1 Mu mvu wu kumi wu ntnu wu lubialu lu ntinu Tibeli Sezari, Ponse Pilatu niandi wuba nyadi mu Yuda, Elode Tetalake wubiadila mu Ngalili, khombꞌandi Filipi mu Itule ayi mu Talakonite, Lisaniasi wubiadila mu Abileni.
2 Ana ayi Kayife baba bapfumu zi zinganga Nzambi.
3 Yowani wudiengila tsi yoso yiba mu yenda Yolidani ayi wuba kuenda longingi : “Bila lubotama mu monisa ti lubaludi mavanga, buna Nzambi wela lemvukila masumu meno.”
4 Banga bu busonimina mu nkanda wu mbikudi Ezayi :
5 Mindimba mioso miela sesolo,
6 Ayi batu boso bela mona phulusu yi Nzambi.
7 Yowani wuba kambanga batu bobo baba kuizanga mu botama kuidi niandi ti :
8 Monisanu mavanga mamboti momo mafueni kuidi batu bobo babalula mavanga. Lubika banza bu lulembu yindulanga mu mintima mieno ti : “Beto dise dieto Abalahami !” Bila bukiedika ndikulukamba ti Nzambi wulenda totula bana ba Abalahami mu mataid mama.
9 Lukeba : soka kikubimini mu zenga mianzi mi minti. Woso nti wunkambu buta mu zenga mianzi mi minti. Woso nti wunkambu buta makundimamboti wela kuangu ayi wela viku ku mbazu.
10 Buna nkangu wu batu wunyuvula :
11 Wuba vutudila :
12 Ayi mimfutisi mi ziphaku miyiza botama kuidi Yowani, minyuvula :
13 Buna wuba vutudila :
14 Masodi mamvawu manyuvula :
15 Batu boso bata diana di ngolo bila babanzila ti Yowani niandi Klisto.
16 Yowani wuba vutudila bawu boso ti :
17 Ayi simbidi mbangu mu mioko miansi ; niandi wela kombula buangu kioki kela vevila. Wela lunda ble ku yilu banga vayi wela yoka biti ku mbazu yi kayilendi zima ko.
18 Yowani bu kaba vananga zithumunu ziwombo kuidi batu, buna wuba kubalonganga Nsamu Wumbote.
19 Vayi Yowani wuba tubidilanga buwombo nyadi Elode mu diambu di kakuela Elodiasi, nketo wu khombꞌandi ayi mu diambu di kavanga mavanga mawombo mankakamambimbi.
20 Elode wubuela diaka yika bila kiaki va yilu mambimbi mandi moso : wukotisa Yowani mu nloko.
21 Batu boso bu bamana botama, Yesu mamvandi wubotama. Bu kaba sambila, diyilu dizibuka
22 ayi Pheve Yinlongo yi nkitila banga dibembi. Kuna kuwakana mbembo yimosi yitotukila ku diyilu, yikamba ti :
23 Yesu buna weka nduka-nduka makumatatu ma mimvu bu katona kisalu kiandi. Batu babanzila ti niandi muana Zefu wu Heli :
24 wu Mata, wu Levi, wu Maliki, wu Yanayi, wu Zefu
25 wu Matatiasi, wu Amosi, wu Nahumi, wu Esili, wu Nangayi.
26 Wu Mati, wu Matatiasi, wu Simeyini, wu Yose, wu Yoda.
27 Wu Yowanani, wu Leza, wu Zolobabeli, wu Salatieli, wu Neli
28 wu Meleki, wu Adi, wu Kosami, wu Elimadami, wu El.
29 Wu Yesu, wu Eliezeli, wu Yolimi, wu Mata, wu Levi
30 wu Simewoni, wu Yuda, wu Zozefi, wu Yonami, wu Eliakimi.
31 Wu Meleya, wu Mena, wu Matata, wu Natani, Wu Davidi.
32 Wu Isayi, wu Obedi, wu Vowazi, wu Salimoni, wu Nasoni
33 wu Aminadabi, wu Adimini, wu Alini, wu Esiloni, wu Pelesi, wu Yuda,
34 wu Yakobi, wu Isaki, wu Abalahami, wu tela, wu Nawoli.
35 Wu Selungi, wu Lewu, wu Faleki, wu Hebeli, wu Sala
36 wu Kayinani, wu Alifazadi, wu Semi, wu Nowa, Wu Lemeki.
37 Wu Matusalemi, wu Enoki, wu Yeledi, wu Maleleli, wu Kenami,
38 wu Enosi, wu Seti, wu Adami, niandi veka wuba muana wu Nzambi.