3 Mwami Helode panaa aleategela mpola eye, aleingelwa no wowa mokolo omwene palomwi ne vantu vensi va Yelusalemu. 4 Apenee Helode aleavakungan’ya valaala vensi va vapumya matambekho va Matuunda palomwi ne valaangi va njaanga ja Musa, avawolya, "Kilisto angaalalelwa kwenii?"
5 Nanevo vamoweela, "Alalelwa Betelehemu kho ihala la Yudea. Avyenee molooti wa Matuunda aleandekhaa.
6 ‘Nagwe Betelehemu ihala la Yudea,
ogwegwe nkha ihala la khobyeedwa mogamoonga ga mahala ga Yudea,
kho nguno khopuma khwakhoo alapumela mwimeleli yunaa alavaimelela vantu vaane va Izilaeli.’ "
7 Apenee Helode akavaeta khwa osweki vamanyi va njota evoo, ili viije vamopalele visoga ituungo lenaa valevandya khomeyona njota eyoo. 8 Papenee akavalagelelya vapete Betelehemu, no khovaweela kete, "Mopete momopoge visoga mpakha momanye khonaa mwana oyoo apwale. Nanyu panaa molamowona mwiije mondetele mpola jakwe nyango, ili nane nipete khomokumbekha."