< Mateo 2 >

1 Mushure mokuberekwa kwaJesu muBheterehema reJudhea munguva yaMambo Herodhi, vachenjeri vaibva kumabvazuva vakasvika muJerusarema,
Hinu Yesu avelikiwi kumuji wa Betelehemu, mulima wa Yudea lukumbi lwa ulongosi wa nkosi Helodi. Bahapo peamali kuvelekwa vevimanya mambu ga ndondo kuhuma kwe lihumila lilanga vabwelili ku Yelusalemu,
2 uye vakabvunza vakati, “Aripiko uyo achangoberekwa anova mambo wavaJudha? Takaona nyeredzi yake kumabvazuva, uye tauya kuzomunamata.”
vakavakota vandu, “Avi koki mwana yula, mweavelikwi kuvya Nkosi wa Vayawudi? Tiyiweni ndondo yaki yeyahumali kwe lihumila lilanga, na tete tibwelii kumgundamila.”
3 Mambo Herodhi akati achinzwa izvi, akatambudzika kwazvo pamwe chete neJerusarema rose.
Nkosi Helodi peayuwini ago, akavagaya mwene pamonga na vandu voha vevitama pa Yelusalemu.
4 Kuzoti akokera pamwe chete vaprista navadzidzisi vomutemo, akavabvunza kwaizoberekerwa Kristu.
Hinu akavakemela pamonga vamteta vakulu va Chapanga voha na vawula va Malagizu, akavakota, “Wu, Kilisitu Msangula yati ivelekewa koki?”
5 Vakapindura vachiti, “MuBheterehema reJudhea nokuti izvi ndizvo zvakanyorwa nomuprofita achiti:
Vene vakamyangula, “Muji wa Betelehemu mulima wa Yudea, ngati cheayandiki mlota wa Chapanga,
6 “Asi iwe Bheterehema, munyika yeJudhea hausi muduku pamadzimambo ose aJudha, nokuti mauri muchabuda mutongi uyo achava mufudzi wavanhu vangu vaIsraeri.”
‘Veve muji wa Betelehemu mulima wa Yudea, veve katu wamdebe lepi mumiji yivaha ya Yudea, muni kwa veve yati ihumila chilongosi, mweilongosa vandu vangu, Isilaeli.’”
7 Ipapo Herodhi akadana Vachenjeri pakavanda akavabvunzisisa nguva chaiyo yainge yaonekwa nyeredzi.
Hinu, Helodi avakemili kuchiyepela vandu vala vevimanya mambu ga ndondo avakotakisi lukumbi chakaka ndondo payavaumalili.
8 Akavatuma kuBheterehema akati, “Endai mundotsvakisisa mwana uyu. Kana muchinge mamuwana, mugondizivisawo kuitira kuti neniwo ndigoenda kundomunamata.”
Kangi akavatuma kuhamba ku Betelehemu avajovili, “Muhamba mkakotakesa chamugati malovi ga mwana uyo. Ngati mumuwene mbwela kunijovela, muni mewawa na nene niamba kumgundamila.”
9 Mushure mokunge vanzwa zvainge zvataurwa naMambo, vakapfuurira mberi norwendo rwavo, uye nyeredzi yavakanga vaona kumabvazuva yakavatungamirira kusvikira yandomira panzvimbo paiva nomwana.
Vala vevimanya mambu ga ndondo, pevamali kumyuwanila nkosi vakahamba. Ndondo yevayiwene kwelihumila lilanga yavalongolili yahambili kuyima panani pandu pala peavi mwana.
10 Pavakaona nyeredzi, vakafara kwazvo.
Pavayiwene ndondo yila, vavi na luheku neju.
11 Vakati vasvika pamba apa, vakaona mwana namai vake Maria, uye vakakotamira pasi vakamunamata. Vakasunungura pfuma yavo vakapa zvipo zvegoridhe, nezvinonhuhwira nemura.
Hinu vakayingila mugati, vakamlola mwana pamonga na Maliya nyina mwana, vakafugama na kumgundamila. Kangi vakawopola tuhaku vakatola njombi na vakampela zahabu na ubani na mahuta gegikemiwa manemane.
12 Uye vakati vayambirwa mukurota kuti vasadzokera nokuna Herodhi, vakadzokera kwavo neimwe nzira.
Chapanga avabesili munjozi vakotoka kumuwuyila Helodi, ndi vakawuya kumulima wavi munjila yingi.
