Matayo
2:1 Awo Yesu bwe yazaalibwa mu Besirekemu mu Buyudaaya mu mirembe gya Kerode
kabaka, laba, abasajja abagezigezi ne bajja okuva ebuvanjuba ne bajja e Yerusaalemi;
2:2 N’agamba nti, “Oyo azaalibwa Kabaka w’Abayudaaya ali ludda wa?” kubanga tulabye ebibye
emmunyeenye mu buvanjuba, era bazze okumusinza.
2:3 Kerode kabaka bwe yawulira ebyo, n’akwatibwa ensonyi, era n’akwatibwa ensonyi
Yerusaalemi naye.
2:4 Bwe yamala okukuŋŋaanya bakabona abakulu bonna n’abawandiisi b’abantu
nga bali wamu, yabasaba Kristo gy’alina okuzaalibwa.
2:5 Ne bamugamba nti, “Mu Besirekemu eky’e Buyudaaya: kubanga bwe kyawandiikibwa.”
nga nnabbi, .
2:6 Naawe Besirekemu, mu nsi ya Yuda, toli mutono mu ba
abakungu ba Yuda: kubanga mu ggwe mwe muliva Gavana, alifuga
abantu bange Isiraeri.
2:7 Awo Kerode bwe yayita abasajja abagezi mu kyama, n’ababuuza
n’obunyiikivu ssaawa ki emmunyeenye gye yalabikira.
2:8 N’abasindika e Besirekemu n’abagamba nti Mugende munoonye nnyo
omwana omuto; era bwe munaamusanga, mundeete ekigambo nti nze
ayinza okujja n’amusinza naye.
2:9 Bwe baawulira kabaka, ne bagenda; era, laba, emmunyeenye, nga
ne balaba ebuvanjuba, ne babakulembera, okutuusa lwe kyajja ne kiyimirira
omwana omuto gye yali.
2:10 Bwe baalaba emmunyeenye, ne basanyuka nnyo.
2:11 Awo bwe baayingira mu nnyumba, ne balaba omwana omuto ng’ali ne
Maliyamu nnyina, n'avuunama, n'amusinza: ne bwe baamala
ne baggulawo eby’obugagga byabwe, ne bamuwa ebirabo; zaabu, ne
obubaane, ne mira.
2:12 Katonda bwe yalabulwa mu kirooto baleme kudda eri Kerode.
baasimbula ne bagenda mu nsi yaabwe mu kkubo eddala.
2:13 Awo bwe baagenda, laba, malayika wa Mukama n’alabikira
Yusufu mu kirooto, ng'agamba nti Golokoka otwale omwana omuto n'obwe
maama, oddukire e Misiri, obeere eyo okutuusa lwe ndikuleetera ekigambo;
kubanga Kerode ajja kunoonya omwana omuto amuzikirize.
2:14 Bwe yagolokoka, n’atwala omwana omuto ne nnyina ekiro, era
yasitula okugenda e Misiri:
2:15 N'abeera eyo okutuusa Kerode lwe yafa: ekituukirire
yayogerwa Mukama mu nnabbi ng'agamba nti Nva mu Misiri
yayita mutabani wange.
2:16 Awo Kerode bwe yalaba ng’abagezigezi bamusekeredde, n’abeera
obusungu bungi nnyo, n'atuma, n'atta abaana bonna abaali mu
Besirekemu ne mu nsalo zaakyo zonna, okuva ku myaka ebiri n'okudda wansi;
ng’ekiseera bwe kyali kye yabuuzizza n’obunyiikivu eri abasajja abagezi.
2:17 Awo ne kituukirira ebyo ebyayogerwa Yeremi nnabbi ng'agamba nti;
2:18 Mu Lama ne wawulirwa eddoboozi, okukungubaga, n’okukaaba, era eddene
okukungubaga, Laakeeri ng'akaabira abaana be, n'atayagala kubudaabudibwa, .
kubanga si bwe bali.
2:19 Naye Kerode bwe yafa, laba, malayika wa Mukama n’alabikira mu a
aloota Yusufu e Misiri, .
2:20 Nga bagamba nti Golokoka otwale omwana omuto ne nnyina, ogende mu...
ensi ya Isiraeri: kubanga bafudde abaanoonya obulamu bw'omwana omuto.
2:21 N’agolokoka n’atwala omwana omuto ne nnyina, n’ayingira mu...
ensi ya Isiraeri.
2:22 Naye bwe yawulira nga Alukilawu afugira mu Buyudaaya mu kisenge kye
kitaawe Kerode, yatya okugendayo: wadde nga yalabulwa
wa Katonda mu kirooto, n'akyuka n'agenda mu bitundu by'e Ggaliraaya.
2:23 N’ajja n’abeera mu kibuga ekiyitibwa Nazaaleesi, kibeerewo
okutuukirira ekyayogerwa bannabbi nti Aliyitibwa a
Omunazaaleesi.