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.