Mathewu
1:1 Incwadi yokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, indodana kaDavide, indodana ka
u-Abrahama.
1:2 U-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka; u-Isaka wazala uJakobe; uJakobe wazala uJuda kanye
abafowabo;
1:3 UJudas wazala uFaresi noZara kaThamari; uFaresi wazala u-Esrom; futhi
u-Esrom wazala u-Aramu;
1:4 U-Aram wazala u-Aminadaba; u-Aminadaba wazala uNaason; uNasson wazala
Uhlobo lwenhlanzi;
1:5 USalmon wazala uBhowazi ngoRahabi; uBhowazi wazala u-Obede kuRuthe; kanye no-Obede
wazala uJese;
1:6 UJese wazala uDavide inkosi; uDavide inkosi wazala uSolomoni kuyo
owayekade engumka-Uriya;
1:7 USolomoni wazala uRehobowamu; uRehobowamu wazala uAbhiya; uAbhiya wazala uAsa;
1:8 U-Asa wazala uJehoshafati; uJehoshafati wazala uJoramu; uJoramu wazala u-Oziya;
1:9 U-Oziya wazala uJothamu; uJothamu wazala u-Ahazi; u-Ahazi wazala
Hezekiya;
1:10 UHezekiya wazala uManase; uManase wazala u-Amoni; u-Amoni wazala
uJosiya;
1:11 UJosiya wazala uJekoniya nabafowabo, ngesikhathi sokuzalwa kwabo.
bathunjelwa eBhabhiloni.
1:12 Futhi ngemva kokuyiswa eBhabhiloni, uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli; futhi
uSalatiyeli wazala uZorobhabheli;
1:13 USorobhabheli wazala Abiud; u-Abiyudi wazala u-Eliyakimi; u-Eliyakimi wazala
i-Azori;
1:14 U-Azore wazala uSadoki; uSadoki wazala uAkimi; u-Akimi wazala u-Eliyudi;
1:15 U-Eliyudi wazala u-Eleyazare; u-Eleyazare wazala uMathani; uMathani wazala
uJakobe;
1:16 UJakobe wazala uJosefa, indoda kaMariya, okwazalelwa kuye uJesu, ngubani
kuthiwa nguKristu.
1:17 Ngakho zonke izizukulwane kusukela ku-Abrahama kuye kuDavide ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane;
kusukela kuDavida kuze kube sekuthunjelweni eBhabhiloni zazilitshumi lane
izizukulwane; futhi kusukela ekuthunjelweni eBhabhiloni kuye kuKristu
izizukulwane eziyishumi nane.
1:18 Manje ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba kanje: lapho unina uMariya
esegane uJosefa, bengakahlangani, wafunyanwa enaye
umntwana kaMoya oNgcwele.
1:19 Khona-ke uJosefa umyeni wakhe, njengoba indoda nje, futhi engafuni ukumenza a
publick example, wayezimisele ukumlahla ngasese.
1:20 Kodwa esacabanga ngalezi zinto, bheka, ingelosi kaJehova
wabonakala kuye ngephupho, wathi: Josefa, ndodana kaDavide, yesaba
angamthatheli uMariya umkakho, ngokuba lokho akukhulelweyo
ungokaMoya oNgcwele.
1:21 Futhi uyozala indodana, futhi uzobiza igama layo uJesu
uyakusindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.
1:22 Manje konke lokhu kwenzeka, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngakho
iNkosi ngomprofethi, ethi:
1:23 Bheka, intombi izokhulelwa, futhi izozala indodana, futhi
bayakuyiqamba igama lokuthi uEmanuweli, okuhunyushwa ngokuthi, uNkulunkulu kanye
thina.
1:24 Khona uJosefa evuswa ebuthongweni wenza njengoba nje ingelosi yeNkosi
wammema, wamthathela umkakhe;
1:25 Futhi akamazi waze wabeletha izibulo lakhe
waqamba igama layo ngokuthi UJESU.