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1 anantaraM hErOd saMjnjakE rAjnji rAjyaM zAsati yihUdIyadEzasya baitlEhami nagarE yIzau jAtavati ca, katipayA jyOtirvvudaH pUrvvasyA dizO yirUzAlamnagaraM samEtya kathayamAsuH,
Zvino Jesu wakati aberekwa muBhetirehemu reJudhiya, pamazuva aHerodhe mambo, tarira, kwakauya vachenjeri vachibva kumabvazuva kuJerusarema,
2 yO yihUdIyAnAM rAjA jAtavAn, sa kutrAstE? vayaM pUrvvasyAM dizi tiSThantastadIyAM tArakAm apazyAma tasmAt taM praNantum agamAma|
vachiti: Uripi iye wakazvarwa Mambo weVaJudha? Nokuti taona nyeredzi yake kumabvazuva, tauya kuzomunamata.
3 tadA hErOd rAjA kathAmEtAM nizamya yirUzAlamnagarasthitaiH sarvvamAnavaiH sArddham udvijya
Zvino Herodhe mambo wakati anzwa, akashushikana, neJerusarema rese naye.
4 sarvvAn pradhAnayAjakAn adhyApakAMzca samAhUyAnIya papraccha, khrISTaH kutra janiSyatE?
Zvino wakati aunganidza vapristi vakuru vese nevanyori vevanhu, akabvunza kwavari kuti Kristu uchazvarirwa kupi.
5 tadA tE kathayAmAsuH, yihUdIyadEzasya baitlEhami nagarE, yatO bhaviSyadvAdinA itthaM likhitamAstE,
Zvino vakati kwaari: MuBhetirehemu reJudhiya; nokuti zvakanyorwa saizvozvi nemuporofita zvichinzi:
6 sarvvAbhyO rAjadhAnIbhyO yihUdIyasya nIvRtaH| hE yIhUdIyadEzasyE baitlEham tvaM na cAvarA|isrAyElIyalOkAn mE yatO yaH pAlayiSyati| tAdRgEkO mahArAjastvanmadhya udbhaviSyatI||
Newe Bhetirehemu nyika yaJudha, hausi mudikisa kuvatongi vaJudha; nokuti kwauri kuchabuda mutungamiriri, achafudza vanhu vangu Israeri.
7 tadAnIM hErOd rAjA tAn jyOtirvvidO gOpanam AhUya sA tArakA kadA dRSTAbhavat, tad vinizcayAmAsa|
Zvino Herodhe, wakati adana vachenjeri muchivande, akabvunzisisa kwavari nguva yakaonekwa nyeredzi.
8 aparaM tAn baitlEhamaM prahItya gaditavAn, yUyaM yAta, yatnAt taM zizum anviSya taduddEzE prAptE mahyaM vArttAM dAsyatha, tatO mayApi gatvA sa praNaMsyatE|
Akavatuma kuBhetirehemu, akati: Endai munobvunzisisa zvemucheche; kana mamuwana mundisume, kuti ini ndiuyewo ndimunamate.
9 tadAnIM rAjnja EtAdRzIm AjnjAM prApya tE pratasthirE, tataH pUrvvarsyAM dizi sthitaistai ryA tArakA dRSTA sA tArakA tESAmagrE gatvA yatra sthAnE zizUrAstE, tasya sthAnasyOpari sthagitA tasyau|
Vakati vanzwa mambo, vakabva; zvino tarira, nyeredzi yavakaona kumabvazuva yakavatungamirira, kusvikira yasvika ikamira pamusoro pepakange pane mucheche.
10 tad dRSTvA tE mahAnanditA babhUvuH,
Vakati vaona nyeredzi vakafara nemufaro mukuru kwazvo.
11 tatO gEhamadhya pravizya tasya mAtrA mariyamA sAddhaM taM zizuM nirIkSaya daNPavad bhUtvA praNEmuH, aparaM svESAM ghanasampattiM mOcayitvA suvarNaM kunduruM gandharamanjca tasmai darzanIyaM dattavantaH|
Vakati vapinda mumba, vakaona mucheche naMaria mai vake, vakawira pasi vakamunamata; zvino vakati vazarura fuma yavo, vakamupemberera nezvipo, goridhe, nezvipfungaidzo zvinonhuhwira, nemura.
12 pazcAd hErOd rAjasya samIpaM punarapi gantuM svapna IzvarENa niSiddhAH santO 'nyEna pathA tE nijadEzaM prati pratasthirE|
Vakati vanyeverwa naMwari muchiroto, kuti varege kudzokera kuna Herodhe, vakabva vakaenda kunyika yavo neimwe nzira.
