17 Ngemuva kwaloko bafati lababomakhelwane bametsa libito. Batsi: “Nawomi utalelwe indvodzana,” futsi bametsa batsi ngu-Obedi.+ Ungubabe waJese,+ longubabe waDavide.

58 Sawula wase utsi kuDavide: “Uyindvodzana yabani mfana wami?” Yena wamphendvula watsi: “Ngiyindvodzana yaJese+ inceku yakho yaseBhetlehema.”+

1 Lena yincwadzi yemlandvo* waJesu Khristu,* indvodzana yaDavide+ loyindvodzana ya-Abrahama:+

22 Nasekamsusile Sawula, wakhetsa Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi,+ futsi wakhuluma ngaye watsi: ‘Ngitfole Davide indvodzana yaJese,+ umuntfu lotsandzekako enhlitiyweni yami+ nalotawenta tonkhe tintfo lengitifunako.’ 23 Njengobe nje Nkulunkulu etsembisa, uvetele Israyeli umsindzisi longuJesu, lovela entalelwaneni* yaDavide.+

12 Na-Isaya watsi: “Kutawuba khona imphandze yaJese,+ futsi itawubusa tive;+ tive titawetsembela kuyo.”+