Losika lwa ga Jesu Keresete
1Lokwalo lwa losika lwa ga Jesu Jeresete morwa Dafite, morwa Aberahame.
2Aberahame a tsala Isake; Isake a tsala Jakobe; Jakobe a tsala Juta le bomonnawe; 3Juta le Tamare ba tsala Perese le Sera; Perese a tsala Heserone; Heserone a tsala Rame; 4Rame a tsala Aminatabe; Aminatabe a tsala Našone; Našone a tsala Salemone; 5Salemone le Rahabe ba tsala Boase; Boase le Ruthe ba tsala Obete; 6Obete a tsala Jese; Jese a tsala Dafite kgosi.
Dafite le mosadi yo o kileng a ne e le mogatsa Uria, ba tsala Solomone; 7Solomone a tsala Rehoboame; Rehoboame a tsala Abija; Abija a tsala Asa; 8Asa a tsala Jehošafate; Jehošafate a tsala Jorame; Jorame a tsala Usia; 9Usia a tsala Jothame; Jothame a tsala Ahase; Ahase a tsala Hesekia; 10Hesekia a tsala Manase; Manase a tsala Amone; Amone a tsala Josia; 11Josia a tsala Jekonia le bomonnawe, ka lobaka lwa go isiwa kwa Babilone.
12E rile morago ga go isiwa kwa Babilone, Jekonia a tsala Salathiele; Salathiele a tsala Serubabele; 13Serubabele a tsala Abiute; Abiute a tsala Eliakime; 14Eliakime a tsala Asore; Asore a tsala Satoke; Satoke a tsala Akime; Akime a tsala Eliute; 15Eliute a tsala Eleasare; Eleasare a tsala Mathane; Mathane a tsala Jakobe; 16Jakobe a tsala Josefe, monna wa ga Maria, yo o belegeng Jesu yo o bidiwang Keresete.
17Jalo ditshika tsotlhe, go simolola ka Aberahame go tla go fitlha mo go Dafite, ke ditshika di le 14; go tswa mo go Dafite go tla go fitlha mo lobakeng lwa go isiwa kwa Babilone, ke ditshika di le 14; le go tswa mo lobakeng lwa go isiwa kwa Babilone go tla go fitlha mo go Keresete, ke ditshika di le 14.
Botsalo jwa ga Jesu Keresete
18Jaana go tsalwa ga Jesu Keresete ga nna jaana: E rile Maria mmaagwe a sena go beelelwa ke Josefe, ba ise ba kopane, a fitlhelwa a ithwele ga Mowa o o Boitshepo. 19Mme Josefe monna wa gagwe, ka a le mosiami, mme a sa rate go mo senola, go mo tlhabisa ditlhong, a nna le mogopolo wa go mo tlhalela mo sephiring. 20Mme ya re a akanya jalo, bonang, moengele wa Morena a bonala kwa go ene ka toro, a re: “Josefe morwa Dafite, se boife go tsaya Maria mosadi wa gago, gonne go ithwala ga gagwe ke ga Mowa o o Boitshepo. 21O tlaa bona ngwana wa mosimane; mme o tlaa mo raya leina o re, Jesu; gonne ke ene yo o tlaa gololang batho ba gagwe mo dibeng tsa bone.”
22Jaana gotlhe mo go dirafetse, gore go dirafale se se kileng sa buiwa ke Morena ka moperofeti fa a re: 23“Bonang, kgarebane e tlaa ithwala, mme e tlaa bona ngwana wa mosimane, mme ba tlaa mo raya leina ba re, Imanuele,” ke gore: “Modimo o mo go rona” fa go phuthololwa.
24Mme Josefe a tsoga mo borokong, a dira jaaka moengele wa Morena a mo laile, a tsaya mosadi wa gagwe; 25mme a se ka a mo itse, ga tsamaya a bona ngwana wa mosimane pele, mme a mo raya leina a re, Jesu.
