1 Yesu Kirisito, bashokuluza baage bo baaba: Yenyene, âli riiri wa mwiꞌkondo lya mwami Dahudi. Dahudi naye, âli riiri wa mwiꞌkondo lya Hiburahimu.
2 Hiburahimu akabuta Hisake.
3 Yuda naye, anabuta Pereesi na Zeera ku Tamaari.
4 Haraamu naye, anabuta Haminadabu.
5 Salumooni naye, anabuta Bowazi ku Rahabu.
6 Yese naye, anabuta mwami Dahudi.
7 Sulumaani naye, anabuta Rehobwamu.
8 Hasa naye, anabuta Yehoshafaati.
9 Huziya naye, anabuta Yotamu.
10 Hezekiya naye, anabuta Manaasi.
11 Yosiya naye, anabuta Yekoniya na beene wabo, ku kyanya kyaꞌBahisiraheeri bakagwatwa imbira, noꞌkutwalwa mu kihugo kyeꞌBabeeri.
12 Neꞌkyanya bakaba keera batwalwa yo,
13 Zurubaberi naye, anabuta Abihudi.
14 Hazoori naye, anabuta Saadoki.
15 Herihudi naye, anabuta Heryazaari.
16 Yakobo naye, anabuta Yusefu, yiba Maryamu.
17 Kwokwo, ukulyokera kuꞌyo Hiburahimu halinde ukuhisa ku mwami Dahudi, hâli riiri ibibusi ikumi na bina. Noꞌkulyokera kuꞌyo Dahudi halinde ku kyanya Abahisiraheeri bakatwalwa imbohe i Babeeri, hâli riiri ibindi bibusi ikumi na bina. Noꞌkulyokera ku yukwo kutwalwa i Babeeri halinde ukuhisa ku kubutwa kwa Masiya, hâli riiri ibindi bibusi ikumi na bina kwakundi.
18 Ikyanya Yesu Kirisito akayiji butwa, bikaba kwokuno: Nyina Maryamu âli fundisirwi na Yusefu. Halikago, ikyanya Yusefu atâli zaazi múhisa, uyo Maryamu anayiji boneka kwo akola neꞌnda. Neꞌyo nda, akagiheeka ku njira yoꞌMutima Mweru.
19 Uyo Yusefu, âli riiri mundu mwija imbere lya Rurema, atanalooza kwo abonie Maryamu ishoni imbere lyaꞌbandu, kyanatuma agashungika kwo agamúlahira ku bumbishwa.
20 Yago magambo, ikyanya Yusefu akaba akiri mu gayitoneesa kwo, anahulukirwa kwo noꞌmuganda wa Nahano mu kati keꞌbirooto. Ulya muganda anamúbwira: «E Yusefu, Mwana wa mwami Dahudi, utayobohe ukuhisa Maryamu. Iyo nda, akagiheeka ku njira yoꞌMutima Mweru.
21 Agagibuta mwoꞌmwana woꞌbutabana. Noꞌyo mwana, ukamúyinike iziina Yesu, mukuba ye gaakiza abandu baage mu byaha byabo.»
22 Yago gooshi, íbikatuma gagakoleka kwokwo, gira lirya igambo likolekage lyo Nahano âli mali gwanwa adeta ku njira yoꞌmuleevi wage kwokuno:
23 «Loli! Umunyere, kundu atazi menyana noꞌmushosi, haliko agaheeka inda, anabute umwana woꞌbutabana! Noꞌyo mwana, bagamúyinika iziina Manweri, umugeeza gwalyo: Tutuliinwi na Rurema.»
24 Iri Yusefu akasisimuka, anagira nga kwoꞌmuganda wa Nahano amúbwira, anahisa Maryamu.
25 Halikago, atakamúgwejera, halinde ku kyanya akabuta umwana. Neꞌri akaba keera amúbuta, Yusefu anamúyinika iziina Yesu. Abahinga beꞌndonde bashoniri ku ngamiya zaabo|src="WA03806b.tif" size="col" copy="Graham Wade" ref="1.25"