¹ Kitaaba hidda dhaloota Yasuus Kiristoos, isa sanyii Daawwit, sanyii Abrahaam. ² Abrahaam Yisihaqiin dhalche; Yisihaaq Yaaqoobiin dhalche; Yaaqoob Yihudaa fi obboloottan isaa dhalche. ³ Yihudaan Taamaar irraa Peereezii fi Zaaraa dhalche; Peereez Heezroom dhalche; Heezroom Raam dhalche. ⁴ Raam abbaa Aminaadaabi dha; Aminaadaab abbaa Nahashoon dha; Nahashoon Saalmoon dhalche. ⁵ Saalmoon Rahaab irraa Boaziin dhalche; Boaz Ruut irraa Yoobeedin dhalche; Yoobeed abbaa Jeesee ti. ⁶ Jeeseen abbaa mooticha Daawwit dha; Daawwit haadha manaa isaa Uriiyaa irraa Solomoonin dhalche; ⁷ Solomoon abbaa Reehoobo’aam dha; Reehoobo’aam abbaa Abiiyaa dha; Abiiyaan abbaa Asaa dha; ⁸ Asaan abbaa Yoshaafaax dha; Yoshaafaax abbaa Yooraam dha; Yooraam abbaa Oziyaasin dha; ⁹ Oziyaas abbaa Yo'ataami dha; Yo'ataam abbaa Akaazin dha; Akaaz abbaa Hisqiyaasi dha. ¹⁰ Hisqiyaas abbaa Minaasee dha; Minaaseen abbaa Amosin dha; Amos abbaa Yosiyaasin dha. ¹¹ Yosiyaas abbaa Yekoniyaasii fi obboloota isaa dha; kunis bara sabni Israa'el biyya Baabilonitti booji'amanitti dha. ¹² Sabni Israa'el biyya Baabilonitti erga booji'amanii booddees, Yekoniyaas Salaati'elin dhalche; Salaati'el immoo abbaa Zarubaabelin dha. ¹³ Zarubaabel abbaa Abiyuudin dha; Abiyuud abbaa Eliyaaqimin dha; Eliyaaqim abbaa Azorin dha; ¹⁴ Azor Zaadoqin dhalche; Zaadoq immoo abbaa Akiimin dha; Akiim abbaa Eliyudin dha. ¹⁵ Eliyud abbaa Ele'azaarin dha; Ele'azaar immoo Maattaanin dhalche; Maattaan abbaa Yaaqoobi dha; ¹⁶ Yaaqoob abbaa Yoseefi dha; Yoseefis kaadhima Maariyaam dha; isheen immoo Yasuusiin isa Kiristoos jedhamee waamameen, deesse. ¹⁷ Dhaloonni kun hundinuu Abrahaamii hanga Daawititti dhaloota kudha afur, Daawitii hamma bara sabni Israa'el biyya Baabilonitti booji'amaniitti dhaloota kudha afur, bara biyya Baabilonitti booji'amanii hamma Kristositti dhaloota kudha afur turan. ¹⁸ Dhalachuun Yasuus Kiristoos akka kanatti fufee jiru ture; Maariyaam haati isaa Yoseefiif kaadhimatamtee turte; isheen Yoseefii wajjin utuu wal bira hin ga'in, hafuura qulqulluudhaan ulfooftee argamte. ¹⁹ Yoseef inni ishee kaadhimates nama jireenya qajeelaa jiraatu waan tureef, dhoksaatti ishee dhiisuudhaaf murtoo godhe malee, ummata duratti ishee yeellaasisuu hin barbaanne. ²⁰ Utuu Yoseef kana yaadaa jiruu, kunoo, ergamaan gooftaa abjuutti itti mul'atee, “Yaa Yoseef ilma Daawwit, Maariyaam kaadhimni kee hafuura qulqulluudhaan waan ulfoofteef, ishee of biratti fudhachuu hin sodaatin! ²¹ Isheen ilma in deessi; atis maqaa isaa 'Yasuus' jettee in moggaafta, inni ofii isaatii saba isaa cubbuu isaaniittii isaan in fayyisa” jedheen. ²² Kun hundinuu inni Waaqayyo gooftaan afaan raajichaatiin dubbate akka raawwatamuuf ta'e. ²³ Innoo, “Kunoo, durbi in ulfoofti ilmas in deessi, maqaa isaas 'Amaanu'el' jedhanii in moggaasu" jedhe; "Amaanu'el” jechuun “Waaqayyo nuu wajjin jira” jechuu dha. ²⁴ Yoseef hirribaa dammaqee, akkuma ergamaan gooftaa isa abboometti kaadhima isaa of biratti in fudhate. ²⁵ Haa ta'u iyyuu malee, inni hamma isheen ilma ishee deessutti ishee hin barre; mucicha immoo "Yasuus" jedhee ni moggaase.