Over the years, it has generally been assumed that the wise men (or magi) were three in number, because Matthew 2:11 makes mention of three gifts:
Kumbexana nhlayo ya leswaku a va ri vanharhu yi ve kona hileswi a va khome tinyiko tinharhu to hambana. * (Matewu 2:11) Vanhu van'wana va vule leswaku tintlhari teto a ti yimela tinxaka tinharhu ta vanhu.