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;