Mathewu 1
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Mathewu 1
1Incwadi yokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, indodana kaDavide, indodana ka-Abrahama.
2U-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka; u-Isaka wazala uJakobe; uJakobe wazala uJuda nabafowabo;
3UJuda wazala uFaresi noZara kuTamari; uFaresi wazala u-Esrom; u-Esrom wazala u-Aramu;
4U-Aramu wazala u-Aminadaba; u-Aminadaba wazala uNaason; uNahasoni wazala uSalimoni;
5uSalimoni wazala uBhowazi ngoRahabi; uBhowazi wazala u-Obede kuRuthe; u-Obede wazala uJese;
6UJese wazala uDavide inkosi; uDavide inkosi wazala uSolomoni ngumka-Uriya;
7USolomoni wazala uRehobowamu; uRehobowamu wazala uAbhiya; uAbhiya wazala uAsa;
8U-Asa wazala uJehoshafati; uJehoshafati wazala uJoramu; uJoramu wazala u-Oziya;
9U-Oziya wazala uJothamu; uJothamu wazala u-Ahazi; u-Ahazi wazala uHezekiya;
10uHezekiya wazala uManase; uManase wazala u-Amoni; u-Amoni wazala uJosiya;
11uJosiya wazala uJekoniya nabafowabo, ngesikhathi sokuthunjelwa kwabo eBhabhiloni.
12Emva kokuthunjelwa eBabele, uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli; uSalatiyeli wazala uZorubhabheli;
13USorobhabheli wazala u-Abiyudi; u-Abiyudi wazala u-Eliyakimi; u-Eliyakimi wazala u-Azore;
14u-Azore wazala uSadoki; uSadoki wazala uAkimi; u-Akimi wazala u-Eliyudi;
15u-Eliyudi wazala u-Eleyazare; u-Eleyazare wazala uMathani; uMathani wazala uJakobe;
16uJakobe wazala uJosefa indoda kaMariya, okwazalwa ngaye uJesu, othiwa uKristu.
17Zonke izizukulwane ezisukela ku-Abrahama ziye kuDavide ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; nezisukela kuDavide kuze kube sekuthunjelweni eBabiloni ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; futhi kusukela ekuthunjelweni eBhabhiloni kuze kufike kuKristu ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane.
18Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba kanje: unina uMariya esemiselwe uJosefa, bengakahlangani wafunyanwa ekhulelwe ngoMoya oNgcwele.
19Khona uJosefa indoda yakhe, engumuntu olungileyo, engathandi ukumenza ihlazo, waqonda ukumala ngasese.
20Esacabanga ngalezi zinto, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ngephupho, ithi: “Josefa, ndodana kaDavide, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya umkakho, ngokuba lokho akukhulelweyo kungokwasezulwini. uMoya oNgcwele.
21Uyakuzala indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu, ngokuba nguye oyakusindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.
22Manje konke lokhu kwenzeka, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi:
23Bheka, intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana, bayiqambe igama lokuthi u-Emanuweli, okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa, uNkulunkulu unathi.
24UJosefa esevukile ebuthongweni wenza njengalokho imyalile ingelosi yeNkosi, wamthathela umkakhe;
25Akamazi waze wazala izibulo lakhe; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJesu.
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