< Mateyu 1 >
1 Buku lofotokoza za mʼbado wa Yesu Khristu mwana wa Davide, mwana wa Abrahamu:
2 Abrahamu anabereka Isake, Isake anabereka Yakobo, Yakobo anabereka Yuda ndi abale ake.
3 Yuda anabereka Perezi ndi Zara, amene amayi awo anali Tamara. Perezi anabereka Hezironi, Hezironi anabereka Aramu.
4 Aramu anabereka Aminadabu, Aminadabu anabereka Naasoni, Naasoni anabereka Salimoni.
5 Salimoni anabereka Bowazi amene amayi ake anali Rahabe, Bowazi anabereka Obedi amene amayi ake anali Rute, Obedi anabereka Yese.
6 Yese anabereka Mfumu Davide. Ndipo Davide anabereka Solomoni, amene amayi ake anali mkazi wa Uriya.
7 Solomoni anabereka Rehabiamu, Rehabiamu anabereka Abiya, Abiya anabereka Asa,
8 Asa anabereka Yehosafati, Yehosafati anabereka Yoramu, Yoramu anabereka Uziya.
9 Uziya anabereka Yotamu, Yotamu anabereka Ahazi, Ahazi anabereka Hezekiya.
10 Hezekiya anabereka Manase, Manase anabereka Amoni, Amoni anabereka Yosiya.
11 Yosiya anali atabala Yekoniya ndi abale ake pamene Ayuda anatengedwa ukapolo kupita ku Babuloni.
12 Ali ku ukapolo ku Babuloni, Yekoniya anabereka Salatieli, Salatieli anabereka Zerubabeli.
13 Zerubabeli anabereka Abiudi, Abiudi anabereka Eliakimu, Eliakimu anabereka Azoro.
14 Azoro anabereka Zadoki, Zadoki anabereka Akimu, Akimu anabereka Eliudi.
15 Eliudi anabereka Eliezara, Eliezara anabereka Matani, Matani anabereka Yakobo.
16 Yakobo anabereka Yosefe, mwamuna wa Mariya. Mariyayu ndiye anabereka Yesu wotchedwa Khristu.
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.
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.
19 Popeza Yosefe mwamuna wake anali munthu wolungama, sanafune kumuchititsa manyazi pomuleka poyera. Choncho anaganiza zomuleka mosaonetsera.
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.
21 Ndipo adzabala mwana wamwamuna, udzamutcha dzina lake Yesu; pakuti Iyeyo adzapulumutsa anthu ake ku machimo awo.”
22 Zonsezi zinachitika kukwaniritsa zimene Ambuye ananena mwa mneneri kuti,
23 “Onani namwali adzakhala woyembekezera ndipo adzabala mwana wamwamuna, ndipo mwanayo adzamutcha Imanueli,” kutanthauza kuti, “Mulungu ali nafe.”
24 Yosefe atadzuka, anachita zomwe mngelo wa Ambuye uja anamulamulira. Iye anamutenga Mariya kukhala mkazi wake.
25 Koma sanagone malo amodzi mpaka mwanayo atabadwa ndipo anamutcha dzina lake Yesu.
