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Okhokho bakaJesu

1 Ugwalo lokuzalwa kukaJesu Krestu, iNdodana kaDavida, indodana kaAbrahama.

2 UAbrahama wazala uIsaka; uIsaka wasezala uJakobe; uJakobe wasezala uJuda labafowabo; 3 uJuda wasezala uFaresi loZara kuTamari; uFaresi wasezala uHezironi; uHezironi wasezala uAramu; 4 uAramu wasezala uAminadaba; uAminadaba wasezala uNashoni; uNashoni wasezala uSalimoni; 5 uSalimoni wasezala uBowasi kuRahabi; uBowasi wasezala uObedi kuRuthe; uObedi wasezala uJese; 6 uJese wasezala uDavida inkosi. UDavida inkosi wasezala uSolomoni kowayengumkaUriya; 7 uSolomoni wasezala uRehobowamu; uRehobowamu wasezala uAbija; uAbija wasezala uAsa; 8 uAsa wasezala uJehoshafati; uJehoshafati wasezala uJoramu; uJoramu wasezala uOziya; 9 uOziya wasezala uJothamu; uJothamu wasezala uAhazi; uAhazi wasezala uHezekiya; 10 uHezekiya wasezala uManase; uManase wasezala uAmoni; uAmoni wasezala uJosiya; 11 uJosiya wasezala uJekoniya labafowabo ngesikhathi sokuthunjelwa eBabiloni.

12 Kwathi emva kokuthunjelwa eBabiloni uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli; uSalatiyeli wasezala uZerubabeli; 13 uZerubabeli wasezala uAbiyudi; uAbiyudi wasezala uEliyakimi; uEliyakimi wasezala uAzori; 14 uAzori wasezala uZadoki; uZadoki wasezala uAkimi; uAkimi wasezala uEliyudi; 15 uEliyudi wasezala uEleyazare; uEleyazare wasezala uMathani; uMathani wasezala uJakobe; 16 uJakobe wasezala uJosefa indoda kaMariya, okwazalwa kuye uJesu othiwa nguKrestu. 17 Ngakho izizukulwana zonke ezisukela kuAbrahama ziye kuDavida ziyizizukulwana ezilitshumi lane; lezisukela kuDavida, ziye ekuthunjelweni eBabiloni ziyizizukulwana ezilitshumi lane; lezisukela ekuthunjelweni eBabiloni ziye kuKrestu ziyizizukulwana ezilitshumi lane.

Ukuzalwa kukaJesu

18 Ngakho ukuzalwa kukaJesu Krestu kwaba nje. Ngoba unina uMariya esekhombe uJosefa, bengakahlangani waficwa eselesisu ngoMoya oNgcwele. 19 Kodwa uJosefa indoda yakhe engumuntu olungileyo, njalo engathandi ukumthela ihlazo, wayefuna ukumlahla ensitha. 20 Kwathi esanakana lezizinto, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ephupheni, yathi: Josefa, ndodana kaDavida, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya umkakho. Ngoba lokho akwemulayo phakathi kwakhe kungoMoya oNgcwele; 21 njalo uzazala indodana ubusuyitha ibizo uthi nguJesu; ngoba yena uzasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo. 22 Konke lokhu-ke kwenzeka, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi: 23 Khangela, intombi izathatha isisu ibelethe indodana, njalo bazabiza ibizo lakhe ngokuthi nguEmanuweli, okuyikuthi ngokutolikwa, uNkulunkulu ulathi. 24 Kwathi uJosefa esephapheme ebuthongweni wenza njengalokho ingilosi yeNkosi imlayile; wasethatha umkakhe, 25 kodwa kazange amazi waze wabeletha indodana yakhe ingqabutho; waseyitha ibizo layo wathi nguJesu.

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