Mathewu
25 futhi akamazi waze wazala izibulo lakhe, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJesu.
ISAHLUKO 1
1 Kwathi uJesu esezelwe eBetlehema laseJudiya emihleni kaHerode inkosi, bheka, kwafika izazi eJerusalema zivela empumalanga, 2 besithi: Ungaphi ozelwe eyinkosi yamaJuda? ngoba sibonile inkanyezi yakhe empumalanga, size ukukhuleka kuye. 3 Kwathi uHerode inkosi ekuzwa lokho wakhathazeka, neJerusalema lonke kanye naye. 4 Wabutha bonke abapristi abakhulu nababhali besizwe, wababuza ukuthi uKristu uzakuzalelwaphi. 5 Basebesithi kuye: EBhethilehema yeJudiya; ngoba kulotshiwe kanje ngomprofethi ukuthi: 6 Nawe, Betlehema, ezweni lakwaJuda, awusiye omncinyane phakathi kwezikhulu zakwaJuda, ngokuba kuyakuvela kuwe uMbusi oyakubusa abantu bami uIsrayeli. 7 Khona uHerode, ezibizile izazi ngasese, wabuzisisa kuzo isikhathi inkanyezi eyabonakala ngaso. 8 Wazithuma eBetlehema, wathi: “Hambani nibuzisise ngomntwana; nxa senimfumene, ningitshele, ukuze nami ngize ngikhuleke kuye. 9 Kwathi seziyizwile inkosi, zahamba; bheka, inkanyezi ezayibona empumalanga yahamba phambi kwazo, yaze yafika yema phezu kwalapho umntwana ekhona. 10 Kwathi beyibona inkanyezi, bathokoza ngentokozo enkulu kakhulu. 11 Zase zingena endlini, zabona umntwana noMariya unina, zawa phansi, zakhuleka kuye; igolide, nenhlaka, nomure. 12 Kwathi sezixwayisiwe nguNkulunkulu ephutsheni ukuthi zingabuyeli kuHerodi, zasuka zabuyela elizweni lakibo ngenye indlela. 13 Kwathi sezihambile, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuJosefa ngephupho, ithi: Vuka uthathe umntwana omncane lonina, ubalekele eGibhithe, ube khona ngize ngikutshele; UHerode uzofuna umntwana ukuze ambhubhise. 14 Esevukile wathatha umntwana nonina ebusuku, wamuka waya eGibithe; 15 Wahlala khona kwaze kwaba sekufeni kukaHerode, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi: “Ngayibiza indodana yami iphume eGibithe; 16 Khona uHerode, ebona ukuthi uklolodelwe yizazi, wathukuthela kakhulu, wathumela, wababulala bonke abantwana baseBetlehema nakuyo yonke imikhawulo yalo, kusukela kwabaneminyaka emibili nangaphansi, njengomthetho. isikhathi ayebuzisise ngaso kwabahlakaniphileyo. 17 Khona kwagcwaliseka okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi uJeremiya, ethi: 18 Kwezwakala izwi eRama, ukulila nokukhala nokulila okukhulu, uRaheli ekhalela abantwana bakhe, engafuni ukududuzwa, ngokuba bengasekho. 19 Kwathi esefile uHerodi, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala ngephupho kuJosefa eGibhithe. 20 wathi: “Vuka uthathe umntwana nonina, uye ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba bafile ababefuna ukuphila komntwana;
1 Incwadi yokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, indodana kaDavide, indodana ka-Abrahama. 2 U-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka; u-Isaka wazala uJakobe; uJakobe wazala uJuda nabafowabo; 3 UJuda wazala uFaresi noZara ngoTamari; uFaresi wazala u-Esrom; u-Esrom wazala u-Aramu; 4 U-Aramu wazala u-Aminadaba; u-Aminadaba wazala uNaason; uNahasoni wazala uSalimoni; 5 USalimoni wazala uBhowazi ngoRahabi; uBhowazi wazala u-Obede kuRuthe; u-Obede wazala uJese; 6 uJese wazala uDavide ukumkani; uDavide inkosi wazala uSolomoni ngumka-Uriya; 7 USolomoni wazala uRehobowamu; uRehobowamu wazala uAbhiya; uAbhiya wazala uAsa; 8 uAsa wazala uJehoshafati; uJehoshafati wazala uJoramu; uJoramu wazala u-Oziya; 9 U-Oziya wazala uJothamu; uJothamu wazala u-Ahazi; uAhazi wazala uHezekiya; 10 UHezekiya wazala uManase; uManase wazala u-Amoni; u-Amoni wazala uJosiya; 11 uJosiya wazala uJekoniya nabafowabo, ngesikhathi sokuthunjelwa kwabo eBabele. 12 Ngemva kokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni, uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli; uSalatiyeli wazala uZorubhabheli; 13 USorobhabheli wazala u-Abiyudi; u-Abiyudi wazala uEliyakimi; u-Eliyakimi wazala u-Azore; 14 U-Azore wazala uSadoki; uSadoki wazala uAkimi; uAkimi wazala u-Eliyudi; 15 u-Eliyudi wazala u-Eleyazare; u-Eleyazare wazala uMathani; uMathani wazala uJakobe; 16 UJakobe wazala uJosefa indoda kaMariya, okwazalwa ngaye uJesu, othiwa uKristu. 17 Ngakho zonke izizukulwane ezisukela ku-Abrahama ziye kuDavide ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; nezisukela kuDavide kuze kube sekuthunjelweni eBabiloni ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; futhi kusukela ekuthunjelweni eBhabhiloni kuze kufike kuKristu ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane. 18 Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba kanje: unina uMariya esemiselwe uJosefa, bengakahlangani wafunyanwa ekhulelwe ngoMoya oNgcwele. 19 Khona uJosefa indoda yakhe, engumuntu olungileyo, engathandi ukumenza ihlazo, waqonda ukumala ngasese. 20 Esacabanga ngalezi zinto, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ephusheni, ithi: “Josefa, ndodana kaDavide, ungesabi ukumthathela uMariya umkakho; kaMoya oNgcwele. 21 Uzazala indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu, ngokuba nguye oyakusindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo. 22 Manje konke lokhu kwenzeka, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi: 23 Bheka, intombi izokhulelwa, izale indodana, bayiqambe igama lokuthi u-Emanuweli, okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa, uNkulunkulu unathi. 24 UJosefa esevukile ebuthongweni wenza njengalokho imyalile ingelosi yeNkosi, wamthathela umkakhe;
ISAHLUKO 2