Ageni kuhuma upandi golipiti lyoba
1 Yesu jasaliwa ku musi guku Betelehemu, ku nndema uku Yudea, masoba Helodi pajwabii bambu nkolongu. Bandu baamanya gagiipitila mweni katai sukulingali ndondu babahuma upandi golipitii lyoba bahika ku Yelusalemu, 2 baalalukiya bandu, "Jubii kwaa mwana jojibiya bambu nkolongu jwa Ayaudi, jojusaliwi? Tujibweni ndondu jaki jipitii upandi golipiti lyoba, tuhikiki kungungamali."
3 Bambu nkolongu Helodi pajajoa ganiaga, jahangajiki ngamaa mmoju jaki, jombi pamu na bandu boti buku Yelusalemu. 4 Ndienu Helodi, jaakema pamu agolu akolongu boti na abola ba malagalaki jalalukiya bombi, "Boo, Kilisitu Nkombosi jwisaliwa kwako?"
5 Nabombi bajibua, "Jisaliwa ku musi uku Betelehemu, ku nndema uku Yudea. Ndaba mlota waka Sapanga ejuandiki,
6 ‘Mwabandu buku Betelehemu musi gogubii ku Yudea,
mwanganya mwaasoku kati jaka kilongosi ba bandu buku Yudea,
ndaba kwinu jiihuma kilongosi,
jojaalongua bandu bangu buku Izilaeli.’ "
7 Ndipala Helodi jaakema bandu bala baamanya gagipitila sukulingali ndondu su ujobu, ili bumpwagila muda gojipitila ndondu. 8 Ndienu jaatuma ku Betelehemu, japwaaga, "Nzendannya mukataputa sapi pajubii mwana hoju. Anamubweni mwihika kumbwagi na nane kabee niijenda kungungamali."
9 Ebajomula kunzoane bambu nkolongu batenda kuboka. Na ndondu jela jebabiya bijibweni upandi kolipitii lyoba jaalongulikiya nukujenda kujema pandu pajabii mwana pala. 10 Ebijibona ndondu jela, batoguli ngamaa. 11 Ndienu, bajingala nnyumba, bummbona mwana jola pamu na Malia nyongoo waka mwana, bapega magoti nukungungamali. Ndipala baogula mikoba jabu, nukumpeke nhupi yabu, zaabu nu ubani na mahuta gabagakema manemane.
12 Sapanga jaakana mundotu biikelebuki kabee kwaka Helodi, ndienu bakelubuka mwa manyumba gabu kupete indela jengi.