¹ Baada ya Jesu kuvyalwa kahiza Bethelehemu ya Uyahudi kahiza siku za mufalume Herode, atu ashomi kula maomborero ga dzua ga kure vefika Jerusalemu vachamba, ² ''Yuhiko yuno ambaye wevyalwa mufalume wa Ayahudi? Hweyona nyenyeziye ko maomborero ga dzua, nafwi hukudza ili hum'wabudu.'' ³ Ye mufalume Herode ariho sikira gaga tu, moyoni wekala wasiwasi na Jerusalemu yosini ham'wenga naye. ⁴ Herode achiveha makuhani na kuvaika ham'wenga vosini na aandishi va atu, naye achivauza, ''Kristo yuna vyalahi?'' ⁵ Vachim'wambira, ''Kahiza Bethelehemu ya Uyahudi, pka kukala ndivyo irivyo-andipka ni alombi, ⁶ Nawe Bethelehemu, kahiza itsi ya Juda, kumutite kahiza vilongozi va Juda, pka kukala kulaiza pkako yundadza mutawali andiye vae-merera atu vangu Iziraeli.'' ⁷ Bai ye Herode achi-veha vo ashomi pka siri na kuvauza ni rini hasa yo nyenyezi were vadziyona. ⁸ Achivahuma Bethelehemu, achamba, ''Nendani toto na makini sana, mukauze ye muhoho ariye vyalwa. Wakati muchimona, nirehe-rani habari ili pkamba mimi nami pia niweze kudza na kum'wbudu.'' ⁹ Vo ashomi baada ya kukala vadzimusikira ye mufalume Herode, vee-nderera na safari yao, na yo nyenyezi variyokala vadziyona ko maomborero ga dzua yevatangulia hadi ichenda ema dzulu ya hatu ambaho ye muhoho ariye vyalwa were yu haho. ¹⁰ Wakati variho yona yo nyenyezi, vehamirwa pka furaha bomu sana. ¹¹ Vee-njira nyumbani na kumona ye muhoho adiye-vyalwa ni Mariamu mameye. Vemusujudia na kum'wabudu. Ve-fugula akiba zao na kumombozera zawadi za dahabu, uvumba, na manemane. ¹² Mulungu achivachemera kahiza ndoso vasuye pka Herode, bai veuya itsini pkao pka njira injine. ¹³ Baada ya kukala vo ashomi vadzuka, malaika wa Bwana we momborera Yusufu kahiza ndoso na kum'wambira, ''Uka, muhale ye muhoho ham'wenga na ye mameye uchimbire Misiri. Bakini kuko mupaka mimi nindiho-vaambira, pka kukala ye Herode yuna-mutafuta ye muhoho amumarigize. ¹⁴ Usiku uwo ye Yusufu welamuka na kumuhala muhoho ham'wenga na mameye vachi-chimbira Misiri. ¹⁵ Veishi kuko Misiri muhadi Herode arihofwa. Vivi vyetimiza vivyo Bwana arivyo gomba kuchirira mulombi, ''Kuko Misiri nidzim'weha m'wanangu.'' ¹⁶ Bai Herode ariho-ona kukala yukembwa ni vo atu ashomi, wetsukirwa sana. Welagiza kolagbwa pka ahoho vosini va chilume variokala ko Bethelehemu na vosini kahiza eneo riro, ambavo vere vana umuri wa miaka miri na tsiniye, kulingana na wo wakati ario-kala yudzi-hakikisha kabisa kulaiza pka vavo atu ashomi. ¹⁷ Ndo retimizwa riro neno ririro-nenwa pka kanwa ya mulombi Jeremia. ¹⁸ ''Sauti yesikirika Rama, chiriro na maombolezo mabomu, Raheli achivaririra anae, na wekahala kunyamazwa pka sababu kavako kaheri.'' ¹⁹ Herode arihofwa, lola malaika wa Bwana wemomborera Yusufu kahiza ndoso kuko Misiri na achamba, ²⁰ ''Uka umuhale ye muhoho na mameye, na m'wende kahiza itsi ya Israeli pka kukala vavo variokala vanatafuta roho ya ye muhoho vadzefwa.'' ²¹ Yusufu weuka, achimuhala ye muhoho ham'wenga na mameye, na vachidza kahiza itsi ya Israeli. ²² Ela Yusufu arihosikira kukala Arikalau were yunatawala Juda chihi cha babaye Herode, weogoha pkenda kuko. Baada ya Mulungu kumukanya kahiza ndoso, weuka achenda jimbo ra galilaya. ²³ Na wepkenda ishi kahiza mudzi wehe-wao Nazareti, ili ritimire riro ambaro regombwa ni manabii, kukala yunda ehewa Munazareti.