IVangeli Elabhalwa NguMathewu
1 Ibhuku lembali kaJesu* Khristu* indodana kaDavida,+ indodana ka-Abrahama:+
2 U-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka,*+
u-Isaka wazala uJakhobe,+
uJakhobe wazala uJuda+ labafowabo,
3 uJuda wazala uPherezi loZera,+ unina kaPherezi loZera kwakunguThamari.
UPherezi wazala uHezironi,+
uHezironi wazala uRamu,+
4 uRamu wazala u-Aminadabi,
u-Aminadabi wazala uNashoni,+
UBhowazi wazala u-Obhedi, unina ka-Obhedi kwakunguRuthe.+
UDavida wazala uSolomoni,+ unina kaSolomoni kwakungumka-Uriya.
7 USolomoni wazala uRehobhowami,+
uRehobhowami wazala u-Abhija,
u-Abhija wazala u-Asa,+
8 u-Asa wazala uJehoshafathi,+
uJehoshafathi wazala uJehoramu,+
uJehoramu wazala u-Uziya,
uJothamu wazala u-Ahazi,+
u-Ahazi wazala uHezekhiya,+
10 uHezekhiya wazala uManase,+
uManase wazala u-Amoni,+
u-Amoni wazala uJosiya.+
11 UJosiya+ wazala uJekhoniya+ labafowabo ngesikhathi sokuthunjwa kwamaJuda ngabaseBhabhiloni.+
12 Ngemva kokuthunjwa ngabaseBhabhiloni, uJekhoniya wazala uSheyalithiyeli,
uSheyalithiyeli wazala uZerubhabheli,+
13 uZerubhabheli wazala u-Abhiyudi,
u-Abhiyudi wazala u-Eliyakhimu,
u-Eliyakhimu wazala u-Azori,
14 u-Azori wazala uZadokhi,
uZadokhi wazala u-Akhimu,
u-Akhimu wazala u-Eliyudi,
15 u-Eliyudi wazala u-Eliyazari,
u-Eliyazari wazala uMathani,
uMathani wazala uJakhobe.
16 UJakhobe wazala uJosefa umkaMariya. UMariya lo nguye owaba ngunina kaJesu+ obizwa ngokuthi nguKhristu.+
17 Zonke izizukulwane kusukela ku-Abrahama kusiyafika kuDavida zazingu-14. Kusukela kuDavida kusiyafika ekuthunjweni kwamaJuda ngabaseBhabhiloni, kwakuyizizukulwane ezingu-14. Kusukela ekuthunjweni ngabaseBhabhiloni kuze kuyefika kuKhristu kwakuyizizukulwane ezingu-14.
18 Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Khristu kwenzakala kanje: Unina uMariya wathi esethembisane loJosefa ukuthi bazatshada, kwatholakala ukuthi wayesezithwele bona bengakatshadi futhi lokho kwakwenziwe ngomoya ongcwele.*+ 19 Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi umkakhe uJosefa wayelungile njalo engafuni ukumchaya ebantwini, wayesefuna ukumdivosa ngudlu.+ 20 Wathi esecabange ngakho wabona ingilosi kaJehova* ephutsheni. Ingilosi yathi kuye: “Josefa, ndodana kaDavida, ungesabi ukuthatha umkakho uMariya uhambe laye ngekhaya ngoba kwenziwe ngomoya ongcwele+ ukuthi azithwale. 21 Yena uzabeletha indodana futhi kumele uyiphe ibizo elithi Jesu,*+ ngoba izasindisa abantu ezonweni zabo.”+ 22 Konke lokhu kwenzakala sibili ukuze kugcwaliseke lokho okwakukhulunywe nguJehova* esebenzisa umphrofethi wakhe owathi: 23 “Intombi egcweleyo izazithwala ibelethe indodana. Indodana leyo izanikwa ibizo elithi Imanuweli.”+ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “UNkulunkulu ulathi.”+
24 Ngemva kwalokho, uJosefa wavuka ebuthongweni wasesenza lokho ingilosi kaJehova* eyayimtshele khona, wathatha umkakhe wahamba laye emzini wakhe.* 25 Kodwa kazange aye laye emacansini waze wabeletha indodana+ njalo wayipha ibizo elithi Jesu.+