2
Wajenzi kulawa kolilawilaga isanya
1 Yesu nakapondigwa mujini Betelehemu, mkowa wa Yudeya mhela Helodi loyali Mndewa. Baho du loyapondigwe, walola nhondwe kulawa kolilawilaga isanya nawoya Yelusalemu 2 nawauza, “Kakohi mwana yaleleche yowa Mndewa wa Wayahudi? Tuyona nhondwe ya heye ilawile kolilawilaga isanya tuya kumfugamila.”
3 Mndewa Helodi vyoyahuliche mbuli ayo na kadeula ng'hatu. Na wanhu weng'ha wali Yelusalemu nawadeula. 4 Leka, nakawachema hamwe watambika wakulu na walangusa wa malajizo ga Musa na kuwauza, “Ahi kohi koyoleleka Yesu Kilistu?” 5 Na hewo wedichila, “Mujini Betelehemu uwele Yudeya. Yandichigwe na mloli wa Nguluwi kuta,
6 “Ee Betelehemu iwele kuli isi ya Yuda,
hegwe huwele mdodo ng'hatu kuli luga lutanganiche lwa Yuda,
mina kwa hegwe, kolawila mlongozi,
yowalongoza wanhu wa heni, Isilaeli.”
7 Baho, Helodi nakawachema awala walola nhondwe kwa uviso, na kawauza kota hanili aila nhondwe loiwalawile. 8 Hamba kawalajiza Betelehemu yolonga, “Mlute mkampale mwana, na wone mmone, muye mndojele na heni ndute ndikamfugamile.”
9 Lowamhulichize mndewa, awala walola nhondwe waluta. Baho ila nhondwe lowaiwene kulawa kolilawilaga isanya, na iwalongola na iluta kwima mchanya na hala hoyawele mwana. 10 Lowaiwene ayo nhondwe, nawasangalala heko. 11 Leka, wenjila mng'handa, nawamona yula mwana hamwe na Maliya mayake, wenamiza na wamfugamila. Hamba wachumula vinhu vyowegale vya kumigalila mwana, wampa ndolendole zahabu na ubani na mafuta galinguguzigwa kwa migwala minji galinguchemigwa manemane.
12 Nguluwi nakawalemeza wolota waleche kuhiluka kwa Helodi, ahyo wahiluka kukolela nzila inji.
Kubilimila Misili
13 Lowochile awala wajenzi, mhilisi wa Mkulu kamlawila Yusufu yolota, nakamlonjela, “Winuche! Mhole mwana hamwe na mayake, mbilimile Misili. Mikale kuko mbaka hondikulonjela, mina Helodi kangumpala kumkopola ayu mwana.”
14 Ahyo, Yusufu kenuka kamhola mwana na mayake, woka nechilo wabilimila Misili. 15 Kekala kuko mbaka Helodi loyafile. Mbuli ayo naikoleka leka ulonzi woyalonjile Mkulu kukolela mloli wenele, “Nandimchema mwana wa heni kulawa Misili.”
Helodi kanguwakopola wana wadodo wasongolo
16 Helodi loyawene awala walola nhondwe hawahiluche wambada, nakazudila heko. Kalajiza kukopoligwa wana weng'ha wasongolo kuli muji wa Betelehemu wawele na ukulu wa miyaka mili na hasi wakopoligwe. Nakadita ahyo kota vyoyavizelele kulawa kwa wala walola nhondwe. 17 Baho ndo lwenela luzi ulonjigwe kukolela mloli Yelemiya.
18 “Luzi luhulikwa ako Lama,
chililo na kulombocheza kwinji.
Laheli kanguwalilila wana wa heye,
nakangulema kunyamalila,
mina weng'ha wabagama.”
Kulawa Misili
19 Helodi loyabagame, mhilisi wa Mkulu kamlawila Yusufu yolota kula Misili, 20 nakumlonjela, “Winuche! Umuhole mwana na mayake mhiluche ku isi ya Isilaeli, mina wala waganile kumkopola mwana ayo wabagama.” 21 Leka, Yusufu kenuka, kamhola mwana na mayake nakahiluka isi ya Isilaeli.
22 Ila Yusufu vyoyahuliche kota Achelausi mwanage Helodi, kahola chigoda cha mhaza wa heye, kawa mndewa wa Yudeya, na kadumba kuhiluka ako. Na kalonjelwa menji goyalotile, baho kaluta kikala Galilaya. 23 Na kahamila luga lwake luchemigwe Nasaleti. Ndo wenele ulonzi ulonjigwe kukolela Waloli. “Munhu kochemigwa Mnasaleti.”