Kulandzisa KwaMatewu
1 Lena yincwadzi yemlandvo* waJesu Khristu,* indvodzana yaDavide+ loyindvodzana ya-Abrahama:+
Isaka watala Jakobe;+
Jakobe watala Juda+ nabomnakabo;
3 Juda watala Pheresi naZera+ kuThamari;
Pheresi watala Hesroni;+
Hesroni watala Ramu;+
4 Ramu watala Aminadabi;
Aminadabi watala Nasoni;+
Nasoni watala Salmoni;
5 Salmoni watala Bhowazi kuRahabi;+
Bhowazi watala Obedi kuRuthe;+
Obedi watala Jese;+
6 Jese watala iNkhosi Davide.+
Davide watala Solomoni+ kumfati wa-Uriya;
7 Solomoni watala Rehobhowamu;+
Rehobhowamu watala Abiya;
Abiya watala Asa;+
Jehoshafati watala Jehoramu;+
Jehoramu watala Uziya;
Jothamu watala Ahazi;+
Ahazi watala Hezekiya;+
Manase watala Amoni;+
Amoni watala Josaya;+
11 Josaya+ watala Jekhoniya+ kanye nabomnakabo, lebebaphila ngesikhatsi emaJuda atfunjelwa eBhabhulona.+
12 Ngesikhatsi aseBhabhulona, Jekhoniya watala Sheyaltiyeli;
Sheyaltiyeli watala Zerubhabheli;+
13 Zerubhabheli watala Abhiyudi;
Abhiyudi watala Eliyakimu;
Eliyakimu watala Azori;
14 Azori watala Sadoki;
Sadoki watala Akhimu;
Akhimu watala Eliyudi;
15 Eliyudi watala Eliyezeri;
Eliyezeri watala Mathani;
Mathani watala Jakobe;
16 Jakobe watala Josefa indvodza yaMariya, longumake waJesu.+ Jesu ubitwa ngekutsi nguKhristu.+
17 Ngako-ke tonkhe titukulwane kusukela ku-Abrahama kuye kuDavide betingu-14; kusukela kuDavide kuye esikhatsini emaJuda latfunjwa ngaso ayiswa eBhabhulona, betingu-14; kusukela esikhatsini emaJuda latfunjwa ngaso eBhabhulona kute kube sesikhatsini saKhristu, betingu-14.
18 Nangu umlandvo wekutalwa kwaJesu Khristu: Ngesikhatsi make wakhe Mariya asatsembisene umshado naJosefa, watetfwala ngemandla emoya longcwele*+ basengakashadi. 19 Ngesizatfu sekutsi Josefa labetawushada naye abelungile futsi angafuni kumhlaza, wancuma kwehlukana naye ngasense.+ 20 Kodvwa watsi nasacedzile kucabanga ngaloko, ingilosi yaJehova* yakhuluma naye ephusheni, yatsi: “Josefa ndvodzana yaDavide, ungesabi kutsatsa Mariya umente umkakho,* ngobe ukhulelwe ngemandla emoya longcwele.+ 21 Utawubeleka indvodzana, futsi kufanele uyetse utsi nguJesu,*+ ngobe itawukhulula bantfu etonweni tabo.”+ 22 Konkhe loku kwenteka kute kugcwaliseke loko lokwashiwo nguJehova* ngemphrofethi wakhe, nakatsi: 23 “Intfombi ntfo itawutetfwala, ibeleke indvodzana letawubitwa ngekutsi ngu-Imanuweli,”+ lokusho kutsi “Nkulunkulu Unatsi.”+
24 Ngemuva kwaloko Josefa wavuka ebutfongweni, wenta loko ingilosi yaJehova* lebeyimtjele kona, watsatsa Mariya waba ngumkakhe. 25 Kodvwa akazange alale naye kwaze kwaba ngulapho asabeleke indvodzana,+ futsi Josefa wayetsa watsi nguJesu.+