¹ Tsamba yekubarwa kwa Jesu kristu, mwana waDahavhidha, mwna waAbrahama. ² Abrahama wakabara Isaka, naIsaka wakabara Jakobe, naJakobe wakabara Judha newanukuna wake; ³ NaJudha wakabara Farezi naZara Waakaita na Tamari, naFarezi wakabara Hezironi, naHezironi wakabaraAramu; ⁴ NaAramu wakabara Aminadhabhi, naAminadhabhi wakabara Nasoni, naNasoni wakabara Sarimini; ⁵ naSarimoni wakabara Bhoazi waakaita na Rahabi, naBhoazi wakabara Obhedhi waakaita na Rute, naObhedhi wakabara Jesi, ⁶ naJesi wakabara Dhavhidha uwo wainga ari mambo. NaDhavhidha mambo wakabara Soromoni nemukadzi uwo wainga ari waUria. ⁷ NaSoromoni wakabara Rehobhoamu, naRehobhoamu wakabara Abhia, naAbhia wakabara Asa. ⁸ na Asa wakabara Jehoshafati, naJehoshafati wakabara Joramu, naJoramu wakabara Uzia. ⁹ NaUzia wakabara Jotamu, naJotamu wakabara Ahazi, naAhazi wakabara Hezekia. ¹⁰ NaHezekia wakabara Manase, naManase wakabara Amoni, naAmoni wakabara Josia, ¹¹ naJosia wakabara Jekonia nevanukuna wake, panguva yekutorwa kuenda Bhabhironi. ¹² Ngesure kwokutorwa kuenda Bhabhuroni, Jekonia wakabara Saratieri, naSaratieri wakabara Zerubhabheri. ¹³ NaZerubaberi wakabara Abhiudhi, naAbhiudhi wakabara Eriakimu, naEriakimu wakabara Azo; ¹⁴ naAzo wakabara Zadoki, naZadoki wakabara Akimu, naAkimu wakabara Eriudhi; ¹⁵ NaEriudhi wakabara Eriazari, naEriazari wakabara Matani, naMatani wakabara Jakobe, ¹⁶ naJakobe wakabara Josefa, mwamuna waMaria, uwo wakabara Jesu unozwi Kristu. ¹⁷ Mibarirwana yeshe kubva kunaAbrahama kuguma kuna Dhavhidha, yaka ita gumi nemirongomuna, kubvira kunaDhavhidha kuguma pakutorwa kuenda Bhabhironi mibarirwana yaka ita gumi nemirongomuna, nokubvira paakatorwa kuenda Bhabhironi metsa kuguma panaKristu madzinza gumi nemirongomuna. ¹⁸ Kubarwa kwaJesu Kristu kwakadai: Maria, mai ake wainga aemeserwa Josefa, vasati vasangana, ena wakaoneka aanemimba yoMweya Wakachena. ¹⁹ NaJosefa mwamuna wake, ngokuti wainga ari munhu wakanaka, asikadi kumunhadzisa, waida kuti amurambe nokufishika. ²⁰ Paainga etchikarakadza ndizvo, ngirosi yaMambo yakaoneka kwaari nokurota yechiti: “Josefa, mwana waDhavhidha, usatyka kutora Maria mukadzi wako, nekuti mimba iyo yaanayo ngeyoMweya Wakachena. ²¹ Unozobara mukomana; newe unozodudza zita rake kuti Jesu nekuti ndiye unozoponesa vanhu vake kubva kuzvishaishi zvavo”. ²² Zveshe izvi zvakaitika kuti zvizadzisike izvo zvakareketwa ndiMambo kubudikidza nemuprofeti echiti: ²³ itchaita mhandara inozoita mimba, nekuzo bereka mwana we mukomana, navo vanozodudza zita rake kuti Emanueri” riunoti, “Mwari unesu”. ²⁴ Josefa paamuka kudva muhope, wakaita kudai ngokuronza kwengirosi yaMambo, wakatora mukadzi wake. ²⁵ Naye aazi kusangana naye metsa wakabara mwanakomana; naye wakadudza zita rake kuti Jesu.