< Matayo 1 >
1 Luno lwe lulyo lwa Yesu Kristo, omwana wa Dawudi omwana wa Ibulayimu:
Tala buididi kikhulu ki Yesu Klisto, muana wu Davidi, muana wu Abalahami:
2 Ibulayimu yazaala Isaaka, Isaaka n’azaala Yakobo, Yakobo n’azaala Yuda ne baganda be.
Abalahami wubuta Isaki, Isaki wubuta Yakobi, Yakobi wubuta Yuda ayi bakhomba bandi.
3 Yuda n’azaala Pereezi ne Zeera mu Tamali, Pereezi n’azaala Kezirooni, Kezirooni n’azaala Laamu.
Yuda ayi nketo andi Tamali babuta Falesi ayi Zala; Falesi wubuta Heseloni, Heseloni wubuta Alami.
4 Laamu yazaala Aminadaabu, Aminadaabu n’azaala Nasoni, Nasoni n’azaala Salumooni.
Alami wubuta Aminadabi; Aminadabi wubuta Nasoni; Nasoni wubuta Salimoni.
5 Salumooni yazaala Bowaazi mu Lakabu, Bowaazi n’azaala Obedi mu Luusi. Obedi n’azaala Yese.
Salimoni ayi nketo andi Lahabi babuta Bowazi; Bowazi ayi nketo andi Luti babuta Obedi;
6 Yese yazaala Kabaka Dawudi. Dawudi n’azaala Sulemaani mu eyali muka Uliya.
Obedi wubuta Isayi; Izayi wubuta ntinu Davidi; ntinu Davidi wubuta Salomo mu nketo wuba wu Uli.
7 Sulemaani yazaala Lekobowaamu, Lekobowaamu n’azaala Abiya, Abiya n’azaala Asa.
Solomo wubuta Lobowami; Lobohami wubuta Abia; Abia wubuta Asa.
8 Asa n’azaala Yekosafaati, Yekosafaati n’azaala Yolaamu, Yolaamu n’azaala Uzziya.
Asa wubuta Zozafati; Zozafati wubuta Zolami bosi Zolami wubuta Oziasi;
9 Uzziya n’azaala Yosamu, Yosamu n’azaala Akazi, Akazi n’azaala Keezeekiya.
Oziasi wubuta Yotami; Yotami wubuta Akazi; bosi Akazi wubuta Ezekiasi.
10 Keezeekiya n’azaala Manaase, Manaase n’azaala Amosi, Amosi n’azaala Yosiya.
Ezekiasi wubuta Manase; Manase wubuta Amoni bosi Amoni wubuta Zoziasi.
11 Yosiya n’azaala Yekoniya ne baganda be mu kiseera eky’okutwalibwa e Babulooni.
Zoziasi wubuta Yekonia ayi bakhomba bandi; bawu babutuka bu banata bana ba Iseli mu buvika ku tsi Babiloni.
12 Nga bamaze okutwalibwa e Babulooni: Yekoniya n’azaala Seyalutyeri, Seyalutyeri n’azaala Zerubbaberi.
Buvika bu bumana ku Babiloni, Yekonia wubuta Salatieli; Salatieli wubuta Zolobabeli.
13 Zerubbaberi n’azaala Abiwuudi, Abiwuudi n’azaala Eriyakimu, Eriyakimu n’azaala Azoli.
Zolobabeli wubuta Abuidi; Abuidi wubuta Eliakimi; Eliakimi wubuta Azoli.
14 Azoli n’azaala Zadooki, Zadooki n’azaala Akimu, Akimu n’azaala Eriwuudi.
Azoli wubuta Sadoki; Sadoki wubuta Akimi; Akimi wubuta Eliudi.
15 Eriwuudi n’azaala Eriyazaali, Eriyazaali n’azaala Mataani, Mataani n’azaala Yakobo.
Eliudi wubuta Eleyazali; Eleyazali wubuta Matani; Matani wubuta Yakobi.
16 Yakobo n’azaala Yusufu, oyo ye bba wa Maliyamu eyazaala Yesu ayitibwa Kristo.
Bosi Yakobi wubuta Zozefi wuba bakala di Maliya, ngudi yi Yesu wuba tedila Klisto.
