¹ Panuma Yesu afyalwa mu Bethlehemu yaku Yundea munshiku shamfumu Herodi, abamano ukufuma ku kabanga balifile mu Yerusalemu balilandile, ² ilipi imfumu yaba Yuda? Twalimwene ulutanda lwakwe kukabanga natwisa mukumushinshimuna. ³ Elo Herodi imfumu aumfwile ifi, alisakamikilwe, nabena Yerusalemu pamonankwe. ^{4 5 6} Herodi aletele bonse bashimapepobakalamba naba kalemba wabantu, Elo abebwishe. ''Bushe kristu alefyalilwa kwi?'' Balyasukile, ''Nimu Bethlehemu mu yuda, pantu efyo calembelwe kuli ba kosesema, ⁶ lwe, Bethlehemu, mupanga ya yuda, tauli uwace pesha muliba kateka ba yuda, kuli webo ekukofuma umulubushi, ukateka no kuchema Israeli. ⁷ Elo Herodi aakutile aba sambilila mu bunfisolo nokwi pusha inshita ilyo ulutonda lwa monekele. ⁸ Ali batumine ku Bethlehemu, ukwebaati, ''kabiyeni muye kufwaya bwino palwa kafyelwe. ngamwamosanga, ndeteleni akasebo pantu nkofwaya ukwiso mushishimu nanebo.'' ⁹ Elo baufwile amashiwi ku mfumu, baile neshila yabo, no lutanda bamwene kukabanga lwaaliba tangilile lwasukile lwai minina pa mulu epo akanya kuli. ¹⁰ Elo bamwene ulutanda, balisekelene nsansa isuikulu. ¹¹ Bainaile mu ng'anda bali mwene akanya na ng'ina malia. Elo bawile panshi baali ka shinshinwine. Baaliswile, ifyauma fyabo batambika ifyabupe ifyakukanya, golide ifyakununka icena bone na muri. ¹² Lesa alibasokele muciloto uti bebwelela kuli Herodi babwelele ku chalo cabo ukubomfwa inshila imbi. ¹³ Elo bafumineko, malaika wakwa Lesa amoneke kuli yosefe muchiloto asosa ati, ''Ima, senda akanya na ngina, uflumukile ku Egipito. Ukekale kulya mpaka inkakwebe, pantu Herodi alefwaya ukonaula akanya kobe.'' ¹⁴ Bulya bushiku Yosefe aliimiine nokusenda akanya na nyina ukuya ku Egipito. ¹⁵ Alikele kulya mpaka napakufwa kwa Herodi. Uku ekwali ukufikilisha amashiwi Lesa asosele ukupitila muli kasesema ati ''mu Egipito emo nakutile umwana wandi umwaume.'' ¹⁶ Elo Herodi ulo amwene ati ba mupumya kubamano, alifulilwe sana. alitumine abakwipaya abana banono abaume mu Bethelehemu namumipaka yauko, abanya kabili nokwisa paanshi ukulingana nenshita iyo aumfwile kubamano. ¹⁷ Elo lyasoselwe Yelemia kasesemam lyafikilishiwe. ¹⁸ ''Ishiwi Lyaumfwikile mu Ramah, ichililishi no kulosha kukalamba, Lakelo akolosha abana bakwe. alikene ukumutalalika, pantu abana tabalipo.'' ¹⁹ Ulo Herodi afwile, Malaika wakwa Lesa amonekele mu ciloto kuli Yosefe ki Egipito asosele, ²⁰ ima senda akanya na nyina koya ku mponga ya Isreale, abo ba likufunya umweo wa kanya balifwile.'' ²¹ Yosefe aimine nokusenda akanya nanyina nokwisa ku mpanga ya Isreale. ²² Ulo aumfwilew ati Arkelaes aleteka mu Yudea mwipunda lya kwa wishi Herode. Aumfwilw umwenso ukuya kulya Elo Lesa amusokele mu chiloto, aile ku chitingu ca Galile. ²³ Alile nokwikala mu Nazarethi Ichi cafikilishe ifyalandilwe ukupitila muli bakasesema, ati akakutwa umwina Nazarethi