Matayi 1 - MUKANDA WA MYIDI MUKULU

Bankambua ba Yezu

¹ Mena a bankambua ba Yezu Kristu, muana wa ku ndelanganyi ya Davide ne ya Abrahame, adi nunku:

² Abrahame uvua mulele Izake. Izake kulela Yakobe. Yakobe kulela Yuda ne bana bakuabu ba balume.

³ Yuda ne mukajende Tamare kulela Perese ne Zera. Perese kulela Esrome. Esrome kulela Arame.

⁴ Arame kulela Aminadabe. Aminadabe kulela Nashone. Nashone kulela Salmone.

⁵ Salmone ne mukajende Rakabe kulela Bowaze. Bowaze ne mukajende Rute kulela Obede. Obede kulela Ishayi.

⁶ Ishayi kulela mukalenga Davide. Davide ne mukaji wa Uriya kulela Shelomu.

⁷ Shelomu kulela Rekabame. Rekabame kulela Abiya. Abiya kulela Asa.

⁸ Asa kulela Yoshafate. Yoshafate kulela Yorame. Yorame kulela Uziya.

⁹ Uziya kulela Yotame. Yotame kulela Akaze. Akaze kulela Izkiya.

¹⁰ Izkiya kulela Menashe. Menashe kulela Amone. Amone kulela Yoshiya.

¹¹ Yoshiya kulela Yekoniya ne bana bakuabu ba balume. Tshikondu atshi ke tshiyuabu baya ne bena Izrayele mu bupika ku Babilone.

¹² Bamane kuya ne bena Izrayele mu bupika ku Babilone, Yekoniya kulela Sheyaltiyele. Sheyaltiyele kulela Zerubabele.

¹³ Zerubabele kulela Abiyude. Abiyude kulela Eliyakime. Eliyakime kulela Azore.

¹⁴ Azote kulela Sadoke. Sadoke kulela Akime. Akime kulela Eliyude.

¹⁵ Eliyude kulela Eleyazare. Eleyazare kulela Matane. Matane kulela Yakobe.

¹⁶ Yakobe kulela Yozefe, bayende wa Mariya, mamuende wa Yezu, udibu binyika ne: Kristu.

¹⁷ Nanku biangatshile ku Abrahame too ne ku Davide kudi ndelanganayi dikumi ne inayi; biangatshile ku Davide too ne ku tshikondu tshiyuabu baye ne bena Izrayele mu bupika ku Babilone kudi ndelanganyi dikumi ne inayi; biangatshile tshikondu atshi too ne ku diledibua dia Kristu kudi kabidi ndelanganyi dikumi ne inayi.

Yezu Kristu, “Mvidi Mukulu udi netu”

¹⁸ Bavua balela Yezu Kristu mushindu ewu. Mamuende Mariya uvua mubangila kudi Yozefe. Kadi kayi muanji kuya kudi bayende, kudimonaye muikale ne difu ku bukole bua Mueyelu wa Tshijila.

¹⁹ Yozefe uvua mumubangile, uvua muntu wa nsongu. Kavua musue kumanyisha bantu bualu ebu, bua kafuishi Mariya bundu. Nanku kushindikaye bua kushiyangana nende mu musokoku.

²⁰ Kadi patshivuaye wela meji awu, mutumibue wa Maweja-Nangila kumumuenekela mu tshiota, umuambila ne: — Yozefe, muana wa Davide, kutshinyi kuangata mukajebe Mariya, bualu difu didiye nadi ndia ku bukole bua Mueyelu wa Tshijila.

²¹ Nealele muana wa balume. Neumuinyike dina ne: Yezu, bualu neasungile bantu bende ku mibi yabu.

²² Bionsu ebi bivua bienzeke bua kukumbaja bivua Maweja-Nangila muambe mukana mua muambi wende ne:

²³ “Nsongakaji utshidi kamama neimite difu, nealele muana wa balume. Nebamuinyike dina ne: Emanuwele,” (mmumue ne: “Mvidi Mukulu udi netu.”)

²⁴ Yozefe kubika ku tulu. Kukumbajaye bivua mutumibue wa Maweja-Nangila mumuambile: kuangataye mukajende Mariya.

²⁵ Kadi kavua mumanyangane nende, too ne muakalela Mariya muanende wa balume. Yozefe kuinyika muana awu dina ne: Yezu.