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1 ⲁ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
Mgbe a mụchara Jisọs na Betlehem nke Judịa nʼoge Herọd bụ eze, ndị amamihe si ọwụwa anyanwụ bịaruru Jerusalem,
2 ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ Ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
na-ajụ ajụjụ sị, “Olee ebe ọ nọ, bụ onye a mụrụ ịbụ eze ndị Juu? Anyị hụrụ kpakpando ya nʼọwụwa anyanwụ, ma bịa ịkpọ isiala nye ya.”
Mgbe eze Herọd nụrụ nke a, obi lọrọ ya mmiri nke ukwuu, ya na ndị niile bi na Jerusalem.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲛ.
Mgbe ọ kpọkọtara ndịisi nchụaja na ndị ozizi iwu niile, ọ jụrụ ha, olee ebe e kwuru na a ga-amụ Kraịst ahụ.
5 ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
Ha zara ya sị, “Na Betlehem nke Judịa. Nʼihi na otu a ka onye amụma ahụ dere nʼakwụkwọ sị,
6 ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟ ϩⲱⲓ Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ⳿ⲛϧⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ Ⲡⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
“‘Ma gị onwe gị, Betlehem, dị nʼala Juda, ị dịghị nta karịchasịa nʼetiti ndị ọchịchị Juda, nʼihi na ọ bụ site na gị ka onye ọchịchị ga-esi pụta, onye ga-achị ndị nke m Izrel.’”
Mgbe ahụ Herọd kpọrọ ndị amamihe ahụ na nzuzo jụpụta ha banyere oge kpakpando ahụ ji pụta ìhè.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
O zipụrụ ha ije Betlehem sị ha, “Gaanụ lee anya nke ọma chọpụta ebe nwantakịrị ahụ nọ. Mgbe unu chọtara ya, bịanụ mee ka m mara, ka m gaakwa kpọọ isiala nye ya.”
9 ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
Mgbe ha nụrụ okwu eze, ha pụrụ gawa, ma kpakpando ahụ ha hụrụ nʼọwụwa anyanwụ pụtakwara ọzọ, na-aga nʼihu ha ruo mgbe ọ bịara guzo nʼelu ebe nwantakịrị ahụ nọ.
Ha ṅụrịrị ọṅụ nke ukwuu mgbe ha hụrụ kpakpando ahụ.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲗ.
Ka ha banyere nʼụlọ ahụ, ha hụrụ nwantakịrị ahụ na nne ya Meri, ha gburu ikpere nʼala ma kpọọrọ ya isiala. Ha meghere akpa akụ ha nye ya onyinye ọlaedo na ọkpụrụkpụ eso osisi na-esi isi ụtọ a na-akpọ frankisens, ya na máá.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ.
Nʼihi na a dọrọ ha aka na ntị na nrọ ka ha ghara ịlaghachikwuru Herọd, ha sitere nʼụzọ ọzọ laghachi obodo ha.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲬⲏⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁϯϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲕⲱϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ.
Mgbe ndị amamihe ahụ lasịrị, mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị mere ka Josef hụ ya na nrọ, ọ sịrị ya, “Bilie ọsịịsọ kpọrọ nwantakịrị a na nne ya gbalaa Ijipt. Alọghachikwala tutu ruo mgbe m ga-agwa gị, nʼihi na Herọd na-achọ nwantakịrị a ka o gbuo ya.”
Nʼoge abalị, Josef biliri kpọrọ Meri na nwantakịrị ahụ gbalaa Ijipt.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲧϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ.
Ebe ahụ ka ha nọgidere tutu ruo mgbe Herọd nwụrụ. Nke a mere ka okwu ahụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru site nʼọnụ onye amụma mezuo. “Ọ bụkwa site nʼIjipt ka m kpọpụtara nwa m.”
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϭⲓ⳿ⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲉⲧϧⲱⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ.
Iwe were Herọd nke ukwuu mgbe ọ chọpụtara na ndị amamihe ahụ aghọọla ya aghụghọ. Nʼihi ya, o nyere iwu banyere Betlehem na obodo nta ndị ọzọ gbara ya gburugburu, ka ha gbuo ụmụntakịrị niile nọ nʼobodo ndị a, bụ ndị gbara site nʼafọ abụọ gbadaa, dị ka ihe ọ nụtara site nʼọnụ ndị amamihe si dị.
E sitekwara otu a mezuo amụma ahụ Jeremaya buru sị,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ Ⲣⲁⲭⲏⲗ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ.
“A nụrụ otu olu na Rema, ịkwa akwa na oke iru ụjụ dị, Rechel na-akwa akwa nʼihi ụmụ ya; ọ dịghị nkasiobi ọbụla dịrị ya, nʼihi na ha adịghịkwa.”
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
Mgbe Herọd nwụrụ, mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị bịakwutere Josef na nrọ nʼIjipt
20 ⲕ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲧⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.
sị ya, “Bilie, kpọrọ nwantakịrị ahụ na nne ya laghachi nʼala Izrel nʼihi na ndị na-achọ igbu ya anwụọla.”
Ya mere, o biliri, kpọọrọ nwantakịrị ahụ na nne ya, laghachi nʼala Izrel.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲁⲣⲭⲉⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ.
Mgbe ọ nụrụ na eze ọhụrụ gbanwere Herọd na Judịa bụ nwa ya a na-akpọ Akelus, egwu tụrụ Josef ịlaghachi ebe ahụ. Ma nʼihi na adọwo ya aka na ntị na nrọ, ọ wezugara onwe ya gaa nʼakụkụ Galili.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲚⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ
Ọ gara biri nʼobodo a na-akpọ Nazaret. E sitekwara otu a mezuo okwu ọnụ ndị amụma sị na, “A ga-akpọ ya onye Nazaret.”
