1Umbhalo wosendo lukaJesu Khristu indodana kaDavida, indodana ka-Abhrahama:
2U-Abhrahama wayenguyise ka-Isaka,
3uJuda uyise kaPherezi loZera, unina owayenguThamari,
4uRamu uyise ka-Aminadabi,
5uSalimoni uyise kaBhowazi, unina owayenguRahabi,
6uJese uyise wenkosi uDavida.
7uSolomoni uyise kaRehobhowami,
8u-Asa uyise kaJehoshafathi,
9u-Uziya uyise kaJothamu,
10uHezekhiya uyise kaManase,
11uJosiya owayenguyise kaJekhoniya labafowabo ngesikhathi bethunjwe eBhabhiloni.
12Emva kokuthunjwa eBhabhiloni:
13uZerubhabheli uyise ka-Abhiyudi,
14u-Azori uyise kaZadokhi,
15u-Elihudi uyise ka-Eliyazari,
16uJakhobe uyise kaJosefa, umkaMariya, owazala uJesu obizwa ngokuthi nguKhristu.
17Ngokunjalo-ke, kwakulezizukulwane ezilitshumi lane sezizonke kusukela ku-Abhrahama kusiya kuDavida, ezilitshumi lane kusukela kuDavida kusiya ekuthunjweni yiBhabhiloni njalo ezilitshumi lane kusukela ekuthunjweni kusiya kuKhristu.
18UJesu Khristu wazalwa kanje: Unina uMariya wayethembise ukuthi uzakwendela kuJosefa kodwa kwathi bengakahlangani wabonakala esezithwele kwenziwe ngoMoya oNgcwele.
19Ngoba umkakhe uJosefa wayeyindoda elungileyo emthethweni, njalo engafuni ukumyangisa ebantwini, wacabanga ukumala ngasese.
20Uthe esekucabangile lokhu, kwafika kuye ingilosi yeNkosi ephutsheni yathi, “Josefa ndodana kaDavida, ungesabi ukuthatha uMariya ukuba abe ngumkakho ngoba lokhu akhulelwe ngakho kuvela kuMoya oNgcwele.
21Uzabeletha indodana ozayetha ibizo uthi nguJesu ngoba uzasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.”
22Konke lokhu kwenzakala ukuze kugcwaliseke okwatshiwo yiNkosi ngomphrofethi ukuthi:
23“Intombi egcweleyo izakhulelwa izale indodana, bayibize ngokuthi ngu-Emanuweli”1.23 U-Isaya 7.14 (okutsho ukuthi, “uNkulunkulu ulathi”).
24UJosefa esevukile ebuthongweni wenza lokho ingilosi yeNkosi eyayimlaye khona, wamthatha uMariya waba ngumkakhe.
25Kodwa kazange embathe laye waze wabeletha indodana. Wayetha ibizo wathi nguJesu.