[1] Luno lwe lulyo lwa Yesu Kristo, muzzukulu wa Dawudi, muzzukulu wa Aburahamu.
[2] Aburahamu yazaala Yisaaka, Yisaaka n'azaala Yakobo, Yakobo n'azaala Yuda ne baganda be,
[3] Yuda n'azaala Pereezi ne Zera mu Tamari; Pereezi n'azaala Hezirooni, Hezirooni n'azaala Raamu;
[4] Raamu n'azaala Amminadabu, Amminadabu n'azaala Naasoni, Naasoni n'azaala Salumooni;
[5] Salumooni n'azaala Bowaazi mu Rahabu, Bowaazi n'azaala Obedi mu Ruusi, Obedi n'azaala Yesse;
[6] Yesse n'azaala Dawudi Kabaka, Dawudi n'azaala Solomooni mu eyali muka Wuriya:
[7] Solomooni n'azaala Rehobowaamu, Rehobowaamu n'azaala Abiya, Abiya n'azaala Asa;
[8] Asa n'azaala Yehosafaati, Yehosafaati n'azaala Yoraamu, Yoraamu n'azaala Wuzziya;
[9] Wuzziya n'azaala Yotamu, Yotamu n'azaala Ahazi, Ahazi n'azaala Heezeekiya;
[10] Heezeekiya n'azaala Manasse, Manasse n'azaala Amoni, Amoni n'azaala Yosiya;
[11] Yosiya n'azaala Yekoniya ne baganda be, mu biseera abantu ba Yisirayeli mwe baawaŋŋangusirizibwa e Babilooni.
[12] Nga bamaze okuwaŋŋangusirizibwa e Babilooni, Yekoniya n'azaala Seyalutiyeli, Seyalutiyeli n'azaala Zerubabbeeli;
[13] Zerubabbeeli n'azaala Abiwuudi, Abiwuudi n'azaala Eliyakimu, Eliyakimu n'azaala Azori;
[14] Azori n'azaala Sadoki, Sadoki n'azaala Akimu, Akimu n'azaala Eliwuudi;
[15] Eliwuudi n'azaala Eleyazaari, Eleyazaari n'azaala Matani, Matani n'azaala Yakobo;
[16] Yakobo n'azaala Yosefu bba Mariya, Mariya eyazaala Yesu ayitibwa Kristo.
[17] Kale nno emirembe gyonna, okuva ku Aburahamu okutuuka ku Dawudi, emirembe kkumi n'ena; okuva ku Dawudi okutuuka ku kuwaŋŋangusirizibwa e Babilooni, emirembe kkumi n'ena; ate okuva ku kuwaŋŋangusirizibwa e Babilooni okutuuka ku Kristo, emirembe kkumi n'ena.
[18] Okuzaalibwa kwa Yesu Kristo kwali bwe kuti: Mariya nnyina bwe yali ng'akyayogerezebwa Yosefu, nga tebannafumbiriganwa, n'alabika ng'ali lubuto ku bwa Mwoyo Mutuukirivu.
[19] Awo Yosefu bba, kubanga yali muntu mulungi, n'atayagala kumuswaza, n'alowooza okumulekayo mu kyama.
[20] Yali akyalowooza ebyo, malayika wa Mukama n'amulabikira mu kirooto, n'amugamba nti: “Yosefu, muzzukulu wa Dawudi, leka kutya kutwala Mariya mukazi wo, kubanga ali lubuto ku bwa Mwoyo Mutuukirivu.
[21] Alizaala omwana wa bulenzi, n'omutuuma erinnya lye YESU; kubanga ye wunyo alirokola abantu be mu bibi byabwe.”
[22] Ebyo byonna byabaawo, okutuukiriza Mukama kye yayogerera mu mulanzi nti:
[23] “Omuwala embeerera aliba olubuto, n'azaala omwana wa bulenzi. Erinnya lye, balimuyita Emmanweli” (eritegeeza nti: “Katonda ali naffe”).
[24] Yosefu bwe yazuukuka mu tulo, n'akola nga malayika bw'amulagidde: n'atwala mukazi we.
[25] Kyokka teyamumanya okutuusa lwe yamala okuzaala omwana, Yosefu n'atuuma omwana oyo erinnya lye Yesu.