Abhamanya ndoondwa bhakubhuuka pakumwipuuta uYeesu
1UYeesu akapaapighwa mu kaaya aka Bheetelehemu, mu chiisu icha Yuteeya, ku kabhalilo kaako umalafyale uHelooti akalongoshanga. Po mu kabhalilo ako, mu kaaya aka Yelusaleemu mukabhoneka abhamanya ndoondwa bhaabho bhakafuma kuukwo isubha likufumila. 2Abhamanya ndoondwa bhala bhakabhuusha bhakati, “Kali, ali kuughu yuuyo apaapiighwe ukuti abhe ghwi Malafyale ughwa Bhayuuta? Tumeenye ukuti apaapiighwe paapo tulubhweni ulutoondwa lwake bhwo lukufumila kuukwo isubha likufumila. Po yo yiiyo nongwa iyi twisa pakumwipuuta.”
3Umalafyale uHelooti bhwo aapulika isho, inongwa isho shikamutamya ngaani mu ndumbula yaake pamupeene na bhandu bhooshi abha mu Yelusaleemu. 4Po akabhabhungaania abhosongo abha bhapuuti bhooshi na bhamanyishi abha ndaghilo isha Moose, akabhabhuusha akati, “Kali, uMesiiya indiapaapighwe kuughu?” 5Bhoope bhakamwamula bhakati, “Indiapaapighwe mu kaaya aka Bheetelehemu, mu chiisu icha Yuteeya. Paapo isho sho shiisho umusololi akasimba ukuti,
6‘Nuughwe ghwe kaaya aka Bheetelehemu, ghwe uli mu chiisu icha Yuuta,
utaa mufuyuke na kaakanandi
mu bhulongoshi ubhwa chiisu icha Yuuta!
Paapo mumwako mwo muumwo indimufume umulongoshi
yuuyo indiakabhe muliishi ghwa bhandu bhangu abha Isilaeli.’ ”
7Po uHelooti akabhiitisha abhamanya ndoondwa bhala ku bhushiifu ukuti bhiise bhamulingaanie ubhwanalooli akabhalilo kaako bhakalubhona ulutoondwa lula. 8Pabhumalilo, akabhatuma ku Bheetelehemu, akabhabhuula akati, “Bhuuka mupeleeleshe akiisa ukufika paapo mwamanya kuukwo umwana uyo ali. Po linga mwamwagha, mwise muumbangile lubhilo ukuti nuune imbuuke pakumwipuuta.”
9Bhwo abhamanya ndoondwa bhala bhaapulika amashu agha malafyale, bhakanyatuka. Ulutoondwa lula luulwo bhakalubhonagha kubhuyo kuukwo isubha likufumilagha, lukabhuukagha kundaashi yaabho, lukiima pamwanya paapo umwana yula akabha. 10Bhwo bhaalubhona ulutoondwa lula, bhakasekela leka. 11Po bhakiingila mu nyumba, bhakamubhona umwana ali pamupeene nu ngʼina uMaliiya, bhakafughamila kukwake, bhakamwipuuta. Bhakasatula ififunda, bhakafumya isekeelesho ku mwana isa isahabhu, ifyakufuukisha ni nyemba isha kunuukila. 12Pabhumalilo, uChaala akabhasoka mu filoota ukuti manye bhaghalukilaghe soona kwa Helooti. Po bhakaghaluka ku kaaya kaabho nu kughenda isila iyingi.
Ukukindila ku chiisu icha Miisili
13Bhwo abhamanya ndoondwa bhala bhaabhuuka, ughwandumi ughwa Malafyale akamubhonekela uYoosefu mu filoota, akamubhuula akati, “Lamusha, umweghe umwana nu ngʼina, mukindile ku chiisu icha Miisili. Paapo uHelooti indiakiise pakumulonda umwana uyo ukuti amughoghe. Po mushaale kula kula ukufika ku kabhalilo kaako indiingiise pakukubhuula.” 14Po uYoosefu akalamusha pabhushiku, akamwegha umwana nu ngʼina lubhilo, akakindila nabho ku Miisili kula, 15akashaala kula kula ukufika bhwo uHelooti aafwa ukuti shibhombighwe shiisho uMalafyale akashiyugha ukughendela ku musololi ukuti, “Ingamwitisha umwana ghwangu ukufuma ku Miisili.”
Abhaana abhaliisha abha mu Bheetelehemu bhakughoghighwa
16Bhwo uHelooti aashaaghania ukuti abhamanya ndoondwa bhala bhaamushimbula, akakalala leka. Po akalaghila ukuti abhaana abhaliisha bhooshi ukwandila ku bhafyele ukufika ku bhaana abha fyinja fibhili, bhaghoghighwe, abha mu Bheetelehemu pamupeene na bha mu twaya utunine tuutwo tuli mulubhafu. Akabhomba ulwo ukukongana na kabhalilo kala kaako akabhuushanga ku bhamanya ndoondwa. 17Umwo mwo muumwo ishu likabhombighwa liilyo likayughighwa nu musololi uYelemiiya ukuti,
18“Inguuto ingulu yikapulikighwa mu kaaya aka Laama.
Bhwo uLaaheli ali pakubhalilila abhaana bhaake,
soona atakulonda ukumusumbisha,
paapo abhaana bhaake bhataliipo soona.”
Ukughaluka ukufuma ku chiisu icha Miisili
19Bhwo uHelooti aafwa, ughwandumi ughwa Malafyale akamubhonekela uYoosefu mu filoota soona ku Miisili kula, 20akamubhuula akati, “Lamusha, umweghe umwana nu ngʼina, ughaluke ku chiisu icha Isilaeli paapo bhala bhaabho bhakalondagha ukumughogha umwana uyo, bhafwile.”
21Po uYoosefu akanyatuka, akamwegha umwana nu ngʼina, bhakaghaluka ku chiisu icha Isilaeli. 22Loole bhwo aapulika ukuti uAlikelaabho ghwe yuuyo akulongosha ichiisu icha Yuteeya pa bhuyo ubhwa ghwise uHelooti, akooghopa ukubhuuka kula. Po bhwo aasokighwa mu filoota, akatiila nu kubhuuka mu chiisu icha Ghalilaayi, 23akafika nu kwikala mu kaaya aka Naasaleeti. Umwo mwo muumwo ishu likabhombighwa liilyo likayughighwa ku sila iya bhasololi ukuti, “Indiakiitishighwange Munaasaleeti.”