1 Jesu nakamana kuzhalwa mu chishi cha Betelehemu mu Judiya, mu chiindi cha Mwami Helondi. Kwakazwa basongo ba kujwe bakaza ku Jelusalemu bakabuzha ati, 2 "Nguli Mwaana wakazhalwa Mwami wama Juuda? Twaibona nyenyenzhi yakwe kaiza kuzwa kujwe twaza mukumukomba."

3 Abobo Mwami Helodi nakava wakapezhengwa, abantu boonse mu Jelusalemu. 4 Ono nakabaita boonse bapaizhi banene aba maii ba milawo wakababuzha ati, "Nkuli nkwayelele kuzhalilwa Mesiya?"

5 Bakanviila ati, "Mu Betelehemu mu munzhi wa Judiya," "Nkambo nchichilembelwe a mushinshimi ati,

6 ‘Betelehemu munzhi wa Judiya,

tooshi munzhi ushoonto a minzhi ya Judiya isololela,

muli ndiwe mulakuzwa musololi

ushi akaendelezhe bantu bangu ba Izilaili.’ "

7 Ono Helodi wakaita beenzu bakazwa kujwe, ku muswangano wamaseseke kubuzha chiindi nyenyenzhi niyakaboneka. 8 Wakabatuma ku Betelehemu amalailile, Kamunka mukalange kabotu mwaana alimwi mwakumujana mukangambile andime nkaunke mukumukomba.

9 Nakamana kunva bakaunka, alimwi nyenyenzhi yakaboneka kujwe kumpela kwabo, yakabasololela kushikila abusena akalinga mwaana yakaimikana. 10 Nibakaibona nyenyenzhi bakakomana. 11 Nibakanjila Mu ng'anda bakabona mwaana kali a Maliya banyina, bakafugama akumupaila. Bamane bakajalula zhipego zhabo zha ngolide, atunukilizho a Malla akumupa.

12 Mbuli mbubakabachenjezha muchiloto kwaamba batakajokeli kuli Helodi, bakasebenzhe nzhila imbi kujokela ku chishi chabo.

13 Nibakaunka, mungele wa Mwami wakaza muchiloto kuli Josefa waamba, "Buka bweza mwanaako abanyina muunke ku Igipiti, "Helodi ulalangaula mwaana ulanda kumujaya. Uunke ukakkale uko kushikila nka kwaambile ati zwako."

14 Josefa wakabuka akubweza mwaana a banyina bakatalika kuunka mashiku ku Igipiti. 15 Uko nkwakakkala kushikila Helodi wafa. Alimwi chakazuzizhigwa icho nchakaamba Mwami kwiinda mu mushishimi wakwe ati, "Kuzwa mu Igipiti ndakaita mwanaangu musankwa."

16 Helodi nakazhiba kwaamba basongo bakujwe bamuchenga, wakakalala maningi, wakapa malailile akujaya bana basankwa boonse mu Betelehemu aminzhi yoonse yakalinga kufafi ichite bana bamyaaka yobilo kuza anshi. Zhoonse zhachitika kwendelana ambubakamwambila ku basongo bakujwe, chiindi nyenyenzi niyakaboneka.

17 Munzhila iyi mushishimi Jelemiya nchakaamba chakazuzikizhigwa,

18 "Ijwi lyakanvika mu Lama,

Kulila kuchisa kwakanvigwa

Lakelo utekulila bana bakwe.

Wakaka kumbulizhigwa,

nkambo balifile."

19 Ono Helodi nakafa, mungele wa Leza wakaboneka muchiloto kuli Josefa mu Ijipiti kaamba ati, 20 "Nyamuka, bweza mwanaako a banyina, kamuzhokela ku Izilaili, nkambo bakalinga kuyanda kumujaya mwaana bakafa. 21 Josefa wakanyamuka akubweza Mwaana a banyina, akuzhokela ku Izilaili.

22 Pesi nakanva kwaamba Akelausi wakalinga kwendelezha mu Judiya a bwami bwa baishi ba Helodi, wakatija kujokela nakamana kuchenjezhegwa muchiloto, walo amane wakaunka mu chishi cha Galilaya, 23 alimwi wakaunka akukkala mu chishi cha Nazaleti. Ichi cha kazuzikizhigwa chakaamba bashinshimiati, "Ulakwiitwa muna Nazaleti."