¹ Ibbuku ilya mazhyalane lya Jeso Kilisto, mwana David, mwana Abraham. ² Abraham wakali ngo uhyi Isaac, walo Isaac wakali ngo uhyi Jakobe, awalo Jakobe wakali ngo uhyi Judah abanabakwabo. ³ Juda wakali ngo uhyi Perez alimwi a Zerah banyina wakali Tamar, Perez ngo uhyi Hezron, awalo Hezron ngo uhyi Ram. ⁴ Ram nguwa kali uhyi Amminadab, Amminadab ngu zhyala Nahsham, awalo Nhahsham ngo uhyi Salmon. ⁵ Salmon ngo uhyi Boaz banyina ngo Rahab, Boaz ngo uhyi Obed banyina ngo Ruth, Obed ngo uhyi Jesse. ⁶ Jesse ngo uhyi Davidi mwami. Davidi wakali uhyi Solomoni banyina ngo muka Uriah. ⁷ Solomoni wakali ngo uhyi Rehoboam, Rehoboam ngo uhyi Abijah, Abijah ngo uhyi Asa. ⁸ Asa ngo uhyi wa Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat ngi uhyi Joram, awalo Joram wakazhyala Uzziah. ⁹ Uzziah ngo uhyi Jotham, Jotham ngo uhyi Ahaz, Ahaz ngo uhyi hezekiah. ¹⁰ Hezekiah wakali ngo uhyi Manasseh, Manasseh ngo uhyi Amon, awalo Amon ngo uhyi Josiah. ¹¹ Josiah ngu zhyala Jechoniah abana bakwabo muciindi ca buzhyike ku Babylon ¹² Nobwakamana buzhyike mu Babylon, Jechoniah wakazhyala Shealtiel, Shealtiel waka zhyala Zerubbabel. ¹³ Zerubbabel wakali ngu uhyi wa Abiud, Abiud uhyi Eliakim, alimwi Eliakim uhyi Azor. ¹⁴ Azor wakali ngo uhyo Zadok, Zadok wakali ngo uhyi Achim, alimwi Achim ngo uhyi Eliud. ¹⁵ Eliud ngo wakali uhyi Eleazar, Eleazar uhyi Matthan, awalo Mattan ngo uhyi Jacob. ¹⁶ Jacob ngo wakali uhyi Joseph mulimi maliya, balo bakazhyala Jeso, wiitwa kuti kilisito. ¹⁷ Oonse mazhyalane kuhwa kuli Abraham kuhikila kuli Davidi akali ikumi atone mazhyalane, kuhwa kuli davidi kuhikila ku buzhike ku Babylon akali ikumi atone mazhyalane alimwi kuzhwa ku buzhike ku Babylon kuhikila kuli kilisito akali ikumi atone mazhyalane. ¹⁸ Kuzhyalwa kwa Jeso kwakacitika bobuya, Ba ba nyina, Mary , wakayanda kutwalwa kuli Joseph, pele kabatana twalana, Mary wakayanwa kuti uli minhyi ida amoza usalala. ¹⁹ Pele Joseph walo mulumi, wakali muntu ululeme kunyhina nakayanda kuti antangalala amusampaule, wakayeeya buyo kuti amuleke kumabali. ²⁰ Mbuli mbwakacili kuyeeya cakucita,mungeli wa Leza wakalibonya kuli nguwe mu ciloto, kaamba kuti, '' Joseph omwna wa David, utayoowi kumutwala Mary kuti abe mukaintu wako,nkambo ico cili mwida nca moza usalala. ²¹ Uya kutumbuka mwana musankwa, alimwi muya kumulika hzyina kuti ngu Jeso, alimwi uya ku banununa bantu kuzhyi nyonyoono zhyabo.'' ²² Ono zhyoonse zhyaka citika kuzuzukizhya nca kaamba mwami kwiind mu munhyinhyimi, wakti, ²³ Amuteelele, nakalindu ulakamita alimwi ulakazhyala mwana musankwa izhyina lyakwe baya kumwita kuti Emmanuel-lyalo lyamba kuti Leza uli andiswe. ²⁴ Joseph wakabuka kuhwa mu koona akucita mbubona mwami mbwakamwaambila, akumubweza kuba mukaintu wakwe. ²⁵ Pele taakali ku mu zhyi kuhikila limwi watumbuka mwana musankwa. mpoona waka muulika zhyina kuti ngo Jeso.