< Mathayo 2 >

1 Ejile Yesu amala okwibhulwa mu chalo cha Bethelehemu yo Bhuyahudi mukatungu ko bhukama bwa Herode, abhanu bhengeso okusoka ebhutuluka ya kula bhakingile Yerusalemi nibhaika,
Yesu bwe yazaalibwa mu kibuga Besirekemu eky’omu Buyudaaya, ku mulembe gwa Kabaka Kerode, abasajja abagezigezi, abaava ebuvanjuba ne bajja mu Yerusaalemi, nga babuuza nti,
2 Alyaki omwene unu ebhulwa omkama wa Bhayahudi? Chamailola injota yae ebhutuluka eswe ona chaja okumlamya.
“Aliwa eyazaalibwa nga Kabaka w’Abayudaaya? Kubanga twalaba emmunyeenye ye nga tuli mu buvanjuba, era tuzze okumusinza.”
3 Akatungu kanu omkama Herode onguhye amagambo ago nasulumbala na Yerusalemu yona amwi nage.
Awo Kabaka Kerode bwe yabiwulira ne bimweraliikiriza nnyo, era ne bonna abaali mu Yerusaalemi.
4 Herode nabhakumanya abhakulu bha bhagabhisi bhona na bhandiki bha bhanu, omwene nabhabhusha Kristo kebhulwa aki?
N’ayita bakabona abakulu bonna n’abawandiisi b’amateeka n’abeebuuzaako ekifo Kristo gye yali agenda okuzaalibwa.
5 Nibhamubhwila mu Bethelemu yo bhuyahudi, kulwokubha kutyo nikwo jandikilwe no mulagi,
Ne bamuddamu nti, “Mu Besirekemu eky’omu Buyudaaya, kyawandiikibwa nnabbi nti,
6 Awe betelehemu mu chalo cha Yuda utali mutyali amwi mu bhatangasha bha Yuda kwokubha okusoka kwawe kaja okuja omutangasha unu kaja okubhatangasha abhanu bhani Israel.”
“‘Naawe Besirekemu ekya Yuda, toli mutono mu balangira ba Yuda, kubanga omufuzi aliva mu ggwe, alifuga abantu bange Isirayiri.’”
7 Kulwejo Herode nabhabhilikila bhalia abhengeso kulwobhwitebhe no kubhabhusha ni mwanyaki injota yaliga nibhonekana
Awo Kerode n’atumya Abagezigezi kyama, n’ababuuza ebiro emmunyeenye bye yalabikiramu.
8 . Nabhatuma Betelehemu, naika,”Mugende kwo bhwengeso mujomulonda omwana unu ebhulwa. Akatungu kanu mulamubhona, mundetele amagambo koleleki anyona nigende okumulamya.”
N’abasindika e Besirekemu ng’agamba nti, “Mugende mubuulirize ebikwata ku mwana. Bwe mumulaba, mukomeewo muntegeeze, nange ŋŋende musinze!”
9 Bhejile bhamtegelesha omkama, bhagendelee no lugendo lwebhwe, na injota eyo inu bhaliga bhalolele ebhutuluka yabhatangatie nikinga niimelegulu ingulu yo lubhala lunu omwana aligaebhuhye.
Bwe baamala okuwulira Kabaka bye yabagamba ne bagenda. Bwe baafuluma, emmunyeenye eri gye baalaba ebuvanjuba n’eddamu okubalabikira n’okubakulembera, okutuusa lwe yayimirira waggulu Omwana w’ali.
10 Omwanya gunu bhailole injota bhakondelewe ekondelelwa enene muno.
Bwe baalaba emmunyeenye ng’eyimiridde, essanyu lyabwe ne libeera lingi nnyo!
11 Bhengie munyumba nibhamulola omwana unu ebhuyhwe na Mariamu nanyila mwene. Bhamwifukamie no kumulamhya. Bhasulumue emigemu jebhwe no kumusosisha ebhiyanwa bya jijaabhu, obhuvumba, na manemane.
Bwe baayingira mu nnyumba ne balaba Omwana ne Maliyamu nnyina ne bavuunama ne basinza Omwana. Ne basumulula ensawo zaabwe, ne bamutonera ebirabo, zaabu, n’obubaane n’omugavu.
12 Nyamuanga abhaganyishe mu chiloto bhasige osubha ku Herode, Kulwejo bhemukile okusubha mu chalo chebhwe bhalabhile injila indi.
Awo bwe baalabulibwa mu kirooto baleme kuddayo wa Kerode, bwe batyo ne baddayo ewaabwe nga bayita mu kkubo eddala.
