< Mateyu 1 >
1 Buku lofotokoza za mʼbado wa Yesu Khristu mwana wa Davide, mwana wa Abrahamu:
Yesu Kristo a ofi Ɔhene Dawid ne Abraham abusua mu no mpanyimfo din na edidi so yi:
2 Abrahamu anabereka Isake, Isake anabereka Yakobo, Yakobo anabereka Yuda ndi abale ake.
Abraham ba ne Isak, Isak ba ne Yakob; Yakob nso mma ne Yuda ne ne nuanom.
3 Yuda anabereka Perezi ndi Zara, amene amayi awo anali Tamara. Perezi anabereka Hezironi, Hezironi anabereka Aramu.
Yuda mma ne Peres ne Sera. Wɔn na ne Tamar. Peres ba ne Hesron na Hesron nso ba ne Ram.
4 Aramu anabereka Aminadabu, Aminadabu anabereka Naasoni, Naasoni anabereka Salimoni.
Ram woo Aminadab, Aminadab woo Nahson, Nahson nso woo Salmon.
5 Salimoni anabereka Bowazi amene amayi ake anali Rahabe, Bowazi anabereka Obedi amene amayi ake anali Rute, Obedi anabereka Yese.
Salmon ne ne yere Rahab woo Boas, Boas ne ne yere Rut woo Obed, Obed nso woo Yisai.
6 Yese anabereka Mfumu Davide. Ndipo Davide anabereka Solomoni, amene amayi ake anali mkazi wa Uriya.
Yisai ba ne Ɔhene Dawid. Dawid ba ne Salomo. Dawid ne Batseba a na anka ɔyɛ Uria yere no na wɔwoo Salomo.
7 Solomoni anabereka Rehabiamu, Rehabiamu anabereka Abiya, Abiya anabereka Asa,
Salomo woo Rehoboam, Rehoboam woo Abia, Abia woo Asa.
8 Asa anabereka Yehosafati, Yehosafati anabereka Yoramu, Yoramu anabereka Uziya.
Asa woo Yehosafat, Yehosafat woo Yoram, Yoram nso woo Usia
9 Uziya anabereka Yotamu, Yotamu anabereka Ahazi, Ahazi anabereka Hezekiya.
Usia ba ne Yotam, Yotam ba ne Ahas: Ahas ba ne Hiskia.
10 Hezekiya anabereka Manase, Manase anabereka Amoni, Amoni anabereka Yosiya.
Hiskia ba ne Manase, Manase ba ne Amon, Amon nso ba ne Yosia.
11 Yosiya anali atabala Yekoniya ndi abale ake pamene Ayuda anatengedwa ukapolo kupita ku Babuloni.
Yosia woo Yekonia ne ne nuanom. Wɔwoo wɔn bere a na Yudafo te nnommum mu wɔ Babilon no.
12 Ali ku ukapolo ku Babuloni, Yekoniya anabereka Salatieli, Salatieli anabereka Zerubabeli.
Wɔn a wofi Babilon nnommum mu bae no akyi awo ntoatoaso ni: Yekonia woo Sealtiel, Sealtiel woo Serubabel.
13 Zerubabeli anabereka Abiudi, Abiudi anabereka Eliakimu, Eliakimu anabereka Azoro.
Serubabel woo Abihud, Abihud woo Eliakim, Eliakim nso woo Asor.
14 Azoro anabereka Zadoki, Zadoki anabereka Akimu, Akimu anabereka Eliudi.
Asor ba ne Sadok, Sadok ba ne Akim, Akim ba ne Elihud.
15 Eliudi anabereka Eliezara, Eliezara anabereka Matani, Matani anabereka Yakobo.
Elihud ba ne Eleasar, Eleasar ba ne Matan. Matan nso ba ne Yakob,
16 Yakobo anabereka Yosefe, mwamuna wa Mariya. Mariyayu ndiye anabereka Yesu wotchedwa Khristu.
Yakob woo Yosef a ɔwaree Maria no. Saa Maria yi na ɔwoo Yesu Kristo.
