Nk’oku Yahandiikirwe Matayo
2 Hanyuma ya Yesu kuzaarwa omu Beterehemu eya Buyudaaya omu kasumi k’Omukama Herodi,* dora! abarukuraguza enyunyuuzi bakaruga Burugaizooba baija Yerusaalemu, 2 baakaguza bati: “Omukama w’Abayudaaya ow’azairwe ali nkaha? Tuboinege enyunyuuzi ye obu tubairege tuli Burugaizooba, kandi twizire kumuramya.”* 3 Omukama Herodi obu yakihuliire, akeetuntura muno hamu n’ab’omu Yerusaalemu boona. 4 Akasorooza bakuru ba banyakatagara* boona hamu n’abahandiiki,* yabakaguza nambere Kristo yaakuzaaliirwe. 5 Baamugambira bati: “Omu Beterehemu ya Buyudaaya habwokuba kikahandiikwa kuraba omuli nabbi ngu: 6 ‘Kandi iwe Beterehemu ey’omu nsi ya Yuda, toli rubuga orurukukirayo obutaito omu balemi ba Yuda, baitu omuli iwe nuho haliruga omulemi, ow’alifooka muliisa w’abantu bange Isaleeri.’”
7 Hanyuma, Herodi akeeta omu nsita abaraguza enyunyuuzi kandi yabakaguza akasumi akabaaroliiremu enyunyuuzi. 8 Yabatuma Beterehemu, naagamba ati: “Mugende muserre omwana, obu muraamuzoora mugaruke mungambire nukwo na nyowe ngende mmuramye.” 9 Hanyuma y’okuhuliiriza omukama ebi yabagambiire, baagenda. Kandi dora! enyunyuuzi ei baali baboine bakyali Burugaizooba yabeebembera, obu yahikire nambere omwana akaba ali, yayemerra. 10 Obu baaboine enyunyuuzi yayemerra, baasemererwa muno. 11 Kandi obu baataahire omu nju, baarora omwana ali na Malyamu nyina, baateeza amaju hansi baamuramya.* Baasumurra n’eby’omuhendo byabo baamuha ebisembo—ezaabbu, emigaju hamu n’ebirukuboya ebirukwetwa miira. 12 Baitu habwokuba Ruhanga akababonekera omu kirooto yabagambira kutagaruka omwa Herodi, bakagaruka omu nsi y’owabu nibakozesa omuhanda ogundi.
13 Obu baamazire kugenda, dora! Malaika wa Yahwe* akabonekera Yusufu omu kirooto, yamugambira ati: “Imuka, otwale omwana na nyina, mwirukire Misiri, kandi mwikaleyo kuhikya obu ndikugambira eky’okukora habwokuba Herodi naagenda kuserra omwana amwite.” 14 Yusufu yaimuka omu bwire bw’ekiro, yatwara omwana na nyina, baagenda Misiri. 15 Bakaikarayo kuhikya Herodi obu yafiire. Kinu kikahikiiriza Yahwe* eki akaba abalize naaraba omuli nabbi naagamba ati: “Omwana wange nkamweta kuruga Misiri.”
16 Herodi obu yarozere ngu abarukuraguza enyunyuuzi bamubiihire, yabiihirwa muno, kandi yatuma abantu kugenda kwita abaana boona aboojo abakaba bali omu Beterehemu n’ebiikaro byona ebikaba bigyetoroire, kutandikira ha myaka ebiri kugaruka hansi naasigikirra h’akasumi abarukuraguza enyunyuuzi baamugambiire. 17 Kandi eki kikahikiiriza nabbi Yeremiya ebi yagambire ati: 18 “Iraka ery’okurra n’okuteera empamo likahulirwa omu Rama, Rakeeri naalirirra abaana be kandi tarukugonza kuhuumuzibwa, habwokuba boona bahoireho.”
19 Herodi obu yafiire, dora! Yusufu obu akaba ali Misiri, Malaika wa Yahwe* akamubonekera omu kirooto, 20 yamugambira ati: “Imuka, otwale omwana na nyina, mugende omu nsi ya Isaleeri habwokuba abo abakaba nibagonza kwita omwana bafiire.” 21 Nahabweki Yusufu akaimuka, yatwara omwana na nyina omu nsi ya Isaleeri. 22 Baitu obu yahuliire ngu Akirausi nuwe akaba naalema Buyudaaya omu kiikaro kya ise Herodi, akatiina kugendayo. Baitu habwokuba Ruhanga akaba amuhabwire omu kirooto, akacwamu kugenda omu kicweka kya Galiraaya. 23 Kandi akaikara omu rubuga rwa Nazaleesi, nukwo kihikiirize ebyagambirwe banabbi ngu: “Alyetwa Omunyanazaleesi.”*