17 Noolwekyo emirembe gyonna okuva ku Ibulayimu okutuuka ku Dawudi gyali kkumi n’ena, era okuva ku Dawudi okutuuka ku kuwaŋŋaangusibwa e Babulooni, emirembe kkumi n’ena, era okuva ku kuwaŋŋaangusibwa e Babulooni okutuuka ku Kristo, nagyo emirembe kkumi n’ena.
Diawu zitsungi zioso tona Abalahami nate Davidi zidi kumi zitsungi ziya. Tona Davidi nate thangu bana ba Iseli bayenda mu buvika ku Babiloni; vaba kumi zitsungi ziya; bosi tona thangu buvika nate Klisto vaba kumi zitsungi ziya.
18 Okuzaalibwa kwa Yesu Kristo kwali bwe kuti: Maliyamu nnyina bwe yali ng’akyayogerezebwa Yusufu, era nga tebanaba kufumbiriganwa n’alabika ng’ali lubuto ku bwa Mwoyo Omutukuvu.
Tala phila yibutukila Yesu Klisto: Maliya ngudi andi; niandi wuba nketo wuzolo kuelo kuidi Zozefi. Buna katudidi ko va nzo dikuela Maliya wubaka buemba vayi mu Pheve Yinlongo kabakila buemba beni.
19 Awo Yusufu eyali amwogereza, olwokubanga yali muntu mulungi n’asalawo mu mutima gwe okumuleka, naye ng’ayagala akikole mu kyama aleme kukwasa Maliyamu nsonyi.
Zozefi, bakala diodi dizola kuela Maliya, wuba mutu wusonga, wumanga kuandi kumfuisa tsoni va meso ma batu; wubaka lukanu lu kumbotula mu kitsueki.
20 Naye bwe yali ng’agalamidde ku kitanda kye ng’akyabirowoozaako, n’afuna ekirooto; n’alaba malayika wa Mukama ng’ayimiridde w’ali, n’amugamba nti, “Yusufu, omwana wa Dawudi, totya kutwala Maliyamu okuba mukazi wo! Kubanga olubuto lw’alina yalufuna ku bwa Mwoyo Mutukuvu.
Bu kaba ku tsi mayindu mu diambu di mambu beni; buna mbasi yi Pfumu yimmonikina mu ndozi, yinkamba: —A Zozefi, muana Davidi! Bika mona boma mu kuela nketo aku Maliya bila buemba buidi yandi mu Pheve Yinlongo kabakidi buawu.
21 Era alizaala Omwana wabulenzi, olimutuuma erinnya Yesu, (amakulu nti, ‘Omulokozi’) kubanga y’alirokola abantu bonna mu bibi byabwe.”
Wela buta muana wubakala, dizina wela kumbieka Yesu: bila niandi wela kula batu bandi mu masumu mawu.
22 Bino byonna byabaawo kisobole okutuukirira ekyayogerwa Mukama ng’ayita mu nnabbi we ng’agamba nti,
Mambu moso mama mavangama mu diambu di dedikisa mambu makamba Pfumu kuidi mbikudi ti:
23 “Laba omuwala atamanyi musajja aliba olubuto, alizaala omwana wabulenzi, era aliyitibwa Emmanweri.” Amakulu gaalyo nti, “Katonda ali naffe.”
Luwa, ndumba yikambu zaba bakala yela ba mu buemba, yela buta muana wubakala, dizina bela kuntedilanga Emanueli, bu dinsundula: “Nzambi widi yeto!”
24 Yusufu bwe yazuukuka, n’akola nga Malayika bwe yamulagira, n’atwala Maliyamu okuba mukazi we.
Zozefi bu kakotuka, wuvanga mambu moso mbasi yi Pfumu kantuma ayi wubonga Maliya mu ba nketo andi.
25 Naye Yusufu n’atamumanya okutuusa lwe yamala okuzaala Omwana. Yusufu n’amutuuma erinnya Yesu.
Vayi Zozefi kasia zaba nitu yi nketo andi Maliya ko nate kabuta muana wubakala, ayi wumvana dizina Yesu.