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₁Nantu uhla lozalo okwavela kulo uJesu Khristu, indodana kaDavide, indodana ka-Abhrahama.

₂U-Abhrahama wazala u-Isaka, u-Isaka wazala uJakobe, uJakobe wazala uJuda nabafowabo; ₃uJuda wazala uFaresi noZara kuThamari; uFaresi wazala u-Esiromu, u-Esiromu wazala u-Aramu, ₄u-Aramu wazala u-Aminadaba, u-Aminadaba wazala uNasoni, uNasoni wazala uSalimoni; ₅uSalimoni wazala uBhowazi kuRakhabi, uBhowazi wazala u-Obhede kuRuthe, u-Obhede wazala uJesayi; ₆uJesayi wazala uDavide, inkosi. UDavide wazala uSolomoni kumka-Uriya; ₇uSolomoni wazala uRehobhowamu, uRehobhowamu wazala u-Abiya, u-Abiya wazala u-Asafa; ₈u-Asafa wazala uJehoshafathi, uJehoshafathi wazala uJoramu, uJoramu wazala u-Uziya; ₉u-Uziya wazala uJothamu, uJothamu wazala u-Ahazi, u-Ahazi wazala uHezekiya; ₁₀uHezekiya wazala uManase, uManase wazala u-Amoni, u-Amoni wazala uJosiya; ₁₁uJosiya wazala uJekhoniya nabafowabo ngesikhathi abakwa-Israyeli bethunjelwa eBhabhiloni.

₁₂Kwathi sebethunjelwe eBhabhiloni; uJekhoniya wazala uSalithiyeli, uSalithiyeli wazala uZerubhabhele; ₁₃uZerubhabhele wazala u-Abhiyudi, u-Abhiyudi wazala u-Eliyakhimi, u-Eliyakhimi wazala u-Azori; ₁₄u-Azori wazala uZadoki, uZadoki wazala u-Akhimi, u-Akhimi wazala u-Eliyudi; ₁₅u-Eliyudi wazala u-Eleyazare, u-Eleyazare wazala uMathani, uMathani wazala uJakobe; ₁₆uJakobe wazala uJosefa, indoda kaMariya; yena wazala uJesu okuthiwa uKhristu.

₁₇Zinjalo-ke izizukulwane zonke kusukela ku-Abhrahama kuya kuDavide; ziyizizukulwane ezili-14; ezisukela kuDavide kuze kube yisikhathi sokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni, ziyizizukulwane ezili-14; nezisukela esikhathini sokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni kuze kube yisikhathi sikaKhristu, ziyizizukulwane ezili-14.

₁₈Ukuzalwa kukaJesu kwaba kanje: uMariya unina kaJesu wayesethenjiswe umendo uJosefa; bengakahlangani, uMariya watholakala esekhulelwe ngokukaMoya oNgcwele. ₁₉Kepha uJosefa, indoda yakhe, ngenxa yokuba engumuntu olungileyo, akathandanga ukumthela ngehlazo, wayefuna ukuhlukana naye ngasese.

₂₀Kuthe esazindla ngalokhu; bheka kwabonakala kuye ingelosi yeNkosi ephusheni, ithi: “Josefa, ndodana kaDavide, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya abe ngumkakho, ngokuba lokho akukhulelweyo kungokukaMoya oNgcwele. ₂₁Uzakuzala iNdodana, uyiqambe igama uthi nguJesu, ngokuba nguye oyakusindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.”

₂₂Konke lokho kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomphrofethi, yathi: ₂₃“Intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana; bayakuyiqamba igama bathi ngu-Immanuweli,” okusho ukuthi: “UNkulunkulu unathi.”

₂₄UJosefa esevukile ebuthongweni, wenza njengalokhu imyalile ingelosi yeNkosi, wamthatha umkakhe; ₂₅akazange alale naye, waze wazala indodana; wayiqamba igama wathi nguJesu.