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1 Ugwalo lokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaDavida, indodana kaAbrahama.
Kitabu ka ukoo wang'wa Yesu Kilisto ng'wana wang'wa Daudi, ng'wana wang'wa Ibrahimu.
2 UAbrahama wazala uIsaka; uIsaka wasezala uJakobe; uJakobe wasezala uJuda labafowabo;
Ibrahimu ae tata wang'wa Isaka, nu Isaka tata wang'wa Yakobo, nu Yakobo tata wang'wa Yuda nialuna akwe.
3 uJuda wasezala uFaresi loZara kuTamari; uFaresi wasezala uEsiromu; uEsiromu wasezala uAramu;
U Yuda ae tata wang'wa Peresi nu Sera kung'wa Tamari, Peresi tata wang'wa Hezeroni, nu Hezeroni tata wang'wa Ramu.
4 uAramu wasezala uAminadaba; uAminadaba wasezala uNashoni; uNashoni wasezala uSalimoni;
U Ramu ae tata wang'wa Aminadabu, Aminadabu tata wang'wa Nashoni, nu Nashoni tata wang'wa Salimoni.
5 uSalimoni wasezala uBowosi kuRahabi; uBowosi wasezala uObedi kuRuthe; uObedi wasezala uJese;
Salimoni ae tata wang'wa Boazi kung'wa Rahabu, u Boazi tata wang'wa Obedi kung'wa Ruthi, u Obedi tata wang'wa Yese,
6 uJese wasezala uDavida inkosi; uDavida inkosi wasezala uSolomoni kowayengumkaUriya;
u Yese ae tata wang'wa mtemi Daudi, u Daudi ae tata wang'wa Sulemani kumu sungu wang'wa Uria.
7 uSolomoni wasezala uRehobhowamu; uRehobhowamu wasezala uAbhiya; uAbhiya wasezala uAsa;
Sulemani ae tata wang'wa Rehoboamu, Rehoboamu tata wang'wa Abiya, Abiya tata wang'wa Asa.
8 uAsa wasezala uJehoshafathi; uJehoshafathi wasezala uJoramu; uJoramu wasezala uOziya;
Asa ae tata wang'wa Yehoshafati, Yehoshafati tata wang'wa Yoramu, nu Yoramu tata wang'wa Uzia.
9 uOziya wasezala uJothamu; uJothamu wasezala uAhazi; uAhazi wasezala uHezekhiya;
Uzia ae tata wang'wa Yothamu, u Yothamu ae tata wang'wa Ahazi, u Ahazi tata wang'wa Hezekia.
10 uHezekhiya wasezala uManase; uManase wasezala uAmoni; uAmoni wasezala uJosiya;
Hezekia ae tata wang'wa Manase, u Manase tata wang'wa Amoni nu Amoni tata wang'wa Yosia.
11 uJosiya wasezala uJekoniya labafowabo esikhathini sokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni.
U Yosia ae tata wang'wa Yekonia nialuna akwe naiahoilwe kulongola ku Babeli.
12 Kwathi emva kokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli; uSalatiyeli wasezala uZerubhabheli;
Nai aholwa kulongola ku Babeli, Yekonia ae tata wang'wa Shetieli, u Shetieli ai sekulu wakwe nu Zerubabeli.
13 uZerubhabheli wasezala uAbiyudi; uAbiyudi wasezala uEliyakhimi; uEliyakhimi wasezala uAzori;
Zerubabeli ai tata wang'wa Abiudi, Abiudi tata wang'wa Eliakimu, nu Eliakimu tata wang'wa Azori.
14 uAzori wasezala uZadoki; uZadoki wasezala uAkimi; uAkimi wasezala uEliyudi;
Azori ai tata wang'wa Zadoki, nu Zadoki tata wang'wa Akimu, nu Akimu tata wang'wa Eliudi.
15 uEliyudi wasezala uEleyazare; uEleyazare wasezala uMathani; uMathani wasezala uJakobe;
Eliudi ae tata wang'wa Elieza, Elieza tata wang'wa Matani nu Matani tata wang'wa Yakobo.
16 uJakobe wasezala uJosefa indoda kaMariya, okwazalwa kuye uJesu othiwa nguKristu.
U Yakobo ai tata wang'wa Yusufu mugoha wang'wa Mariamu, kukeela ng'wenso u Yesu akatugwa, naewitangilwe Kilisto.
17 Ngakho izizukulwana zonke ezisukela kuAbrahama zisiya kuDavida ziyizizukulwana ezilitshumi lane; lezisukela kuDavida ziye ekuthunjelweni eBhabhiloni ziyizizukulwana ezilitshumi lane; lezisukela ekuthunjelweni eBhabhiloni ziye kuKristu ziyizizukulwana ezilitshumi lane.
Wileli wehi puma u Ibrahimu nu Daudi ae wileli wikumi na inne, kupuma u Daudi nukunolwa kulongola ku Babeli ae wileli wi kumi na inne, nu kumakuholwa kulongola ku Babeli kupika kung'wa Yesu ae wileli ikumi na inne.
18 Ngakho ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba nje. Ngoba unina uMariya esegane uJosefa, bengakahlangani wabonakala eselesisu ngoMoya oNgcwele.
Kutugwa kung'wa Yesu Kilisto aeitwile ite, Mariamu, auligigwe nu Yusufu, akaze akile kutankanya, akigeeleka ukete nda ang'wau ng'welu.
19 Kodwa uJosefa indoda yakhe engolungileyo, njalo engathandi ukumthela ihlazo, wayefuna ukumala ensitha.
Umugoha wakwe u Yusufu, ae muntu wa tai, singa akalowa kumuhumya uminyala u Mariamu. Akahia amuleke kenkunku.
20 Kwathi esanakana lezizinto, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ephutsheni, esithi: Josefa, ndodana kaDavida, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya umkakho; ngoba lokho akukhulelweyo kungoMoya oNgcwele;
Naukusiga ulukani nulanso, umalaika wang'wa Itunda akamizeela kukeela ndoti. Akalunga, “Yusufu ng'wana wang'wa Daudi, leka kugopa kumuhola u Mariamu anga msungu wako, nsoko inda nutite upatile kungulu ya ng'waung'welu.
21 njalo uzazala indodana, ubize ibizo layo uthi nguJesu; ngoba yena uzasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.
Ukitunguila ng'wana mgoha ni lina lakwe ukumitanga Yesu, kunsoko ukuaguna antu ni milandu ao.
22 Konke lokhu-ke kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi:
Aya ihi aigelekile kukondanilya iko naikiligitigwe ni Tunda kukeela anyakidagu, akalunga.
23 Khangela, intombi izathatha isisu ibelethe indodana, njalo bazabiza ibizo layo ngokuthi nguEmanuweli, okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa, uNkulunkulu ulathi.
Gozi umunanso ukuhola nda nukitunguela ng'wana mugoha, ilina lakwe ukitangwa Immanueli, nsoko akwe “Itunda palung'wi nu sese.”
24 Kwathi uJosefa esephapheme ebuthongweni wenza njengalokho ingilosi yeNkosi imlayile, wasethatha umkakhe;
Yusufu akauka kupuma mutulo akituma anga naulagiigwe nu malaika akamuhola akatula msungu wakwe.
25 kodwa kazange amazi waze wabeletha indodana yakhe eyingqabutho; wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguJesu.
Palung'wi nayo nanso singa aeihugee, singa akatugwa ung'wana akamitanga lina lakwe Yesu.
