Silempwale ni Matheyo
2 Nuumala Yesu oyariwa oBetelehemu+ wa oYudeya, mahiku a mwene Herodi,*+ yaahirwa asomi a itheneeri,* akhumaka mpantta onikhuma nsuwa, khuphiya oYerusalemu, 2 anakoha wiira: “Ori vai mwene a ayuda+ oyariwe niinaano? Noonale etheneeri awe nri ene mpantta onikhuma nsuwa, nto naarwiiye omuttittimiha”.* 3 Nuumala wiiwa eyo, mwene Herodi aahixanka vanceene. Nave-tho, atthu ootheene a oYerusalemu, yaahixanka. 4 Vano, Herodi aahaalattula makhulupale ootheene a anamukuttho ni alipa-oowiixuttiha nlamulo, onaakoha opuro Kristu* aarowa awe oyariwa. 5 Awo yaahimwaakhula ariki: “OBetelehemu+ wa oYudeya, maana ti etthu elempwale ni profeta, wiira: 6 ‘Vano nyuwo Betelehemu, a elapo ya oYuda, makuvernatoro ootheene a oYuda, ahiwoonekeni okhala epooma yootepa oyeva, maana epooma anyu, onookhumelela ole onrowa waakukhula atthu aka, aisarayeli’”.+
7 Vano, Herodi aahiwiitthana wiiphiini asomi a itheneeri, onaphavela osuwela oratteene okathi ene etheneeri eyo yaakhumelenle aya. 8 Nto, aahaaruma orowa oBetelehemu, aahimeeryaka wiira: “Murowe, mwamphavelase oratteene mwaana owo. Mwamphwanya vale, murwe mukihimeerye, wiira ni miyo-tho kirowe kamuttittimihe”. 9 Nuumala omwiiwa mwene, yaahihokolowela ephiro aya. Nto, etheneeri yeele yoonale aya ari ene mpantta onikhuma nsuwa,+ yaahirowa ohoolo waya, yeemela opuro waari mwaana. 10 Vaawehale aya etheneeri ele, yaahitteeliwa murima vanceene. 11 Vaakenle aya mpaani, yaahimoona mwaana ori ene ni maama awe, aihaniwa Maria. Nto awo yaahikokhora ohoolo wawe, anamuttittimiha. Nave-tho, yaahinvaha mihakhu yaaruuhale aya, eyo piiyo, eweero, erupani* ni miira.* 12 Masi, okhala wiira yaahilopoliwa ni Muluku moolohani,+ wiira ahitthikele wa Herodi, yaahirowa elapo aya attharaka ephiro ekina.
13 Nuumala asomi awo orowa, nlaikha na Yehova* naahimukhumelela Yosefe moolohani,+ nimuhimeerya wiira: “Nvenye, mmukuxe mwaana ni amamawe, mutthyawele wExiitu, mwakhaleke weiwo mpakha miyo wooleelani etthu, maana voohipisa Herodi onrowa omphavelasa mwaana owo, wiira omwiive”. 14 Siiso, Yosefe aahivenya ohiyu, aahimukuxa mwaana ni amamawe, khurowa wExiitu. 15 Aahikhala weiwo mpakha okhwa Herodi. Ela yaahimaliherya ele yaahimmwale ni Yehova,* omurumeelaka profeta awe, oriki: “Koomwiihana mwanaka wExiitu”.+
16 Vano, Herodi voonale awe wiira aahiwokiwa ni asomi ale a itheneeri, aahinanariwa vanceenexa. Nto aahaaruma atthu awe orowa oBetelehemu ni mittetthe sootheene soowaattamela, wiira yawiivakase anamwane ootheene axilopwana, yaarina iyaakha piili orowa vathi, ottharihelaka okathi asomi ale+ yaahimyale aya. 17 Eyo, yaahimaliherya moolumo yaalavuliwe ni profeta Yeremiya, ani: 18 “Nihiiwanyeya nsu oRama, ninlaka ni okhuwela vanceene. Ti Rakeli+ oniwunlela anaawe, ni khoniphavela omaalihiwa, okhala wiira aapweteya”.+
19 Nuumala Herodi okhwa, nlaikha na Yehova* naahimukhumelela Yosefe moolohani,+ ori ene wExiitu, 20 nimuhimeerya wiira: “Nvenye, mmukuxe mwaana ni amamawe, mutthikele elapo ya wIsarayeli, maana ale yaaphavela omwiiva mwaana owo ahookhwa”. 21 Siiso, Yosefe aahivenya, aahimukuxa mwaana ni amamawe, khurowa elapo ya wIsarayeli. 22 Aiwale awe wiira Arikilawo taalamulela oYudeya, omuranttelaka Herodi, paapa awe, vano Yosefe aahoova orowa elapo eyo. Masi, nuumala oleeliwa ni Muluku moolohani,+ aahikhuma onarowa oGalileya.+ 23 Yosefe aahimaka epooma eniihaniwa Nazarethi,+ wiira emaliheriwe ele yaahimmwale ni maprofeta, yiiraka: “Owo onimwiitthaniwa munazarethi”.*+