3 Umwami Herode yumvise iyo nkuru abura amahoro, eka n’ab’i Yerusalemu bose. 4 Aca akoranya abaherezi bakurubakuru n’abigisha b’ivyagezwe, ababaza ati: "Vyanditswe ko Kristo azovukira hehe?" 5 Baramwishura bati: "Ni i Betelehemu mu ntara ya Yudaya, kuko ari ko vyanditswe n’uwavugishwa n’Imana ngo:
6 ‘Kandi wewe, Betelehemu mu ntara ya Yudaya,
nturi mutoya mu bisagara vya Yudaya,
kuko muri wewe hazokomoka umurongozi
azoragira ubwoko bwanje bwa Isirayeli.’2:6 Mika 5:2"
7 Hanyuma Herode ahamagaza mu mpisho ba banyabwenge agerageza kubabaza neza igihe iyo nyenyeri yabonekeye. 8 Nuko abarungika i Betelehemu, ababwira ati: "Genda mubaze neza ivyerekeye uwo mwana. Mumaze kumubona, muce mugaruka mumbwire kugira ngo nanje nje kumushengerera."