1 Ishi ngamu isha chikolo icha Yeesu Kilisiti yuuyo akafuma mu chikolo icha malafyale uNdaabhiti na mu chikolo icha Abhulahamu.
2 UAbhulahamu akamupaapa uIsiyaka,
3 UYuuta akamupaapa uPeelesi nu Seela kwa Tamaali.
4 uAalamu akamupaapa uAminandabhu,
5 uSalumooni akamupaapa uBhoghwasi kwa Lahabhu,
6 nu Yeese akamupaapa umalafyale uNdaabhiti.
7 uSolomooni akamupaapa uLehobhoghwamu,
8 uAasa akamupaapa uYoosefaati,
9 uUsiiya akamupaapa uYootamu,
10 uHesekiiya akamupaapa uManaasi,
11 UYosiiya akamupaapa uYekoniya na bhoghwamwabho ku kabhalilo kaako abhandu abha Bhaabheli bhakabhakolagha aBhaisilaeli nu kubhuuka nabho mu chiisu chaabho.
12 Soona bhwo bhaabhuuka nabho ku Bhaabheli kula,
13 uSelubhabheli akamupaapa uAbhihuti,
14 uAasoli akamupaapa uSandoki,
15 uEliyuti akamupaapa uEliyaaseli,
16 UYaakobhu akamupaapa uYoosefu umulume ughwa Maliiya.
17 Po ukufumila kwa Abhulahamu ukufika kwa malafyale uNdaabhiti kukabhaakwo ni mbaapo kalongo na inna (14). Soona ukufumila kwa Ndaabhiti ukufika ku kabhalilo kaako abhandu abha Bhaabheli bhakabhasaamyanga aBhaisilaeli ku chiisu chaabho, kukabhaakwo ni mbaapo inine kalongo na inna. Soona ukufumila ku kabhalilo kaako bhakabhasaamyanga ukufika ukupaapighwa ukwa Yeesu Kilisiti, kukabhaakwo ni mbaapo inine kalongo na inna.
18 Ukupaapighwa ukwa Yeesu Kilisiti kukabha ulu. Bhwo ungʼina yuuyo ingamu yaake ghwi Maliiya aashingilighwa nu Yoosefu, soona bhwo bhakaali ukweghana, uMaliiya akabhoneka ukuti ali pa bhungʼwamu bhuubhwo akabhwagha ku sila iya Mbepo uMwelu.
19 UYoosefu, umulume akabhombagha shiisho shibhaghiile pandaashi pa Chaala, loole atakalondagha ukuti amukoshe isoni uMaliiya. Po akiinongʼona ukumuleka ku bhushiifu.
20 Bhwo akwinongʼona isho, ughwandumi ughwa Malafyale akamwisila mu filoota. Ughwandumi yula akamubhuula akati, “Ghwe Yoosefu, ghwe ufumite mu chikolo icha malafyale uNdaabhiti, manye ghwoghopaghe ukumwegha uMaliiya paapo ali pa bhungʼwamu bhuubhwo abhwaghite ku maka agha Mbepo uMwelu.
21 Indiapaape umwana umuliisha, nuughwe indiumupe ingamu iya Yeesu, paapo indiakabhapokaghe abhandu bhaake ku mbiibhi shaabho.”
22 Shooshi isho shikabhombighwa ulwo ukuti ishu lila libhombighwe liilyo uMalafyale uChaala akaliyugha ku sila iya musololi ghwake ukuti,
23 “Tesha! Umulindu yuuyo ataghonite naalumo nu muliisha, indiakabhe pa bhungʼwamu. Soona indiakapaape umwana umuliisha! Po indibhakamupe umwana uyo ingamu iya Manweli.” Po ilingaanio ilya ngamu iyo kwo kuti, “UChaala ali pamupeene nuutwe.”
24 Bhwo uYoosefu aalamusha, akabhomba isa muumwo ughwandumi ughwa Malafyale akamubhuulila, akamwegha uMaliiya ukubha mukashi.
25 Loole uYoosefu atakamumanya uMaliiya ukufika akabhalilo aka kupaapa umwana. Po uYoosefu akamwita umwana uyo ingamu iya Yeesu.