1 Azzaman n Ǝmǝnokal Herod a daɣ ihǝw Ɣaysa, daɣ ǝɣrǝm ǝn Betalxam, daɣ amaḍal ǝn Yahudǝyya. Ǝglan-du musanan ǝn manayan a d-ǝfalnen dǝnnǝg har d-osan Yerusalam. 2 Ǝnnan: «Ma iga ǝmǝnokal ǝn Kǝl-Ǝlyǝhud wa ihǝwan da sǝket? Atri-net a nǝnay daɣ dǝnnǝg, amaran nǝkk-ay-du y a das-nǝssǝjǝd.» 3 Arat wa as t-isla ǝmǝnokal Herod, iga aššawaša zǝwwǝran, ǝnta harkid Kǝl-Yerusalam kul. 4 Iššedaw-du imuzaran ǝn limaman, ǝd musanan n Ǝttawret, issǝstǝn-tan d adag wa daɣ zʼihǝw Ǝlmǝsix. 5 Ǝnnan-as: «Aɣrǝm ǝn Betalxam a daɣ zʼihǝw daɣ amaḍal ǝn Yahudǝyya, fǝlas ǝnnǝbi Mika iktâb âs: 6 "Kam amaran Betalxam, ta n amaḍal ǝn Yahudǝyya, tǝheɣ iɣǝrman win aɣaf daɣ akal ǝn Yahudǝyya, fǝlas kam a du-z-igmǝd ǝmuzar wa zʼagin i tamattay-nin Israyil tizart ta itaggu amadan y aharay-net."»

7 Tǝzzar isassaɣra-du ǝmǝnokal Herod imusanan win manayan en, imos awen arat igân daɣ ǝssir, issǝstan-tan ǝd tamert tas igmad aššak as ǝnta daɣ d-inafalal ǝtri wa ǝmalan den. 8 Dǝffǝr awen issok-en Betalxam inn-asan: «Agliwat, taknim asawad i dad illa barar wa ihǝwan da, as tu-tǝgrawam, tǝmmǝram-i-du tǝmǝlam-i dad illa, fǝl ad t-akka ǝssǝjǝdaɣ-as nak da.» 9 As dasan-iɣrad ǝmǝnokal awal, ǝglan. Tǝzzar oggan atri wa dasan-inafalalan daɣ jǝnnawan dat awen daɣ dǝnnǝg. Wǝr immǝzzay ǝtri en ad illa dat-san, azzar-asan, as imal dǝnnǝg adag wa iha barar, izzǝkkat. 10 As ǝnayan atri as izzǝkkat, ǝknan tǝfalawist, 11 ǝggazan-in ehan, ǝnayan barar d anna-net Maryama, ǝgaraffen ǝssǝjadan i barar. Dǝffǝr adi, oran ilalan-nasan, ǝkkasan-as-du daɣ-san šibǝddar ǝganen daɣ urǝɣ, d ǝššin sǝqqidan ǝzodnen, ǝmosnen ǝzzǝnǝf ǝn taɣǝlbast. 12 Dǝffǝr awen isannafalal-asan-du Mǝššina daɣ targǝt as ad wǝr ǝqqǝlan Herod. Awen da a fǝl obazan tarrayt iyyat ǝqqalan akal-nasan.

13 Dǝffǝr as ǝglân, inafalal-du angalos n Ǝmǝli i Yusǝf daɣ targǝt, inn-as: «Ǝnkǝr, tidawaɣ ǝd barar d anna-net, takka tarmad akal ǝn Masar taqqama daɣ-as har dak-ǝmǝlaɣ assaɣa wa du-za-tǝqqǝla, fǝlas barar di ad igmǝy Herod ǝd tanaɣay-net.» 14 Inkar Yusǝf, iddew ǝd barar d anna-net, eway ehad, obaz tarrayt ikka Masar. 15 Ǝqqiman daɣ Masar den da har aba Herod. Arat wa iga fǝl ad andu awal wa d-iga Ǝmǝli ǝs tarrayt n ǝnnǝbi Osay a daɣ inna: «Ǝɣre-du barar-in ǝssǝrdaɣaq-q-idu Masar.»

16 As issan Herod as imusanan win manayan ǝmmizrayan batu-net ǝɣlayan-tu, iɣašašat, omar s ad tǝwǝnɣin bararan ǝn yayyan kul win ǝhǝwnen daɣ aɣrǝm ǝn Betalxam, ǝd ɣǝlǝyɣǝlayan-net, a d-obazan ɣur ǝššin elan har azzaman win den, imos as tamert ten da as das-ǝnnan musanan win ǝnta daɣ d-inafalal ǝtri. 17 Den daɣ ad inda awal wa d-iga Ǝmǝli ǝs tarrayt n ǝnnǝbi Irmǝya a daɣ innâ: 18 «Tǝga-du tǝkurayt daɣ ǝɣrǝm ǝn Rama, imos awen tala n aytedan fǝl tǝga tǝfǝyyawt. Awen Raxil ta n tǝmarawt ǝn Kǝl-Israyil tǝhallit fǝl bararan-net. Wǝr tǝra i das-igan ǝlmaɣiza, fǝlas bararan ǝjwaran aba-tan.»

19 Dǝffǝr tǝmattant ǝn Herod, inafalal angalos n Ǝmǝli i Yusǝf daɣ targǝt, daɣ akal ǝn Masar. 20 Inn-as angalos: «Ǝnkǝr, tidawaɣ ǝd barar di d anna-net, tǝqqǝlaɣ akal n Israyil, fǝlas aytedan win ǝranen tenaɣay-net, aba-tan.» 21 Inkar Yusǝf, iddew ǝd barar d anna-net, iqqal akal n Israyil. 22 Mišan igraw isalan as Arkalawǝs, a imosan ǝmǝnokal n akal ǝn Yahudǝyya, daɣ adag n abba-net Herod. Tǝzzar tǝggaz tasa Yusǝf, ab-as ihal iki ǝn Yahudǝyya, ikka akal ǝn Galilaya id Mǝššina a das-d-isannafalalan awen daɣ targǝt. 23 Igla iɣsar daɣ ǝɣrǝm as itawannu Nazaret. Ǝmmǝk en daɣ as ǝgan aratan win, fǝl ad andu awal wa d-iga Ǝmǝli ǝs tarrayt n ǝnnǝbitan as ǝnnan: «Itawagg-as esǝm aw Nazaret.»