Matayo 1 - Amashiwi Aba Lesa

¹ Ibuku lyafitentekwa fyaŵaYesu Klistu, umwana wakwe Dafidi, umwana wakwe Ablaamu.

² Ablaamu alifyele Isaci, lsaci naye alifyele Yakobi, Yakobi naye alifyele Juda neŵakwaŵo.

³ Juda alifyele Pelesi naSyala muli Tama. Pelesi naye alifyele Esilomi, naEsilomi naye alifyele Alama;

⁴ Alama alifyele Aminadabi, Aminadabi naye alifyele Nasyoni, Nasyoni naye alifyele Salimoni.

⁵ Salimoni alifyele Boasi muli Lakabi, Boasi naye alifyele Obedi muli Lufi. Obedi alifyele Jese.

⁶ Jese naye alifyele Dafidi imfumu. Dafidi alifyele Solomoni mumwanakasi uwaupile Uliya;

⁷ Solomoni naye alifyele Leyoboami, Leyoboami alifyele Abija, Abija naye alifyele Asa.

⁸ Asa alifyele Jeosafati, Jeosafati naye alifyele Jolami, naJolami naye alifyele Usaya.

⁹ Usaya alifyele Jotami, Jotami naye alifyele Eyasi, Eyasi naye alifyele Esikaya.

¹⁰ Esikaya alifyele Manase, Manase naye alifyele Amoni, Amoni naye alifyele Josaya;

¹¹ naJosaya naye alifyele Jekonya neŵakwaŵo pampindi iyo ŵatapilwe ukuŵatwala kuBabiloni.

¹² Peŋka, ili ŵaŵatwite kuBabiloni, Jekonya alifyele Salatieli, Salatieli naye alifyele Selubabeli,

¹³ Selubabeli naye alifyele Abiudi, Abiudi naye alifyele Elyacimu, Elyacimu naye alifyele Asuli;

¹⁴ Asuli naye alifyele Sadoci, Sadoci naye alifyele Acimu, Acimu naye alifyele Eliudi;

¹⁵ Eliudi alifyele Eliasa, Eliasa naye alifyele Matani, Matani naye alifyele Yakobi,

¹⁶ Yakobi uyo alifyele Josefi, umulume wakwe Maliya, umo emwafyelwe ŵaYesu, aŵelicilwe niŵaKlistu.

¹⁷ Peŋka ifitentekwa fyonse ukufuma kuli Ablaamu ukufika kuli Dafidi fili ikumi nafine; kaŵili ukufuma kuli Dafidi ukufika nakukutapwo'kuŵatwala kuBabiloni, ifitentekwa fikumene ikumi nafine; nakaŵili ukufuma kukutapwa kuBabiloni ukufika nakuli ŵaKlistu, filikumene ifitentekwa ikumi nafine.

¹⁸ Ukufyalwa kwaŵaYesu Klistu kwaliŵele'fi: Maliya ŵanyina, ili alukumwambisya Josefi, lomba taŵaŋgekala pamo, waliŵele nepafu lyaMupasi Uswetelele.

¹⁹ Josefi, umulume wakwe, pakuti ali muntu uluŋgeme, lomba taafwaile ukumutulisya kuŵantu, ati mukane lukoso kumpelo.

²⁰ Sombi, ili acalakanya lukoso ifyo-fintu, lomba yalibwenekele kuli ye mumuloto iŋkalamba yaŵaSikulu ati: Josefi, wemwana wakwe Dafidi, witino'kuupa Maliya umukasi woŵe, pakuti ipafu ilyo emitile lyaMupasi Uswetelele.

²¹ Kaŵili akafyalo'mwana umwalalume; peŋka ukamwilika isina lyakwe niŵaYEsu; pakuti ŵo eŵakapulusya aŵantu ŵaŵo kufyakuŵifya fyaŵo.

²² Lomba fyonse'fi fyaisa-kwikala, ati fikapelelwe pamo nemasiwi ŵalaŵile ŵaSikulu muwakusimika, ati:

²³ Ŵoneni! Umusice uswetele akaŵa nepafu, Nekufyalo'mwana umwalalume; Peŋka ŵakamwilike'sina lyakwe niŵalmanweli, Ilyakwaluka ati niŵaLesa aŵekele nafweŵo.

²⁴ Ili aŵucile mutulo Josefi, alicitile fyopele'fyo ifyamuŵulile iŋkalamba yaŵaSikulu, nekumupoka umukasi wakwe,

²⁵ sombi taamulalicile, ili taaŋgafyalo'mwana umwalalume; peŋka nekumwilike'sina lyakwe niŵaYesu.