¹Bhuku renhoroondo yedzinza raJesu Kristu, Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, mwanakomana waAbhurahamu.

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

²Abhurahamu wakabereka Isaka; Isaka akabereka Jakobho; Jakobho akabereka Judha nevanakomana vamai vake;

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

³Judha akabereka Faresi naZara kuna Tamari; Faresi akabereka Esiromi; Esiromi akabereka Arami;

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

⁴Arami akabereka Aminadhabhi; Aminadhabhi akabereka Naasoni; Naasoni akabereka Sarimoni;

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

⁵Sarimoni akabereka Bhowazi kuna Rahabhi; Bhowazi akabereka Obhedhi kuna Rute; Obhedhi akabereka Jese;

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

⁶Jese akabereka Dhavhidhi mambo; Dhavhidhi mambo akabereka Soromoni kumukadzi waiva waUria;

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

⁷Soromoni akabereka Robhoami; Robhoami akabereka Abhiya; Abhiya akabereka Asa;

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

⁸Asa akabereka Josafati; Josafati akabereka Joramu; Joramu akabereka Oziasi;

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

⁹Oziasi akabereka Jotamu; Jotamu akabereka Akazi; Akazi akabereka Hezekia;

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

¹⁰Hezekia akabereka Manase; Manase akabereka Amoni; Amoni akabereka Josiyasi;

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

¹¹Josiyasi akabereka Jekoniasi nevanakomana vamai vake nenguva yekutapirwa kuBhabhironi.

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

¹²Zvino shure kwekutapirwa kuBhabhironi, Jekoniasi akabereka Saratieri; Saratieri akabereka Zerubhabheri;

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

¹³Zerubhabheri akabereka Abhiudhi; Abhiudhi akabereka Eriakimi; Eriakimi akabereka Azori;

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

¹⁴Azori akabereka Sadhoki; Sadhoki akabereka Akimi; Akimi akabereka Eriyudhi;

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

¹⁵Eriyudhi akabereka Eriazari; Eriazari akabereka Matani; Matani akabereka Jakobho;

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

¹⁶Jakobho akabereka Josefa murume waMaria, kwakazvarwa kwaari Jesu, anonzi Kristu.

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

¹⁷Naizvozvo mazera ose kubva kuna Abhurahamu kusvikira kuna Dhavhidhi mazera gumi nemana; kubva kuna Dhavhidhi kusvikira pakutapirwa kuBhabhironi mazera gumi nemana; kubva pakutapirwa kuBhabhironi kusvikira kuna Jesu Kristu mazera gumi nemana.

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.

¹⁸Zvino kuberekwa kwaJesu Kristu kwaiva kwakadai: Nekuti mai vake Maria vakati vapana nduma naJosefa, vasati vasangana vakaonekwa vava nemimba neMweya Mutsvene.

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,

¹⁹Zvino Josefa murume wavo zvaakange ari wakarurama, asingadi kuvafumura, waida kuvaramba muchivande.

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

²⁰Asi zvino wakati acharangarira zvinhu izvozvi, tarira, mutumwa waIshe akaonekwa kwaari muchiroto achiti: Josefa, mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, usatya kuzvitorera Maria mukadzi wako; nekuti icho chakaumbwa maari ndecheMweya Mutsvene.

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,

²¹Uye uchabereka Mwanakomana, uye uchazotumidza zita rake Jesu, nekuti iye uchaponesa vanhu vake pazvivi zvavo.

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

²²Zvino zvose izvozvi zvakaitwa kuti zvizadziswe zvakarehwa naIshe nemuporofita achiti:

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

²³Tarira, mhandara ichava nemimba, igozvara Mwanakomana, vachatumidza zita rake Emanueri, ndokuti kana zvichishandurwa, Mwari unesu.

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.`

²⁴Zvino Josefa amuka pahope akaita sezvakamuraira mutumwa waIshe, akazvitorera mukadzi wake;

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

²⁵uye haana kumuziva kusvikira azvara Mwanakomana wake wedangwe; akatumidza zita rake JESU.

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