Basongo ba kujwe
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.