The Ancestors of Jesus Christ
(Luke 3.23-38)1 This is the list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, who was a descendant of Abraham.
2-6a From Abraham to King David, the following ancestors are listed: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah and his brothers; then Perez and Zerah (their mother was Tamar), Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz (his mother was Rahab), Obed (his mother was Ruth), Jesse, and King David.
6b-11 From David to the time when the people of Israel were taken into exile in Babylon, the following ancestors are listed: David, Solomon (his mother was the woman who had been Uriah's wife), Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, and Jehoiachin and his brothers.
12-16 From the time after the exile in Babylon to the birth of Jesus, the following ancestors are listed: Jehoiachin, Shealtiel, Zerubbabel, Abiud, Eliakim, Azor, Zadok, Achim, Eliud, Eleazar, Matthan, Jacob, and Joseph, who married Mary, the mother of Jesus, who was called the Messiah.
17 So then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, and fourteen from David to the exile in Babylon, and fourteen from then to the birth of the Messiah.
The Birth of Jesus Christ
(Luke 2.1-7)18 This was how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they were married, she found out that she was going to have a baby by the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph was a man who always did what was right, but he did not want to disgrace Mary publicly; so he made plans to break the engagement privately. 20 While he was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary to be your wife. For it is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived. 21 She will have a son, and you will name him Jesus—because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 Now all this happened in order to make come true what the Lord had said through the prophet, 23 “A virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and he will be called Immanuel” (which means, “God is with us”).
24 So when Joseph woke up, he married Mary, as the angel of the Lord had told him to. 25 But he had no sexual relations with her before she gave birth to her son. And Joseph named him Jesus.
Ezimo lyaJesus Kristus
(Luk. 3:23-38)1 Ndika olyo elandulathano lyezimo lyaJesus Kristus, omuna gwaDavid nosho wo omuna gwaAbraham.
2 Abraham ohe yaIsak, Isak ohe yaJakob, Jakob ohe yaJuda naamwahe. 3 Juda ohe yaPerez naSera, yina yawo oye Tamar. Perez ohe yaHezron, Hezron ohe yaRam. 4 Ram ohe yaAminadab, Aminadab ohe yaNahshon, Nahshon ohe yaSalmon. 5 Salmon ohe yaBoas, yina yaBoas oye Rahab. Boas ohe yaObed, yina yaObed oRut. Obed ohe yaIsai. 6 Isai ohe yomukwaniilwa David.
David okwa valelwa Salomo komukiintu gwaUria. 7 Salomo ohe yaRehoboam, Rehoboam ohe yaAbia, Abia ohe yaAsa. 8 Asa ohe yaJehosafat, Jehosafat ohe yaJoram, Joram ohe yaUsia. 9 Usia ohe yaJotam, Jotam ohe yaAhas, Ahas ohe yaHiskia. 10 Hiskia ohe yaManasse, Manasse ohe yaAmmon, Ammon ohe yaJosia. 11 Josia ohe yaJehoiakin naamwahe pethimbo lyuupika muBabilon.
12 Konima yuupika muBabilon Jehoiakin okwa vala Shealtiel, Shealtiel ohe yaSerubbabel. 13 Serubbabel ohe yaAbiud, Abiud ohe yaEliakim, Eliakim ohe yaAsor. 14 Asor ohe yaSadok, Sadok ohe yaAkim, Akim ohe yaEliud. 15 Eliud ohe yaEleasar, Eleasar ohe yaMattan, Mattan ohe yaJakob. 16 Jakob ohe yaJosef, omulumentu gwaMaria yina yaJesus, ngoka i ithanwa Kristus.
17 Osho ngeyi omapipi agehe okuza kuAbraham sigo oDavid oge li omulongo gumwe nomapipi gane, nomokuza muupika waBabilon sigo oKristus oge li omapipi omulongo gumwe nagane.
Okuvalwa kwOmukulili nedhina lye
(Luk. 2:1-7)18 Okuvalwa kwaJesus Kristus okwa li ngeyi: Yina Maria okwa li a yalekwa kuJosef, ihe manga inaa ya kumwe, Maria okwi idhimbulula, oye omusimba gwOmbepo Ondjapuki. 19 Ihe shoka omulumentu gwe Josef okwa li omwiinekelwa, okwa li inaa hala okusitha Maria ohoni, onkee okwa dhiladhila oku mu etha po ongumitila. 20 Manga a li ta dhiladhila ngeyi, omuyengeli gwOmuwa okwe mu ihololele mondjodhi a ti: “Josef, omuna gwaDavid, ino tila okukutha Maria, a ninge omukiintu gwoye, oshoka ela ndyoka e li na, olyOmbepo Ondjapuki. 21 Oye ta ka vala okanona okamati, e to ka luku Jesus, oshoka oye ta hupitha aantu ye moondjo dhawo.”
22 Shika ashihe osha ningwa, opo adhihe dhi gwanithwe ndhoka Omuwa e dhi lombwele omuhunganeki, sho ta ti: 23 “Omukadhona ota ningi omusimba nota vala okanona okamati, nedhina lyako otali lukwa Immanuel;” otali ti: Kalunga oku li pamwe natse.
24 Josef sho a papudhuka moomposi, okwa ningi ngaashi a lombwelwa komuyengeli gwOmuwa nokwa kutha Maria, a ninge omukiintu gwe. 25 Ihe ine mu guma, sigo a vala okanona okamati, e te ka luku Jesus.
