Asinɛ bɛ awu kɛ kpabɔk
1 Jizɔz ɔmari kɛ donɔyɛ ukoni Bɛtlɛhɛm kɛ Judia, kubisɛ Hɛrɔd irirenɛ ɔbɔd. uchira anebɛ akɔ dukpeŋɛ okonkoniɛ ariwu ndama kpabɔk Jɛrusalɛm.
2 Jizɔz abɔu <<ndɛ wɔŋɔwɛ ɔmarinɛ uwɛ ubuninɛ uremɛ ɔbɔd bɛ ju? dɛrɔn okonkoni yɛyɛ kɛ kpabɔk Jɛrusalɛm amɛ dewunɛ dewi jinɛ deto duyemạŋ. >>
3 Kubisɛ ɔbɔd Hɛrɔd ikomɔnɛ iyɛ ɔbɔd urạgarạg imari kɛ Bɛtlɛhɛm kɛ Judia ɛkɔn iriyinɛmaŋ, Ԑkɔn uyinɛ ane kpai kɛ Jɛrusalɛm.
4 Ɔbɔd Hɛrɔd iriyeri abɔd ɛbara Ubasɛ nɛ anebɛ achiemi ntotobɔɔbɔubeŋ, ndɛ onewɛ uwungi irichegɛ iyem ibuni ɔmad?
5 << Abɔnɔmạŋ iyɛ kɛ don ɛbara yɛ ukoninɛ Bɛtlɛhem kɛ Judia, >> Kɛkɛ bobɛ anebɛ ayemi dɛman Ubasɛ asɛgiː
6 Abon bɛ bɛtlɛhɛm Kɛ dɔchɛ Judia,
awu arɛgɛ atạm kɛ don bɛ anani dure kɛ judia;
ire kawu ɔbɔd ikiwukan uwɛ iritogɔ anebam izrɛl iyem. >>>
Arirạma arabɛŋ ijip
13 Kubisɛ abɛ ayaŋanɛ, ɛngɛl Ubasɛ irichegɛ Josef ɛkpayɛyɛ krɔrau utekmạŋ iyɛ <<Hɛrɔd ikibuni ɔŋan wɔŋɔwɛ. kaiwɛ baŋa wɔŋɔwɛ nɛ ɔkaa mɛdwɛ ŋad aragawɛ Ijip, yạŋa ɛɛ tata ntekwɛ aroŋɔ Ijip. >>
14 Josɛf ɔkaimạŋ, ɔbaŋa wɔŋ nɛ ɔkaa, utogɔ ɔramạŋ Ijip. >>
15 Josɛf yạŋanɛ tata Hɛrɔd ube. Urenɛ nyɔnɔ sạŋ bobɛ onewɛ Ubasɛ itok uhemi dɛman yɛyɛ ɔnani uchegɛ ɛkpa yɛyɛ, <<kɛ ijip nyed wɔŋwam nlawɔ
16 Kubisɛ Hɛrɔd iyedɛnɛ iyɛ asinɛbɛ itomɔnɛ dotomɔ atɔmạŋ mbɔk ɛkɔn iriyinɛmạŋ tata. iriyaŋ dɛman sạŋ aŋan bɔŋ anerum kɛ Bɛtlɛhɛm nɛ donɔyɛ uwogɔ Betlɛhɛm sani kɛ di awumɔ utogɔ tɔnɔ, dana asinɛbɛ awunɛ asama ayemamạŋ kubisɛ abɛ arɔnɔnɛ okonkoniyɛ uchegɛ bɛŋɛnɛ iyɛ ɔbɔd imari.
17 Da irenɛ iya bobɛ onewɛ Ubasɛ itogi ɔnyɔmi chiem uwure Jɛrimaia inani uchegɛ ɛkpa.
18 Arikomɔ dɛman kɛ Rama,
dɛman ibetoyɔ ɔyaŋawɛwɛ.
Rechɛl utokɛ uye bɔŋbɛbɛ;
kureni one nawunɔ ubunɔ kukomɔ,
ire bɔŋ abemạŋ.
Kɛya Yɛyɛ Kɛ Ijip
19 Kubisɛ ɔbɔd Hɛrɔd ibenɛ, ɛngɛl Ubasɛ iri chegɛ Josɛf ɛkpa yɛyɛ kɛ dɔrau kɛ Ijip.
20 Utekmạŋ, <<kaiwɛ baŋa wɔŋɔwɛ nɛ ɔkaa, akpekɛ ndam kɛ izrɛl, ire anebɛ abuni wɔŋɔwa kɔŋan abe. >>
21 Isai Josɛf ɔkaimạŋ ɔbaŋa Jizɔz nɛ ɔkaa utogɔ ukpekɛ ndam kɛ Izrɛl.
22 Kubisɛ Josɛf ikomɔnɛ iyɛ Akelaus inɔgɔ kɛ biaga ɔsɛ da ɔbɔd kɛ judia, Josɛf irikomɔ kɛwɔd amɛ ndam kukpe kɛ Izrɛl. one dotomɔ Ubasɛ irikpekɛ utekɛ Josɛf kɛ dɔrau sạŋmạŋ ɔyakɛ Izrɛl, Josɛf iriyaŋ ukunugi kɛ Galili.
23 Usạd kpomɔ kinạga yɛyɛ kɛ don wɔŋɔyɛ aweni Nazarɛd. Ԑnɛ iwiremɛ da onewɛ Ubasɛ itogɔ uhemi dɛman yɛyɛ asama uyema, Iyɛ <<wɔŋɔwɛ ukoninɛ Nazarɛn. >>