1 Maria kola Jisas Betlehem, itap luꞌupa agilipa Judia. Nogota atamba Maria kogola Jisas, anona aman dembinai king Herot nape nugumafi walemb hielimbi esis Judai. Akoꞌw kolana eaꞌ, anom amam dembami gawaimi owaꞌ mogogawa Godia mafiꞌi lauguni gani awin nagatafima aꞌ mafiꞌi mafiꞌi mataga luꞌwambili Jerusalem eaꞌ maꞌi,*Nam 24:17 2 “Deiꞌ awani Dambaini nagataga king dembinai esis Judai nape ani? Afaꞌ wati ondoꞌw ananiꞌwi kwatafi kwape gani awin nagatafima, eaꞌ deiꞌ wailaꞌw wafiꞌi waꞌi ondaꞌ lotumana ofela agol ananigili.”
3 Afamba Dembinai King Herot nameꞌ basef ifimba, okom iwanim malamafeꞌma atiasi awani inimba netaga damben aꞌ niliꞌamona anen. Eaꞌ esis hiasi sagape Jerusalami wapani aꞌ ombal mahas saꞌi atiasi nemaf awafi aꞌ fetaga. 4 Eaꞌ king Herot nakolasai amom pris hiami dembami maloma amom dembami magawalipasa muꞌuli Godi eaꞌ nahaliꞌam naꞌi, “Aman anamba Krais God nandandepana nosapaꞌana nogafiꞌii, atiasi anen notaga wambel anima?”
5 Eaꞌ amom magwamana basef maꞌi, “Maꞌmana kolana Betlehem, itap luꞌupa Judia. Deiꞌ main, anona profet fowaꞌinai nagaꞌi basef naꞌi,*Mai 5:2; Jo 7:42 6 ‘Ipaꞌ Betlehem itap luꞌupa Judia, ipaꞌ ina epes falafipai, owaꞌatin. Ipaꞌ ina pape pagiꞌ ma amom gavman dembami mugumafi ipaꞌ Judiai, owaꞌ. Deiꞌ main, anona Dembinai anaf aꞌ notaga wambel ipeꞌimbili saꞌumbili Betlehem. Anen anaf aꞌ nogape dembinai ma ipaꞌ amam nematawa aeꞌipai Israel eaꞌ numafi ipaꞌ hipai ma pegape andeandeꞌ.’ ”
7 Eaꞌ king Herot nandambahoꞌ atin nofalai amom gawaimi amamba magafiꞌi awin nagatafimai mandambahoꞌ mandakolas nahaliꞌam naꞌi, “Nemaf maif ipaꞌ pati ondoꞌw akwamba kwataga?”
8 Eaꞌ amom maꞌipana ma eaꞌ, nasapaꞌam aꞌ mafeꞌ Betlehem naꞌipam naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ foꞌo pelapelaoma awani inimba. Ama pitilin, pitanima pefaꞌai basef pifiꞌi piꞌipa aeꞌ wapani. Aeꞌ aꞌi efeꞌ itilin endaꞌ lotuman efela agol ananigili wapani.”
9 Amom mameꞌ basef ananifi eaꞌ, mosafel makwaha anen aꞌ mafeꞌ, mati ondoꞌw akwamba saꞌukwi fowaꞌ maliꞌ magatoloꞌw gani awin nagatafimai, aꞌ kwafeꞌ kwaliꞌa amom. Eaꞌ kwape atapiꞌw ipat atamba ilif awani inimba Jisas nagapautai. 10 Amom mati ondoꞌw akwamba kwape ipat atamba eaꞌ sonaham aꞌowaꞌ.*Sam 72:10-15; Ais 60:6 11 Eaꞌ mawis ipat atamba awani inimba naloma maꞌman Maria sagapautai. Amom mati awani inimba mindiwa nembawa motawa mandaꞌ lotuman mafela agol ananigili. Ama main, mupalia paus amamisi magiai hiahawes amom magatalis otamba luꞌumbaisi alogw fasifasigwi gwagasi masoꞌanas. Eaꞌ masoꞌana gol naloma anin paura saꞌi frankinsens, alogw fasigwi gwagani saloma anin sanda buꞌwani sofalan sagaꞌi meri, masoꞌanas awani inimba Jisas. 12 Masoꞌanas eaꞌ, God naꞌipam naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ ina ataꞌ pitanima pefeꞌma King Herot, owaꞌi. Eaꞌ pila anoꞌw ufiaꞌw pitanima pefeꞌ wambel ipeꞌimbili.”
14 Eaꞌ Josep nosafel owamb ambamba atomb naoꞌwa awani naloma maꞌmana Maria asafeꞌ Isip lauguni.*Hos 11:1 15 Josep napani Isip ama King Herot nagaꞌ eaꞌ naoꞌwas sotanimai siꞌi anif basef Dembinai God nagaꞌif malogol anona aman profeti ifimba deiꞌ aꞌ fataga fandawalap faꞌi, God naꞌi, “Nogame aeꞌanai napani Isip eaꞌ aeꞌ efalana aꞌ notanima nafiꞌi.”
17 Eaꞌ deiꞌ anif basef fowaꞌ God nagaꞌipanaef profet Jeremaiai afataga endilisi fandawalap.*Jer 31:15; Jen 35:19 18 Anen naꞌi, “Esis sagape anambel wambel Ramai sameꞌ analemb amalemb. Esis salef sindiwagef mehipa sagaꞌi uwahipigama awasi sagagaꞌi. Anoꞌw nemataꞌw Resel kwalopa batawisaꞌw akwaꞌusi, ina atiasi anis amam nematawa laꞌifisa sondaꞌ nembel akwoꞌumbili begape awanembel, owaꞌatin. Deiꞌ main, awasi akwaꞌusi asagaꞌ hiꞌalas.”
21 Eaꞌ Josep nosafel naoꞌwa awani naloma maꞌmana ananiꞌwi asafeꞌ itap luꞌupa Israel. 22 Apaꞌ Josep nameꞌ basefa anona aman Arkelaus king Herot nogamana nataga nofaꞌ wambel nahaꞌofana nape dembinai king esis Judai. Eaꞌ Josep ombal mahana ma nogafeꞌ Judia. Owaꞌ naꞌoh nandondoꞌah wapani, God naꞌipana ma nogafeꞌ anamba itap luꞌupa Galili.*Lu 2:39; Ais 11:1, 53:2; Jo 1:46 23 Eaꞌ nafeꞌ nape anin taun saꞌuni sofalagon Nasaret siꞌi anif basef amom profet fowaꞌ magaꞌiefi maꞌi, “Owagama esis sofalana siꞌi Nasaretinai.”