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1 Yesu walasemenwa mu munshi wa Betelehemu mucimpansha ca Yudeya pacindi Helode mpwalikuba mwami mu cishico. Ku Yelusalemu kwalesa bantu baiya shakwenda kwa nyenyenshi balafumina kucishi ca kucwe.
Yesu ku Betelemi kabutukila, divula didi mu tsi yi Yuda, mu thangu ntinu Elode. Yesu bu kabutuka, banduenga, batu beti longuka zimbuetete batotukila ku ndambu Esite, bayiza totuka ku Yeluzalemi, bayuvula:
2 Mpobalashika ku Yelusalemu balikabepusheti “Inga mwana ngotwanyumfweti eshakabe Mwami wa Bayuda wasemenwa kupeyo? Afwe twalubona lunyenyenshi lwatuleshanga nkwabele kalupula kucwe, neco tulesa kumukambilila.”
—A kuevi kuidi Ntinu Bayuda, wowo butukidi e? Bila tumueni mbueteteꞌandi thama ku ndambu Esite, diawu tuizidi muingi tumbuongimina.
3 Mwami Helode ne bantu bangi balikwikala mu Yelusalemu mpobalanyufweco, balapenga mumyoyo.
Ntinu Elode bu kawa mambu momo, mayindu mandi mayama mu diambu di kiuvu kioki bayuvula, niandi ayi basi Yeluzalemi baba ku tsi mayindu.
4 Neco, Helode walabunganya mwabwangu bwangu, beshimilumbo bamakulene ne beshikwiyisha Milawo ya Mose ne kubepusheti, “Anu Mupulushi Walaiwa ne Lesa nakasemenwe kupeyo ayi?”
Elode wutumisa bapfumu boso ba banganga zi Nzambi ayi minlongi mi Mina, wuba yuvula kani kuevi Mesiya kela butukila.
5 Balo balambeti, “Nakasemenwe mumunshi wa Betelehemu wa kucishi ca Yudeya, pakwinga tucinsheti Mabala a Lesa alambangeti,”
Bamvutudila: —Wela butukila ku Betelemi didi mu tsi yi Yuda bila mbikudi wusonika:
6 “Obe Betelehemu wa mucishi ca Yudeya, ntobe munshi ung'ana sobwe pakati pa minshi naimbi ya Bayuda. Pakwinga mutangunishi eshakembele Baisilayeli bantu ba Lesa nakakafumine kuli njobe.”
A ngeyo Betelemi, divula didi mu tsi Yuda, Kadi sia ti ngeyo lutidi keva mu minyadi mioso mi Yuda, bila mu ngeyo muela totukila Pfumu; niandi wela ba nsungi wu batu bama, Iseli.
7 Mpwalanyumfweco Helode, walabakwila pambali bantu abo kwakubula bantu nabambi kwinshiba, ne kubepushisha cindi ncobalabona lunyenyenshi ulo.
Buna Elode wutumisa mu kitsueki banduenga ayi wuba yuvula thangu mbi yitotuka mbuetete.
8 Neco Helode walabambileti, “Kamuyani ku Betelehemu mwenga mu mulangaule cenacena mwana uyo, mwakamucana, mukese kuno mukanjishibishe kumusena nkwabele, kwambeti nenjame nkenga kumukambilila.”
Bosi wuba tuma ku Betelemi, ayi wuba kamba: —Yendanu kuna ayi lutomba buzabila bumboti mambu madi mu muana beni. Beno kummona buna luiza khambi muingi mamvama ndienda mbuongimina.
9 Panyuma pakwambilwa maswi alico ne mwami, balanyamuka. Lunyenyenshi lusa ndobalabona kucwe, lwalabatangunina ne kuya kwimana mwilu pamusena palikuba mwanoyo.
Buna bamana wa ntinu, bayenda kuawu. Buela zimbukila mbuetete yoyi batuama mona ku Esite yi buela bamonikina, yawu yiba tuaminina ku ntuala mu nzila nate yiyenda telama va yilu buangu kiba muana.
10 Mpobalabona lunyenyenshi lusa balakondwa kwine.
Khini yiwombo yiba yawu buna bamona mbuetete.
11 Popelapo balengila mu ng'anda, balabona mwanoyo kali ne Maliya banyina, balasuntama ne kumukambilila. Balasungulula bifunta ne kupulisha bipo bya golide, lubani ne mafuta anunkila a mule ne kupa mwana.
Bakota muna nzo, bamona muana ayi ngudi andi Maliya, batumbu fukama vaba muana, beka ku mbuongimina. Bosi banianguna zitsaku zi banata, muba makaba ma bavana muana: nolo, ansa Ayi mile.
