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

¹Book of the generation 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 Juda and his brethren;

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

³and Juda begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram,

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

⁴and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon,

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

⁵and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz 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 Urias;

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

⁷and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa,

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

⁸and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias,

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

⁹and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias,

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

¹⁰and Ezekias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias,

¹¹Josiyasi akabereka Jekoniasi nevanakomana vamai vake nenguva yekutapirwa kuBhabhironi.

¹¹and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away of Babylon.

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

¹²And after the carrying away of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel,

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

¹³and Zorobabel 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 Eliazar, and Eliazar 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.

¹⁷All the generations, therefore, from Abraham to David [were] fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the carrying away of 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 thus: His mother, Mary, that is, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of [the] Holy Spirit.

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

¹⁹But Joseph, her husband, being [a] righteous [man], and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly;

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 while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to [thee] Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten 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 *he* shall save his people from their sins.

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

²²Now all this came to pass that that 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 Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.'

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

²⁴But Joseph, having awoke up from his sleep, did as the angel of [the] Lord had enjoined him, and took to [him] his wife,

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

²⁵and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.