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Kitabu cha ukoo wa Yesu Kristo, mwana wa Daudi, mwana wa Ibrahimu.
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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Ibrahimu alimzaa Isaka; Isaka akamzaa Yakobo; Yakobo akamzaa Yuda na ndugu zake;
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
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Yuda akamzaa Peresi na Zera kwa Tamari; Peresi akamzaa Esromu; Esromu akamzaa Aramu;
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
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Aramu akamzaa Aminadabu; Aminadabu akamzaa Nashoni; Nashoni akamzaa Salmoni;
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
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Salmoni akamzaa Boazi kwa Rahabu; Boazi akamzaa Obedi kwa Ruthu; Obedi akamzaa Yese;
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
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Yese akamzaa mfalme Daudi.
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
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Sulemani akamzaa Rehoboamu; Rehoboamu akamzaa Abiya; Abiya akamzaa Asa;
Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
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Asa akamzaa Yehoshafati; Yehoshafati akamzaa Yoramu; Yoramu akamzaa Uzia;
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
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Uzia akamzaa Yothamu; Yothamu akamzaa Ahazi; Ahazi akamzaa Hezekia;
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
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Hezekia akamzaa Manase; Manase akamzaa Amoni; Amoni akamzaa Yosia;
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
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Yosia akamzaa Yekonia na ndugu zake, wakati wa ule uhamisho wa Babeli.
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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Na baada ya ule uhamisho wa Babeli, Yekonia akamzaa Shealtieli; Shealtieli akamzaa Zerubabeli;
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
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Zerubabeli akamzaa Abihudi; Abihudi akamzaa Eliakimu; Eliakimu akamzaa Azori;
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
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Azori akamzaa Sadoki; Sadoki akamzaa Akimu; Akimu akamzaa Eliudi;
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
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Eliudi akamzaa Eleazari; Eleazari akamzaa Matani; Matani akamzaa Yakobo;
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
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Yakobo akamzaa Yusufu mumewe Mariamu aliyemzaa YESU aitwaye Kristo.
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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Basi vizazi vyote tangu Ibrahimu hata Daudi ni vizazi kumi na vinne; na tangu Daudi hata ule uhamisho wa Babeli ni vizazi kumi na vinne; na tangu ule uhamisho wa Babeli hata Kristo ni vizazi kumi na vinne.
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
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Kuzaliwa kwake Yesu Kristo kulikuwa hivi. Mariamu mama yake alipokuwa ameposwa na Yusufu, kabla hawajakaribiana, alionekana ana mimba kwa uweza wa Roho Mtakatifu.
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
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Naye Yusufu, mumewe, kwa vile alivyokuwa mtu wa haki, asitake kumwaibisha, aliazimu kumwacha kwa siri.
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
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Basi alipokuwa akifikiri hayo, tazama, malaika wa Bwana alimtokea katika ndoto, akisema, Yusufu, mwana wa Daudi, usihofu kumchukua Mariamu mkeo, maana mimba yake ni kwa uweza wa Roho Mtakatifu.
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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Naye atazaa mwana, nawe utamwita jina lake Yesu, maana, yeye ndiye atakayewaokoa watu wake na dhambi zao.
She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
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Hayo yote yamekuwa, ili litimie neno lililonenwa na Bwana kwa ujumbe wa nabii akisema,
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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Tazama, bikira atachukua mimba, Naye atazaa mwana; Nao watamwita jina lake Imanueli; Yaani, Mungu pamoja nasi.
“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
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Naye Yusufu alipoamka katika usingizi, alifanya kama malaika wa Bwana alivyomwagiza; akamchukua mkewe;
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
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asimjue kamwe hata alipomzaa mwanawe; akamwita jina lake YESU.
But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.