IVangeli Elabhalwa NguMathewu 1:1-25
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,+
uNashoni wazala uSalimoni,
5 uSalimoni wazala uBhowazi, unina kaBhowazi kwakunguRahabi.+
UBhowazi wazala u-Obhedi, unina ka-Obhedi kwakunguRuthe.+
U-Obhedi wazala uJese,+
6 uJese wazala iNkosi uDavida.+
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,
9 u-Uziya wazala uJothamu,+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.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “uMesiya; oGcotshiweyo.”
^ Kumbe, “losendo lukaJesu.”
^ Kumbe, “waba nguyise ka-Isaka.”
^ Kumbe, “ngamandla kaNkulunkulu asebenzayo.”
^ Le yindawo yokuqala okutholakala khona ibizo likaNkulunkulu elithi Jehova eMibhalweni yamaKhristu yesiGrikhi. Litholakala ka-237 emibhalweni le. Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Ibizo leli lihambelana lelesiHebheru elithi Jeshuwa kumbe Joshuwa elitsho ukuthi, “UJehova uyasindisa.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Kumbe, “ngekhaya.”
