Asonekene Mateu
1 Mukanda wa Sango ja Yesu Kristu, mwana wa Ndawichi, mwana wa Apalahama:
2 Apalahama yasema Izake;
Izake yasema Yakomba;
Yakomba yasema Yunda ni mandumbu jenyi akwo;
3 Yunda yasema Pereze ni Zera kupalikila muli Tama;
Pereze yasema Hezerone;
Hezerone yasema Arame;
4 Arame yasema Aminandambe;
Aminandambe yasema Nasone;
Nasone yasema Salamone;
5 Salamone yasema Mboaze kupalikila muli Rahape;
Mboaze yasema Opete kupalikila muli Rute;
Opete yasema Yese;
6 Yese yasema mwanangana Ndawichi.
Ndawichi yasema Solomone kupalikila muli yoze kunyima wapwile pwo lia Uriya;
7 Solomone yasema Rehoboame;
Rehoboame yasema Abija;
Abija yasema Asa;
8 Asa yasema Yehosofate;
Yehosofate yasema Jorame;
Jorame yasema Uzia;
9 Uzia yasema Yotame;
Yotame yasema Ahaze;
Ahaze yasema Hezekia;
10 Hezekia yasema Manase;
Manase yasema Amone;
Amone yasema Josia;
11 Josia yasema Jekonia ni ana eka, ha mwaka uze aatwalile ku Babilonia.
12 Muze haatwala ku Babilonia, Jekonia yasema Salatiele;
Salatiele yasema Zorobabele;
13 Zorobabele yasema Ambiute;
Ambiute yasema Eliakimi;
Eliakimi yasema Azore;
14 Azore yasema Sandoke;
Sandoke yasema Akimi;
Akimi yasema Eliute;
15 Eliute yasema Eleazare;
Eleazare yasema Matana;
Matana yasema Yakomba;
16 Yakomba yasema Yosefwe, lunga lia Maria, Maria yoze wasemene Yesu, yoze avuluka ngwo, Kristu.
17 Kashika, yisemuko yeswe, chize kuli Apalahama ndo kuli Ndawichi, yapwile 14, chize kuli Ndawichi ndo ni haze aatwalile ku Babilonia yisemuko 14, chize haze aatwalile ku Babilonia ndo ha mashimbu ja Kristu, yisemuko 14.
18 Kusemuka cha Yesu Kristu chapwile chino: Ha shimbu lize naye Maria te hamwambisa kuli Yosefwe, iye yapwa kafumba kupalikila mu spiritu yisandu, shimbu te kanda achilimbata. 19 Alioze, amu lunga lienyi Yosefwe apwile mukwa-ululi, kakazangile kumuvwisa sonyi kumeso ja atu, yafupa kumulakula ku tenga. 20 Mba, muze hanyonga yuma yino, mungelo wa Yehova* yamusolokela mu chilota, yamba ngwenyi: “Yosefwe mwana wa Ndawichi, kanda wivwa woma wa kumbata mukwenu-pwo Maria, mumu ufumba uno kaumita ni ukwaso wa spiritu yisandu. 21 Makasema mwana wa lunga, ukamuluke jina ngwo Yesu, mumu makalamwina atu jenyi ku shili yo.” 22 Yuma yino yeswe, yalingiwile hanga yize Yehova* ambile kupalikila muli profeta wenyi yimanunuke, muze ambile ngwenyi: 23 “Talenu! Pwo yoze kanda achilimona ni lunga* makapwa kafumba, makasema mwana wa lunga, makamuluka jina ngwo, Emanuele,” linalumbunuka ngwo, “Zambi kali hamwe ni yetu.”
24 Mba Yosefwe yalaula mu tulo, yalinga kulita ni usongwelo uze amuhele kuli mungelo wa Yehova,* yatwala mukwo-pwo ku zuwo lienyi. 25 Alioze, kalisumbakenyene nenyi, ndo muze asemene mwana wa lunga, iye yamuluka jina ngwenyi, Yesu.