1 Jisas va i virɨ Betɨlehem Judiya e tɨne, Herod ghambaŋa i mbaro. Jisas le virɨ e ghereiye rathimbathimba ghɨmoghɨmoru e boimako thɨ mena Jerusalem 2 na thɨ vaito thɨŋa, “Aŋga inae Jiu lenji kiŋ amba menda i virɨke? Mendava wo vaidiya ghaghɨtara e boimako na nuwameiya wo mena wo kururuwe.”

3 Mbaŋa Kiŋ Herod i loŋweya utuke iyake i vakatha ghare i gaithɨ laghɨye, na Jerusalem gharayakuyakuko wolaghɨye. 4 Herod i kula vathavathaŋgiya ravowovowo laghɨlaghɨye na mbaro gharavavaghare, na i vaitoŋgi iŋa, “Mesaiya, aŋga mbala i virɨ?” 5 Thɨ dagewe thɨŋa, “Betɨlehem, Judiya e tɨne, iyake kaiwae Loi ghalɨŋae gharautu va i rori: 6 ‘Ko ghen, Betɨlehem, Judiya e thivathivaniye tɨne, u laghɨye moli, kaiwae e ghen randeviva ne i yomara, na ne i ndeviva weŋgiya lo gharɨgharɨ Isirel.’ ”Mai 5:2; 2Samu 5:2

7 Amba Herod i kula thuweleŋgiya rathimbathimbama na thɨ niva weinji na i vaitoŋgi va thembaŋa vara ghɨtarako i yomara. 8 I variyeŋgi Betɨlehem na iŋa, “Hu wa na vou tamwe wagiyawe ŋgamana. Thembaŋa vou vaidi, hu mena hu giya yanawaŋgu na ghino tembe ya wa na va kururuweva.”

9 Mbaŋa thɨ iteta Herod ma vethɨ loŋgaloŋga na mbowo thɨ vaidiva ghɨtarama mendava thɨ vaidima e boimako, i viva e ghamwanji gheghad i mena i ndeghathɨ ŋgora ŋgamama inawe e vwatae. 10 Mbaŋa thɨ thuweya ghɨtarako thɨ warari laghɨye moli. 11 Thɨ ru e ŋgolo tɨne na thɨ vaidiya ŋgamama weiye tɨnae Meri. Thɨ ronja e ghenji vuvuye na thɨ kururuwe. Thɨ tateŋgiya lenji vethe nasiye na thɨ bigiraŋgiya lenji mwaewo, gol, preŋkinisenɨs na mer.*Preŋkinisenɨs na mer umbwaumbwa thinji butinji thovuye na modanji laghɨye moli. 12 Vanuwovɨrɨ i mena weŋgi ghenelolo e tɨne, na thava te thɨ njogha weva Herod. Vama thɨ reŋava e kamwathɨ regha na thɨ njogha e ghambanji.

13 Mbaŋa vama rathimbathimbama thɨ wareri amba Giya Loi le nyao thovuye i yomara weya Josep ghenelolo e tɨne na i dagewe iŋa, “U yondo, Josep, u vaŋguŋgiya ŋgamana na tɨnae na hu vowa Ijipt. Vou yaku gheko gheghad ne ya dage weŋga amba hu njoghama, kaiwae Herod le ragagaithɨ ne thɨ tamweya ŋgamana na nuwanjiya thɨ unɨghɨ.”

14 Josep i thuweiru i vaŋguŋgiya ŋgamama na tɨnae gougouko iyako na thɨ wa Ijipt. 15 Vethɨ yaku ghaghad Herod i mare. Iyako i yomara na i vaemunjoruŋa ŋgoroŋga Giya Loi va i utugiya weya ghalɨŋae gharautu iŋa, “Ijipt e tɨne ya kularaŋgiya naruŋgu.”Hos 11:1

16 Mbaŋa Herod i ghareghare rathimbathimbama thɨ yaro, ghare i gaithɨ laghɨye moli. Amba i variyeŋgiya le ragagaithɨ na thɨ gaboŋgiya gamagai ghɨmoghɨmoru Betɨlehem na ele valɨvaŋgako wolaghɨye, thiye ghanjitheghathegha umboiwo na e raberabe. Va i vakatha ŋgorako kaiwae va i gorugoru weya ŋgoroŋga rathimbathimbama lenji woraŋgiya na ghɨtarama le yomara. 17 Va ŋgorako na Jeremaiya le utu i tabo na emunjoru. 18 Iŋa:

“Thɨ loŋweya ghalɨghalɨŋa regha Ramae ele valɨvaŋga, raŋivetho weiye nuwatharɨ. Reitiyel i raŋiŋgiya le ŋgaŋga, ma nuwaiya thɨ vawarariŋa kaiwae kaero thɨ mare.”Jer 31:15

19 Herod va le mare e ghereiye, Giya Loi le nyao thovuye i yomarawe Josep e ghenelolo, Ijipt e tɨne, 20 na i dagewe iŋa, “U yondo u vaŋguŋgiya ŋgamana na tɨnae na hu wa Isirel e thivathivaniye kaiwae thiyema va thɨ mando na thɨ munjeva thɨ unɨgha ŋgamana kaero thɨ mare.”

21 Josep i thuweiru i vaŋguŋgiya ŋgamama na tɨnae na thɨ wa Isirel e thivathivaniye. 22 Ko mbaŋa Josep i loŋweya Akiulas i methɨgha ramae Herod Judiya e tɨne, i mararu na i wa gheko. Loi i dagewe e ghenelolo na thɨ wa Galili ele valɨvaŋga, 23 na thɨ wa na vethɨ yaku e ghemba regha idae Nasaret. Iyake i vaemunjoruŋa Loi ghalɨŋae gharautuŋgi va thɨ utuŋa: “Ne thɨŋa rara Nasaret.”

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