¹Ⲡ̇ϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.

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

²Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ.

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

³Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲍⲁⲣⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲑⲁⲙⲁⲣ Ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ Ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲣⲁⲙ.

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

⁴Ⲁ̇ⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ Ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ.

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

⁵Ⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ Ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲟⲩⲑ Ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉ.

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

⁶Ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲁ Ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲥ.

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

⁷Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ Ⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲫ.

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

⁸Ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ Ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ Ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲟ̇ⲍⲓⲁⲥ.

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

⁹Ⲟ̇ⲍⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱ⳿ⲁⲑⲁⲙ Ⲓⲱ⳿ⲁⲑⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲁⲍ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲁⲍ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ.

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

¹⁰Ⲉ̇ⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ Ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲱⲥ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ.

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

¹¹Ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ.

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

¹²ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ Ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ Ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ.

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

¹³Ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲓⲙ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲍⲱⲣ.

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

¹⁴Ⲁ̇ⲍⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ Ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲓⲛ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ.

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

¹⁵Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲉ⳿ⲁⲍⲁⲣ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲉ⳿ⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲛ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ.

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

¹⁶Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲁⲥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.

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

¹⁷ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϣⲁ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ϣⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ.

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.

¹⁸⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲥ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ.

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.

¹⁹Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲁϩ ⲁϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ.

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

²⁰ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲡ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ.

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.

²¹ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ.

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

²²ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.

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

²³ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ.

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

²⁴⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲡ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

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

²⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅

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