Matthew 2
1 Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold magi from the east arrived at Jerusalem, saying,
Na rĩrĩ, thuutha wa Jesũ gũciarwo kũu itũũra-inĩ rĩa Bethilehemu bũrũri wa Judea, hĩndĩ ya mũthamaki wetagwo Herode, andũ Oogĩ-a-Njata moimĩte irathĩro magĩũka Jerusalemu,
2 Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.
makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Ũrĩa ũciarĩtwo arĩ mũthamaki wa Ayahudi-rĩ, arĩ ha? Nĩtuonire njata yake mwena wa irathĩro, na nĩtũũkĩte kũmũhooya.”
3 But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
Rĩrĩa Mũthamaki Herode aiguire ũguo, agĩtangĩka ngoro, o hamwe na andũ Jerusalemu othe.
4 and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
Na aarĩkia gwĩta athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene othe, na arutani a watho hamwe, akĩmooria kũrĩa Kristũ aarĩ aciarĩrwo.
5 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
Makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ Bethilehemu, bũrũri wa Judea, nĩgũkorwo nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo nĩ mũnabii, akoiga atĩrĩ:
6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.
“‘Nawe Bethilehemu, kũu bũrũri wa Juda, tiwe ũrĩa mũnini mũno wa aathani a Juda; tondũ thĩinĩ waku nĩgũkoima ũrĩa ũgaathanaga, ũrĩa ũgaatuĩka mũrĩithi wa andũ akwa a Isiraeli.’”
7 Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;
Nake Herode agĩĩta andũ acio Oogĩ-a-Njata na hitho, na agĩtuĩria kuuma kũrĩ o ihinda rĩrĩa njata ĩyo yoonekete.
8 and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately concerning the child, and when ye shall have found [him] bring me back word, so that I also may come and do him homage.
Akĩmatũma Bethilehemu akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi mũgatuĩrie wega ũhoro wa kaana kau. Mwarĩkia gũkoona mũũke mũũmenyithie, nĩgeetha o na niĩ thiĩ ngagaturĩrie ndu ndĩkahooe.”
9 And they having heard the king went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.
Nao maarĩkia kũigua ciugo cia mũthamaki magĩthiĩ, nayo njata ĩrĩa moonete irathĩro ĩkĩmatongoria nginya ĩkĩrũgama igũrũ rĩa harĩa kaana kau kaarĩ.
10 And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
Rĩrĩa moonire njata ĩyo, magĩkena gĩkeno kĩnene mũno.
11 And having come into the house they saw the little child with Mary his mother, and falling down did him homage. And having opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Nao magĩtoonya nyũmba, na makĩona kaana karĩ na nyina Mariamu, magĩkainamĩrĩra, magĩkahooya. Magĩcooka makĩohora indo ciao cia goro, magĩkahe iheo cia thahabu, na ũbumba, na manemane.
12 And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Na nĩ ũndũ wa gũkaanio na kĩroto matigacookere kwa Herode, magĩcooka bũrũri wao magereire njĩra ĩngĩ.
13 Now, they having departed, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Arise, take to [thee] the little child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the little child to destroy it.
Maarĩkia gũthiĩ-rĩ, mũraika wa Mwathani akiumĩrĩra Jusufu kĩroto-inĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra woe kaana gaka na nyina mũũrĩre Misiri. Ikarai kũu nginya rĩrĩa ngaakwĩra, nĩgũkorwo Herode nĩegũcaria kaana kau akoorage.”
14 And, having arisen, he took to [him] the little child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, agĩũkĩra, akĩoya kaana na nyina ũtukũ, magĩthiĩ Misiri,
15 And he was there until the death of Herod, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by [the] Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
kũrĩa maikarire nginya rĩrĩa Herode aakuire. Na nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũhoro ũrĩa Mwathani oigĩte na kanua ka mũnabii ũkĩhinga, rĩrĩa oigire atĩrĩ, “Ndeetire mũrũ wakwa oime bũrũri wa Misiri.”
16 Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which [were] in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Herode aamenyire atĩ nĩaheenirio nĩ Oogĩ-a-Njata, akĩrakara mũno, akĩruta watho wa kũũraga tũhĩĩ tuothe kũu Bethilehemu na kũrĩa gũkuhĩ nakuo, tũrĩa twarĩ na ũkũrũ wa mĩaka ĩĩrĩ gũcooka na thĩ, kũringana na ihinda rĩrĩa eerĩtwo nĩ Oogĩ-a-Njata.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo ũhoro ũrĩa waarĩtio na kanua ka mũnabii Jeremia ũkĩhinga, rĩrĩa oigire atĩrĩ:
18 A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping [for] her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
“Mũgambo nĩwaiguirwo kũu Rama, kĩrĩro na gũcakaya kũnene, Rakeli akĩrĩrĩra ciana ciake, na akarega kũhoorerio, tondũ itirĩ ho.”
19 But Herod having died, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
Na rĩrĩ, Herode akua-rĩ, mũraika wa Mwathani akiumĩrĩra Jusufu kĩroto-inĩ kũu Misiri,
20 Arise, take to [thee] the little child and its mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the little child are dead.
akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra, woe kaana gaka na nyina, mũthiĩ bũrũri wa Isiraeli, nĩgũkorwo arĩa maageragia gũkooraga nĩmakuĩte.”
21 And he arose and took to [him] the little child and its mother, and came into the land of Israel;
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, agĩũkĩra, akĩoya kaana na nyina, magĩthiĩ bũrũri wa Isiraeli.
22 but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,
Rĩrĩa aiguire atĩ Arikelau nĩwe wathamakaga Judea handũ ha ithe Herode, agĩĩtigĩra gũthiĩ kuo. Na aarĩkia gũkaanio kĩroto-inĩ-rĩ, agĩthiĩ bũrũri wa Galili,
23 and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraene.
agĩthiĩ gũtũũra itũũra rĩĩtagwo Nazarethi. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũhoro ũrĩa waarĩtio na tũnua twa anabii ũkĩhinga, rĩrĩa moigire atĩrĩ, “Nĩageetagwo Mũnazari.”
