Maatosa 1
1 Dawite na, Abrame na gidida Yesus Kristosa yeletetha zarkey hayssappe kaalizayssa
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
2 Abiramey Yisaqa yelides. Yisaqay Yaqoobe yelides. Yaqobey Yudane iza ishata yelides.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 Yuday Timarippe Faresane Zara yelides. Faresy Asrome yelides. Asromey Arame yelides.
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4 Aramey Aminadabe yelides. Aminadabey Ne7asone Yelides. Ne7asoney Selimone yelides.
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 Selimoney Bo7eze Ere7abippe yelides. Bo7ezey Urutippe Iyobede yelides. Iyobedey Iseye yelides.
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse.
6 Iseyey kawo Dawite yelides. Dawitey Oriyo machcheyfe Solomone yelides.
Jesse was the father of David the king, David the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah.
7 Solomoney Robi7ame yelides. Robi7amey Aabbiya yelides. Aabbiyaykka Aasafe yelides.
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa.
8 Asafey Yosafaxxe yelides. Yosafaxxey Iyorame yelides. Iyoramey Oziyane yelides.
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 Oziyaney Iyoatamme yelides, Iyoatamey Akaze yelides, Akazey Hizqassa yelides.
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 Hizqassay Minasse yelides, Minassey Ammoxe yelides, Amoxxeykka Yosiyasa yelides.
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
11 Yosiyasay Babiloone di7o layth Ikoniyanene iza ishata yelides.
Josiah was an ancestor of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 Babiloone di7oppe guye Ikkoniyaney Salatiyale yelides, Salatiyaleykka Zarubabele yelides,
After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel was an ancestor of Zerubbabel.
13 Zerubabeley Abiyodde yelides, Abiyodey Eliyaqqemme yelides, Eliyaqqemmey Azare yelides.
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14 Azarey Sadeqqe yelides, Sadoqqey Akimme yelides, Akimeykka Eliyodde yelides,
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 Eliyodey Alazare Yelidess, Alazarey Matane yelides, Mataney Yaqqobbe yelides.
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
16 Yaqoobeykka Kirstosa getetidaysa Yesusa yelida Maramo ekana gigisida Yosefo yelides.
Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17 Hesa gish Abirameppe yidi Dawite gakanas tamane oydu yeleteth, qasse Dawiteppe Babiloone di7o wode gakanas taammane oydu yeleteth, Babiloone di7oppe Kirstossa yeleteth gakanas tamane oydu yeleteth gidana.
All the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
18 Yesus Kirstosa yeletetha tarikey hessa mala; iza ayeya Marama Yosefos gigista utada dishin izi izira gagonta dishin Xillo Ayanan qanthatada bistadus.
The birth of Jesus Christ happened in the following way. His mother, Mary, was engaged to marry Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19 Izo gigisida Yosefoy xillo asa gidida gish Maramo asa sinthan qonce kesonta qotara aganas ba wozinara qachidess.
Her husband, Joseph, was a righteous man, and he did not want to disgrace her publicly. So he decided to secretly end his engagement with her.
20 Haysa izi qopishin Xossa kitanchay agumora izas qoncidi “Dawite na Yossefo ne gigisida Marama qanthatiday Xillo Ayanan gidida gish izo ne so efanas baboppa,
As he thought about these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, because the one who is conceived in her is conceived by the Holy Spirit.
21 Iza adde na yelana, izi asa nagarappe ashanade gidida gish iza sunth ne Yesusa ga sunthana” gidess.
She will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
22 Godday nabe Isayasa dunan “hekko gela7oya qanthatana, atumanakka yelana, naza sunthaykka Amanu7ele getistana, hessa birshechikka (Xossi nunara) gusa getetidi xafetidaysi polistana mala haysi wurikka hanidess.”
All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
“Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”
24 Yossefoykka dhiskkoppe begidi Goodda kitanchay iza azazida mala Maramo ba so efidess.
Joseph woke up from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and he took her as his wife.
25 Gido atin bada iza koyro naza yelana gakanas izo ekibeyna. Yeletida gutha naza suntha Yesusa gidess.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. Then he called his name Jesus.
