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Beláŋ-bé-betintinɛ bébídé á akuu âhyɛ dé abɛ Yesuɛ edúbé
1 Bénchyāā Yesuɛ á dyad á Bɛtɛlhɛm á mbwɔ́g e Judeya á póndé eche Hɛrɔdɛ ábédé kə̂ŋ. Bad behɔ́g ábe bélááʼáá betintinɛ âbíi mekan, bémbīd á akuu,* bépɛ̄ á Jerusalɛm. 2 Áde bépédé á Jerusalɛm, bênsɛdéd bánken, “Héé kə̂ŋ e bad bé Israɛl, ane awě achyáádté wɛ́n ádíí? Sênyíné tintinɛ á akuu awě alûmte nɛ́n bán achyáádté. Nɛ̂ dɔ́ɔ ákə́ə́ boŋ sépag âbɛ mɔ́ edúbé.” 3 Ádě kə̂ŋ Hɛrɔdɛ áwógé nɛ̂, nɛ̂ dêntagéd mɔ́ á mewêmtɛn-tê bwâmbwam. Dêntagéd mɔ́, átāgēd-tɛ bad bé Jerusalɛm bésyə̄ə̄l. 4 Hɛrɔdɛ anlǎd ábe beprisɛ bémbáá ne bemeléede bé mbéndé bésyə̄ə̄l áte. Boŋ ásɛdté bɔ́ aáken, “Héé Ane awě Dyǒb Áwɔ́gté, awě bésinɛɛ́, áchyāādtē?” 5 Dɔ́ɔ békwɛ́ntɛ́né mɔ́ bán, “Bɛ́chyāā mɔ́ á dyad á Bɛtɛlhɛm, á mbwɔ́g e Judeya. Nkal éʼdəə́dəŋ antěl aá,
6 ‘Á-bad bé Bɛtɛlhɛm á ndɔɔb e Juda, ádɛ̄n dyad ádé dyad ahɔ́g áde ádé etógnɛ́n bwâmbwam átîntê e myad mé aloŋ á Juda.
Áyə̄le mod ǎbīd átîntê echɛ̂n, awě ǎlyə̄gēd ábêm bad bé aloŋ á Israɛl.’ ”
7 Nɛ́ɛ Hɛrɔdɛ áwógé nɛ̂, anchɛ́lé ábê beláŋ-bé-betintinɛ á kun-tê, boŋ ásɛdté bɔ́ nyaa e póndé echě tintinɛ nɛ ámbīdtē. 8 Dɔ́ɔ álómé bɔ́ á Bɛtɛlhɛm aá, “Nyékag, nyétôŋ anɔn. Nzé nyênyíné wɛ́ɛ ane mwǎn áchyáádté, nyétīm ámbīd nyéhyɛ nyêláá mɛ, âbɛl boŋ mɛ́mpē ńkɛ ḿbɛ mɔ́ edúbé.” 9 Áde bémáá mekan ḿme kə̂ŋ áláŋgé bɔ́ awóg, bêmbootéd akɛ ámpē. Boŋ áde bénɔ́né ámīn, bényīn melemlem mé tintinɛ ḿme bényīnnē á akuu nɛ́ɛ ákagké bɔ́ áʼsō. Ane tintinɛ ankɛ̌ kə́ə́ŋ atyéém wɛ́ɛ ane mwǎn ánchyāādtē. 10 Anyín áde bényíné ane tintinɛ, bénwōg menyiŋge bwâmbwam. 11 Bénsɔ̄l á ndáb-te. Nɛ́ɛ bésɔ́lé, bényīn ane mwǎn bɔ́ nyaŋ, Maria. Bémbwɔ̄gē ane mwǎn mebóbóŋ âbɛ mɔ́ edúbé. Bémbīdēd mendɛ áwed ḿme bénwánlédté mɔ́, bébɛ̄-ʼɛ mɔ́. Ḿmê mendɛ mébédé gôl,† mɔ̌g mé eʼlod éʼ bwâm ḿme béchəgɛɛ́ bán frankinsɛn‡ ne mía.§ 12 Nɛ́ɛ bémáá ane mwǎn edúbé abɛ, bémbwɔ̄gē esú áwāb aloŋ, boŋ bêmpǒŋ nzii empée, áyə̄le Dyǒb dénlāā bɔ́ á nló-te aá béetiméʼ ámbīd wɛ́ɛ Hɛrɔdɛ.
