1 Ke kaloku kwathi ngaloo mihla, kwaphuma ummiselo kuKesare* Awugusto othi, malibhalwe encwadini yomlibo wokuzalwa lonke elimiweyo.
2 Olo lubhalo lwaba lolokuqala, akubon' ukuba uKireniyo uyirhuluneli yeSiriya.
3 Babesithi bonke baye kubhalwa, athi elowo aye kowakowabo umzi.
4 Wenyuka ke noYosefu, evela kwelaseGalili, kumzi oyiNazarete, waya kwelakwaYuda, emzini kaDavide, ekuthiwa yiBhetelehem, ngenxa yokuba ebengowendlu kaDavide, engowemizalwane yakhe;
5 esiya kubhalwa, enoMariya, umfazi lowo wayemganelwe, selekhulelwe.
6 Ke kaloku kwathi, xa bakhona, yazaliseka imihla yokuba azale.
7 Wamzala unyana wakhe wamazibulo, wamsongela eziqhiyeni, wamlalisa emkhumbini wesitali, ngenxa enokuba babengenandawo endlwini yabahambi.