16 Jakobe watala Josefa, indvodza yaMariya, unaboJesu lobitwa ngekutsi nguKhristu.
Eliyudi watala Eliyezeri; Eliyezeri watala Mathani; Mathani watala Jakobe;
Simoni Phetro waphendvula watsi: “UnguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu lophilako.”
Ngako wabayalisisa bafundzi bakhe kutsi bangatjeli muntfu kutsi unguKhristu.
Kwatsi kube tati tisuke lapho, ingilosi yeNkhosi yatibonakalisa kuJosefa ephusheni itsi: “Vuka, utsatse umntfwana nenina, nibalekele eGibhithe, nifike nihlale khona niyawuze nitjelwe ngimi; ngobe Herodi utawufuna lomntfwana kuze ambulale.”
Ngako-ke satsi kube lesicumbi sibutsane, Philatu wasibuta watsi: “Nifuna nginikhululele bani emkhatsini waBharaba naJesu lowatiwa ngekutsi nguKhristu?”
Philatu wababuta watsi: “Ngenteni-ke ngaloJesu lekutsiwa nguKhristu?” Bonkhe baphendvula batsi: “Mbetsele esiphambanweni!”
Akusiye yini umbati, indvodzana yaMariya, umnakaboJakobe, naJose, naJudasi, naSimoni? Angitsi bodzadzewabo balapha emkhatsini wetfu?” Base bayamcansukela.
Beyitfunywe entfombini lenguMariya labesamiselwe Josefa, lijaha lelusendvo lwenkhosi Davide.
Batali bakhe bamangala kakhulu nabambona lapho; waze watsi unina: “Mntfwanami, ukwenteleni loku kitsi? Uyihlo kanye nami sesiphatseke kabi ngekukufuna singakutfoli.”
Watubula ngendvodzana, wayigocota ngetindvwangu, wayilalisa emkhombeni wekudlela tinkhomo, ngobe phela kwakungenandzawo yekuhlala endlini yetihambi.
Nakacala lomsebenti wakhe Jesu abeneminyaka lecishe ibe ngema-30 budzala; bantfu babecabanga kutsi uyindvodzana yaJosefa labengumsa wa-Eli,
Bonkhe bantfu batsatseka ngaye bamangala ngalamagama lamahle lawakhuluma batsi: “Akusiye umsa waJosefa yini lona?”
Umfati watsi kuye: “Ngiyati kutsi Mesiya, lokutsiwa nguKhristu, utawufika. Nasefikile yena utakusitjela konkhe.”