God prophesied though Jacob's blessings of his sons that the Messiah would come through the lineage of the tribe of Judah (Gen. 49:9-12).
Mudzimu a dovha a lifhedza na vhanna vha Shikheme nga mulandu wa vhutshinyi havho, nga he Jothamu ṅwana wa Jerubaali a amba musi a tshi vha teketela.