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Ulukolo lwa Yesu
(Luk 3:23-38)
1Chitabu cho lukolo lwa Yesu Kilisito, imwana wa Daudi, imwana wa Ibulahimu. 2Ibulahimu hakamweleka Isaka, Isaka hakamweleka Yakobo, Yakobo hakamweleka Yuda na Wanduguse, 3Yuda hakamweleka Pelesi na Sela kwa Tamali, Pelesi hakamweleka Esilomu, Esilomu hakamweleka Alamu, 4Alamu hakamweleka Aminadabu, Aminadabu hakamweleka Nashoni, Nashoni hakamweleka Salimoni, 5Salimoni hakamweleka Boasi kwa Lahabu, Boasi hakamweleka Obedi kwa Lusi, Obedi hakamweleka Yese,
6Yese hakamweleka Mundewa Daudi. Daudi hakamweleka Sulemani kwe muke wa Uliya, 7Sulemani hakamweleka Lehoboamu, Lehoboamu hakamweleka Abiya, Abiya hakamweleka Asa, 8Asa hakamweleka Yehoshafati, Yehoshafati hakamweleka Yolamu, Yolamu hakamweleka Usiya, 9Usiya hakamweleka Yosamu, Yosamu hakamweleka Ahasi, Ahasi hakamweleka Hesekia 10Hesekia kamweleka Manase, Manase kamweleka Amoni, Amoni hakamweleka Yosia, 11Yosia hakamweleka Yekonia na wanduguse, ugele wo kusanyiligwa Babeli.
12Kusanyiligwa Babeli kukahele, Yekonia hakamweleka Shelitieli, Shelitieli kamweleka Selubabeli, 13Selubabeli hakamweleka Abihudi, Abihudi hakamweleka Eliyakimu, Eliyakimu hakamweleka Asoli, 14Asoli hakamweleka Sadoki, Sadoki hakamweleka Akimu, Akimu hakamweleka Eliudi, 15Eliudi hakamweleka Eliesa, Eliesa hakamweleka Matani, Matani hakamweleka Yakobo, 16Yakobo hakamweleka Yusufu, mulume wa Maliamu yamweleke Yesu yekwinangigwa Kilisito.
17Hambiya, ifyeleko fyose kulawa Ibulahim mpaka Daudi hafyuwa fyeleko ikumi na fine, na kulawa Daudi mpaka kusanyiligwa Babeli fyeleko ikumi na fine; na kulawa kusanyiligwa Babeli mpaka Kilisito hafyuwa fyeleko ikumi na fine.
Kwelekigwa kwa Yesu
(Luk 2:1-7)
18Kwelekigwa kwa Yesu Kilisito hakuwa nhafi; Maliamu ing'ina ugele woyowile katumisigwa na Yusufu, ugele wasinati wakitole, hakoneka kena inda kwa udaha wa Muhe Musunhile. 19Na Yusufu, kosoko hakowa munhu wechawelu nghendile kumuguma chinyala, hakona yamuleke chinyelenyele. 20Hambiya, ugele foyendeyodoga aso; langa, malaika we Mundewa hakamwijila musinjosi, yakugamba, “Yusufu gomwana wa Daudi, unghogohe kumulonda Maliamu imukago, kosoko iinda yakwe ni kwa udaha wa Muhe Musunhile. 21Naye yakwenda yeleke mwana, nagwe komwinanga disina dyakwe Yesu, kosoko imwene noyakwenda yawahonye awanhu wakwe na uwihi wawo.”
22Ago gose ganheifo, uleke imbuli iya iyalongigwe ne Mundewa kwa njila ye inonga ye mugonesi yagambile, 23“Langa bikila yakwinula inda, naye yakwenda yeleke mwana. Nawo wakwenda wamwinange disina dyakwe Imanueli” (nong'amba, “Imulungu kahamwedu nase”).
24Yusufu yakenuke musinhongo hakagolosa nheifiya fina foyalongile imalaika we Mundewa. Hoyomutola. 25Nghagendile naye ka, mpaka yakweleka imwanagwe; kamwingha disina dyakwe Yesu.
Kaguru New Testament © Bible Society of Tanzania, 2008.