Matiewo 1
1 Abalahama biga, jakobo biga, JESU kiristu yajanba yela n ne:
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
2 Abalahama mali Isaka; Isaka ń mali Jakobo; Jakobo ń mali Juda yeni o ninjaba;
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 Juda bo taa Tamaar, ki mali Fares yeni Saara; Fares ń mali Esrom; Esrom ń mali Aram;
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4 Aram ń mali Aminadab; Aminadab ń mali Naasɔn; Naasɔn ń mali Salmɔn;
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 Salmɔn ń taa Rahab, ki mali Bɔas; Bɔas ń taa Rut ki mali Obed;
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse.
6 Obed ń mali Isayi; Isayi ń mali Dafid; O badciamo Dafid ń taa Uri denpua, ki mali Salomɔn;
Jesse was the father of David the king, David the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah.
7 Salomɔn ń mali Robuam; Robuam ń mali Abia; Abiya ń mali Asa;
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa.
8 Asa ń mali Josafat; Josafat ń mali Joram; Joram ń mali Osiyas;
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 Osiyas ń mali Juatam; Juatam ń mali Ahas; Ahas ń mali Esekihas;
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 Esekihas ń mali Manase; Manase ń mali Amɔn; Amɔn ń mali Josias;
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
11 Josias ń mali Jekonias yeni o ninjaba, ban cuo ba ya yogu ki gede yeni ba Babilɔni, ti yonbidi.
Josiah was an ancestor of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 Babiloni yonbdi ń pendi, ke Jekonias mali Salatiel; Salatiel ń mali Sorobabel;
After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel was an ancestor of Zerubbabel.
13 Sorobabel ń mali Abiyud; Abiyud ń mali Eliakim; Eliakim ń mali Asɔar;
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14 Asɔar ń mali Sadɔk; Sadɔk ń mali Akim; Akim ń mali Eliyud.
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 Eliyud ń mali Eleyasaar; Eleyasaar ń mali Matan; Matan ń mali Jakob;
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
16 Jakob ń mali Josef, Maari calo, Maari, yua n mali Jesu, ban yi yua kiristu.
Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17 Lan wani, lan cili Abalahama, ki tuoni Dafiid, li tie piiga n nifiima na, lan taa Dafiid ki tuoni Babiloni yonbidi, li mo tie piiga n nifiima na, ki taa Babiloni yonbdi hali kiristu li mo tie piiga n nifiima na.
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 Jesu kiristu ń mali maama n ne. Maari, o naá bo tie Josef cikpenga i, ki punbi U Tienu Foŋanma paalu po, ke bi dá ki taani yeni bi yaba (ki dá ki kuni ti cikpendi)
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 O calo, Josef ń bo tie nitegnka, kaa bua ke o fiagi o yeni, o den jagi ke wan wuoni, ki yie o ŋasiili nni.
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 Wan taa lan ya maalma yeni, O Diedo maleki ń legdi o po ti dangdi nni, ki maadi o: Dafiid bijua Josef, da jie yeni ŋan kuani a denpua Maari kelima, wan punbi ya biga ne ñani U Tienu Foŋanma kani i.
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 O ba mali bonjaga, ŋan yini o Jesu; wani n ba faabi o buolu u tuonbiidi po.
She will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
22 Ne kuli tieni ke O Diedo ń bo cedi ke bi sawalpuaba tuodi ki waani yaali ń tieni ki dudi:
All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23 I ba la powandiali (ya jifaano dá ki bani ja) ba punbi, ki mali bonjaga, ban yini o Emanuyel, li niima nni tie U Tienu ye yeni ti.
“Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”
24 Josef ń den findi, o den tieni nani O Diedo maleki ń waani o yaala, o den ga o denpua ke bi taani ki ye.
Joseph woke up from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and he took her as his wife.
25 Ama, o den ki taani yeni o hali ke o ban mali bonjaga ke o yini o Jesu.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. Then he called his name Jesus.