13 anantaraM tESu gatavatmu paramEzvarasya dUtO yUSaphE svapnE darzanaM datvA jagAda, tvam utthAya zizuM tanmAtaranjca gRhItvA misardEzaM palAyasva, aparaM yAvadahaM tubhyaM vArttAM na kathayiSyAmi, tAvat tatraiva nivasa, yatO rAjA hErOd zizuM nAzayituM mRgayiSyatE|
Vakati vaenda, tarira, mutumwa waIshe anoonekwa kuna Josefa muchiroto, achiti: Muka utore mucheche namai vake, utizire kuEgipita, uveko kusvikira ndichikuudza; nokuti Herodhe achatsvaka mucheche kuti amuparadze.
14 tadAnIM yUSaph utthAya rajanyAM zizuM tanmAtaranjca gRhItvA misardEzaM prati pratasthE,
Zvino amuka wakatora mucheche namai vake usiku, akabva akaenda kuEgipita,
15 gatvA ca hErOdO nRpatE rmaraNaparyyantaM tatra dEzE nyuvAsa, tEna misardEzAdahaM putraM svakIyaM samupAhUyam| yadEtadvacanam IzvarENa bhaviSyadvAdinA kathitaM tat saphalamabhUt|
uye wakavako kusvikira pakufa kwaHerodhe; kuti zvizadziswe zvakarehwa naIshe nemuporofita, achiti: Ndakadana mwanakomana wangu abude muEgipita.
16 anantaraM hErOd jyOtirvidbhirAtmAnaM pravanjcitaM vijnjAya bhRzaM cukOpa; aparaM jyOtirvvidbhyastEna vinizcitaM yad dinaM taddinAd gaNayitvA dvitIyavatsaraM praviSTA yAvantO bAlakA asmin baitlEhamnagarE tatsImamadhyE cAsan, lOkAn prahitya tAn sarvvAn ghAtayAmAsa|
Zvino Herodhe, wakati aona kuti anyengerwa nevachenjeri, akatsamwa zvikuru, akatuma, akauraya vana vese vaiva muBhetirehemu nemumigumo yaro yese, kubvira pamakore maviri neari pasi, zvichienderana nenguva yaakange abvunzisisa kuvachenjeri.
17 ataH anEkasya vilApasya ninAda: krandanasya ca| zOkEna kRtazabdazca rAmAyAM saMnizamyatE| svabAlagaNahEtOrvai rAhEl nArI tu rOdinI| na manyatE prabOdhantu yatastE naiva manti hi||
Zvino zvakazadziswa zvakarehwa naJeremiya muporofita achiti:
18 yadEtad vacanaM yirImiyanAmakabhaviSyadvAdinA kathitaM tat tadAnIM saphalam abhUt|
MuRama rakanzwika inzwi, kuungudza nekuchema nekurira kukuru, Rakeri achichema vana vake asingadi kunyaradzwa, nokuti havachipo.
19 tadanantaraM hErEdi rAjani mRtE paramEzvarasya dUtO misardEzE svapnE darzanaM dattvA yUSaphE kathitavAn
Asi Herodhe wakati afa, tarira, mutumwa waIshe wakaonekwa muchiroto kuna Josefa muEgipita,
20 tvam utthAya zizuM tanmAtaranjca gRhItvA punarapIsrAyElO dEzaM yAhI, yE janAH zizuM nAzayitum amRgayanta, tE mRtavantaH|
achiti: Muka, utore mucheche namai vake, uende kunyika yaIsraeri; nokuti vakafa avo vaitsvaka mweya wemucheche.
21 tadAnIM sa utthAya zizuM tanmAtaranjca gRhlan isrAyEldEzam AjagAma|
Akasimuka ndokutora mucheche namai vake akasvika kunyika yaIsraeri.
22 kintu yihUdIyadEzE arkhilAyanAma rAjakumArO nijapitu rhErOdaH padaM prApya rAjatvaM karOtIti nizamya tat sthAnaM yAtuM zagkitavAn, pazcAt svapna IzvarAt prabOdhaM prApya gAlIldEzasya pradEzaikaM prasthAya nAsarannAma nagaraM gatvA tatra nyuSitavAn,
Asi wakati achinzwa kuti Arikerawo anotonga muJudhiya panzvimbo yababa vake Herodhe, akatya kuendako; asi wakati anyeverwa naMwari muchiroto, akabva akaenda kumativi eGarirea.
23 tEna taM nAsaratIyaM kathayiSyanti, yadEtadvAkyaM bhaviSyadvAdibhirukttaM tat saphalamabhavat|
Akasvika akagara muguta rinonzi Nazareta; kuti zvizadziswe zvakarehwa nevaporofita, kuti: Achanzi muNazareta.
