¹ Baada ya yesu kuzalwa omuli Bethelehemu eyomubhayahudi aha bhilo byo omukama Herode, abhantu abhasomi kuruga mashariki eya haleahasomi kuruga bhakahika Yerusalemu nibhagomba, ² Alinkahi wenini ayazailwe owo mukama owa bhayahudi? Tukalebha enyenyezi ya wenini obhuturuka izobha naitwe twaiza kumusabha.

³ Akanya komukama Herode ahiyahulire ebhyo akahangaika na Yerusalemu yona hamwe nawe. ⁴ Herode akabhakusanya abhakuru bhabha herezi bhona na bhahandikile bha bhantu, nawe akabhabhaza kristo nazalwa nkahi? ⁵ Bhakamugambila aha Bethelehemu yo uyahudi, olyokubha oti nikwo bya handikilwe na bharangi, ⁶ Naiwe Bethelehemu, ahansi ya yuda, tibhukeya ahagati ya bhatwazi bha Yuda, olyokubha kuruga owawe alaiza omutwazi alibhalisa abhantu bhange iiraeli.

⁷ Otyo herode akabheta, bhalinya abhegile ahakuseka no kubhabhaza no bhukilo enyenyezi hekabha nebhonekana. ⁸ Akabhatuma Bethelehemu akagamba, mugende aha kwehweza mzokumlonda omwana azailwe. Obhukiro bhumulimubhona, mundetele empla nsobhole inye kwiza no kumusabha.

⁹ Kibhamazike kumuhulira omukama, bhakagenderela no Rugendo lyabho, ne nyenyezi yibhakabha bhalebha obhu turuka izobha ekabhebhembela mpaka ahiyayemilile ahaiguru aha kabhali omwana ayazailwe hakabha ¹⁰ ali. Obhukilo obhubhoine enyenyezi, bhakasemelelwa aha kunulilwa kuhango mno. ¹¹ Bhakataha omunzu no kumulebha omwana ayazalwa na Mariamu nyina we Bhakamuhamini no kumsabha. Bhakakomora entaso zabho nokuha enteso ezedhahabu na marashi obhubani. ¹² Mungu akabhahana omukurota bhatagaruka owa Herode, aho bhakagaruka omunsi yabho ahamuhanda ogundi.

¹³ Kabhamazile kugenda, Abhamalaika wo mukama akabhukiri Yusufu omukurota no kumugambira, Imuka, omtwale omwana wa maha wawe tena mwilukire Misire mwikale okwo mpaka ahindabhagambambilra, plyohubha Herode namugendela omwana ingu amsilize. ¹⁴ Omukilo echo Yusufu akaimuka no kumtwala omwana na nyina wawe nini no kwilukila Misiri. ¹⁵ Akatula okwo Herode ahiya fire, Eyo ekanisa omukama echiyabhaileagambile kuhingura aha bhulangira aha bhulangi, kuruga misiri namweta omwana wange. ¹⁶ Kandi Herode, kiyabhoine yazumwa nabantu abhasomi, akatamwa mno. Aka lagila Okufa kwa abhana bhona abhobyozo abhabhaile bhali Bethelehemu na bhona abhakabha bhalyaho bhakabha bhaine olwingano olyo miaka ebhili na hansi yaho kwingana nobhukilo bykabha yaikilize mno. Kuluga aha bhantu abhasomi. ¹⁷ Niho nahikize kilinya ekigambo achagambilwe aha kamwe kobhulangi Yeremia. ¹⁹ Herode kiyafire, lebha abhamalaika bho omukama akatoke Yusufu aha ndoto okwo misiri no kugamba. ²⁰ Imuka omtwale omwana na nyina wawenini mgende omusi eya israeli ahansonga bhakabha nibhalonda okukila kwo omwana bhafire. ²¹ Yusufu akaimuka, akatwala omwana hamwe na nyina wawenini bhakaiza omunsi ya Israeli.

²² Chonka kiyahulire kubha Arikelau akabha nomutwazi wa Yuda aha mwanya gwa Tata wawenini Herode akatina kugenda okwo. Ebhadala yaho Mungu akamuhana aha kurota, akagenda omukoagwa Galilaya. ²³ Na akagenda kutura ahaka elikwetwa Nazaleti Elyo likainganiswa nechakabhagambile amuhanda gwa bharangi, kubha alaye twa Mnazereti.