadambala Salimoni, 5 Solomoni wadambala Boazi. Maye wake Boazi wadali Lahabu. Boazi ni Lutu adambala Obedi, Obedi wadambala Yese.

6 Yese wadambala mfumu Daudi. Nayo Daudi wadambala Solomoni. Maye wake Solomoni wadali Batisheba mkazake wa Uliya. 7 Solomoni wadambala Lehoboamu, Lehoboamu wadambala Abiya, Abiya wadambala Asa. 8 Asa wadambala Yehoshafati, Yehoshafati wadambala Yolamu, Yolamu wadambala Uzia. 9 Uzia wadambala Yotamu, Yotamu wadambala Ahazi, Ahazi wadambala Hezekia. 10 Hezekia wadambala Manase, Manase wadambala Amoni, Amoni wadambala Yosia.

11 Yosia wadambala Yekonia ni abale wake. Imeneyo idali nyengo ya Ayahudi yapo adapelikedwa kupita ku Babuloni uko adasamuchidwila.

12 Ayahudi yapo adali ku Babuloni, Yekoniya wadambala Shealitieli, Shealitieli wadambala Zelubabeli. 13 Zelubabeli wadambala Abiudi, Abiudi wadambala Eliakimu, Eliakimu wadambala Azoli, 14 Azoli wadambala Sadoki, Sadoki wadambala Akimu, Akimu wadambala Eliudi. 15 Eliudi wadambala Eliazali, Eliazali wadambala Matani, Matani wadambala Yakobo. 16 Yakobo wadambala Yusufu. Uyu Yusufu wadali mmunake wa Maliya. Uyu Maliya ndeuyo wadambala Yesu uyo watanidwa Kilisito.

17 Chimwecho kudali mibadwa khumi ni inayi kuyambila Ibulahimu mbaka Daudi. Mibadwa khumi ni yanayi kuyambila ndhawi ya Daudi mbaka ndhawi ya Ayahudi yopelekedwa kupita ku Babuloni uko adasamuchidwa. Ni kudali mibadwa khumi ni inayi mbaka kubadwa kwa Kilisito.