Mateus 2

3 Mfumu Helode ni wandhu wonjhe yawo adali ku Yelusalemu yapo adavela nghani zimenezo wadavutika mumtima. 4 Mfumu Helode wadaatana pamojhi waakulu ajhukulu ni woyaluza mathauko wadaafunjha, "Kilisito wabadwila kuti?"

5 Adamuyangha, "Wabadwila mmujhi wa Beselehemu mjhiko la Yudea pakuti nde umo wadalembela mlosi,

6 ‘Iwe Beselehemu mujhi wa Yudea,

mujhi wanu ni waukulu pakati pa mijhi yojhiwika mu Yudea.

Pakuti kwanu siwachokele mchogoleli,

uyo siwaachogoze wandhu wanga Izilaeli.’ "

7 Helode wadaatana kwa chisisi wandhu wajha ajhiwa yayo siyachokele kwa kupenya ndhondwa ni kwaafunjha ndhawi iyo idaonekana ndhondwa. 8 Wadaatuma ku Beselehemu ni kwaakambila, "Mapitani mkafunjhile bwino nghani za mwanayo. Yapo simumuone mbwele munikambile kuti nanenjho nipite nikamulambile."