Matayo 1
1 Kitabu ka ukoo wang'wa Yesu Kilisto ng'wana wang'wa Daudi, ng'wana wang'wa Ibrahimu.
[This is] the record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, the descendant of [King] David and of Abraham, [from whom all we Jews have descended].
2 Ibrahimu ae tata wang'wa Isaka, nu Isaka tata wang'wa Yakobo, nu Yakobo tata wang'wa Yuda nialuna akwe.
Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and Judah’s [older and younger] brothers.
3 U Yuda ae tata wang'wa Peresi nu Sera kung'wa Tamari, Peresi tata wang'wa Hezeroni, nu Hezeroni tata wang'wa Ramu.
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah, [and their mother] was Tamar. Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram.
4 U Ramu ae tata wang'wa Aminadabu, Aminadabu tata wang'wa Nashoni, nu Nashoni tata wang'wa Salimoni.
Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
5 Salimoni ae tata wang'wa Boazi kung'wa Rahabu, u Boazi tata wang'wa Obedi kung'wa Ruthi, u Obedi tata wang'wa Yese,
Salmon and his wife Rahab, [a non-Jewish woman], were the parents of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed. [Obed’s mother was] Ruth, [another non-Jewish woman]. Obed was the father of Jesse.
6 u Yese ae tata wang'wa mtemi Daudi, u Daudi ae tata wang'wa Sulemani kumu sungu wang'wa Uria.
Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. [Solomon’s mother was previously married to] Uriah.
7 Sulemani ae tata wang'wa Rehoboamu, Rehoboamu tata wang'wa Abiya, Abiya tata wang'wa Asa.
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asaph.
8 Asa ae tata wang'wa Yehoshafati, Yehoshafati tata wang'wa Yoramu, nu Yoramu tata wang'wa Uzia.
Asaph was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 Uzia ae tata wang'wa Yothamu, u Yothamu ae tata wang'wa Ahazi, u Ahazi tata wang'wa Hezekia.
Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
10 Hezekia ae tata wang'wa Manase, u Manase tata wang'wa Amoni nu Amoni tata wang'wa Yosia.
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.
11 U Yosia ae tata wang'wa Yekonia nialuna akwe naiahoilwe kulongola ku Babeli.
Josiah was the grandfather of Jeconiah and Jeconiah’s brothers. [They lived] at the time when the [Babylonian army] took the Israelites as captives to the [country of] Babylon.
12 Nai aholwa kulongola ku Babeli, Yekonia ae tata wang'wa Shetieli, u Shetieli ai sekulu wakwe nu Zerubabeli.
After the Babylonians took the Israelites to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerubbabel.
13 Zerubabeli ai tata wang'wa Abiudi, Abiudi tata wang'wa Eliakimu, nu Eliakimu tata wang'wa Azori.
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
14 Azori ai tata wang'wa Zadoki, nu Zadoki tata wang'wa Akimu, nu Akimu tata wang'wa Eliudi.
Eliakim was the father of Azor. Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim.
15 Eliudi ae tata wang'wa Elieza, Elieza tata wang'wa Matani nu Matani tata wang'wa Yakobo.
Akim was the father of Eliud. Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob.
16 U Yakobo ai tata wang'wa Yusufu mugoha wang'wa Mariamu, kukeela ng'wenso u Yesu akatugwa, naewitangilwe Kilisto.
Jacob was the father of Joseph. Joseph was Mary’s husband, and Mary was Jesus’ mother. Jesus is the one who is called {whom we call} the Messiah.
17 Wileli wehi puma u Ibrahimu nu Daudi ae wileli wikumi na inne, kupuma u Daudi nukunolwa kulongola ku Babeli ae wileli wi kumi na inne, nu kumakuholwa kulongola ku Babeli kupika kung'wa Yesu ae wileli ikumi na inne.
[As you can calculate, I have grouped Jesus’] ancestors [as follows: ] There was [a succession of] 14 of them from [the time when] Abraham [lived] to [the time when King] David [lived]. There was [a succession of] 14 of them from [the time when] David [lived] to [the time when] the [Israelites were taken] {[the Babylonian army took the Israelites]} away to Babylon. There was [a succession of] 14 of them from [the time when the Israelites were taken] {[the Babylonian army took the Israelites]} away to Babylon until [the time when] the Messiah [was born].
18 Kutugwa kung'wa Yesu Kilisto aeitwile ite, Mariamu, auligigwe nu Yusufu, akaze akile kutankanya, akigeeleka ukete nda ang'wau ng'welu.
This is [the account of what happened just before] Jesus Christ was born. Mary, his mother, {had publicly promised Joseph that she would marry him} had been publicly promised to marry Joseph. Before they began to sleep together, [Mary] realized that she was pregnant. [It was the power of] the Holy Spirit that had caused her to become pregnant.
19 Umugoha wakwe u Yusufu, ae muntu wa tai, singa akalowa kumuhumya uminyala u Mariamu. Akahia amuleke kenkunku.
Joseph, her [future] husband, was a man who obeyed God’s commands. [One of those commands was that men must divorce women who had acted immorally. So when Joseph learned that Mary was pregnant, he assumed that she was pregnant as a result of her acting immorally]. So he decided to break the engagement. But because he did not want to shame her publicly, he decided to do it privately.
20 Naukusiga ulukani nulanso, umalaika wang'wa Itunda akamizeela kukeela ndoti. Akalunga, “Yusufu ng'wana wang'wa Daudi, leka kugopa kumuhola u Mariamu anga msungu wako, nsoko inda nutite upatile kungulu ya ng'waung'welu.
While he was seriously considering this, much to his surprise, in a dream he saw an angel whom the Lord [had sent]. The angel said, “Joseph, descendant of [King] David, do not be afraid that [you(sg) would be doing wrong if you(sg) would marry] Mary. Instead, [begin to treat her] as your wife, because the Holy Spirit, [not a man], has caused her to be pregnant.
21 Ukitunguila ng'wana mgoha ni lina lakwe ukumitanga Yesu, kunsoko ukuaguna antu ni milandu ao.
She will give birth to a son. Since it is he who will cause that his people will be saved from [the guilt of] their having sinned, name [the baby] Jesus, [which means ‘the Lord saves people’].”
22 Aya ihi aigelekile kukondanilya iko naikiligitigwe ni Tunda kukeela anyakidagu, akalunga.
All this happened as a result of what the Lord told the prophet [Isaiah to write long ago about what was going to happen]. This is what Isaiah wrote:
23 Gozi umunanso ukuhola nda nukitunguela ng'wana mugoha, ilina lakwe ukitangwa Immanueli, nsoko akwe “Itunda palung'wi nu sese.”
“Listen, a virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son. They will call him Emmanuel.” Emmanuel means ‘God is with us’.
24 Yusufu akauka kupuma mutulo akituma anga naulagiigwe nu malaika akamuhola akatula msungu wakwe.
When Joseph got up from sleep, he did what the angel whom the Lord [had sent] commanded him to do. He took [Mary] home to be his wife.
25 Palung'wi nayo nanso singa aeihugee, singa akatugwa ung'wana akamitanga lina lakwe Yesu.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son. And [Joseph] named him Jesus.
