¹A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

¹Yesu Kristo alikuwa mzawa wa Daudi, mzawa wa Abrahamu. Hii ndiyo orodha ya ukoo wake:

²Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,

²Abrahamu alimzaa Isaka, Isaka alimzaa Yakobo, Yakobo alimzaa Yuda na ndugu zake,

³and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,

³Yuda alimzaa Faresi na Zera (mama yao alikuwa Tamari), Faresi alimzaa Hesroni, Hesroni alimzaa Rami,

⁴and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

⁴Rami alimzaa Aminadabu, Aminadabu alimzaa Nashoni, Nashoni alimzaa Salmoni,

⁵and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,

⁵Salmoni alimzaa Boazi (mama yake Boazi alikuwa Rahabu). Boazi na Ruthi walikuwa wazazi wa Obedi, Obedi alimzaa Yese,

⁶and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her [who had been] Uriah`s,

⁶naye Yese alimzaa Mfalme Daudi. Daudi alimzaa Solomoni (mama yake Solomoni alikuwa mke wa Uria).

⁷and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,

⁷Solomoni alimzaa Rehoboamu, Rehoboamu alimzaa Abiya, Abiya alimzaa Asa,

⁸and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,

⁸Asa alimzaa Yehoshafati, Yehoshafati alimzaa Yoramu, Yoramu alimzaa Uzia,

⁹and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,

⁹Uzia alimzaa Yothamu, Yothamu alimzaa Ahazi, Ahazi alimzaa Hezekia,

¹⁰and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,

¹⁰Hezekia alimzaa Manase, Manase alimzaa Amoni, Amoni alimzaa Yosia,

¹¹and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.

¹¹Yosia alimzaa Yekonia na ndugu zake. Huo ulikuwa wakati Wayahudi walipopelekwa uhamishoni Babuloni.

¹²And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,

¹²Baada ya Wayahudi kupelekwa uhamishomi Babuloni: Yekonia alimzaa Shealtieli, Shealtieli alimzaa Zerobabeli,

¹³and Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,

¹³Zerobabeli alimzaa Abiudi, Abiudi alimzaa Eliakimu, Eliakimu alimzaa Azori,

¹⁴and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,

¹⁴Azori alimzaa Zadoki, Zadoki alimzaa Akimu, Akimu alimzaa Eliudi,

¹⁵and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,

¹⁵Eliudi alimzaa Eleazeri, Eleazeri alimzaa Mathani, Mathani alimzaa Yakobo,

¹⁶and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.

¹⁶Yakobo alimzaa Yosefu, aliyekuwa mume wake Maria, mama yake Yesu, aitwaye Kristo.

¹⁷All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David [are] fourteen generations, and from David unto the Babylonian removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian removal unto the Christ, fourteen generations.

¹⁷Basi, kulikuwa na vizazi kumi na vinne tangu Abrahamu mpaka Daudi, vizazi kumi na vinne tangu Daudi mpaka Wayahudi walipochukuliwa mateka Babuloni, na vizazi kumi na vinne tangu kuchukuliwa mateka mpaka wakati wa Kristo.

¹⁸And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,

¹⁸Basi, hivi ndivyo Yesu Kristo alivyozaliwa: Maria, mama yake, alikuwa ameposwa na Yosefu. Lakini kabla hawajakaa pamoja kama mume na mke, alionekana kuwa mja mzito kwa uwezo wa Roho Mtakatifu.

¹⁹and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

¹⁹Yosefu, mumewe, kwa vile alikuwa mwadilifu, hakutaka kumwaibisha hadharani; hivyo alikusudia kumwacha kwa siri.

²⁰And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, `Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten [is] of the Holy Spirit,

²⁰Alipokuwa bado anawaza jambo hilo, malaika wa Bwana alimtokea katika ndoto, akamwambia, "Yosefu, mwana wa Daudi, usiogope kumchukua Maria awe mke wako, maana amekuwa mja mzito kwa uwezo wa Roho Mtakatifu.

²¹and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.`

²¹Atajifungua mtoto wa kiume, nawe utampa jina Yesu, kwa kuwa yeye atawaokoa watu wake kutoka katika dhambi zao."

²²And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

²²Basi, haya yote yalitukia ili litimie lile neno Bwana alilosema kwa njia ya nabii:

²³`Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,` which is, being interpreted `With us [he is] God.`

²³"Bikira atachukua mimba, atamzaa mtoto wa kiume, naye ataitwa Emanueli" (maana yake, "Mungu yu pamoja nasi").

²⁴And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,

²⁴Hivyo, Yosefu alipoamka usingizini alifanya kama malaika huyo alivyomwambia, akamchukua mke wake nyumbani.

²⁵and did not know her till she brought forth her son — the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.

²⁵Lakini hakumjua kamwe kimwili hata Maria alipojifungua mtoto wa kiume. Naye Yosefu akampa jina Yesu.