Mateus 2

3 Umwami Herodi n’abatuuye i Yerusaalemu boose babyumviise batyo, bahagarika imitima. 4 Herodi ahamagara abatware b’abaheerezabitambo boose hamwe n’abiigiishamategeko, ababaza aho Kristo azaavuukira.

5 Baramusubiza bati, "Azaavuukira i Beetelehemu mu gice c’i Yudeeya, nk’uko byanditswe n’umuhanuuzi ngo,

6 ‘Kandi naawe Beetelehemu yo muri Yudeeya,

ntaabwo uri uwanyuma mu butegetsi bwa Yuda,

kuko muri wowe hazaavuuka umutegetsi

uzaaba umushumba w’ubwoko bwanje bwa Isirayeli.’ "

7 Nuuko Herodi ahamagaza abo banyabwenge*2:7 abanyabwenge n’abahanga mu by’inyenyeeri, arabiihereerana maze ababaza neeza igihe iyo nyenyeeri yabonekeye. 8 Aboohereza i Beetelehemu maze arababwira ati, "Nimugende mubaririze neeza iby’uwo mwana, nimumubona, muzaagaruke muumenyeeshe nuuko nanje nje kumuramya."