¹ Bo u Yesu apapiwa mu Betelehemu mu Yudeya mumasiku gha Helodi umwene, abamahala abanalume ukufumila kumafumilo ghizuba bakiza mu Yelusalemu bakanena, ² Ali kokwi yo apaphwa umwene wa bayuda? tulingite inthondwi kumafumilo ghizuba lekani twiza ukuti tumwipute.'' ³ Bo u Helodi umwene ivwa ivi, akatamiwa, poka nu Yelusalemu wensi. ⁴ Uhelodi akitizya abaputi bonsi abasongosongo nabasimbi ba banthu, akabalalusya, ali kwiyi u Kilisitu yo apapiwa? ⁵ Bakanena kukwache, kubetelehemu ku Yudeya, pakuti vyovyo vikasimbiwa naba kunguluka. ⁶ Loli umwe, Betelehemu, mukaya ka Judah, temwababumaliro maliro bwa bayuda , weka mwa umwe azukuba mulongozi yo azukulingilila u Izilayeli. ⁷ Mwa chinsinsi u Helodi akabitizya abamanya nthondwa nukubalalusya ukuti amanye ubwanaloli ivya nthondwa ni tayimu movikabela. ⁸ Akabatuma ku Betelehemu, nukunena buka muye mulingisye akiza umwana umunandi. Nanthi mwaya mwamwagha, mwize mumbuzye ukuti nune mbuke inje mugwadile.'' ⁹ Bo bivwa ivya mwene, bakenda inzila iyinji, ulutondwa lobakalulinga kumafumilo ghizuba, lukabatangilila mphaka po umwana ubonda akaba. ¹⁰ Bo balinga ulutondwa, bakahoboka nukusekela nkhani. ¹¹ Bakingila munyumba nukulinga umwana umunandi ali nu Maliya umama wache. Bakawa pansi nukumwiputa bakafumia ivyuma vyabo nukumupa ivyabupi vya golide, namafuta ghakununkhila poka nu mule. ¹² U Chala akabachenjezya mu maloto, mutakanyokele sona kwa Helodi, bakaya kukwabo umwa kwenda inzila iyinji. ¹³ Bobanyamuka nukubuka, umungelo wa Chala akanena nu Josefu mu maloto akati, ''nyanuka, senda umwana nunyina, muye ku Igiputi. Mwikale kulanye mphaka nize mbabuzye, pakuti u Helodi akulonda umwana ukuti amukome.'' ¹⁴ Ubusiku bulanye, u Josefu akanyamuka nukusenda umwana nu nyina nukuya ku Igiputi. ¹⁵ Akikala kulanye mphaka imfwa ya Helodi. ivi vikakwanilisiwa ngati mo umwene akanenela ukwendela mubakunguluka, ''ukufuma mu Egiputi nkhitizya umwana wane.'' ¹⁶ U Helodi, bo amanya ukuti abamanya nthondwa bamupusika, akakalalankhani, akatuma ukuti bakome abana bonsi abanalume bobakaba mu Betelehemu sona ni chikaya chonsi bobakaba nimyaka mibili, ngati mo akalondela ukufumila kuba manya nthondwa ukuti amanye. ¹⁷ Po vyakwanilisyika ukuyana namo vikanenekela mu mukunguluka u Yelemiya. ¹⁸ Ichongo chikwivwika mu Ramah, ukulila nu kupupula amasozi, u Rakelo akalila abana bache, atakivwisya nukutebeziwa, chifukwa batakabapo sona.'' ¹⁹ Bo u Helodi afwa, bakalindilila, umungelo wa mwene akamwizila mumaloto u Josefu ku Egiputi nukunena, ²⁰ Nyamuka senda umwana nu nyina buka mukaya ka Isilayeli, pakuti bosi bobalonda ubumi bwa mwana bafwile.'' ²¹ Josefu akanyamuka nukusenda umwana nu nyina, nukuya mukaya ka Izilayeli. ²² Loli bo ivwa ukuti Alikelagho weyo we mwene wa Yudeya mumalo mwa baba wache u Helodi, akoghopa pakuya kula, mphaka po Uchala akamubuzya kumaloto, akakaleka akaya ka Galileya. ²³ Akabuka nukuya ukwikala mukaya ka Nazaleti. Ivi vikakwanilisiwa ngati movikanenekela naba kunguluka, ukuti inthi ize itiziwe ukuti Nazalene.