12 Nomba Lesa walabacenjesha aba bantu bayiya kwenda kwa nyenyenshi muciloto kwambeti kabatabwelela kuli Helode. Neco mpobali kubwelela ku cishi cabo, balapitila nshila imbi.
Nzambi bu kaba lubula mu ndozi ti babika vutukila kuidi Elode, mu nzila yinkaka bavutukila ku tsi awu.
13 Mpobalafumako, mungelo wa Mwami walabonekela kuli Yosefe muciloto, ne kumwambileti, “Nyamuka, manta mwana ne banyina, ufwambile ku Injipto, uye wikale kopeloko mpaka cindi ncoti nkakwambile, pakwinga Helode nalangaulenga mwana uyu kwambeti amushine.”
Buna bayenda, mbasi yimosi yi Pfumu yimonikina Zozefi mu ndozi, yinkamba: —Telama wubonga muana ayi ngudi andi, tinina ku Ezipiti. Vuanda kuna nate ndiela kukamba ti thangu yivutukila yifueni, bila Ntinu Elode wela tomba vonda muana!
14 Popelapo Yosefe walanyamuka mashiku ne kumanta mwana ne banyina kuya ku Injipto.
Muna builu beni Zozefi wutelama, wubonga muana ayi ngudi andi, wuyenda tinina ku Ezipiti.
15 Walakekalako mpaka mpwalafwa Helode. Ici calenshika kwambeti ncalamba Mwami kupitila mumushinshimi cikwanilishiwe cakwambeti, “Ninkakuwe mwaname kufuma mu Injipto.”
Wukala kuna nate Ntinu Elode kafua mu diambu di dedikisa mambu mayoluka Pfumu mu munu wu mbikudi, bu kabikula ti: Nditela muanꞌama katotuka ku Ezipiti!
16 Helode mpwaleshibeti, basa bantu baiya kwenda kwa nyenyenshi bamubona buluya walakalala, walatuma bantu ku Betelehemu, ne kuminshi yonse ya bambana, kwambeti benga bashine bana batuloba bonse kutatikila pali bakute byaka bibili kwisa panshi. Byaka ibi, balabelengela kufuma pacindi ncalanyumfwa kuli bantu basa baiya kwenda kwa nyenyenshi.
Elode bu kazaba banduenga bamvuna, wufuema ngolo. Diawu katumina bavonda, ku Betelemi ayi mu mala mafikamini, bana boso bababakala badi mimvu miodi nate kuna tsi, landila thangu yiba nkamba kuidi batu beti longuka zimbuetete.
17 Mbyalamba mushinshimi Yelemiya byalakwanilishiwa bya kwambeti,
Mu nzila yoyo mambu mabikula mbikudi Yelemi madedakana:
18 “Mibila ilanyumfwikinga mu Lama, yakulila ne kompolola, Lakelo, lalilinga banabendi, lakananga kumumwenesha pacebo ca banabendi balafu.”
Mbembo yiwakana ku Lama bidilu ayi maniongo mawombo; Lakheli wulembo didi bana bandi; kakadi zola bombo bila bana beni basiedi ko.
19 Pacindi Helode usa mpwalafwa, mungelo wa Mwami walamubonekela Yosefe muciloto kali ku Injipto.
Elode bu kafua, mbasi yi Pfumu yimonikina Zozefi mu ndozi ku Ezipiti,
20 Walamwambileti, “Nyamuka, manta mwana ne banyina, ubwelele ku Islayeli, pakwinga bonse balikuyanda kushina mwana bafwa.”
ayi yinkamba: —Telama wubonga muana ayi ngudi andi, vutuka yawu ku Iseli, bila batu bobo babedi tombanga mu vonda muana bafuidi.
21 Yosefe walapunduka ne kumanta mwana ne banyina ne kubwelela ku Islayeli.
Zozefi wutelama, wubonga muana ayi ngudi andi, wuvutuka ku Iseli.
22 Nomba mpwalanyumfwa kwambeti, Alikelawo, mwanendi Helode, ewapyana baishi kuba mwami waku Yudeya, walatina kuyako. Neco kayi Lesa walamucenjesha Yosefe muciloto, walaya mucimpansha ca Galileya.
Vayi Zozefi, bu kawa ti Alikelawusi muana Elode, wuyadila Yuda va buangu ki dise diandi Elode, wumona tsisi mu buela vutuka kuna. Bosi mu ndozi yinkaka Nzambi wunlubula ti kenda mu zunga ki Ngalili.
23 Balakekala mu munshi wa Nasaleti, kwambeti ncalamba mushinshimi cikwanilishiwe, cakwambeti, “Nakakwiweti, Munasaleti.”
Buna wuvuanda mu divula diba tedolongo Nazaleti muingi mambu ma mimbikudi madedakana: bela kuntedilanga muisi Nazaleti.

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