Mathaio 1
1 Ba ke bagolwagolwane ba ga Jesu Keresete wa lotso lwa ga Kgosi Dafide le Aberahame:
Ugwalo lokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaDavida, indodana kaAbrahama.
2 Aberahame e ne e le rraagwe Isake; Isake e ne e le rraagwe Jakobe; Jak obe e ne e le rraagwe Juda le bomonnawe ba basimane.
UAbrahama wazala uIsaka; uIsaka wasezala uJakobe; uJakobe wasezala uJuda labafowabo;
3 Juda e ne e le rraagwe Perese le Sera (Tamare e ne e le mmaabo); Perese e ne e le rraagwe Heserone; Heserone e ne e le rraagwe Arame;
uJuda wasezala uFaresi loZara kuTamari; uFaresi wasezala uEsiromu; uEsiromu wasezala uAramu;
4 Arame e ne e le rraagwe Aminadabe; Aminadabe e ne e le rraagwe Nashone; Nashone e ne e le rraagwe Salemone;
uAramu wasezala uAminadaba; uAminadaba wasezala uNashoni; uNashoni wasezala uSalimoni;
5 Salemone e ne e le rraagwe Boase (Rahabe e ne e le mmaagwe); Boase e ne e le rraagwe Obede (Ruthe e ne e le mmaagwe); Obede e ne e le rraagwe Jese;
uSalimoni wasezala uBowosi kuRahabi; uBowosi wasezala uObedi kuRuthe; uObedi wasezala uJese;
6 Jese e ne e le rraagwe Kgosi Dafide. Dafide e ne e le rraagwe Solomone (mmaagwe o ne a kile a ne a le mogatsa Uria);
uJese wasezala uDavida inkosi; uDavida inkosi wasezala uSolomoni kowayengumkaUriya;
7 Solomone e ne e le rraagwe Rehoboame; Rehoboame e ne e le rraagwe Abija; Abija e ne e le rraagwe Asa;
uSolomoni wasezala uRehobhowamu; uRehobhowamu wasezala uAbhiya; uAbhiya wasezala uAsa;
8 Asa e ne e le rraagwe Jehoshafate; Jehoshafate e ne e le rraagwe Jerame; Jerame e ne e le rraagwe Usia;
uAsa wasezala uJehoshafathi; uJehoshafathi wasezala uJoramu; uJoramu wasezala uOziya;
9 Usia e ne e le rraagwe Jothame; Jothame e ne e le rraagwe Ahase; Ahase e ne e le rraagwe Hesekia;
uOziya wasezala uJothamu; uJothamu wasezala uAhazi; uAhazi wasezala uHezekhiya;
10 Hesekia e ne e le rraagwe Manase; Manase e ne e le rraagwe Amone; Amone e ne e le rraagwe Josaea;
uHezekhiya wasezala uManase; uManase wasezala uAmoni; uAmoni wasezala uJosiya;
11 Josaea e ne e le rraagwe Jokonia le bomonnawe ba basimane (ba tsetswe ka nako ya go gapelwa kwa Babelona).
uJosiya wasezala uJekoniya labafowabo esikhathini sokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni.
12 Morago ga go gapelwa kwa Babelona: Jokonia o ne a tsala Salathiele; Salathiele e ne e le rraagwe Serubabele;
Kwathi emva kokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli; uSalatiyeli wasezala uZerubhabheli;
13 Serubabele e ne e le rraagwe Abiude; Abiude e ne e le rraagwe Eliakime; Eliakime e ne e le rraagwe Asore;
uZerubhabheli wasezala uAbiyudi; uAbiyudi wasezala uEliyakhimi; uEliyakhimi wasezala uAzori;
14 Asore e ne e le rraagwe Sadoke; Sadoke e ne e le rraagwe Akime; Akime e ne e le rraagwe Eliude;
uAzori wasezala uZadoki; uZadoki wasezala uAkimi; uAkimi wasezala uEliyudi;
15 Eliude e ne e le rraagwe Eleasare; Eleasare e ne e le rraagwe Mathame; Mathame e ne e le rraagwe Jakobe;
uEliyudi wasezala uEleyazare; uEleyazare wasezala uMathani; uMathani wasezala uJakobe;
16 Jakobe e ne e le rraagwe Josefa yo e neng e le monna wa ga Marea Mma-Jesu Keresete Mesia.
uJakobe wasezala uJosefa indoda kaMariya, okwazalwa kuye uJesu othiwa nguKristu.
17 Tse ke ditshika di le lesome le metso e le mene mo ditshikeng tse di simololang ka Aberahame go tla go fitlha mo go Kgosi Dafide; le tse di lesome le bone go simolola ka nako ya ga Kgosi Dafide go ya nakong ya go gapelwa kwa Babelona; le tse di lesome le bone go simolola ka nako eo go tla go fitlha mo go Keresete.
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.
18 A ke mabaka a boammaaruri a a amanang le botsalo jwa ga Jesu Keresete: Marea mmaagwe, o ne a beeletswe go nyalwa ke Josefa. Mme ya re a sa ntse a le kgarebana, a ithwala ga Mowa o o boitshepo.
Ngakho ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba nje. Ngoba unina uMariya esegane uJosefa, bengakahlangani wabonakala eselesisu ngoMoya oNgcwele.
19 Mme Josefa mmeeledi wa gagwe ka a le mosiami, a ikaelela go senya tsholofetso ka tidimalo ka a ne a sa rate go mmaa mo mpepeneneng go mo tlhabisa ditlhong.
Kodwa uJosefa indoda yakhe engolungileyo, njalo engathandi ukumthela ihlazo, wayefuna ukumala ensitha.
20 Mme ya re a sa ntse a thantse a akanya ka ga selo se, a thulamela, a lora, mme a bona moengele a eme fa go ene a mo raya a re, “Josefa, morwa Dafide, se etsaetsege go tsaya Marea jaaka mosadi wa gago ka gore ngwana yo o mo rweleng o mo ithwele ka Mowa o o Boitshepo.”
Kwathi esanakana lezizinto, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ephutsheni, esithi: Josefa, ndodana kaDavida, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya umkakho; ngoba lokho akukhulelweyo kungoMoya oNgcwele;
21 Mme o tlaa tshola ngwana wa mosimane, mme o tlaa mo raya leina o re Jesu (Ke gore “Mmoloki”). Ka gore o tlaa golola batho ba gagwe mo dibeng tsa bone.
njalo uzazala indodana, ubize ibizo layo uthi nguJesu; ngoba yena uzasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.
22 Mo go tlaa diragatsa molaetsa wa Modimo o o kileng wa anamisiwa ke baporofiti ba one, ba re,
Konke lokhu-ke kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi:
23 “Reetsang! Kgarebana e tlaa ithwala ngwana! E tlaa tshola ngwana wa mosimane, mme o tlaa bidiwa ‘Imanuele’.” (Ke gore “Modimo o na le rona”) fa go tlhalosiwa.
Khangela, intombi izathatha isisu ibelethe indodana, njalo bazabiza ibizo layo ngokuthi nguEmanuweli, okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa, uNkulunkulu ulathi.
24 Erile Josefa a tsoga, a dira jaaka moengele a mo laetse, a isa Maria gae go nna mosadi wa gagwe.
Kwathi uJosefa esephapheme ebuthongweni wenza njengalokho ingilosi yeNkosi imlayile, wasethatha umkakhe;
25 Mme a nna a ntse a le kgarebana go fitlhelela morwawe a tsholwa mme Josefa a mo raya leina a re “Jesu.”
kodwa kazange amazi waze wabeletha indodana yakhe eyingqabutho; wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguJesu.
