UMathewu 2
1 Kwathi uJesu esezelwe eBhethelehema yeJudiya, ensukwini zikaHerodi inkosi, khangela, kwafika izazi eJerusalema zivela empumalanga,
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 zisithi: Ungaphi ozelwe eyinkosi yamaJuda? Ngoba sibonile inkanyezi yakhe empumalanga, njalo sesize ukumkhonza.
—A kuevi kuidi Ntinu Bayuda, wowo butukidi e? Bila tumueni mbueteteꞌandi thama ku ndambu Esite, diawu tuizidi muingi tumbuongimina.
3 Ngakho uHerodi inkosi esezwile wakhathazeka, leJerusalema yonke kanye laye.
Ntinu Elode bu kawa mambu momo, mayindu mandi mayama mu diambu di kiuvu kioki bayuvula, niandi ayi basi Yeluzalemi baba ku tsi mayindu.
4 Esebuthanisile bonke abapristi abakhulu lababhali babantu, wabuza kubo ukuthi uKristu uzazalelwa ngaphi.
Elode wutumisa bapfumu boso ba banganga zi Nzambi ayi minlongi mi Mina, wuba yuvula kani kuevi Mesiya kela butukila.
5 Basebesithi kuye: EBhethelehema yeJudiya; ngoba kulotshiwe ngokunjalo ngumprofethi ukuthi:
Bamvutudila: —Wela butukila ku Betelemi didi mu tsi yi Yuda bila mbikudi wusonika:
6 Lawe, Bhethelehema, lizwe lakoJuda, kawusuye omncinyane lakanye phakathi kwababusi bakoJuda; ngoba kuzavela kuwe umbusi, ozakwelusa abantu bami uIsrayeli.
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 Khona uHerodi, esezibizile izazi ensitha, wabuzisisa kuzo isikhathi sokubonakala kwenkanyezi.
Buna Elode wutumisa mu kitsueki banduenga ayi wuba yuvula thangu mbi yitotuka mbuetete.
8 Wasezithuma eBhethelehema wathi: Hambani libuzisise ngomntwana omncinyane; kuzakuthi nxa limtholile, libike kimi, ukuze lami ngiye ngimkhonze.
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 Kwathi seziyizwile inkosi zasuka zahamba; njalo khangela, inkanyezi, ezayibona empumalanga, yahamba phambi kwazo, yaze yafika yema phezu kwalapho usane olwalukhona.
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 Zathi ukuyibona inkanyezi zathokoza ngentokozo enkulu kakhulu.
Khini yiwombo yiba yawu buna bamona mbuetete.
11 Zasezingena endlini, zabona usane kanye loMariya unina, zawela phansi zalukhonza, zavula impahla zazo eziligugu zalukhunga ngezipho, igolide lempepha lemure.
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 Kwathi sezilayiwe nguNkulunkulu ephutsheni ukuthi zingabuyeli kuHerodi, zasuka zabuyela elizweni lakizo ngenye indlela.
Nzambi bu kaba lubula mu ndozi ti babika vutukila kuidi Elode, mu nzila yinkaka bavutukila ku tsi awu.
13 Kwathi sezisukile, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi ibonakala kuJosefa ephutsheni, isithi: Vuka uthathe usane lonina, ubusubalekela eGibhithe, ube khona ngize ngikutshele; ngoba uHerodi uzaludinga usane, ukuze alubulale.
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 Wavuka-ke wathatha usane lonina ebusuku wasuka waya eGibhithe,
Muna builu beni Zozefi wutelama, wubonga muana ayi ngudi andi, wuyenda tinina ku Ezipiti.
15 wasehlala khona kwaze kwaba yikufa kukaHerodi; ukuze kugcwaliswe okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi isithi: Ngiyibizile indodana yami iphume eGibhithe.
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 Kwathi uHerodi, esebonile ukuthi uphicwe yizazi, wathukuthela kakhulu, wathuma wabulala abantwana bonke ababeseBhethelehema lemingceleni yayo yonke, kusukela eminyakeni emibili langaphansi, njengesikhathi abebuzisise ngaso kuzazi.
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 Kwasekugcwaliseka okwakhulunywa nguJeremiya umprofethi, ukuthi:
Mu nzila yoyo mambu mabikula mbikudi Yelemi madedakana:
18 Kwezwakala ilizwi eRama, ukukhala lokulila lokudabuka okukhulu, uRasheli elilela abantwana bakhe, njalo engavumi ukududuzwa, ngoba bengasekho.
Mbembo yiwakana ku Lama bidilu ayi maniongo mawombo; Lakheli wulembo didi bana bandi; kakadi zola bombo bila bana beni basiedi ko.
19 Kodwa kwathi esefile uHerodi, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala ephutsheni kuJosefa eGibhithe,
Elode bu kafua, mbasi yi Pfumu yimonikina Zozefi mu ndozi ku Ezipiti,
20 isithi: Vuka uthathe umntwana omncinyane lonina, uye elizweni lakoIsrayeli; ngoba sebefile ababedinga umphefumulo womntwana omncinyane.
ayi yinkamba: —Telama wubonga muana ayi ngudi andi, vutuka yawu ku Iseli, bila batu bobo babedi tombanga mu vonda muana bafuidi.
21 Wavuka-ke wathatha umntwana omncinyane lonina wasefika elizweni lakoIsrayeli.
Zozefi wutelama, wubonga muana ayi ngudi andi, wuvutuka ku Iseli.
22 Kodwa esezwile ukuthi uAkelawu usebusa eJudiya esikhundleni sikaHerodi uyise, wesaba ukuya khona; kodwa esexwayisiwe nguNkulunkulu ephutsheni, wasuka waya kungxenye zeGalili,
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 wasefika wahlala emzini othiwa yiNazaretha; ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngabaprofethi ukuthi: Uzabizwa ngokuthi ngumNazaretha.
Buna wuvuanda mu divula diba tedolongo Nazaleti muingi mambu ma mimbikudi madedakana: bela kuntedilanga muisi Nazaleti.
