¹ Kitabu cha lukolo lwa Yesu Kristo mwana wa Daudi, mwana wa Ibrahimu.

² Ibrahimu abile ammelike ba Isaka, ni Isaka ammelike bake Yakobo, ni Yakobo ammelike ba Yuda ni nuna bake.

³ Yuda abile ammelike ba Peresi ni Sera kwa Tamari, Peresi ammelike ba Hezeroni, ni Hezeroni tate ba Ramu.

⁴ Ramu abile ammelike ba Aminadabu, Aminadabu ammelike ba Nashoni, ni Nashoni ammelike ba Salimoni, ⁵ Salimoni abile ammelike ba Boazi kwa Rahabu, Boazi ammelike ba Obedi kwa Ruth, Obedi ammelike ba Yese, ⁶ Yese abile ammelike ba mpwalume Daudi, Daudi abile ammelike ba Sulemani kwa nnyumbo wa Uria.

⁷ Sulemani abile ammelike ba Rehoboamu, Rehoboamu ammelike ba Abiya, Abiya ammelike ba Asa.

⁸ Asa abile ammelike ba Yehishafati ammelike ba Yoramu, ni Yoramu ammelike ba Uzia.

⁹ Uzia abile ammelike ba Yothamu, Yothamu ammelike ba Ahazi, Ahazi ammelike ba Hezekia.

¹⁰ Hezekia abile ammelike ba Manase, Manase baba ba Amoni ni Amoni ammelike ba Yosia.

¹¹ Yosia abile ammelike ba Yekonia ni kaka bake wakati pabatolilwe yenda Babeli.

¹² Ni baada ya tolelwa yenda Babeli, Yekonia abile ammelike ba Shatieli abile babu bake ni Zarubabeli.

¹³ Zarubabeli abile ammelike ba Abiudi, Abiudi ammelike ba Eliakimu, ni Eliakimu ammelike ba Azori, ¹⁴ Azori abile ammelike ba Zadoki, Zadoki ammelike ba akimu, ni Akimu baba ba Eliudi.

¹⁵ Eliudi abile ammelike ba Eliaza, Eliaza ammelike ba Matani ni Matani ammelike ba Yakobo.

¹⁶ Yakobo abile ammelike ba Yusufu nsengo wa Mariamu, ambaye kwa Yembe Yesu abelekilwe, ywa kemwa Kristo.

¹⁷ Ibelei yoti kubuka Ibrahimu hadi Daudi yabile ibelei komi niina, kuoma Daudi hadi kutoliwa yenda Babeli ibelei komi niina, ni kuoma kutoliwa yenda Babeli mpaka Kristo yabile ibelei komi niina.

¹⁸ Belekwa kwa Yesu Kristo kwabile nyonyo, Mao bake, Mariamu, kunonga ni Yusufu, lakini babi bado gonja pamope, abonekine kubi ni ndumbo kwa uwezo ba Roho mtakatifu. ¹⁹ Nchengo bake, Yusufu, abii mundu wa Nnongo apendi kwaa kumpeya oni. Amwii kunneka kwa siri. ²⁰ Bai wakati kawasa ago, Malaika wanungu kampitya mululoto kakoya, "Yusufu mwana wa Daudi, kana utile kuntola Mariamu mnyumbogo, maana ndumbo yake kwa uweza wa Roho mtakatifu. ²¹ Nijwembe abeleka mwana niwe wankema lina lyake Yesu, maana jwembe ndo jwembe apia bandu bake musambi yabe." ²² Nijwembe abeleka mwana niwe wankema lina lyake Yesu, ²³ Lola, bikira atola ndumbo nijwembe abeleka mwana nnalome, ni akemwa lina lyake Imanueli maana yake, "Nnongo pamwepe nitwee." ²⁴ Yusufu payumwike mulugono atendike kati malaika wa Nnungu umuanagie, kantola nyumbowe. ²⁵ Keneantange ata apo ammelike mwanage, kankema lina lyake Yesu.