1Ishi ngamu isha chikolo icha Yeesu Kilisiti yuuyo akafuma mu chikolo icha malafyale uNdaabhiti na mu chikolo icha Abhulahamu.
2UAbhulahamu akamupaapa uIsiyaka,
uIsiyaka akamupaapa uYaakobhu,
uYaakobhu akamupaapa uYuuta na bhoghwamwabho.
3UYuuta akamupaapa uPeelesi nu Seela kwa Tamaali.
UPeelesi akamupaapa uHesolooni,
uHesolooni akamupaapa uAalamu,
4uAalamu akamupaapa uAminandabhu,
uAminandabhu akamupaapa uNaashoni,
uNaashoni akamupaapa uSalumooni,
5uSalumooni akamupaapa uBhoghwasi kwa Lahabhu,
uBhoghwasi akamupaapa uOobheti kwa Luuti,
uOobheti akamupaapa uYeese,
6nu Yeese akamupaapa umalafyale uNdaabhiti.
UNdaabhiti akamupaapa uSolomooni ku mukolo yuuyo akabha mukashi ghwa Uliiya,
7uSolomooni akamupaapa uLehobhoghwamu,
uLehobhoghwamu akamupaapa uAbhiya,
uAbhiya akamupaapa uAasa,
8uAasa akamupaapa uYoosefaati,
uYoosefaati akamupaapa uYoolamu,
uYoolamu akamupaapa uUsiiya,
9uUsiiya akamupaapa uYootamu,
uYootamu akamupaapa uAhasi,
uAhasi akamupaapa uHesekiiya,
10uHesekiiya akamupaapa uManaasi,
uManaasi akamupaapa uAamoni,
uAamoni akamupaapa uYosiiya.
11UYosiiya akamupaapa uYekoniya na bhoghwamwabho ku kabhalilo kaako abhandu abha Bhaabheli bhakabhakolagha aBhaisilaeli nu kubhuuka nabho mu chiisu chaabho.
17Po ukufumila kwa Abhulahamu ukufika kwa malafyale uNdaabhiti kukabhaakwo ni mbaapo kalongo na inna (14). Soona ukufumila kwa Ndaabhiti ukufika ku kabhalilo kaako abhandu abha Bhaabheli bhakabhasaamyanga aBhaisilaeli ku chiisu chaabho, kukabhaakwo ni mbaapo inine kalongo na inna. Soona ukufumila ku kabhalilo kaako bhakabhasaamyanga ukufika ukupaapighwa ukwa Yeesu Kilisiti, kukabhaakwo ni mbaapo inine kalongo na inna.
Ukupaapighwa ukwa Yeesu Kilisiti
(Luuka 2:1-7)
18Ukupaapighwa ukwa Yeesu Kilisiti kukabha ulu. Bhwo ungʼina yuuyo ingamu yaake ghwi Maliiya aashingilighwa nu Yoosefu, soona bhwo bhakaali ukweghana, uMaliiya akabhoneka ukuti ali pa bhungʼwamu bhuubhwo akabhwagha ku sila iya Mbepo uMwelu. 19UYoosefu, umulume akabhombagha shiisho shibhaghiile pandaashi pa Chaala, loole atakalondagha ukuti amukoshe isoni uMaliiya. Po akiinongʼona ukumuleka ku bhushiifu. 20Bhwo akwinongʼona isho, ughwandumi ughwa Malafyale akamwisila mu filoota. Ughwandumi yula akamubhuula akati, “Ghwe Yoosefu, ghwe ufumite mu chikolo icha malafyale uNdaabhiti, manye ghwoghopaghe ukumwegha uMaliiya paapo ali pa bhungʼwamu bhuubhwo abhwaghite ku maka agha Mbepo uMwelu. 21Indiapaape umwana umuliisha, nuughwe indiumupe ingamu iya Yeesu, paapo indiakabhapokaghe abhandu bhaake ku mbiibhi shaabho.”
22Shooshi isho shikabhombighwa ulwo ukuti ishu lila libhombighwe liilyo uMalafyale uChaala akaliyugha ku sila iya musololi ghwake ukuti, 23“Tesha! Umulindu yuuyo ataghonite naalumo nu muliisha, indiakabhe pa bhungʼwamu. Soona indiakapaape umwana umuliisha! Po indibhakamupe umwana uyo ingamu iya Manweli.” Po ilingaanio ilya ngamu iyo kwo kuti, “UChaala ali pamupeene nuutwe.”