Matewu
1:1 Buku ya xitukulwana xa Yesu Kriste, n'wana Davhida, n'wana wa
Abrahama.
1:2 Abrahama u veleke Isaka; kutani Isaka a veleka Yakobe; kutani Yakobe a tswala Yudasi na
vamakwavo va yena;
1:3 Yudasi a veleka Faresi na Zara va le Thamara; kutani Faresi a veleka Esroma; na
Esrom u veleke Aramu;
1:4 Aramu a tswala Aminadabu; kutani Aminadabu a tswala Nasoni; kutani Naasson a veleka
Hlampfi ya salmon;
1:5 Salmoni a tswala Boozi wa le Rakabu; Boozi a tswala Obede wa Rhuti; na Obede
u velekile Yese;
1:6 Yese a tswala Davhida hosi; kutani Davhida hosi a veleka Solomoni eka yena
loyi a a ri nsati wa Uriyasi;
1:7 Solomoni a tswala Robuwamu; kutani Robuwamu a tswala Abiya; kutani Abiya a tswala Asa;
1:8 Asa a tswala Yosafata; Yosafati a veleka Yoramu; Yoramu a tswala Oziyasi;
1:9 Oziya a veleka Yowathama; Yowathama a tswala Akazi; kutani Akazi a tswala
Ezekiyasi;
1:10 Ezekiya a veleka Manase; kutani Manase a tswala Amoni; kutani Amoni a tswala
Yosiyasi;
1:11 Yosiyasi a tswala Yekoniya ni vamakwavo, kwalomu ka nkarhi lowu a va ri ha wona
va rhwariwe eBabilona:
1:12 Endzhaku ka loko va tisiwa eBabilona, Yekoniya a veleka Salatiyele; na
Salatiyele u veleke Sorobabele;
1:13 Sorobabele a tswala Abiwudi; kutani Abiwudi a veleka Eliyakimi; kutani Eliyakimi a tswala
Azor;
1:14 Azoro a tswala Sadoki; kutani Sadoki a veleka Akimi; kutani Akimi a veleka Eliyudi;
1:15 Eliyudi a tswala Eliyazara; Eliyazara a tswala Mathana; kutani Mathana a veleka
Yakobo;
1:16 Yakobe a tswala Yosefa nuna wa Mariya, loyi a velekiweke Yesu, loyi
u vuriwa Kriste.
1:17 Kutani switukulwana hinkwaswo ku sukela eka Abrahama ku ya eka Davhida i switukulwana swa khume-mune;
ku sukela eka Davhida ku fikela loko va yisiwa eBabilona i 14
switukulwana; naswona ku sukela eku rhwariweni eBabilona ku ya eka Kriste swi kona
khume mune wa tinxaka.
1:18 Ku velekiwa ka Yesu Kriste a ku ri hi ndlela leyi: Loko a fana na mana wa yena Mariya
u tshembisiwile na Yosefa, va nga si hlangana, u kumiwile na
n’wana wa Moya lowo Kwetsima.
1:19 Kutani Yosefa nuna wa yena, a ri wanuna wo lulama, a nga swi lavi ku n'wi endla a
publick xikombiso, a a ri na miehleketo yo n'wi veka ekule exihundleni.
1:20 Kambe loko a ri karhi a anakanyisisa hi swilo leswi, waswivo, ntsumi ya Yehovha
a humelela eka yena enorhweni, a ku: “Yosefa, n'wana Davhida, chava.”
ku nga ri ku teka Mariya nsati wa wena, hikwalaho ka leswi a tikeke eka yena.”
i wa Moya lowo Kwetsima.
1:21 U ta veleka n'wana wa jaha, u ta n'wi thya vito ra YESU, hikuva
u ta ponisa vanhu va yena eswidyohweni swa vona.
1:22 Leswi hinkwaswo swi endliwile, leswaku leswi a swi vulavuriwa swi hetiseka
HOSI Xikwembu hi muprofeta, a ku:
1:23 Waswivo, nhwana u ta tika, u ta veleka n'wana wa jaha, kutani
va ta n'wi thya vito ra Emanuwele, leri hlamuseriwaka hi rona, Xikwembu na xona
hina.
1:24 Kutani Yosefa loko a pfuxiwile evurhongweni, a endla hilaha ntsumi ya Yehovha yi endleke hakona
a n'wi vitana, a teka nsati wa yena.
1:25 A nga n'wi tivanga ku kondza a veleka n'wana wa yena wa mativula;
a n’wi thya vito ra YESU.