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1 Ugwalo lokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaDavida, indodana kaAbrahama.
Echitabho cho luganda lwa Yesu Kristo omwana wa Daudi omwana wa
2 UAbrahama wazala uIsaka; uIsaka wasezala uJakobe; uJakobe wasezala uJuda labafowabo;
Ibrahimu; Ibrahimu aliga esemwene Isaka na Isaka esemwene Yakobo na Yakobo alisemwene Yuda na bhamula bhabho.
3 uJuda wasezala uFaresi loZara kuTamari; uFaresi wasezala uEsiromu; uEsiromu wasezala uAramu;
Yuda aliga ali esemwene Peresi na Sera ku Tamari Peresi ali esemwene waHezroni na Hezroni ali esemwene wa Ramu,
4 uAramu wasezala uAminadaba; uAminadaba wasezala uNashoni; uNashoni wasezala uSalimoni;
Ramu aliga ali semwene Aminadabu. Aminadabu alisemwene Nashoni. Nashoni alisemwene Salimoni.
5 uSalimoni wasezala uBowosi kuRahabi; uBowosi wasezala uObedi kuRuthe; uObedi wasezala uJese;
Salimoni alisemwene wa Boazi ku Rahabu, Bohazi alisemwene wa Obedi ku Ruth, Obedi alisemwene Yese.
6 uJese wasezala uDavida inkosi; uDavida inkosi wasezala uSolomoni kowayengumkaUriya;
Yese alisemwene omkama Daudi. Daudi aliga alisemwene Selemani ku mugasi wa Huria.
7 uSolomoni wasezala uRehobhowamu; uRehobhowamu wasezala uAbhiya; uAbhiya wasezala uAsa;
. Sulemani aliga alisemwene Rehoboamu, Rehobohamu alisemwene wa Abiya, Abiya alisemwene wa Asa.
8 uAsa wasezala uJehoshafathi; uJehoshafathi wasezala uJoramu; uJoramu wasezala uOziya;
Asa aliga alisemwene wa Yehoshafati, Yehoshafati alisemwene wa Yoramu, na Yoramu alisemwene wa Uzia.
9 uOziya wasezala uJothamu; uJothamu wasezala uAhazi; uAhazi wasezala uHezekhiya;
Uzia aliga alisemwene wa Yothamu, Yothamu alisemwene wa Ahazi, Ahazi alisemwene wa Hezekia.
10 uHezekhiya wasezala uManase; uManase wasezala uAmoni; uAmoni wasezala uJosiya;
Hezekia aliga alisemwene wa Manase, Manase alisemwene wa Amoni na Amoni alisemwene Yosia
11 uJosiya wasezala uJekoniya labafowabo esikhathini sokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni.
Yosia aligaesemwene Yekonia na bhamula bhabho omwanya gunu bhagegelwe okusilwa Babeli.
12 Kwathi emva kokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli; uSalatiyeli wasezala uZerubhabheli;
Omwanya gunu bhaliga bhamalile ogegwa okuja Babeli, Yekonia aliga alisemwene Shatieri, Shatieri aliga ali jaji wabhona Zelubabeli.
13 uZerubhabheli wasezala uAbiyudi; uAbiyudi wasezala uEliyakhimi; uEliyakhimi wasezala uAzori;
Zerubabeli aliga alisemwene Abiudi, Abiudi alisemwene wa Eliakimu, na Eliakimu ali semwene wa Azori.
14 uAzori wasezala uZadoki; uZadoki wasezala uAkimi; uAkimi wasezala uEliyudi;
Azori aliga alisemwene Zadoki, Zadoki alisemwene Akimu, na Akimu alisemwene Eliudi.
15 uEliyudi wasezala uEleyazare; uEleyazare wasezala uMathani; uMathani wasezala uJakobe;
Eliudi aliga alisemwene Elieza, Elieza ali esemwene Matani na Matani alisemwene Yakobo.
16 uJakobe wasezala uJosefa indoda kaMariya, okwazalwa kuye uJesu othiwa nguKristu.
Yakobo aliga alisemwene Yusufu omulume wa Mariamu unu kusoka kumwene Yesu ebhuhye unu katogwa Kristo.
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.
Jinyibhulo jona okusoka ku Ibrahimu okukinga ku Daudi jaliga nyibhulo ekumi nena, okusoka ku Daudi okukinga okugegwa okuja Babeli ni nyibhulo ekumi nena, no kusoka anu bhagegibhwe okuja Babeli okukinga ku Kristo ni nyibhulo ekumi nena.
18 Ngakho ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba nje. Ngoba unina uMariya esegane uJosefa, bengakahlangani wabonakala eselesisu ngoMoya oNgcwele.
Okwibhulwa kwa Yesu Kristo kwaliga kulikutya, nyila wae, Mariamu aliga nasandwa na Yusufu, akatungu bhachali kubhonana chi mubhili nabhonekana ati alinainda kubhutulo bhwo mwoyo mwelu.
19 Kodwa uJosefa indoda yakhe engolungileyo, njalo engathandi ukumthela ihlazo, wayefuna ukumala ensitha.
Omulume wae Yusufu aliga munu mulengelesi atendele kumuswasha abhwelu. Alamuye okubhusiga obhuko obhwo kwo bhwitebhe.
20 Kwathi esanakana lezizinto, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ephutsheni, esithi: Josefa, ndodana kaDavida, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya umkakho; ngoba lokho akukhulelweyo kungoMoya oNgcwele;
Anu aliga acheganilisha ingulu ya magambo ago, Maraika wa Nyamuanga namubhonekela mu chiloto naika, Yusufu mwende Daudi utajakubhaya okumugega Mariamu kuti mugasi wao kulwokubha inda inu alinayo ni kulwo bhuturo bhwo Mwoyo mweru.
21 njalo uzazala indodana, ubize ibizo layo uthi nguJesu; ngoba yena uzasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.
Kaja okwibhula omwana we chilume umubhilikile lisina lyae Yesu, kulwokubha niwe kaja okubhachungula abhanu bhae ne bhibhibhi byebwe
22 Konke lokhu-ke kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi:
Gona ganu gasokana okukumisha jinu jaikilwe na Nyamuanga ku njila yo mulagi naika,
23 Khangela, intombi izathatha isisu ibelethe indodana, njalo bazabiza ibizo layo ngokuthi nguEmanuweli, okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa, uNkulunkulu ulathi.
Lola omuyala aligega inda no kwibhula omwana mulume na bhalimubhilikila lisina lyae Imanuel insonga yendemo Nyamuanga amwi neswe.
24 Kwathi uJosefa esephapheme ebuthongweni wenza njengalokho ingilosi yeNkosi imlayile, wasethatha umkakhe;
Yusufu emukile okusoka muntilo nakola kutyo Malaika wa Nyamuanga kutyo amulagilie na amugegele kuti mugasi wae.
25 kodwa kazange amazi waze wabeletha indodana yakhe eyingqabutho; wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguJesu.
Kulwejo nolo jabhee kutyo atamamile nage katungu kone okukinga ao ebhulie omwana we chilume namubhilikila lisina lyae Yesu.
