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

¹The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the 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 Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez 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 begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;

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 Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.

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

¹²And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah 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 Sadoc; and Sadoc 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 born Jesus, who is called 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.

¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon 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.

¹⁸Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

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

¹⁹And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

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.

²⁰But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her 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 it is he that shall save his people from their sins.

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

²²Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

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

²³Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.

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

²⁴And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife;

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

²⁵and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.