1 Yesu eeakhoike he muang'a wa Betilehemu, idi la Yudea, ka madamo Herode nee dilao, areakhoka bi, veiliishishe nhondwe kuli bwa kaaze ho keli vekahe Yerusalemu, 2 vekalhasu, "Eahale ka Dilao wa Vayahudi eakhoke? Kwaite twaiakho nhondwe kuu irealianya are bwa ho kaaze kelianya, tukalita tumuaresi." 3 Dilao Herode hawe na vahe vakhabuna va Yerusalemu vareako ka mburi, vekahiri he swaho kini. 4 Herode ekavase vagiru va muaresi, vahinya va miku yakwe Musa, ekavalhasu ite "Kiristo eneakhoka le?" 5 Niho vekamba, "Kiristo eneakhoka he muang'a wa Betilehemu he idi la Yudea. Kwaite nicho chigondiwe ni mroto wa Kiumbi ite.

6 Ari muang'a wa Betilehemu idi la Yudea,

Ari tumgitutu neri he miang'a iiliikishe ya Yudea,

Kwaite he ari heneli mgiru

Enevakaeti vahe gho Israeli."

7 Niho iji Herode ekavase kakera hu vahe veiliishe nh'ondwe, ekudumu kuila ite ni madamo mina veiakhoye ka nhondwe ikulijanya. 8 Niho ekavaba, "Soni Betilehemu mzelhasuisha mburi ja muinyi, naho mkunemuakho, mnibaye kalo na ani niso nire muaresi." 9 Dilao Herode areafiriti kuvaajia hu vapitu va nhondwe, ka vapitu va nhondwe vekahali ata vekaso. Ilai veaha kwalhi, watooto vekaiakho kahali hu nhondwe wahuuhu veeiakhoe bwa hodi kaaze keliia, naho ka ndondwe ikavakaeti sari to hodi hu muinyi ho eeaha ikauma. 10 Ka nhondwe ikavakaeti sari hodi eaha hu muinyi ikarauma ana. 11 Niho vekabuu minda, vekamuakho hu muinyi hawe ne Maria alhii kuu, vekama mamuro na kududukhu ilai vekumuaresi. Niho vekamuo vitumulilo vya zahabu na lubani na mkha mkulho wa vaing'i usewa marihamu. 12 Kiumbi ekavalhiija hemakhala ite vasikirii hakwe Herode, kwato vekagale kwa kwalhi hali.

13 Hu vagalho vareagale, mzasughawe waare ana he Kiumbi ekamlianyija Josefu he makhala, ekamba, "Hali ii, mdori muinyi hawe na alhii, mugugulu kuso idi la Misiri. Fufuni arai sari nikunemubaiya, kwaite Herode emdaija ka muinyi kalo amgaa." 14 Niho Josefu ekaka, ekamdori muinyi hawe na alhii muinyi vekahali naama wahuuhu, vekaso idi la Misiri, 15 veefufue are sari Herode ekaga. Ya mburi yeeboike kalo chilijanye hu kiome cheeyoiwe ni Dilao Kiumbi kutakhoya mroto wa Kiumbi ite,

"Neemsee muinyi gho kuli idi la Misiri."

16 Herode areaila ite hu veilie nhondwe kuli bwa wa kaaze ho keliya vaamta, ekasanuishishwa. Ekavaji vaaku kuu varevagaa vainyi vagitutu vakhabuna va kiagiru velo miko minu kukirii di he muang'a wa Betilehemu na miang'a iaha sina. Eeboie to kuagha na madamo emurue kuila kuli hehu veilishe nhondwe. 17 Niho chikafuru hu kiome chiyowe ni Yeremia mroto wa Kiumbi ite, 18 "Kizoi chikakoika are Rama,

Kizoi cha vuhuye vukumure.

Raheli etavazoiya vainyi kuu,

Neri tedumu kutaaijwa,

Kwaite vakhabuna vaaga."

19 Herode areaga, mzasughawe waare ana he Kiumbi ekamlianyija Josefu he makhala are Misiri, 20 ekamba, "Ka, umdori muinyi hawe na alhii kuu, ukirii he idi la Iziraeli, kwaite hu veedumue kumgaa ka muinyi vaaga." 21 Niho Josefu ekaka, ekamdori muinyi hawe na alhii muinyi vekakirii he idi la Iziraeli. 22 Mira Josefu areako ite Arikelao, muinyi wakwe Herode niu dilao wa idi la Yudea hodi ha abaghe, ekabughenu kuso are. Nau arealhiijwa he makhala, ekaso bwa ja idi la Galilaya, 23 ekaso kurafufu he muang'a usewe Nazareti. Kwato chikafuru hu kiome chiyoiwe ni varoto va Kiumbi chiba,

"Enesewe Mnazareti."