13 Akatungu kanu bhemukile, Malaika wa Nyamuanga namusokela Yusufu mu chiloto naikati, Imuka umugege omwana nanyilamwene mubhilimile Misri. Musigaleyo okukinganu nakabhabwilile kulwokubha Herode kaja okumuyenja omwana koleleki amusingalishe.
Awo abagezigezi bwe baamala okugenda, malayika wa Mukama n’alabikira Yusufu mu kirooto n’amugamba nti, “Golokoka oddusize Omwana ne nnyina e Misiri, mubeere eyo okutuusa lwe ndibalagira okudda. Kubanga Kerode ajja kunoonya Omwana ng’ayagala okumutta.”
14 Ingetaheyo Yusufu emukile no kumugega omwana na nyilamwene nokubhilimilaMisri.
Ekiro ekyo n’asituka n’atwala Omwana ne nnyina e Misiri.
15 Ekae eyo okukinga omwanya gunu Herode afwiliemo. Linu lyakumisishe linu Nyamuanga aiga aikile okulabha kumulagi,”Okusoka Misri namubhilikie omwana wani.”
Ne babeera eyo okutuusa Kerode bwe yafa. Mukama kye yayogerera mu nnabbi we ne kituukirira, bwe yagamba nti: “Nayita Omwana wange okuva mu Misiri.”
16 EjileHerode alolati ajimibhwa na bhanu bhengeso abhiiliwe muno. Alamuye okwita abhana bhona bhe chilume bhanu bhaliga mubetelehem nabhona bhanu bhaliga mulubhaju olwo bhanu bhaliga bhali ne myaka ebhili no kusubha inyuma okulubhilila akatungu kanu aliga amenyele okusokaku bhanu bhengeso.
Kerode bwe yalaba ng’Abagezigezi banyoomye ekiragiro kye, n’asunguwala nnyo, n’atuma abaserikale e Besirekemu ne mu byalo byakyo batte abaana bonna aboobulenzi ab’emyaka ebiri n’abatannagiweza, ng’asinziira ku bbanga abagezigezi lye baali bamutegeezeza mwe baalabira emmunyeenye.
17 Nio lyakumisibhwe ligambo lilia lyalomelwe no mulagi Yeremia
Awo ekigambo nnabbi Yeremiya kye yayogera ne kiryoka kituukirira ng’agamba nti,
18 “Obhulaka bhwongumyhwe Rama, echililo ne chikunga chinene, Raeli nabhalilila abhana bhae, na alemele okusimbagilisibhwa kulwokubha bhatalio lindi,”
“Eddoboozi lyawulirwa mu Laama, okukuba emiranga n’okukungubaga okunene, nga Laakeeri akaabira abaana be, nga tewakyali asobola kumuwooyawooya, kubanga bonna baweddewo.”
19 Herode ejile afwa, Lola Malaika wa Nyamuanga amubhonekee Yusufu muchiloto eyo Misri naika ati,
Kerode bwe yamala okufa malayika wa Mukama n’alabikira Yusufu mu kirooto e Misiri,
20 Imuka umugege omwana na nyila na mugende mu chalo cha Israel kulwokubha bhanu bhaenjaga obhuanga bhwo mwana bhafuye.”
n’amugamba nti, “Golokoka ozzeeyo Omwana ne nnyina mu Isirayiri, kubanga abaali baagala okutta Omwana bafudde.”
21 Yusufu emukile namugega omwana na nyila mwene na nibhaja mu chalo cha Israel.
Yusufu n’asitukiramu n’azzaayo Omwana ne nnyina mu nsi ya Isirayiri.
22 Awo onguyhwe ati Arikelau aliga ali mtangasha Yuda olubhaju lwesemwene wae Herode obhaile okugenda eyo. Ejile Nyamuanga amuganya mu chiloto emukile nagenda mu Mumukoa gwa Galilaya.
Naye bwe yatuuka mu kkubo n’atya nnyo bwe yawulira nga Alukerawo mutabani wa Kerode ye yali alidde obwakabaka. Mukama n’amulabulira nate mu kirooto aleme kugenda Buyudaaya, bw’atyo n’alaga e Ggaliraaya
23 Na agendele okwikala mumusi gunu ogutogwa Najareti. Koleleki likumile linu lyaliga lyamalile okulomwa na bhalagi ati, alitogwa Munajareti.
n’atuuka mu kibuga ky’e Nazaaleesi, ne babeera omwo. Ebigambo bya bannabbi bye baayogera biryoke bituukirire nga bagamba nti: “Aliyitibwa Munnazaaleesi.”

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