¹ Shitabu shilwivulu lwa Yesu Krisito; mwitsukhulu wa Daudi, mwitsukhulu wa Abrahamu.

² Abrahamu yivula Isaca; Isaca niyivula Yacobo; Yacobo niyivula Yuda nende vamwavo veve; ³ Yuda yivula khu Tamala Peresi nende Zera, khandi Peresi yivula Hezironi; khandi Hezironi yivula Raama.

⁴ Raama yivula Aminatabu; khandi Aminatabu yivula Nashoni; nashoni niyivula Salumoni; ⁵ Khandi Salumoni yivula Boazi khu Rahabu, Boazi niyivula khu Rutsi Obedi Obedi niyivula Yese.

⁶ Khandi Yese yivula mwami Daudi; mwami Daudi niyivula Solomoni khumukhali yaali wa Uria; ⁷ Khandi Solomoni yivula Rehobohamu; Rehobohamu niyivula Abiya Niyivula Asa; ⁸ Khandi Asa niyivula Yehoshefati; ⁸ Yehoshefati niyivula Yoramu Yoramu niyivula Uzia; ⁹ Khandi Uzia yivula Yotsamu; Yotsamu niyivula Ahazi; Ahazi niyivula Hezekia.

¹⁰ Khandi Hezekia niyivula Manase; Manase niyivula Amoni; Amoni niyivula Yosia.

¹¹ Yosia yivula Yehoyakini nende vamwavo mumatukhu kavavukulwa nivailwa babeli; ¹² Lwa vaali nivakharula Babeli, Yehoyakini yivula Shalitieli, khandi Shalitieli yivula Zerubabeli.

¹³ Khandi Zarubabeli yivula Abihudi, Abihudi niyivula Eliakimu; khandi Eliakimu niyivula Azori.

¹⁴ Khandi Azori yivula Sadoko, Sadoko niyivula, Achimu khandi Achimu yivulaEliudi.

¹⁵ Khandi Eliudi yivula Eliazari, Eliazari niyivula Matsani, Matsani niyivula Yakobo.

¹⁶ Khandi Yakobo niyivula Yusufu musatsa wa Mariamu yivula Yesu ulangwangwa Kristo.

¹⁷ Khulwayako tsintsivulu tsiosi khuranjila khu Abrahamu kutukha khu Daudi nitsinzivulu likhomi natsinne, kandi khuranjila khu Daudi khutukha lwa vaisiraeli vavukulwa nivailwa Babeli nitsinzivulu likhomi na tsinne, Khandi khuranjla lwa varula Babeli khutukha khu Kristoni tsinzivulu likhomi na tsinne.

¹⁸ Livulwa lia Yesu Krito liali ndi. Mama waYesu mariamu, yaali yaselelwa na Yusefu, nivashili kwitsa khumenya halala, yanyolekha yavele mwana khuvunyali vwa Yoho Mtakatifu. ¹⁹ Nikhali, Yosefu yaali mundu wilikhola liuvulunji shiyenya khuha Mariamu tsisoni tawe, yakanakana khumulekha mashilili. ²⁰ Nikhali lwayali nakanakana makhuva kenako, lola Injelosi yu Mwami yiitsakhuye mumaloro, nivoola, "Yosefu Mwana waDaui, wakharia khuvukula Mariamu mukali wo; shichila inda yalinayo nayo ni khuvirila khuvunyali vwa Roho Mtakatifu." ²¹ Naye alivula mwana muyayi, ulamukulikha lira lieYesu, naye aliitsa khuhonyinyavanduve khurula muvwoni. ²² Yaka kosi kiholeshe, khurweshitsa makhuva kumuprofeti yaali niyavola, ²⁴ Lwa Yosefu yisimukha khurula mutsindolo yakhola khuli Injelosi yumwami yaali nimuvolele, navukula mariamu khuva mukhali wewe. ²⁵ Nikhali shivakonakhu naye tawe, khutukha lwayivula mwana we muyayi. Wukhuranga; nivamukulikha lira Yesu.