1 Wakati azwalwa Jesu kuBhetelehema, munyika yeJudiya, mumazhuba aShe Helodi, bachenjevu bokubuvezhuba bakaswika kuJelusalema beva kubuvezhuba, 2 bakati, "Ani ukokupi she wabaJuda wazwalwa? Nokuti tabona inyenyeji yiye kubuvezhuba, ngweno isu tezha koonamata."

3 Paakawha yezwi she Helodi zwakonyaja naibo bose muJelusalema. 4 Wakashoba bose batebuji bakulwana nabakwali bomulawo babanhu, akababhuza kuti, "Kristo unozwalilwa kupi?"

5 Bakati kuna iye, "MuBhetelehema imomuJudiya, somwazwilokwalwa nompolofeti kuwhi:

6 "Iwi Bhetelehema, munyika yaJuda,

Autoba untukutuku kasa kubatongi baJuda,

nokuti munawi munoobhuda untongi

uchootungamilila banhu bangu Izilayeli sondyisi."

7 Ndipo Helodi wakabashobela musiswa bachenjevu, akababhuzisisa nezwonshaji wakatanga kuboneka inyenyeji. 8 Wakabatuma kuBhetelehema, akati kwabali, "Indani munobhuzisisa zwomwana yoyo, kana mungongwana, muzhe mondizibisabo, kuti namibo ndinde kunoonamata."

9 Pabakati bawha zwilebo zwabashe bakanyamuka bakenda, akale lingani ndipo inyenyeji ibakababona kubuvezhuba yakabatungamilila kuswikila yama pakale pakabeli nomwana. 10 Pabakati babona inyenyeji, bakashantilwa zwikulugulu. 11 Pabakangwina mungumba bakabona mwana naMariya amai babe, bakatibhama bakoonamata, bakabhisa zwipo zwabo zwendalama, indunda yefhungaijo, nobunde bwemula.

12 Nokuti bakaba banyeulilwa mumaloto abo kuti besibwilile nokuna Helodi. Bakabwilila kunyika yabo neimwe inzila.

13 Pabakati benda, iNgilozi yaTezi yakazwibonesa kuna Josefa mumaloto iti, "Nyamuka utole mwana namai babe mutizhile kuIjipiti, munogala kwakale kuswikila ndamubuja, nokuti Helodi unoopyanga mwana kuti oombulaye."

14 Iye wakava anyamuka nobusiku akatola mwana na amai babe, akenda nabo kuIjipiti. 15 Wakagala kwakale kuswikila lufu lwaHelodi. Zutilwa kuzhajikija zwakalebwa naTezi nomumpolofeti, eti, "Ndakonshoba mwananhulumyana wangu kuti ebhude muIjipiti."

16 Helodi paakabona kuti wachengwa nabachenjevu bokubuvezhuba, wakalutila kasa, akatuma balwi kuti benobulaya bana banhulumyana bose muBhetelehema nabo mudunhu yelyo lyose, bakabeli namakole mabili kana pasi, zwikwendelana nooyo unshaji waakababhuza kubachenjevu bokubuvezhuba.

17 Akale zwakazhajikijwa zwakalebwa nompolofeti Jelemiya, kuti,

18 "Iwhi lyakawhika muRama,

lilila zwikulwana kasa zwinakulwaja,

Rasheli elilila bana babe,

wakaba esichinoda kunyalajwa.

nokuti bakaba besichipo."

19 Paakati afa Helodi, Josefa wakabona ingilozi yaTezi muloto echi kuIjipiti 20 iti, "Nyamuka, utole mwana namai babe mubwilile kunyika yeIzilayeli, nokuti yabaya bakajoda bupenyu bwomwana bakafa." 21 Wakanyamuka, akatola mwana namai babe, bakabwilila kunyika yeIzilayeli.

22 Koga paakawha kuti Akelasi ndiye umutonga kuJudiya pechigalo chatate babe Helodi, wakatya kunda kwakale. Wakati abujwa naMwali muloto, ndipo paakenda kunyika yeGalili. 23 Wakenda akanogala muguta linowhi Nazaleta, kuli kuzhajikija yezwiya zwakalebwa nabapolofeti, kuti, "Unooshobwa ewhi uNazaleta."