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Abhamanyi abhɨ nzota bhakʉbhala kumupuuta uYeesu
1 UYeesu ápapiilwe mʉ nhaaya ɨya ku Beteleheemu, mʉ mʉkoa ʉwa Yudeeya, mʉ khabhalɨlo khe uHeloodi áamɨle wʉ mwene. Abhamanyi abhɨ nzota kufuma kuwutukulo bhakhɨnza mʉ nhaaya ɨya mu Yelusaleemu.
2 Bhakhabhʉzɨɨlɨzya bhakhatɨ, “Alɨ kwoshi we apapiilwe kʉbha wʉ Mwene ʉwa Bhayahuudi? Tumanyile kʉtɨ apapiilwe, kʉnongwa ye tuyilolile ɨnzota yaakwe kuwutukulo ye yɨkʉlolesya kʉpaapwa kwakwe. Nɨɨtwe twinzile kumupuuta.”
3 Ʉmwene uHeloodi we ayɨmvwa zɨnɨɨzyo, akhazyʉgʉnhana peeka na bhantʉ bhonti abha mu Yelusaleemu.
4 Pe akhabhabhʉngaanɨkha abhapɨtɨ bhonti abha bhapuutili na bhamanyizyi abhɨ ndajɨzyo zya Moose, akhabhabhʉzɨɨlɨzya akhatɨ, “UKilisiti akhayɨpaapwa kwoshi?”
5 Bhoope bhakhamwamʉla bhakhatɨ, “Akhayɨpaapwa mu Beteleheemu, ɨya mu Yudeeya. Kʉnongwa ye shɨnɨɨsho she umukuwi ásimbile amazwi ga Mʉlʉngʉ kʉtɨ,
6 ‘Ɨwe Beteleheemu mʉ nsɨ ɨya Yʉʉda,
we mʉpɨtɨ mʉ bhapɨtɨ abha mʉ Yʉʉda,
kʉnongwa ye mʉmwakho akhayifuma ʉmʉpɨtɨ,
we akhayibhadiima abhantʉ bhaanɨ aBhaisilaeli.’”
7 Pe uHeloodi akhabhabhɨlɨshɨla abhamanyi abhɨ nzota bhaala kukwilu ɨnga amanye uwanalyoli akhabhalɨlo khe ɨnzota yiila yáloleshile.
8 Pe akhabhasonteelezya mu Beteleheemu, akhabhabhʉʉzya akhatɨ, “Bhalaji mupiminhanye akhinza mʉmanye pe ʉmwana wʉnʉʉyo alɨ. Ɨnga mwamwaga, mwɨnze mʉmbʉʉzye nalʉbhɨlo ɨnga nɨɨne ɨmbale kumupuuta.”
9 We abhamanyi bhaala abhɨ nzota bhɨmvwa amazwi ga mwene, bhakhasogola. Ɨnzota yiila ye bhakhayɨlolaga kuwutukulo, yɨkhabhalongolela kwɨlongolela yaabho, yɨkhabhala yɨkhɨmɨɨlɨla pamwanya pe ʉmwana áamɨle.
10 We bhayɨlola ɨnzota yiila, bhakhaseshela nhaani.
11 Pe bhakhinjila mu nyumba, bhakhamʉlola ʉmwana alɨ nu nyina waakwe uMaliya, bhakhasʉgamɨla papaakwe, bhakhamupuuta ʉmwana. Bhakhasatʉla imbuguuli zyabho, bhakhamufumwizya insupo izyi zahaabu, uwuvumba, na mafuta ge gakununshiilila.
12 We ʉMʉlʉngʉ abhasokha mu njozi kʉtɨ bhatakhasheele kʉgalʉkha winza kwa Heloodi, bhakhaselenga kʉshɨlɨla ɨdala ilinji kʉbhala kʉkwabho.
Kʉshɨmbɨɨlɨla mʉ nsɨ ɨya mu Miisili
13 We abhamanyi abhɨ nzota bhaala bhasogola, ʉkhabhɨzya wa Mwene akhamʉloleshela uYoosefu mu njozi, akhamʉbhʉʉzya akhatɨ, “Daamʉkha, ʉmweje ʉmwana nu nyina waakwe, ʉshɨmbɨɨlɨle ku Miisili. Mwɨkhale kʉnʉʉkwo kufishila pe ɨnhayɨkʉbhʉʉzya, kʉnongwa ye uHeloodi atɨmwanze ʉmwana kʉtɨ amʉgoje.”
14 Pe uYoosefu akhadaamʉkha, akhamwega ʉmwana peeka nu nyina waakwe uwusiku, akhashɨmbɨla, akhabhala ku Miisili.
15 Akhɨɨkhala kukuula paka we uHeloodi aafwa. Shɨnɨɨsho she izwi lyákwɨlɨɨye lye ʉMwene álonjile kwɨ dala ɨlya mukuwi kʉtɨ, “Námʉbhɨlɨshɨɨye ʉmwana waanɨ asogole mu Miisili.”
Abhaana abhasakhaala bhakʉgogwa mu Beteleheemu
16 We uHeloodi aamanya kʉtɨ abhamanyi abhɨ nzota bhaala bhamʉkhopeeye, akhaviitwa nhaani. Pe akhalajɨzya kʉtɨ bhabhagoje abhaana abhasakhaala bhonti kwandɨla abheela kufishila abhaana abha manha gabhɨlɨ, mu Beteleheemu na mʉmbalɨ zyonti. Ábhombile shɨnɨɨsho kʉlandatana na khabhalɨlo khaala khe abhamanyi abhɨ nzota bhámubhuziizye.
17 Shɨnɨɨsho she lyákwɨlɨɨye izwi lye lyálonjiilwe nu mukuwi uYelemiya kʉtɨ,
18 “Izi lyávwinshile mʉ nhaaya ɨya mʉ Laama,
kʉlɨla na kuzinda nhaani.
ULaheli akʉlɨla kʉnongwa ya bhaana bhaakwe,
atakwɨtɨkha we bhakʉmʉpʉmɨɨlɨzya,
kʉnongwa ye abhaana bhaakwe bhatalɨɨpo.”
Kʉgalʉkha kufuma mʉ nsɨ ɨya Miisili
19 We uHeloodi aafwa, ʉkhabhɨzya wa Mwene ʉMʉlʉngʉ akhamʉloleshela uYoosefu winza mu njozi ku Miisili,
20 akhamʉbhʉʉzya akhatɨ, “Daamʉkha, ʉmweje ʉmwana nu nyina waakwe, ʉgalʉshe mʉ nsɨ ɨya mu Isilaeli kʉnongwa ye bhaala bhe bhanzaga kʉmʉgoga ʉmwana bhafuuye.”
21 Pe uYoosefu akhadaamʉkha, akhamwega ʉmwana nu nyina waakwe, bhakhasogola, bhakhagalʉkha mʉ nsɨ ɨya mu Isilaeli.
22 Ɨleelo we ayɨmvwa kʉtɨ uAlikelao akʉtabhaala mu Yudeeya, apwanɨɨye pa yise waakwe uHeloodi, akhoogopa kʉbhala kuula. Woope we insoshi zyamwɨnzɨla mu njozi, akhasogola kʉbhala mʉ mʉkoa ʉwa Galɨlaaya,
23 akhabhala kwɨkhala mʉ nhaaya ɨya mu Naazaleti. Shɨnɨɨsho she lyákwɨlɨɨye izwi lye lyálonjiilwe kwɨ dala ɨlya bhakuwi kʉtɨ, “Bhakhayɨmʉbhɨlɨshɨlaga kʉtɨ Munaazaleti.”