13 Zvino kuzoti vaenda, mutumwa waShe akazviratidza kuna Josefa mukurota, akati, “Kurumidza kutora mwana namai vake mutizire kuIjipiti. Mugareko kusvikira ndakuudzai, nokuti Herodhi achatsvaka mwana uyu kuti amuuraye.”
Pavawukili vayehe vala, mtumu wa kunani kwa Chapanga amuhumalili Yosefu munjozi, akamjovela, “Yimuka! Mtola mwana pamonga na nyina waki, mtilila ku Misili. Mkatama kwenuko mbaka panikuvajovela muni Helodi igana kumkoma mwana uyo.”
14 Saka akabva amuka ndokutora mwana namai vake usiku akatizira kuIjipiti,
Yosefu ayumwiki, akamtola mwana pamonga na nyina waki akawuka kilu yila, akahamba ku Misili.
15 kwaakandogara kusvikira Herodhi afa. Saizvozvo zvakazadziswa zvakanga zvataurwa naShe kubudikidza nomuprofita achiti, “Ndakadana mwanakomana wangu kubva kuIjipiti.”
Akatama kwenuko mbaka Helodi peafwili. Lijambu lenili lakitiki muni lilovi leajovili Bambu munjila ya mlota wa Chapanga litimilayi, “Namkemili mwana vangu awuya kuhuma ku Misili.”
16 Kuzoti Herodhi aziva kuti vachenjeri vaya vainge vamunzvenga, akashatirwa kwazvo, ndokubva arayira kuti vana vechikomana vose vaiva muBheterehema nomunzvimbo yakapoteredza vaiva namakore maviri zvichidzika vaurayiwe, maererano nenguva yaakanga audzwa naVachenjeri.
Helodi peamanyili kuvya vala vevimanya mambu ga ndondo vamkongili, akamema ligoga. Akavatuma vandu vaki vahamba kuvakoma vana vagosi voha pamuji wa Betelehemu na mumihana yaki vevavi na umuli wa miaka yivili na kuhelela vakomiwayi. Akitili genago ndava ya lukumbi lula lweajoviwi na vandu vala vevamanyili mambu ga ndondo.
17 Ipapo zvakarehwa kubudikidza nomuprofita Jeremia zvakazadziswa, zvinoti:
Ndi chagatimili malovi geajovili Yelemia mweavi mlota wa Chapanga,
18 “Inzwi rakanzwikwa muRama rokuchema nokuungudza kukuru, Rakeri achichema vana vake, uye achiramba kunyaradzwa nokuti havachipo.”
“Lwami luyuwanika kumuji wa Lama, Chivembu cha mvinisu ukulu na kuwombeleza pamahele, Laheli akuvavembela vana vaki, Na ibela kupoleswa, muni voha vafwili.”
19 Mushure mokufa kwaHerodhi, mutumwa waShe akazviratidza kuna Josefa muIjipiti mukurota
Hinu, Helodi peafwili mtumu wa kunani kwa Chapanga amuhumalili Yosefu munjozi ku Misili kula,
20 akati, “Tora mwana namai vake mudzokere kunyika yeIsraeri nokuti vaya vaida kuuraya mwana vakafa.”
amjovili “Wuka! Mtola mwana na nyina waki, uwuya kavili kumulima wa Isilaeli, ndava vevaganayi kumkoma mwana vafwili.”
21 Saka akasimuka akatora mwana namai vake akaenda kunyika yeIsraeri.
Yosefu akawuka, akamtola mwana pamonga na nyina waki akawuya pamulima wa Isilaeli.
22 Asi paakanzwa kuti Akerasi akanga otonga muJudhea panzvimbo yababa vake Herodhi, akatya kuendako. Akati ayambirwa mukurota, akabva aenda kudunhu reGarirea,
Nambu Yosefu peayuwini kuvya Alikelao, mwana wa Helodi, ahalili unkosi wa Yudea pahali pa dadi waki, ayogwipi kuhamba kwenuko. Namwene peamali kubesewa munjozi, akahamba pamulima wa Galilaya,
23 uye akaenda akandogara muguta rainzi Nazareta. Izvi zvakabva zvazadzisa zvakarehwa kubudikidza navaprofita zvichinzi, “Achanzi muNazareta.”
akahamalila kumuji weukemelewa Nazaleti. Ndi chagatimalili malovi gegajoviki munjila ya vamlota va Chapanga, “Yati ikemiwa mundu wa ku Nazaleti.”

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