11 Nuko abaturage bose bari ku marembo y’umujyi n’abakuru baravuga bati: “Turi abahamya bo kubyemeza. Yehova azahe umugisha uwo mugore ugiye kuzana iwawe, azamere nka Rasheli na Leya, abo Abisirayeli bakomotseho.+ Nawe uzabonere ibyiza byose muri Efurata+ kandi wiheshe izina ryiza i Betelehemu.+

17 Abagore bari baturanye bita uwo mwana izina. Baravuga bati: “Nawomi bamubyariye umuhungu.” Nuko bamwita Obedi.+ Obedi ni we wabyaye Yesayi,+ Yesayi abyara Dawidi.

 5 Salumoni yabyaye Bowazi, amubyaranye na Rahabu.+

Bowazi yabyaye Obedi, amubyaranye na Rusi.+

Obedi yabyaye Yesayi.+

16 Yakobo yabyaye Yozefu, umugabo wa Mariya. Mariya ni we wabyaye Yesu+ witwa Kristo.+