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Lukolo lwa Yesu Kiristu
1Chitabu cha lukolo lwa Yesu Kiristu, mtsukulu wa Daudi, iyakalile mtsukulu wa Abrahamu. 2Abrahamu tsakamweleka Isaka, Isaka kamweleka Yakobu, Yakobu kamweleka Yuda na ndughu tsake, 3Yuda kaweleka Peresi na Sela, mai wawo tsakakala Tamari, Peresi kamweleka Hesironi, Esironi kamweleka Aramu, 4Aramu kamweleka Aminadabu, Aminadabu kamweleka Nasoni, Nasoni kamweleka Salimoni, 5Salimoni kamweleka Boasi, mai wake Boasi tsakakala Rahabu, Boasi kamweleka Obedi kwa Rutu, Obedi kamweleka Yese, 6Yese kamweleka Mndewa Daudi, naye Daudi kamweleka Selemani, mai wake Selemani tsakakala mwehe wa Uriya. 7Selemani kamweleka Rehoboamu, Rehoboamu kamweleka Abiya, Abiya kamweleka Asa, 8Asa kamweleka Yehoshafati, Yehoshafati kamweleka Yoramu, Yoramu kamweleka Uzia, 9Uzia kamweleka Yosamu, Yosamu kamweleka Ahasi, Ahasi kamweleka Hesekiya, 10Hesekiya kamweleka Manase, Manase kamweleka Amoni, Amoni kamweleka Yosiya, 11Yosiya kamweleka Yekoniya na ndughu tsake mne ghamatsuwa ghala Wayahudi ghawaghalighwe Babeli.
12Wayahudi hawakalile Babeli, Yekoniya kamweleka Setieli, Setieli kamweleka Serubabeli, 13Serubabeli kamweleka Abihudi, Abihudi kamweleka Eliyakimu, Eliyakimu kamweleka Asori, 14Asori kamweleka Sadoki, Sadoki kamweleka Akimu, Akimu kamweleka Eliudi, 15Eliudi kamweleka Eliasali, Eliasali kamweleka Matani, Matani kamweleka Yakobu, 16Yakobu kamweleka Yosefu, mmale wake Mariya, mai wake Yesu iyokemighwa Kiristu Mkombotsi. 17Apfo tsakukala na pfeleko kumi na nne kulawa Abrahamu mbaka Daudi, na pfeleko kumi na nne kulawa Daudi mbaka Wayahudi hawaghalighwe akula Babeli, na pfeleko kumi na nne kulawa Wayahudi hawaghalighwe Babeli mbaka kwelekighwa kwa Kiristu Mkombotsi.
Ukwelekighwa kwa Yesu Kiristu
(Luka 2:1-7)
18Ukwelekighwa kwa Yesu Kiristu tsakukala pfino, Mariya mai wake Yesu tsakalapfighwa tsengele na Yosefu, lekeni ng'ana wawase hamwe bae, Mariya tsakoneka kana inda kwa uwetso wa Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka. 19Kwaapfila Yosefu tsakakala imunu yanoghile, ng'abamile bae kumghela ichinyala Mariya, apfo kabama yamleke chinyelenyele. 20Hang'ali yakwalangula chinu acho, Malaika kamlawila mndoto kamlongela, “Yosefu mwana wa Daudi, uleke kupfuka kumsola Mariya yawe mwehe wako, kwaapfila inda yake ilawa kwe Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka. 21Katsakwelekela imwana mmale, naghwe kutsomwing'a taghwa Yesu. Kwaapfila katsowakombola iwanu wake kulawa mne nzambi tsawo.”
22Ghose ghano ghalawila kutimilitsa aghala ghayalongile Imtwatsa kubitila nabii,
23“Mwali ng'ana yawase na mmale katsokinda inda,
katsomweleka imwana,
nawo watsomkema Imanweli!
Mana yake, Imulungu kahamwe na twetwe.”
24Apfo Yosefu hayalamke katenda ka malaika pfayamlongele, kamsola Mariya, mwehe wake. 25Lekeni ng'awasile naye bae mbaka hayeleke imwana. Yosefu kamwing'a litaghwa imwana ayo Yesu.
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