1 Mundewa Yesu foyelekigwa Betelehemu ku iisi ya Uyahudi ugele we Mundewa Helode, langa, mamajusi wa ulwandi lwa kundawilo ye dijuwa, haweja Yelusalemu wakugamba, 2 “Kowa hoki iMundewa wa Wayahudi yelekigwe? Kosoko hachiyona inyelesi yakwe kundawilo yedijuwa, nase chija, uleke chimufugamile.” 3 Kamei Mundewa Helode yakahulike nheifo, hakasinanghala, na wanhu wose wa Yelusalemu hamwedu naye. 4 Hoyokwinanga ifilongosi wose wa makuhani, na watulumi yawosa fina, “Kilisito yakwelekigwa hoki?” 5 Nawo howomugamba, “kuBetelehemu ya Uyahudi; Kosoko nofo itulumigwe ne Mugonesi, 6 ‘Nagwe Betelehemu muisi ya Yuda, mu wakulu wa Yuda, iyakwenda yawadime wanhu wangu Isilaeli.’” 7 Kamei Helode hoyowenanga awaya mamajusi hanghanda, hoyopata ichawelu kulawa fowakongile kuyona inyelesi iya. 8 Hoyowegala Betelehemu, hoyogamba, “Yandamileni injila ino, mkosilise lugano simbuli se mwana yuyo, munghafulusa kumona munitamile uleke nani nilute nikamufugamile.” 9 Nawo wakahulike simbuli, se Mundewa, howolongosa injila, kamei inyelesi iya yowonile kundawilo ye dijuwa hoiwalongolela, hoikwima ahanhu hoyowile imwana. 10 Fowayonile inyelesi iya hawowa na chinyemi chikulu lugano. 11 Howokwingila kugati, howomwona imwana hamwedu na Maliamu ing'ina, howomusegelela, howomufugamila, wakamale kudohola sihasina sawo, howomulafila simhongesi sawo, sahabu, ufumba, na manemane. 12 Nawo wakamale kutamiligwa na Mulungu musinjosi wanghamuwile Helode; howogenda njila ingi. 13 Awaya wakafuluse kuleuka, kamei imalaika we Mulungu hoyomwijila Yusufu musinjosi, hakagamba, “Leuka, umulonde imwana hamwedu ne ing'ina, utijile Misili, wikale uko mpaka nikutamile, kosoko Helode yakuhananga yamulangise imwana uleke yamukome.” 14 Hakenuka, hoyomulonda mwana ne ing'ina nechilo; hoyoluta Misili; 15 hoyokwikala uko mpaka foyafile Helode; uleke yoneke fina chawelu imbuli yalongigwe ne Mundewa kusimbuli salongigwe na wagonesi wagambile, “Kulawa Misili hanimwinanga imwanangu.” 16 Helode yakone kadanhilisigwa na waya mamajusi, hakasuha lugano; hoyotuma wanhu hoyowakoma awana we chigosi wose, awoile ako Betelehemu, ne filunga fyose fikihakane na Betelehemu, kukongela wana we minyaka mili mpaka awasinati wafike minyaka mili, kwandamila fowalongile awaya mamajusi. 17 Hoiliganila imbuli yoyalongile imugonesi Yelemia. 18 “Chililo chihulikika Lama, Laheli yakuwalilila wanagwe, kosoko wahechaka.” 19 Kamei Helode yakafe, noho malaika we Mundewa yamwijila Yusufu musinjosi uko Misili, 20 yakugamba, “Handiko leuka, umulonde imwana ne ing'ina, ulute mpaka kuisi ya Isilaeli; kosoko awahanange ichidoga che imwana wafulusa kufa.” 21 Yaleuka na kumulonda imwana hamwedu ne ing'ina, howoluta mpaka iisi ya Isilaeli. 22 Yakahulike fina Alikelao yakudima ako Uyahudi ahanhu ha Helode iBabakwe, yaluta ulwandi lwa Galilaya, 23 Hakaluta, hakekala mukaya yendeikwinangigwa Nasaleti; Uleke iliganile imbuli yoyalongile imugonesi “Kokwinangwa Munasalayo.”
