1 Yeesu aburhwaga omu gishagala ch'eBeteleheemu, omu gihugo ch'eYudeeya. Amo mango, mwami Heroode ye waliiri murhegesi. Enyuma z'okuburhwa kwa Yeesu, aBanyabwenge* barhengeraga eBushoshookero bw'ezuuba bahika omu gishagala ch'eYerusaleema. 2 Baabaza ntya: «Hali omwana waburhirwe mpu ye mwami w'aBayaahudi. Ngahe ali? Rhwalibwene enyenyeezi yaage ebushoshookero bw'ezuuba, ntya ku rhwayinjire kumuharamya.»

3 Mwami Heroode abeere ayunva ogoola mwazi, ahahaala haguma n'abantu booshi b'eYerusaleema. 4 Aja agusha abadaahwa bakulu booshi n'abigiriza b'amarhegeko, ababaza ngahe Kirisitu alikwaneene aburhirwe. 5 Bamushubiza ntya: «Omu gishagala ch'eBeteleheemu omu gihugo ch'eYudeeya. Kwenge by'ebiyandikirwe n'omuleebi ntya:

6 ‹Wooyo Beteleheemu, gishagala ch'omu gihugo ch'eYudeeya,

arhali wooyo we mugeeke omu bishagala by'egihugo ch'eYudeeya;

kwenge emwawe nji harhengera omurhegesi

nj'alanga Israheeli, lubaga lwani.›»

7 Heroode aja ahamagala aboola banyabwenge omu bwibisho, anababaziriza egihe eyoola nyenyeezi yabonekaga. 8 Enyuma abarhuma eBeteleheemu, ababwira ntya: «Mugende mubazirize bwinja emyaazi y'oyoola mwana. Hano muba mwamubwene, mumenyeese yi naani nje yo kumuharamya.»

9 Bamalire kuyunviriza mwami, bagenda. Elaala nyenyeezi babaaga babwene eBushoshookero bw'ezuuba, yalema yagenda embere zaabo. Yabeere yahika elugulu w'ahantu omwana aliiri, yayimanga. 10 Babeere babona eyoola nyenyeezi, basiima bweneene.

11 Baaja omu nju, baabona omwana haguma na nyina, Mariya. Bafukama embere z'omwana bamuharamya. Babohoola eshaho zaabo bahemba oyo mwana ehooro, obubaani n'amarashi.

12 Nnamahanga aja ababuza omu biloorho oku barhachigalukaga emwa mwami Heroode. Ntyo, baja bagaluka emwabo kugerera eyindi njira.

13 Abo banyabwenge b'eBushoshookero bw'ezuuba bayuusize kugenda, malahika wa Nnaweerhu abonekera Yozefu omu biloorho anamubwira ntya: «Yimanga, rhoola omwana na nyina oshaagire eMiisiri. Obeere yo guhika amango nji nakubwira oku ogaluke, kwenge mwami Heroode ashondere kuyirhiisa omwana.» 14 Yozefu ava ayimanga mw'oboola budufu, arhoola omwana na nyina baaja eMiisiri. 15 Abeera yo guhika amango mwami Heroode afaaga. Ebyoola byabaaga yi bijirike ebi Nnaweerhu aderhaga ntya kugerera omuleebi: «Nahamageere mugala waani arhenge eMiisiri*.»

16 Heroode abeere abona oku abanyabwenge bamurhebekere, akaliha bweneene. Arhuma abantu omu Beteleheemu n'omu bishagala by'eburhambi bw'ahoola, bagende kuyirha abaana booshi b'obuzaana, gurhengera okuburhwa guhika myaaka ebiri. Ajiraga ntyo gukulikirana n'emyaazi abanyabwenge babaaga bamubwirire. 17 Chaaja chajirika echinwa omuleebi Yeremiya aderhaga ntya:

18 «Omulenge gwayunvikeene eRaama,

Rakeeli yeli alirira abaana baage bweneene;

arhanashondere asiriirizwe, bulaala barhachiri ho.»*

19 Enyuma z'ogufa kwa Heroode, malahika wa Nnaweerhu abonekera Yozefu omu biloorho eyo Miisiri. 20 Amubwira ntya: «Yimanga, rhoola omwana na nyina, ogaluke omu gihugo ch'eIsraheeli, kwenge abashondaga kuyirha omwana bafiire.»

21 Yozefu ayimanga, arhoola omwana na nyina, agaluka omu gihugo ch'eIsraheeli.

22 Aliko Yozefu abeere ayunva oku Arikelaayo ye yimireeYudeeya ahaali h'eshe Heroode, ayuubaha kuja yo. Enyuma z'oguhanuulwa omu biloorho, aja omu gihugo ch'eGalilaaya. 23 Aja kulama omu gishagala chiyirikwa Nazareeti, yi bijirike ebyaderhwaga n'abaleebi ntya: «Alema ayirikwa Munazareeti.»