Bésōbnē Yesuɛ, békɛ́ɛ́né mɔ́ á aloŋ á Egipto
13 Áde ábê beláŋ-bé-betintinɛ bémáá akɛ, ángɛl e Dyǒb enláá Josɛbɛ á nló-te aá, “Hidé ásē, étêd anɛ́n mwǎn bɔ́ nyaŋ ésobɛn bɔ́, étimɛn bɔ́ á Egipto. Nyédyɛ-ʼɛ áwed kə́ə́ŋ né nláŋgé nyé mɛɛ́ nyéhide, áyə̄le Hɛrɔdɛ ǎlōm bad âhɛd anɛ́n mwǎn, âwúu mɔ́.” 14 Ḿmê nkuu děn, Josɛbɛ anhidé ásē, atéd mwǎn bɔ́ nyaŋ, ákɛ̄ɛ̄n bɔ́ nkuu ne nkuu, átimnád bɔ́ á Egipto. 15 Áwed dɔ́ɔ bendyɛɛ́ʼɛ́ kə́ə́ŋ ne póndé eche Hɛrɔdɛ áwédé. Nɛ́n dêmbɛnléd âlóned eʼyale ábe Dyǒb dénlōmɛ̄nnē nkal éʼdəə́dəŋ aá, “Nlébpé awem Mwǎn mɛɛ́ ábîd á aloŋ á Egipto.”
Béwúú eʼchɛd éʼ bǎn á Bɛtɛlhɛm
16 Áde Hɛrɔdɛ ásóŋtɛ́né nɛ́n aá beláŋ-bé-betintinɛ bɛ̂ bédógé mɔ́, anlǐŋ bwâmbwam. Anlóm éche sə́nze á Bɛtɛlhɛm ne ene pɛd e mbwɔ́g esyəə́l, aá béwúu bǎn bé baachóm bésyə̄ə̄l ábe béepede mwɛ̌ ńláán. Ambɛl nɛ̂ âtə́ŋgɛn ne póndé eche beláŋ-bé-betintinɛ bénlāā-ʼɛ́ mɔ́ bán bénkɔ̄lē tintinɛ awě anlúméd echyáa éche Yesuɛ anyín. 17 Nɛ́n dêmbɛnléd âlóned eʼyale ábe Dyǒb dénlōmɛ̄nnē nkal éʼdəə́dəŋ Jeremayaa. Jeremayaa anhɔ́b aá,
18 “Bad bénwōg eʼsaád ne awɛ́ á ngíne ádě ábídéʼáá á Rama, áde Rashɛlɛ áchyɛɛʼɛ́ ábe bǎn.
Béléntéʼáá mɔ́ awɛ́, boŋ eékobpe aléned áyə̄le nɛ́n bǎn bémmad mɔ́ awɛ́.”
Josɛbɛ, Maria, ne Yesuɛ bébídé á Egipto bétīm á Nazarɛt
19 Ámbīd e kwééd eche Hɛrɔdɛ, ángɛl e Dyǒb empií Josɛbɛ á nló-te áde ámbɛ̄ɛ̄ abɛ́ á Egipto, élāŋgē mɔ́ nɛ́n aá, 20 “Téd awôŋ mmwaád bɔ́ mwǎn, nyétime ámbīd á aloŋ á Israɛl. Hɛrɔdɛ ne ábē bad ábe béhɛ́déʼáá ane mwǎn awúu bémáá awɛ́.” 21 Nɛ́ɛ Josɛbɛ áwógé nɛ̂, anlad yə̌l, atéd Maria bɔ́ mwǎn, bɔ́ɔ̄bɔ̄ɔ bétīm ámbīd á aloŋ á Israɛl. 22 Boŋ áde Josɛbɛ áwógé bán Achelausɛ atédé atii dé nkamlɛn áde sáá, kə̂ŋ Hɛrɔdɛ á mbwɔ́g e Judeya, ambáŋ atim ámbīd áwed. Ángɛl e Dyǒb enhyɛ̌ mɔ́ mekan mémpēe aláa á nló-te. Nɛ̂ dêmbɛ̌l, á mbwɔ́g e Galilia dɔ́ɔ ântimmé akɛ. 23 Ankɛ̌ alóŋ á dyad ámbáá ahɔ́g áde béchə́géʼáá bán Nazarɛt. Nɛ́n dêmbɛnléd âlóned eʼyale ábe Dyǒb dénlōmɛ̄nnē bekal béʼdəə́dəŋ tə̂ŋgɛne Yesuɛ aá, “Ǎbyɛ̄ɛ̄n nɛ́ɛ Mod a Nazarɛt.”
* 2:1 Á akuu: Pɛd echě etondɛɛ ábídɛɛ́. † 2:11 Gôl: Edíi ekii éche édé nkun bwâmbwam éche élûmte bán Yesuɛ adé kə̂ŋ. ‡ 2:11 Frankinsɛn: Abédé dyɔ̌g áde bébagnɛɛ́ Dyǒb mendɛ. § 2:11 Mía: Mébédɛ́ɛ dyɔ̌g áde bénabnadté ndim.