¹ Jeso adhoti wazvahwa paBeterehema laJudiya, pantsiku dza mambo Herode, nangatsa, wakungwala adhosvika paJerusarema achiwuya nakumabverazuwa, ² adhoti, ulipoyi mambo wawaJuda udopozvahwa. nokuti tidhowona nyenyedzi yache kumabverazuwa, tauya kudzomunamata. ³ Mambo Herode achizvimva, adhomanikidziwa, naJerusarema lese nayiye. ⁴ Adhokokera apirisita akulu wose na anembi wese wawanhu, adhobvunza kuti Kirisitu uchazvahwihwa poyi. ⁵ Adhoti kunaiwo , PaBeterehema laJudeia, nakuti ndizvo zvidonembewa namupolofita kuti, ⁶ Nawa Beterehema, nyika yaJudeia, Hausi mudiki maninge kuwabati waJudha; Nakuti kunaiwepa kuchabula mutungamiri, Uchabusa wanhu waIziraeri. ⁷ Tsono Herode adhodanidza wakuchenjera, ali yega, adhomubvunzitsitsa nguwa idhowoneka nhenhedzi nayo, ⁸ adhowatuma Beterehema, adhoti, endai mukabvunzitsitse zvamwana; kana mukamuwona, mundiwudze, kuti naniphanowo ndiwuye kudzomunamata. ⁹ Adhoti wamva Mambo, adhoyenda; tsono nangala nhenhedzi yaakhadowona kumabverazuwa, idowatungamirira, kusvikira yayenda kamira padzulu pamumba paakhagere mwana. ¹⁰ Adhoti wawona nhenhedzi adhopfala namupfatso mukulu-maninge. ¹¹ Adhopinda mumba, adhowona mwana naMaria mai watche; adhombwera pasi, adhomunamata; adhosudzula pfuma yawo, adhomupfupira mali, nazvinhuhwira, namvula. ¹² Adoti wawudziwa pakulota naDhedza, kuti aleke kuwunza kunaHerode, adhoyenda kudziko yawo nainango nzira. ¹³ Adhoti ayenda, nangatsa, nhumwe yaDhedza adhowonewa na Josefa pakulota achiti; Simuka, utole mwana na amai wache, utizire Egipita, ukagale ikoko kusvikira ndichikuwudza; nakuti Herode achamunangala mwana kuti amubaye. ¹⁴ Adhosimuka, adhotola mwana amai wache usiku, ¹⁵ adhoyenda Egipita, adhokugala kusvikira Herode wapfa, kuti zviyitike zvidhonhayiriwa naDhedza namulomo wamupolofita, achiti; Ndidhodhanidza mwana nhulume abule Egipita. ¹⁶ Tsono Herode, adhoti wawona kuti wapenzwewa nawakungwala, adhokalipa maninge; adhotuma wanhu kuti akabaye wana wachinhulume wese akhagere muBeterehema napadziko lose lidhozwengeredza, akhagere namagole mawiri naadhiki kunaiwo, iri nhawe yadhomvisisa kunawakungwala. ^{17 18} Zvidhoitika zvidhonhayiriwa namupolofita Jeremia, achiti; Fala lidhomvika muRama, lakulila nakupfunzisa kukulu; Rakeri achilira nawana wache, Asingade kunhaladziwa, nakuti vadhobula. ¹⁹ Herode adhoti wafa, nangatsa nhumwe yaDhedza, idhowonewa naJosefa pakulota paEgipita, ²⁰ adhoti; simuka utole mwana na amai wache, wuyende kudziko laIsraeri, nakuti akhanangala kubaya mwana wafa. ²¹ Adhosimuka, nakutola mwana na amai wache, adhosvika kudziko yawaIsraeri. ²² Pakalepo, adhoti achimva kuti Arkerao wagala mambo pambuto yaatsano wache Herode, adhomva uchi kukuyenda ikoko; adhowudziwa pakulota, adhoyenda kumbuto dza dziko laGalireia; ²³ adhoyenda kagala kumbuto yidhaniwa Nazareta, kuti zvidhonyayiriwa namapolofita zviyitike, kuti unzodaniwa muNazareta.