NGOKUKAMATHEWU 1

₁Incwadi yokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, indodana kaDavide, indodana kaAbrahama.

₂UAbrahama wazala uIsaka, uIsaka wazala uJakobe, uJakobe wazala uJuda nabafowabo;

₃uJuda wazala oFaresi noZara kuTamari, uFaresi wazala uEsiromu, uEsiromu wazala uAramu;

₄uAramu wazala uAminadaba, uAminadaba wazala uNasoni, uNasoni wazala uSalimoni;

₅uSalimoni wazala uBowasi kuRahabi, uBowasi wazala uObede kuRuthe, uObede wazala uJesayi;

₆uJesayi wazala uDavide, inkosi. UDavide wazala uSolomoni kumkaUriya;

₇uSolomoni wazala uRobowamu, uRobowamu wazala uAbiya, uAbiya wazala uAsafa;

₈uAsafa wazala uJosafati, uJosafati wazala uJoramu, uJoramu wazala uOziya;

₉uOziya wazala uJothamu, uJothamu wazala uAkazi, uAkazi wazala uHezekiya;

₁₀uHezekiya wazala uManase, uManase wazala uAmoni, uAmoni wazala uJosiya;

₁₁uJosiya wazala uJekoniya nabafowabo ngesikhathi sokuthunjelwa eBabiloni.

₁₂Kwathi emva kokuthunjelwa eBabiloni uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli, uSalatiyeli wazala uZorobabeli;

₁₃uZorobabeli wazala uAbiyudi, uAbiyudi wazala uEliyakimi, uEliyakimi wazala uAzori;

₁₄uAzori wazala uSadoki, uSadoki wazala uAkimi, uAkimi wazala uEliyudi;

₁₅uEliyudi wazala uEleyazare, uEleyazare wazala uMathani, uMathani wazala uJakobe;

₁₆uJakobe wazala uJosefa, indoda kaMariya, azalwa nguye ujesu, othiwa ukristu.

₁₇Zinjalo-ke izizukulwane zonke ezisukela kuAbrahama ziye kuDavide, ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; nezisukela kuDavide ziye ekuthunjelweni eBabiloni ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; nezisukela ekuthunjelweni eBabiloni ziye kuKristu ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane.

₁₈Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwabanje: unina uMariya esemiselwe uJosefa, bengakahlangani wafunyanwa ekhulelwe ngoMoya oNgcwele.

₁₉Kepha uJosefa indoda yakhe engumuntu olungileyo, engathandi ukumthela ihlazo, wayefuna ukumlahla ngasese.

₂₀Esazindla ngalokho, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ngephupho, ithi: Josefa, ndodana kaDavide, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya umkakho, ngokuba lokho akukhulelweyo kungoMoya oNgcwele.

₂₁Uzakuzala indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu, ngokuba nguye oyakusindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.

₂₂Lokhu konke kwenzeka ukuba kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi:

₂₃Bheka, intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana; bayakuyiqamba igama lokuthi uEmanuweli okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa uNkulunkulu unathi.

₂₄UJosefa esevukile ebuthongweni wenza njengalokho imyalile ingelosi yeNkosi, wamthatha umkakhe;

₂₅akaze aya kuye, waze wazibula ngendodana; wayiqamba igama lokuthi uJesu.