UMatewu 1

Usendo LukaJesu Khristu

1 Umbhalo wosendo lukaJesu Khristu indodana kaDavida, indodana ka-Abhrahama:

2 U-Abhrahama wayenguyise ka-Isaka,

u-Isaka uyise kaJakhobe,

uJakhobe uyise kaJuda labafowabo,

3 uJuda uyise kaPherezi loZera, unina owayenguThamari,

uPherezi uyise kaHezironi,

uHezironi uyise kaRamu,

4 uRamu uyise ka-Aminadabi,

u-Aminadabi uyise kaNashoni,

uNahishoni uyise kaSalimoni,

5 uSalimoni uyise kaBhowazi, unina owayenguRahabi,

uBhowazi uyise ka-Obhedi, unina owayenguRuthe,

u-Obhedi uyise kaJese,

6 uJese uyise wenkosi uDavida.

UDavida wayenguyise kaSolomoni, unina owayeke waba ngumka-Uriya,

7 uSolomoni uyise kaRehobhowami,

uRehobhowami uyise ka-Abhija,

u-Abhija uyise ka-Asa,

8 u-Asa uyise kaJehoshafathi,

uJehoshafathi uyise kaJehoramu,

uJehoramu uyise ka-Uziya,

9 u-Uziya uyise kaJothamu,

uJothamu uyise ka-Ahazi,

u-Ahazi uyise kaHezekhiya,

10 uHezekhiya uyise kaManase,

uManase uyise ka-Amoni,

u-Amoni uyise kaJosiya,

11 uJosiya owayenguyise kaJekhoniya labafowabo ngesikhathi bethunjwe eBhabhiloni.

12 Emva kokuthunjwa eBhabhiloni:

uJekhoniya wayenguyise kaSheyalithiyeli,

uSheyalithiyeli uyise kaZerubhabheli,

13 uZerubhabheli uyise ka-Abhiyudi,

u-Abhiyudi uyise ka-Eliyakhimu,

u-Eliyakhimu uyise ka-Azori,

14 u-Azori uyise kaZadokhi,

uZadokhi uyise ka-Akhimu,

u-Akhimu uyise ka-Elihudi,

15 u-Elihudi uyise ka-Eliyazari,

u-Eliyazari uyise kaMathani,

uMathani uyise kaJakhobe,

16 uJakhobe uyise kaJosefa, umkaMariya, owazala uJesu obizwa ngokuthi nguKhristu.

17 Ngokunjalo-ke, kwakulezizukulwane ezilitshumi lane sezizonke kusukela ku-Abhrahama kusiya kuDavida, ezilitshumi lane kusukela kuDavida kusiya ekuthunjweni yiBhabhiloni njalo ezilitshumi lane kusukela ekuthunjweni kusiya kuKhristu.