1 Nahni nawu namud nuye Jesus Christ nawu David bikebmawahmeng, dja mak nawu Abraham warridj bikebmawahmeng.

2 Nawu Abraham nakka wanjh kornkumo nuyeni Isaac. Isaac kornkumo nuyeni Jacob. Jacob benbornang rowk bedberreni Judah dja mak nawu birridangerrinj. 3 Judah kornkumo berrewonengni Perez dja Zerah, dja mak ngalbadjan berrewonengni ngalbu Tamar. Perez kornkumo nuyeni Hezron. Hezron kornkumo nuyeni Ram. 4 Ram kornkumo nuyeni Amminadab. Amminadab kornkumo nuyeni Nahshon. Nahshon kornkumo nuyeni Salmon. 5 Salmon kornkumo nuyeni Boaz, dja ngalbadjan nuyeni wanjh ngalka Rahab. Boaz kornkumo nuyeni Obed, dja ngalbadjan nuyeni wanjh ngalka Ruth. Wanjh Obed kornkumo nuyeni Jesse. 6 Jesse kornkumo nuyeni David nawu kingni. David kornkumo nuyeni Solomon. Kaluk nawu Uriah nuye ngalbininjkobeng wanjh biyawmey Solomon. 7 Solomon kornkumo nuyeni Rehoboam. Rehoboam kornkumo nuyeni Abijah. Abijah kornkumo nuyeni Asa. 8 Asa kornkumo nuyeni Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat kornkumo nuyeni Jehoram. Jehoram kornkumo nuyeni Uzziah. 9 Uzziah kornkumo nuyeni Jotham. Jotham kornkumo nuyeni Ahaz. Ahaz kornkumo nuyeni Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah kornkumo nuyeni Manasseh. Manasseh kornkumo nuyeni Amon. Amon kornkumo nuyeni Josiah. 11 Josiah wanjh kornkumo bedberreni Jeconiah* Jeconiah karohrok Jehoiachin. dja mak nawu birridangerrinj nuye. Kunmekbe bolkyimi bininj nawu Israel benkebmawahmeng bindikang kore kunbolk Babylon kore bedda birribongdi.

12 Kaluk bu yerre bindikang kore Babylon, Jeconiah wanjh bibornang Shealtiel. Shealtiel wanjh kornkumo nuyeni Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel kornkumo nuyeni Abiud. Abiud kornkumo nuyeni Eliakim. Eliakim kornkumo nuyeni Azor. 14 Azor kornkumo nuyeni Zadok. Zadok kornkumo nuyeni Akim. Akim kornkumo nuyeni Eliud. 15 Eliud kornkumo nuyeni Eleazar. Eleazar kornkumo nuyeni Matthan. Matthan kornkumo nuyeni Jacob. 16 Kaluk Jacob bibornang nawu Joseph, nabininjkobeng ngaleng ngarreni ngalbu Mary. Wanjh Mary biyawmey Jesus, nawu kangeyyo Christ.

17 Wanjh namekbe fourteen bininj nawu birriyungkihni nawu mawahmawah kore kumdedjingmeybeh Abraham nawu yiburnbom kore David. Mak fourteen bininj nawu birriyungkih mawahmawah kore David nuye bolkyimi, kaluk kumekbe bindimey nawu bininj bindikang kore Babylon. Mak kumekbe nawu fourteen bininj birriyungkih nawu mawahmawah bu kumekbe bolkyimi bindikang kore Babylon bu kunmekbeni ngarre Christ† “Christ” karohrok kunngeybuyika “Messiah”. Nahni bokenh kunngey kamenyime “nawu God bikodjdelkkeng bu bidjarrngbom”. danginj.

18 Kuhni wanjh yimerranj bu Jesus Christ danginj. Mary, ngalbu ngalbadjan nuye wanjh birriberrebbom Joseph bu kabenemarrenkenh, dja medni, minj bedda benebangmemarrimeninj, wanjh ngaleng djalkukbekkarrinj bu kukdulmukni kore kundulkarrebeh nuye Namalngmakkaykenh.

19 Kaluk Mary ngalengngarre nabininjkobeng Joseph, nungka nawu namakni bininj, wanjh nungka minj djareniwirrinj bu biyemimulewayinj kore kurobbe, dja nungka karremarnbom bu kabidjalbawon kore minj kurobbe. 20 Kaluk kunmekbe bu Joseph kuninjkunu burrbuhburrbuni, wanjh angel nuye nawu Kawohrnan Rowk bimyikang kore bukirri. Kaluk nawu angel bimarneyimeng, “Joseph, nawu mawahmawah ke David, yuwn yikele bu yimang ngalbu Mary bu yikan kore kured. Dja nawu wurdyaw kahyawkan nakka wanjh Namalngmakkaykenh biyawwong. 21 Kaluk ngaleng kayawmang narangem, wanjh ngudda yingeykurrmen ‘Jesus’, dja nungka nawu kabenngehke bininj rowk nuye kore kunwarrebeh bedberre.”‡ “Jesus” karohrok “Joshua”, dja nahni kunngey bokenh kamenmenyime “nawu Kawohrnan Rowk kanngehke”.

22 Kuhni wanjh kurduyimerranj kore nawu Kawohrnan Rowk bu bimarneyimeng nawu prophetni Isaiah, bu yimeng, 23 “Kaluk ngahli ngalyawk wanjh kayawkan. Kaluk bu kabiyawmang narangem, wanjh bininj kabirringeybun ‘Immanuel’, kaluk mahni kunngey kayime ‘God kumwam kore ngad karridjarrkdi.’ ” Isaiah 7:14

24 Wanjh Joseph dolkkang, djalkurduyimeng kore angel nuye Kawohrnan Rowk bimarneyimeng. Wanjh Joseph benemarrinj ngalbu Mary dja bikang kore kured nuye, 25 dja minj bedda benebangmeyuwirrinj kaluk bu yerrekah bu yawdanginj nawu wurdyaw. Wanjh Joseph bingeykurrmeng namekbe wurdyaw Jesus.