¹ Yesu kayazaarirwe Betelehemu eya Buyudaya omu biro byomugabe Heerode, akeza abanyamagezi abarugire oburugwaizooba, bayika yelruselemu nibabuza bati: ² Omugabe wa Bayudaya azerwe ari kwayi? Abwokuba tukareeba enyonyozi yewe oburi gwa-izooba, hati-ina tweza kumuramwa.

³ Omu gabe Herode kayakimanyire yayemereza omutima naba yerusaalemu boona; ⁴ Nikwo kuterana abanyamurwa abakuru nabahandiki babantu boona; akabebuzawo awu Kristo yarangirirwe kuzarwa. ⁵ Bamugarukamu bati: omuri Betelehemu eya Buyudaya; abwokuba nikwe kyayandikirwe nabi: ngu ⁶ Newe, betelehemu eyomu isaza lya Buyudaya, tolimuto okukira boona abomu besiki bomugabe; abwokuba omuri iwe nimwe omutegeki ariruga, aririisa abantu bange aba Israeli.

⁷ Bwamyima Hereedo yayeta abo abanyamagezi omu kyama, yaababuza obwire obu barebiremu enyonyozi; ⁸ Yabatuma Betelehemu nabagira ati: mugende museere kurungi ogwo omuwana; kamuramubone, mugaruke mungambire nanyowe nze kumuramya.

⁹ Nabo kabamazire kuwura ebiyabatuma, barabawo bagenda; kandi enyonyozi eyi barebere oburugwa izooba, okwica obuyayemerere awo omwana mberi yabere ari. ¹⁰ Kabarebere enyonyozi, bayesima munongo nokusemererwa kwingi; ¹¹ Bataya omunzu basangamu omwana na Mariamu nyina, benama, bamuramwya. Babohora obyobugega bwabo bamuwa ebirabo byezabu nebyemigazu na sumuluna. ¹² Kandi kabahabwirwe Ruhanga omu kirooto, ngu bareke kigaruka owa Heroode, bemuka baraba ogundi muwanda bagaruka owabo Yosefu okwirukangiza Yesu misiri.

¹³ Kabamazire kugamba, mareka wa Mukama yarebekera yosefu omu kirooto, yamugira ati: Imuka otware omwana na nyina, omwirukize Misiri, ogumeyo okwica obundi kugambira; abwokuba Heroode nayenda omwana kumwita. ¹⁴ Atyo yemuka yirucya omwana na nyina ekiro, yaza misiri, ¹⁵ Yagumayo okwica Heroode obuyafiire. Ekyo kikabawo okwikiriza ebi mukama yagambire naraba omuri nabi ati: aketa omwana wange kuruga Misiri Okuwerekeza abanaana bato omuri betelehemu. ¹⁶ Kandi Heroode kayarebere abo banyamagezi bamurebya, yaagira ekiniga kingi yaatuma abantu kwita abana ba boozo boona ababere bari Beterehemu nomu kicweka eki kyona ababere bayikize emwaka ebiri, kandi naba takagiyikize, naiyira abwire obuyamanyisibwmu abanyabwenge ¹⁷ Mbwenu eki nabi Yeremia yagambire kyayikirizibwa, eki yagizire ati: ¹⁹ Hanyima Heroode kayafire, mariaka wa mukama yayeyoreka yosefu omu kirooto omuri Misiri, ²⁰ Yamugira ati; Imuka otware omwana na nyina, ogaruke omu nsi ya isreali. abwokuba ababere nibeenda kwita omwana bafire. ²¹ Yemuka, yatwara omwana na nyina, yagaruka omunsi ya israeli

²² Konka kayawurire ngu Arukelao niwe atwere obutegeki bwa Buyudaya, owungurire Heroode ise wewe, yaatina kugarukayo. kayahabwirwe Ruhanga omukiroto yakubuka yaza omwisaaza rya Galiaaya. ²³ Nikwe kugenda, akatuura omu Tauni ekwetwa Nazararesi, ekigambo eki ba nabi bagambire kiboone kuyikira ngu, aryetwa omu Nazarayo.