¹ Yesu ejire ebhurwa Betherehemu ya Bhayaudu kusiku jo mukama Herode, abhasombokerwa bha ginyota mbasoka obhuwuruka esubha mbakinga Yerusaremu mbaika, ² “Aryaki unu ebhuwe Omukama wa Bhayaudi? Charora inyota yaye ebhuhuruka esubha chaja okumwifukamira.

³ Omanya gunu Omukama Herode onguwe ganu nasurumbar, na Yerusalemu bhone amwi nomwene. ⁴ Herode nakumanya abhakuru bha abhatwere bhone na abhandiki bha bhanu, wone nabhabhusha, “kiristo kaja okwibhurirwa aki?” ⁵ Mbamubhwira, kurubhara rwa Bethelemu ya Bhuyaudi, kwokubha kutya nikwo yandikirwe na abharagi, ⁶ Awe Bethelemu, kumusi gwa Yuda, wutari mutoto kubhatangasha bha yuda, kwokubha okusoka kwawe kaja omutangasha unu kaja okurebha abhanu bhani abha Israeli.”

⁷ Kutyo Herode abhabhilikiye bharya abhengeso mwiyibhise nabhabhusha ati ni mwanyaki gunu yinjota yabhonekene. ⁸ Nabhatuma Bethelemu, naika, “mugende kwokwangarira mumwagare omwana unu ebhuwe, mwakamrora, mundetere ameresho none nije nimwifukamile.”

⁹ Bhejile bhongwa omukama, bhagenderee no rugendo rwebwe, na Inyota irya bhariga bhairora ebhuhuruka esubha nibhatangatira mpaka niimereguru orubhara runu omwana aliga ebhuriwe. ¹⁰ Bhejire bharira inyota, mbajomerwa muno. ¹¹ Bhengiye munyumba nokumurora omwana unu ebhuwe na Mariamu nyiramwene, bhamwifukamira nokumwisasama. Bheguye jisagwa jebhwe no kumusosisha ebhiyanwa bhya Idhahabu, uvumba na manemane. ¹² Nyamuwanga nabhaganya muchiroto bhasige okusubha ku Herode, kutyo bhemukire okusubha mcharo chabho kunjira eyindi.

¹³ Bhejire bhemuka, Malaika wo Mukama ejiye Yusufu muchiroto naika yimuka ugege iomwana na nyiramwene mubhirimire misri. Msigareyo mpaka runu ndibhabhwira, kwokubha Herode kagara omwana ili amusingarishe. ¹⁴ Mungeta hiyo Yusufu emukire nagega omwana na nyiramwene mbabhilimira misiri. ¹⁵ Ekaye eyo mpakaHerode nafwa. Inu yamalishishe ganu Omukama aliga aikire kuturira obhuragi, okusoka misri nabhilikila omwana wani.” ¹⁶ Herode, ejire alora ati abhasomokerwa bhajinjota bhamujimya, nabhihirwa muno, naragirira okwita abhana bhone abhechimura bhanu bhabheye Bethelehemu, na bhone bhanu bhari kuruguyo bhanu bhabheye na miaka ebhili na bhanu bhabheye emwaro ye miaka jiyo kuling'ana nomwanya guyo gwa turire okurengeresha kabisa okusoka kubharya abhasombokerwa. ¹⁷ Ndikumila ling'ana linu ryaikirwe no munwa gwomuragi Yeremia, ¹⁹ Herode ejire afwa, Malaika wo mukama namusokera Yusufu muchiiroto eyo Misri naika, ²⁰ “YImuka ugege omwana na nyira mwene mugende mcharo cha Israeli kwokubha bhanu bhaliga bhagara obhurame bhwo mwana bhafuye.” ²¹ Yusufu nemka, nagega omwana na nyiramwene mbagenda mucharo cha Israeli.

²² Ejire ongwa ati Arikelau aliga mutangasha waYuda ribhara ryesemwene Herode, obhaire okugenda eyo. Kwokubha Omukama amganyishe mkiroto, nasokao nagenda mucharo cha Galilaya ²³ na agendere okwikara kumsi gunu ogubhilikirwa Nazareti. Linu ryakumisishe chinu chaga chayikirwe kunjila ya abharagi ati, aribhilikirwa Mnazareti.