¹The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean “Anointed One” , the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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

²Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

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

³Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.

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

⁴Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.

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

⁵Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.

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

⁶Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

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

⁷Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.

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

⁸Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.

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

⁹Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.

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

¹⁰Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.

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

¹¹Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

¹¹Josiyasi akabereka Jekoniasi nevanakomana vamai vake nenguva yekutapirwa kuBhabhironi.

¹²After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.

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

¹³Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.

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

¹⁴Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.

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

¹⁵Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.

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

¹⁶Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus “Jesus” means “Salvation.” , who is called Christ.

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

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

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.

¹⁸Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

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

¹⁹Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.

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

²⁰But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

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.

²¹She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”

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

²²Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

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

²³“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel”; which is, being interpreted, “God with us.” Isaiah 7:14

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

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

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

²⁵and didn’t know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.

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