Matthew 1
1 [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].
Achi chili chitabu cha meena ga lukosyo lu Che Yesu Kilisito, Che Yesu Kilisito jwaliji jwa uŵelesi u che Daudi, jwa uŵelesi u che Iblahimu.
2 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.
Che Iblahimu ŵammeleche che Isaka ni che Isaka ŵammeleche che Yakobo ni che Yakobo ŵammeleche che Yuda ni achapwakwe.
3 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.
Che Yuda ŵammeleche che Pelesi ni che Sela, achikulu ŵao ŵaliji che Tamali ni che Pelesi ŵammeleche che Esloni ni che Esloni ŵammeleche che Alamu.
4 Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
Che Alamu ŵammeleche che Aminadabu ni che Aminadabu ŵammeleche che Nashoni ni che Nashoni ŵammeleche che Salumoni ni,
5 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.
Che Salumoni ŵammeleche che Boasi, achikulu ŵao che Boasi ŵaliji che Lahabu. Che Boasi ni che Lusi ŵaliji achaŵelesi ŵa che Obedi ni che Obedi ŵammeleche che Yese,
6 Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. [Solomon’s mother was previously married to] Uriah.
nombe che Yese ŵammeleche Mwenye che Daudi. Che Daudi ŵammeleche che Selemani, achikulu ŵao che Selemani ŵaliji ŵankwawo che Ulia.
7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asaph.
Che Selemani ŵammeleche che Lehoboamu ni, che Lehoboamu ŵammeleche che Abiya ni che Abiya ŵammeleche che Asa ni,
8 Asaph was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was an ancestor of Uzziah.
che Asa ŵammeleche che Yehoshafati ni che Yehoshafati ŵammeleche che Yolamu ni che Yolamu ŵammeleche che Usia ni,
9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
Che Usia ŵammeleche che Yosamu ni che Yosamu ŵammeleche che Ahasi ni che Ahasi ŵammeleche che Esekiya ni,
10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.
Che Esekiya ŵammeleche che Manase ni che Manase ŵammeleche che Amoni ni che Amoni ŵammeleche che Yosia ni,
11 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.
Che Yosia ŵammeleche che Yekonia ni achapwakwe. Keleko kaliji katema kakwasamichisya Ŵayahudi ku chilambo cha ku Babeli.
12 After the Babylonians took the Israelites to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerubbabel.
Nipele, Ŵayahudi paŵaiche ku chilambo cha Babeli, che Yekonia ŵammeleche che Sealitieli ni che Sealitieli ŵammeleche che Selubabeli ni,
13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
Che Selubabeli ŵammeleche che Abiudi ni che Abiudi ŵammeleche che Eliakimu ni che Eliakimu ŵammeleche che Asoli.
14 Eliakim was the father of Azor. Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim.
Che Asoli ŵammeleche che Sadoki ni che Sadoki ŵammeleche che Akimu ni che Akimu ŵammeleche che Eliudi,
15 Akim was the father of Eliud. Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob.
Che Eliudi ŵammeleche che Eliasali ni che Eliasali ŵammeleche che Matani ni che Matani ŵammeleche che Yakobo,
16 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.
Che Yakobo ŵammeleche che Yusufu, ŵankwawo che Maliamu achikulugwe Che Yesu ŵakuŵilanjikwa Kilisito Jwakuwombola.
17 [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].
Pelepo paliji ni iŵelesi kumi na nne kutyochela che Iblahimu kwaichilila che Daudi, iŵelesi kumi na nne kutyochela che Daudi mpaka Ŵayahudi paŵajigalikwe ku usami ku Babeli ni iŵelesi kumi na nne kutyochela kwigalikwa ku usami kuichila katema ka Kilisito.
18 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.
Yelei ni iŵatite pakupagwa Che Yesu Kilisito, che Maliamu, achikulugwe, ŵaliji atomelwe ni che Yusufu. Nambo akanaŵe kuwonegana mpela mundu ni ŵankwakwe, che Maliamu ŵalisimene ali ŵapachiilu kwa ukombole wa Mbumu jwa Akunnungu.
19 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.
Nombe che Yusufu ŵankwakwe pakuŵa ŵaliji mundu jwambone paujo pa Akunnungu nganasaka kwachembulusya che Maliamu pa ŵandu, ŵasachile kwaleka pangaimanyilila ŵandu.
20 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.
Nombewo paŵaliji aninkuganisya yeleyo, katumetume jwa kwinani jwa Ambuje ŵankopochele mu sagamisi, ŵansalile, “Che Yusufu mwana ju che Daudi nkajogopa kwajigala che Maliamu kuŵa ŵankwenu, ligongo ali ŵapachiilu kwa ukombole wa Mbumu jwa Akunnungu.
21 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’].”
Chaligopole mwanache jwannume nomwe chimwape liina lyakwe Che Yesu, pakuŵa jwelejo ni juchiŵakulupusye ŵandu ŵakwe mu sambi syao.”
22 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:
Nipele yoseyo yakopochele kuti liŵe isyene, liloŵe lya Ambuje liŵaŵechete kwa litala lya jwakulondola jwa Akunnungu achitiji,
23 “Listen, a virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son. They will call him Emmanuel.” Emmanuel means ‘God is with us’.
“Mwalimwalipe chaŵe jwapachiilu, chaligopole mwanache jwannume, nombewo chachaŵilanga Emanueli” malumbo gakwe, “Akunnungu ali pamo ni uwe.”
24 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.
Nombe che Yusufu paŵajimwiche, ŵatesile ilaila iŵatite pakusala katumetume jwa kwinani jwa Ambuje, ŵanjigele che Maliamu ŵankwawo ni kwaulanawo kumangwao.
25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son. And [Joseph] named him Jesus.
Nambo nganawonegana nawo mpaka che Maliamu paŵaligopwele mwanache jwannume. Nombe che Yusufu ŵampele liina lyakwe Che Yesu.
