Ngokuya NgoMatewu
1 Incwadi yomlando kaJesu Krestu,* isizukulwana saka-Abrahama+ sekoro kaDavida:+
2 U-Abrahama waba nguyise ka-Isaka;+
u-Isaka waba nguyise kaJakopo;+
uJakopo waba nguyise kaJuda+ nabafowabo;
3 uJuda waba nguyise kaPerezi noZerarhi+ ngoTamari;
uPerezi waba nguyise kaHezironi;+
uHezironi waba nguyise kaRamu;+
4 uRamu waba nguyise ka-Aminadaba;
u-Aminadaba waba nguyise kaNarhitjhoni;+
uNarhitjhoni waba nguyise kaSalimoni;
5 uSalimoni waba nguyise kaBhowazi ngoRarhabu;+
uBhowazi waba nguyise ka-Obede ngoRute;+
u-Obede waba nguyise kaJese;+
UDavida waba nguyise kaSolomoni+ ngomka-Uriya;
7 uSolomoni waba nguyise kaRerhobhowamu;+
uRerhobhowamu waba nguyise ka-Abhiya;
u-Abhiya waba nguyise ka-Asa;+
8 u-Asa waba nguyise kaJehotjhafathi;+
uJehotjhafathi waba nguyise kaJehoramu;+
uJehoramu waba nguyise ka-Uziya;
9 u-Uziya waba nguyise kaJothamu;+
uJothamu waba nguyise ka-Arhazi;+
u-Arhazi waba nguyise kaHezekiya;+
10 uHezekiya waba nguyise kaManase;+
uManase waba nguyise ka-Amoni;+
u-Amoni waba nguyise kaJosiya;+
11 uJosiya+ waba nguyise kaJokoniya+ nabafowabo ngesikhathi bathunjelwe eBhabhiloni.+
12 Ngemva kokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni, uJokoniya waba nguyise kaTjheyalitiyeli;
uTjheyalitiyeli waba nguyise kaZerubhabheli;+
13 uZerubhabheli waba nguyise ka-Abhiyudi;
u-Abhiyudi waba nguyise ka-Eliyakhimu;
u-Eliyakhimu waba nguyise ka-Azori;
14 u-Azori waba nguyise kaZadoki;
uZadoki waba nguyise ka-Akhimu;
u-Akhimu waba nguyise ka-Eliyudi;
15 u-Eliyudi waba nguyise ka-Elazara;
u-Elazara waba nguyise kaMathani;
uMathani waba nguyise kaJakopo;
16 uJakopo waba nguyise kaJosefa indoda kaMariya, unina kaJesu+ owaba nguKrestu.+
17 Sezizoke iinzukulwana bezibunjesi: Kusukela ku-Abrahama ukufikela kuDavida bezili-14; kusukela kuDavida ukufikela ekuthunjelweni eBhabhiloni bezili-14; kusukela ekuthunjelweni eBhabhiloni bekufike kuKrestu bezili-14.
18 Ukubelethwa kwakaJesu kwenzeka bunjesi: Ngesikhathi unina uMariya athembisene noJosefa umtjhado, waba sidisi ngommoya ocwengileko*+ bangakatjhadi. 19 Nokho, njengombana uJosefa* bekamumuntu olungileko azange afune ukumfakela amehlo, kodwana waqunta ukumtlhala ngemsitheleni.+ 20 Kuthe sekayicabangisise kuhle indaba le, wabona ingilozi kaJehova* ebhudangweni, ithi: “Josefa, ndodana kaDavida, ungasabi ukutjhada noMariya, ngombana lokho azithwele khona ukufumene ngommoya ocwengileko.+ 21 Uzokubeletha indodana, kufuze uyithiye ngokuthi nguJesu,*+ ngombana izokusindisa abantu ezonweni zabo.”+ 22 Eqinisweni koke lokhu kwenzeka bonyana kuzaliseke amezwi kaJehova* awakhuluma ngomphorofidakhe, athi: 23 “Qala! Intombi* izokuba sidisi beyibelethe indodana, bazoyithiya ngokuthi ngu-Imanuweli,”+ okutjho ukuthi, “UZimu Unathi.”+
24 Nje-ke, uJosefa wavuka ebuthongweni wenza njengombana ingilozi kaJehova* imyalile, watjhada noMariya. 25 Kodwana akhenge aye naye emsemeni bewabeletha indodana,+ wayithiya ngokuthi nguJesu.+