¹ Ingomoko ya Yesu Kristo muhungu wa Daudi, muhungu wa Abrahamu ni yinoya: ² Abrahamu yazeye Isaka, Isaka azara Yakobo, Yakobo nawe yazeye Yuda na bene she. ³ Yuda yazeye Peresi, na Zera kuri Tamari, Peresi yazeye Hezironi, Hezironi nawe yazeye Ramu. ⁴ Ramu yazeye Aminadabu, Aminadabu azara Nahasoni, Nahasoni azara Salimoni, ⁵ Salimoni azara Boazi kuri Rahabu, Boazi nawe yazeye Obedi kuri Ruta. ⁶ Obedi azara Yese, Yese azara Daudi. Umwami Daudi yazeye Salomo kuri wa mugore wa Uria. ⁷ Salomo yazeye Rehoboamu; Rehoboamu nawe yazeye Abiya, Abiya yazeye Asa. ⁸ Asa azara Yozafati, Yozafati azara Yoramu, Yoramu nawe Uzia. ⁹ Uzia yazeye Yotamu; Yotamu azara Ahazi, Ahazi nawe azara Hezekia; ¹⁰ Hezekia azara Manase; Manase azara Amoni; Amoni azara Yosia; ¹¹ Yosia yazeye Yekonia na batoya be igihe c'ubunyage bw'i Babuloni.

¹² Nyuma y'ubunyage bw'i Babuloni, Yekonia yazeye Salatieli, Salatieli azara Zerubabeli, ¹³ Zerubabeli azara Abiudi, Abiudi azara Eliakimu, Eliakimu azara Azori, ¹⁴ Azori yazeye Sadoki, Sadoki Akimu na Akimu nawe yazeye Elihudi. ¹⁵ Elihudi yazeye Eliazari, Elizari azara Matani, Matani azara Yakobo. ¹⁶ Yakobo azara Yosefu umugabo wa Maria ariwe mama wa Yesu witwaga Kristo.

¹⁷ Nuko rero habeyeho ibishokuruza cumi na bine duturukire ku Abrahamu kugeza ku Daudi; ibishokuruza cumi na bine guturuka Daudi kugeza k'ubunyage bwa Babuloni, ibishokuruza cumi na bine no guturuka k'ubunyage bwa Babuloni kugeza ku Kristo.

¹⁸ Reba uko kuvuka kwa Yesu Kristo kwabeye: Maria ariwe mama we, yari asabirwe na Yozefu, ariko atari yamushohweza. Yabonekire ahekire inda kubera ingufu z'Umuka Guboneye. ¹⁹ Naho Yosefu umugabo we, wari ari umunyakuri ndo yashakire kumumwaza, yahitiremo kumubenga mu mayele. ²⁰ Yabeye arikubitekerezaho, Malaika w'Umwami yamwijiye atagitegwiye mu ndoto ngo: Yosefu muhungu wa Daudi, were gutinya gushohweza mugore wawe Maria kubera ko umwana ahekire mu nda ye aviye k'Umuka Guboneye, ²¹ kandi akazare umwana, mukumuhe ijina Yesu, kubera niwe ukakize abandu be ibyaha byebo. ²² Bino bindu byoshe byabeye kugira ngo ibyo Umwami yagambire mu kannwa k'imbuzi bishohwere ngo: ²³ Reba umuhara akaheke inda, akazare umwana w'umuhungu kandi ijina rye rikabe Emanueli: Bigambire ngo: Imana iri hamwe na twewe. ²⁴ Igihe co Yosefu yabyukire, yakorire nguko malaika w'Imana yamutegekire, niho yabenye na Maria ng'umugore we. ²⁵ Ariko ndo yamukorireho kugeza igihe co yazeye umwana we no kumuha ijina Yesu.