Mateus 2

Bachenjevu Bokubuvezhuba

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.