< UMathewu 1 >

1 Ugwalo lokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaDavida, indodana kaAbrahama.
Agha ghe matavua agha kikoko kya Yesu kilisite umhuma mu kisina kya ntwa uDavidi, ikisina kya Abulahimu.
2 UAbrahama wazala uIsaka; uIsaka wasezala uJakobe; uJakobe wasezala uJuda labafowabo;
Uabulahamu akampaapa uIsaka, uIsaka akampaapa una uYakovo, UYakovo akampaapa uYuuda na vanine.
3 uJuda wasezala uFaresi loZara kuTamari; uFaresi wasezala uEsiromu; uEsiromu wasezala uAramu;
UYuuda akampaapa uPelesi nu Sela mwa Tamali, uPelesi akampaapa uHesiloni, Hesiloni akampaapa uAlamu.
4 uAramu wasezala uAminadaba; uAminadaba wasezala uNashoni; uNashoni wasezala uSalimoni;
UAlamu akampaapa UAminadabu, uAminadabu akampaapa uNasoni, uNasoni akampaapa uSalimoni.
5 uSalimoni wasezala uBowosi kuRahabi; uBowosi wasezala uObedi kuRuthe; uObedi wasezala uJese;
USalimoni akampaapa uBohasi mwa Lahavu, UBohasi akampaapa UObedi mwa Luti, uObedi akampaapa uYese,
6 uJese wasezala uDavida inkosi; uDavida inkosi wasezala uSolomoni kowayengumkaUriya;
ghwope UYese akampaapa Untwa UDavidi. UDavidi akampaapa uSolomoni mwa mukijuuva juno alyale n'dala ghwa Ulia.
7 uSolomoni wasezala uRehobhowamu; uRehobhowamu wasezala uAbhiya; uAbhiya wasezala uAsa;
USolomoi akampaapa uLehoboamu, ULehoboamu akampaapa uAbia, uAbia akampaapa uAsa.
8 uAsa wasezala uJehoshafathi; uJehoshafathi wasezala uJoramu; uJoramu wasezala uOziya;
uAsa akampaapa uYehoshafati, UYehoshafati akampaapa uYolamu, uYolamu akampaapa uUsia.
9 uOziya wasezala uJothamu; uJothamu wasezala uAhazi; uAhazi wasezala uHezekhiya;
UUsia akampaapa uYotamu, uYotamu akampaapa uAhasi, UAhasi akampaapa uUhesekia.
10 uHezekhiya wasezala uManase; uManase wasezala uAmoni; uAmoni wasezala uJosiya;
uHEsekia akampaapa uMnase, uManase akampaapa uAmoni, ghwope uAmoni akampaapa uYosia.
11 uJosiya wasezala uJekoniya labafowabo esikhathini sokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni.
uYosia akampaapa uYekonia na vanine unsiki ghuno aVaisilaeli ye vatwalilue ku vuhesia, ku Babeli.
12 Kwathi emva kokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli; uSalatiyeli wasezala uZerubhabheli;
Ye vatwalilue ku vuhesia ku Babeli, uYekonia akampaapa uSalatieli, uSalatieli akampaapal uSelubabeli.
13 uZerubhabheli wasezala uAbiyudi; uAbiyudi wasezala uEliyakhimi; uEliyakhimi wasezala uAzori;
uSelubabeli akampaapa uAbihudi, uAbihudi akampaapa uEliakimu, uEliakimu akampaapa uAsoli.
14 uAzori wasezala uZadoki; uZadoki wasezala uAkimi; uAkimi wasezala uEliyudi;
uAsoli akampaapa uSadoki, uSadoki akampaapa uAkimu, uAkimu akampaapa uEliudi.
15 uEliyudi wasezala uEleyazare; uEleyazare wasezala uMathani; uMathani wasezala uJakobe;
uEliudi akampaapa uElieseli, uElieseli akampaapa uMatani, ghwope uMatani akampaapa uYakovo.
16 uJakobe wasezala uJosefa indoda kaMariya, okwazalwa kuye uJesu othiwa nguKristu.
uYkovo akampaapa Yosefu umughoosi ghwa Maliya. UMaliya ghwe juno akampapile uYesu juno ghwe Kilisite.
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.
Lino, kuhuma kwa Abulahamu kufika kwa ntwa uDavidi kwefilyale ifisina kijigho na fine. Kange, kuhuma pa Davidi kufila unsiki ghuno aVaisilaeli vitwalua ku vuhesia ku Babeli, kwefilyale ifisina ifingi kijigho n a fine. Kange, kuhuma unsiki ghuno vitwalua ku Babeli kuhanga kufika unsiki ye iholua uKilisite, kwefilyale ifisina ifingi kijigho na fine.
18 Ngakho ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba nje. Ngoba unina uMariya esegane uJosefa, bengakahlangani wabonakala eselesisu ngoMoya oNgcwele.
Kuholua kwa Yesu Kilisite kulyale ndiiki. Unguna jonop ilitavua lyake ghwe Maliya, alyalimilue nu Yosefu. Neke ye akyale kutolua alyavoniike kuuti ali nu vukunue ku ngufu sa Mhepo uMwimike.
19 Kodwa uJosefa indoda yakhe engolungileyo, njalo engathandi ukumthela ihlazo, wayefuna ukumala ensitha.
Ulwakuva uYosefu juno alyamulimiile uMaliya alyale mugholofu pamaso gha Nguluve, naakalondagha kuuti ankosie isoni uMaliya. Pe akalamula pikumuleka kisyefu.
20 Kwathi esanakana lezizinto, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ephutsheni, esithi: Josefa, ndodana kaDavida, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya umkakho; ngoba lokho akukhulelweyo kungoMoya oNgcwele;
Ye alamwile uluo, unyamhola ghwa mtwa uNguluve akam'bonekela mu njosi, akam'buula akati, “Ghwe Yosefu, ghwe mhuma mu kisina ikya ntwa uDavidi, uleke pikwoghopa pikuntoola uMaliya, uLwakuva uvukunue vuno ali navwo, apelilue mu ngufu sa Mhepo uMwimike.
21 njalo uzazala indodana, ubize ibizo layo uthi nguJesu; ngoba yena uzasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.
Neke ipaapa umwana un'diimi, ukumpeela ilitavua ili Yesu, ulwakuva ilikuvapokagha avaanhu vaake mu nyivi saave.”
22 Konke lokhu-ke kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi:
Sooni isio siliyavombiike enendikio kukwilanisia ilisio lino uMutwa alyajovile kukilila um'bili ghwake kuuti, “
23 Khangela, intombi izathatha isisu ibelethe indodana, njalo bazabiza ibizo layo ngokuthi nguEmanuweli, okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa, uNkulunkulu ulathi.
Lolagha! Umhinja juno naammanyile umughoosi, iiva nu vukunue, ipaapa umwana un'diimi! pe vikumpeela umwana ujuo ilitavua ili Manueli.” Umuluvo ghwa litavua ilio kwekuti, “UNguluve ali palikimo nusue.”
24 Kwathi uJosefa esephapheme ebuthongweni wenza njengalokho ingilosi yeNkosi imlayile, wasethatha umkakhe;
Yosefu akasisimuka, akavomba ndavule unyamhola ghwa Mutwa vule am'bulile, akantoola uMaliya kuuva n'dala ghwake.
25 kodwa kazange amazi waze wabeletha indodana yakhe eyingqabutho; wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguJesu.
Looli naakaghelile kughona naghwo kuhanga usinki ghuno uMaliya ipaapa umwana un'diimi. Pe uYosefu akampeela umwana ujuo ilitavua ili Yesu.

< UMathewu 1 >