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1 ⲁ̅ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
Mgbe a mụchara Jisọs na Betlehem nke Judịa nʼoge Herọd bụ eze, ndị amamihe si ọwụwa anyanwụ bịaruru Jerusalem,
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 ⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲧⲱⲛ
Mgbe ọ kpọkọtara ndịisi nchụaja na ndị ozizi iwu niile, ọ jụrụ ha, olee ebe e kwuru na a ga-amụ Kraịst ahụ.
Ha zara ya sị, “Na Betlehem nke Judịa. Nʼihi na otu a ka onye amụma ahụ dere nʼakwụkwọ sị,
6 ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϫⲟⲗϩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
“‘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 ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ
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 ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛϣⲁ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲛϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
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 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁϩⲱⲱⲣ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ 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 ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲕⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲭⲟⲣⲁ
Nʼihi na a dọrọ ha aka na ntị na nrọ ka ha ghara ịlaghachikwuru Herọd, ha sitere nʼụzọ ọzọ laghachi obodo ha.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲅϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛϯϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ 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 ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ
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 ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲣⲙⲡⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉⲧϩⲱⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ
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 ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϩⲣⲁⲭⲏⲗ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ
“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.”
Mgbe Herọd nwụrụ, mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị bịakwutere Josef na nrọ nʼIjipt
20 ⲕ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ
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 ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ
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 ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ
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.”