17 Kuyambira pa Abrahamu mpaka pa Davide, pali mibado khumi ndi inayi. Ndipo kuyambira pa Davide mpaka pamene Ayuda anatengedwa kupita ku ukapolo ku Babuloni, pali mibado khumi ndi inayi. Ndiponso kuyambira nthawi ya ukapolo ku Babuloni mpaka pamene Khristu anabadwa, palinso mibado khumi ndi inayi.
Awo ntoatoaso a efi Abraham so de besi Ɔhene Dawid so yɛ dunan. Efi Ɔhene Dawid so de besi bere a wɔfaa ɔman no nnommum kɔɔ Babilon no nso awo ntoatoaso yɛ dunan saa ara. Saa ara nso na efi bere a wotu fii Babilon san baa wɔn man mu bio no de besi Kristo awo so nso yɛ awo ntoatoaso dunan.
18 Kubadwa kwa Yesu Khristu kunali motere: Amayi ake, Mariya, anapalidwa ubwenzi ndi Yosefe, koma asanagone malo amodzi, anapezeka ali woyembekezera mwana mwa mphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera.
Sɛnea Yesu Kristo awo ho nsɛm te ni: Wɔde ne na Maria maa Yosef sɛ ɔnware no, nanso ansa na wobehyia mu sɛ awarefo no, ohuu sɛ wanyinsɛn; nea efi Honhom Kronkron.
19 Popeza Yosefe mwamuna wake anali munthu wolungama, sanafune kumuchititsa manyazi pomuleka poyera. Choncho anaganiza zomuleka mosaonetsera.
Ɛbaa saa no, ne kunu Yosef a odi ne ho ni no ampɛ sɛ obegu Maria anim ase nti ɔyɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ obegyaa no aware wɔ kokoa mu.
20 Koma akuganiza zimenezi, taonani, mngelo wa Ambuye anamuonekera mʼmaloto nati, “Yosefe mwana wa Davide, usaope kumutenga Mariya kukhala mkazi wako, chifukwa mwana akuyembekezerayo ndi wochokera kwa Mzimu Woyera.
Bere a asɛm no ayɛ Yosef dadwen no, Awurade bɔfo beyii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no wɔ dae mu. Ɔbɔfo no kae se, “Yosef, Dawid ba, nsuro sɛ wobɛfa Maria sɛ wo yere efisɛ ne nyinsɛn no fi Honhom Kronkron.
21 Ndipo adzabala mwana wamwamuna, udzamutcha dzina lake Yesu; pakuti Iyeyo adzapulumutsa anthu ake ku machimo awo.”
Ɔbɛwo ɔbarima na woato no din Yesu, ase ne Agyenkwa, efisɛ ɔno na obegye ne nkurɔfo nkwa afi wɔn bɔne mu.”
22 Zonsezi zinachitika kukwaniritsa zimene Ambuye ananena mwa mneneri kuti,
Eyi nyinaa baa mu de hyɛɛ nea Awurade nam odiyifo no so kae no ma se:
23 “Onani namwali adzakhala woyembekezera ndipo adzabala mwana wamwamuna, ndipo mwanayo adzamutcha Imanueli,” kutanthauza kuti, “Mulungu ali nafe.”
“Ɔbabun no benyinsɛn, na wawo ɔbabarima, na wɔato no din Immanuel” a ase ne sɛ, “Onyankopɔn ne yɛn wɔ hɔ.”
24 Yosefe atadzuka, anachita zomwe mngelo wa Ambuye uja anamulamulira. Iye anamutenga Mariya kukhala mkazi wake.
Bere a Yosef nyan no, ɔyɛɛ sɛnea ɔbɔfo no hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no. Enti ɔkɔfaa Maria baa ne fi ma ɔbɛyɛɛ ne yere.
25 Koma sanagone malo amodzi mpaka mwanayo atabadwa ndipo anamutcha dzina lake Yesu.
Nanso Yosef ne Maria anhyia da kosii sɛ Maria woo ɔbabarima maa Yosef too ne din “Yesu.”