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Abageni okuzwa e buzwaisana
1 OYesu owebamubyaliire omu kibuga e Bbeserekeemu, omwitwale lyʼe Buyudaaya, oKerode yabbaire niiye okabaka wʼeitwale eryo. Era abasaiza abeetegereza ebyʼenkota ni bazwera omu kyalo kyʼe buzwaisana, ni baaba omu kibuga e Yerusaalemi. 2 Kale eeyo ni babuulya abantu bati, “Omwana ogubabyaire okubba okabaka wʼaBayudaaya ali nkonaki? Twaboine onkota alaga ati bamubyaire ngʼaizira eenu, kale twizire kusinza mwana oyo nago.”
3 Awo abantu owebakobeire okabaka oKerode ebintu ebyo, ni yeeraliikirira, era nʼabantu abakiraku obungi omu Yerusaalemi ni beeraliikirira. 4 Kale awo oKerode nʼakumbaania abakabona abakulu bonabona, nʼabakugu omu byʼaMateeka ga Musa, kaisi nʼababuulya ati, “OKurisito ogubasukireku amafuta iye babbaire nʼokumubyala yaina?” 5 Ibo ni bamwiramu bati, “Balimubyala mu kibuga e Bbeserekeemu, omwitwale lyʼe Buyudaaya. Ekyo kityo olwʼokubba onaabbi yakiwandiikire ati:
6 ‘Inywe abantu bʼomu kibuga e Bbeserekeemu ekyʼomu Buyudaaya,
ekibuga kyanywe tiniikyo ekisembayo okubba ekyʼekitiisya omu Buyudaaya,
olwʼokubba mwikyo mwalizwamu omufugi,
iye yakubbemberanga abantu bange abʼe Isirairi.’ ”+
7 Kale awo oKerode nʼayeta abasaiza abo abeetegereza ebyʼenkota, nʼababuulya mu kyama ekiseera ekinanyerenyeere onkota ekiyabonekeiremu. 8 Awo nʼabatuma e Bbeserekeemu ngʼabakoba ati, “Mwabe munoonererye nakusani omwana oyo, era owemwabba nga mumuboine, mwaira ni munkobera e gyali zena ni njaba ni mmusinza.”
9-10 Atyanu owebamalire okuwulira ebibono bya kabaka oKerode ni baaba. Awo ni bairamu okubona onkota onanyere oyo ogubabbaire baboine e buzwaisana. Cooka owebaboine onkota oyo nago ni basangaalira nakimo ino. Era onkota oyo yabeekubbembereire paka oweyatuukire nʼayemerera e ngulu wʼenyumba omwana omuyabbaire. 11 Kale abasaiza abo owebatuukire ni baingira omu nyumba eyo, era ni babona omwana ngʼali nʼomaaye oMalyamu, bakomere amazwi ni basinza omwana oyo. Awo ni basibindula emigangi gyabwe, era ni bamutonera ebirabo. Bamutoneire ezaabbu, nʼobubbaani nʼebyakaloosa ebibeeta miira.
12 Neye olwʼokubba oKibbumba yabbaire abalabwire omu kirooto ati tibakanga eeri oKerode, kale owebabbaire bakanga omu kyalo kyʼe waabwe babitiire mu nzira gendi.
Okutwala oYesu nʼoMalyamu e Misiri
13 Awo abasaiza abeetegereza ebyʼenkota owebazwire e Bbeserekeemu, omalaika wa Musengwa iye oKibbumba nʼabonekera oYusufu omu kirooto, nʼamukoba ati, “Osetuke, oyanguweku otwale omwana nʼomaaye mwirukire omu kyalo kyʼe Misiri. Era mubbe eeyo paka owenalibakoba okuzwayo olwʼokubba oKerode ayaba okunoonia omwana okumwita.” 14 Kale awo oYusufu obwire obwo nʼasetuka nʼakwata omwana nʼomaaye ni baaba e Misiri. 15 Era ni babba eeyo paka oKerode oweyafiire. Ebyo byabbairewo kaisi oMusengwa iye oKibbumba ekiyatumwire ngʼabitira omu naabbi kituukirire, ekikoba kiti: “Nayetere omwana wange okuzwa omu Misiri.”+
Okwita abaana abaisuka e Bbeserekeemu
16 Awo oKerode oweyamanyicirye ati abasaiza abeetegereza ebyʼenkota bamubbeyere-bubbeyi, nʼanyiiga ino. Kale nʼatuma abaisirikale okwita abaana abaisuka bonabona omu Bbeserekeemu nʼomu byalo ebikyeruguuliriirye, abo ababbaire abʼemyanka emibiri nʼokwika ansi. Ekyo yakikolere ngʼasinzirira ku kiseera abasaiza badi nago ekibamukobeire ekibaboneiremu onkota.
17 Ekyo oKerode ekiyakolere kyatuukiriirye kiikyo oKibbumba ekiyatumwire ngʼabitira omu naabbi Yeremiya, ekikoba kiti:
18 “Abantu bawulira amazingo
nʼokukuukulya okwʼamaani omu kibuga e Laama.
OLakeeri* akunga olwʼabaanabe,
era tataka okumusirica.
Ekyo kityo olwʼokubba abaanabe abantu babamalirewo.”+
Okuzwa e Misiri
19 Kale oluzwanyuma oKerode oweyafiire, omalaika wa Musengwa iye oKibbumba nʼabonekera oYusufu omu kirooto ngʼali e Misiri. 20 Nʼakoba oYusufu ati, “Osetuke, okanje omwana nʼomaaye, omu kyalo kyʼe Isirairi olwʼokubba oodi abbaire anoonia omwana okwita afiire.” 21 Awo oYusufu nʼakwata omwana nʼomaaye nʼabakanja e Isirairi. 22 Neye oYusufu oweyawuliire ati Alukeraawo niiye ogubasikisirye oiteeye oKerode era niiye afuga eitwale lyʼe Buyudaaya, awo nʼatya okwaba omwitwale eryo. Neye oluzwanyuma oKibbumba oweyamulabwire olundi omu kirooto tete, awo nʼayaba mwitwale lyʼe Galiraaya. 23 Kale ni baaba ni babba batyami bʼomu kibuga ekibeeta Naazaleesi. Ekyo kyabbaire kityo kaisi onaabbi ekiyatumwire oku Kurisito kituukirire, ekikoba kiti: “Balimweta owʼe Naazaleesi.”+
+ 2:6 Mik 5:2 + 2:15 Kos 11:1 * 2:18 OLakeeri yabbaire moiza oku bakali ba Yaakobbo eyabyaire eigwanga lya Isirairi. + 2:18 Yer 31:15 + 2:23 Mak 1:24; Luk 2:39; Yok 1:45