¹ Chitabu cha lukolo lwa Jesu Masihi m'wana wa Daudi, m'wana wa Burahimu. ² Burahimu wekala babaye Isaka, na ye Isaka wekala babaye Jakobu, na ye Jakobu wekala babaye Juda na nduguze. ³ Juda wekala babaye Perezi na Sera pka kuvyalwa ni m'wanamuche aehe-waye Tamari, Perezi wekala baba wa Hezironi, na Hezironi ni babaye Ramu. ⁴ Ramu wekala babaye Aminadabu, Aminadabu ni babaye Nashoni, na Nashoni ni babaye Salimoni. ⁵ Salimoni wekala babaye Boazi pka kuvyalwa ni m'wanamuche dzinare ni Rahabu, Boazi ni babaye Obedi pka kuvyalwa ni m'wanamuche aehe-waye Ruthu, Obedi ni babaye Jese. ⁶ Jese wekala babaye mufalume Daudi. Daudi wekala babaye Selemani pka kuvyalwa ni mukaza Uria. ⁷ Selemani wekala babaye Rehoboamu, na ye Rehoboamu ni babaye Abiya, ye Abiya ni babaye Asa. ⁸ Asa wekala babaye Jehoshafati, Jehoshafati ni babaye Joramu, na Joramu ni babaye Uzia. ⁹ Uzia wekala babaye Jothamu, Jothamu ni babaye Ahazi, Ahazi ni babaye Hezekia. ¹⁰ Hezekia wekala ni babaye Manase, Manase ni babaye Amoni na Amoni ni babaye Josia. ¹¹ Josia wekala ni babaye Jekonia na nduguze wakati wa kuhalwa pkenda Babeli. ¹² Baada ya kuhalwa pkenda Babeli, Jekonia wekala babaye Shatieli. Shatieli wekala babaye Zerubabeli. ¹³ Zerubabeli wekala babaye Abiudi, Abiudi ni babaye Eliakimu, na Eliakimu, ni babaye Azori. ¹⁴ Azori wekala ni babaye Zadoki, Zadoki ni babaye Akimu, ye Akimu ni babaye Eliudi. ¹⁵ Eliudi wekala ni babaye Elieza, Elieza ni babaye Matani na Matani ni babaye Jakobu. ¹⁶ Jakobu wekala ni babaye Yusufu mulume wa Mariamu, ambaye pka iye Jesu wevyalwa, aehe-waye Kristo. ¹⁷ Vivyazi vyosini hangu Burahimu hadi Daudi were ni vivyazi kumi na vine, na hangu Daudi mupaka kuhalwa pkenda Babeli ni vivyazi kumi na vine, na kulaiza kuhalwa pkenda Babeli hadi Jesu Masihi ni vivyazi kumi na vine. ¹⁸ Kuvyalwa pka Jesu Masihi pkekala pka hali ii. Mariamu ambaye ni mameye Jesu, were yudzenda lolwa ni Yusufu, ela kabila kavadza-onana, weonekana kukala yuna-lutsunga pka uwezo wa Roho Mutakatifu. ¹⁹ Mulumewe Yusufu, wekala ni mutu m'wenye hachi mbere za Mulungu na kahenzere kumu-aibisha lwazulwazu. Were yudzi-amua kukatiza wo uchumba wa iye pka siri. ²⁰ Arihokala yuna fikiria kuhusu mambo gaga, malaika wa Mulungu we momborera kahiza ndoso, achamba, ''Yusufu m'wana wa Daudi, usogohe kumuhala Mariamu akale mucheo, pka sababu yo mimba ariyo nayo ni pka uweza wa Roho Mutakatifu. ²¹ Yunda dzifugula muhoho wa chilume na undam'weha dzinare Jesu, pka kukala yunda vaokola atue na dambi zao.'' ²² Gosini gaga gekala ili kutimiza gago garigo nenwa ni Bwana pka njira ya unabii, achamba, ²³ Lola, bikira yundahala lutsunga na kuvyala muhoho wa chilume, na vanda m'weha dzinare Imanueli''-- maanaye, ''Mulungu ham'wenga nafwi.'' ²⁴ Yusufu ariho lamuka usinzi-zini, na kuhenda here malaika wa Bwana adzivyo-m'wambira na kumuhala Mariamu here muchewe. ²⁵ Hata vivyo, kalalire naye chi mapenzi hata ariho dzifugula muhoho wa chilume na achim'weha dzinare Jesu.