Kubalisa UMateyu
1 Le yincwadi yembali* kaYesu Kristu,* unyana kaDavide,+ unyana ka-Abraham:+
uIsake wazala uYakobi;+
uYakobi wazala uYuda+ nabantakwabo;
3 uYuda wazala uPeretse noZera+ ngoTamare;
uPeretse wazala uHetseron;+
uHetseron wazala uRam;+
4 uRam wazala uAminadabhi;
uAminadabhi wazala uNashon;+
uNashon wazala uSalmon;
5 uSalmon wazala uBhohazi ngoRahabhi;+
uBhohazi wazala uObhedi ngoRute;+
uObhedi wazala uYese;+
uDavide wazala uSolomon+ ngomfazi kaUriya;
7 uSolomon wazala uRehobhoham;+
uRehobhoham wazala uAbhiya;
uAbhiya wazala uAsa;+
uYehoshafati wazala uYehoram;+
uYehoram wazala u-Uziya;
uYotham wazala uAhazi;+
uAhazi wazala uHezekiya;+
uManase wazala uAmon;+
uAmon wazala uYosiya;+
11 uYosiya+ wazala uYekoniya+ nabantakwabo, ngemihla yokuthinjelwa kwamaYuda eBhabhiloni.+
12 Emva kokuthinjelwa eBhabhiloni, uYekoniya wazala uShelatiyeli;
uShelatiyeli wazala uZerubhabheli;+
13 uZerubhabheli wazala uAbhiwudi;
uAbhiwudi wazala uEliyakim;
uEliyakim wazala uAzore;
14 uAzore wazala uTsadoki;
uTsadoki wazala uAkhim;
uAkhim wazala uEliwudi;
15 uEliwudi wazala uEleyazare;
uEleyazare wazala uMathan;
uMathan wazala uYakobi;
16 uYakobi wazala uYosefu umyeni kaMariya, umama kaYesu,+ obizwa ngokuba nguKristu.+
17 Nazi izizukulwana xa zizonke: ukususela kuAbraham ukuya kuDavide yayizizizukulwana eziyi-14, ukususela kuDavide ukuya ekuthinjelweni eBhabhiloni yayizizizukulwana eziyi-14, ukususela ekuthinjelweni eBhabhiloni ukuya kuKristu izizizukulwana eziyi-14.
18 Nali ibali lokuzalwa kukaYesu Kristu: Xa uMariya umama kaYesu wayengejwe nguYosefu, kwafunyaniswa ukuba ukhulelwe ngomoya oyingcwele*+ bengekatshati.* 19 Kodwa ke, ngenxa yokuba umyeni wakhe uYosefu elilungisa yaye engafuni ukumhlaza ebantwini, wayengazimiselanga ukumala phambi kwabantu.+ 20 Emva kokuba ezicingisisile ezi zinto, kwathi gqi ingelosi kaYehova* ephupheni, yathi kuye: “Yosefu, nyana kaDavide, sukoyika ukumtshata uMariya,* kuba uye wakhulelwa ngomoya oyingcwele.+ 21 Uza kuzala unyana, uze wena ke umthiye igama elinguYesu,*+ kuba uza kusindisa abantu bakowabo ezonweni zabo.”+ 22 Yonke le nto yenzeka ukuze kuzaliseke amazwi awathethwa nguYehova ngomprofeti wakhe, esithi: 23 “Jongani! Intombi engazange yalala nandoda iza kukhulelwa, izale umntwana oyinkwenkwe, ibe baza kumthiya igama elinguImanuweli,”+ eliguqulelwa ngokuthi, “UThixo Unathi.”+
24 Emva koko, uYosefu wavuka ebuthongweni, wenza njengokuba eyalelwe yingelosi kaYehova,* wamtshata uMariya.* 25 Kodwa akazange alale naye de wazala unyana,+ waza uYosefu wamthiya igama elinguYesu.+