Mateu
2:1 Zvino Jesu wakati aberekwa muBhetrehema reJudhiya pamazuva aHerodhi
tarirai, vachenjeri vaibva kumabvazuva vakasvika Jerusaremu;
2:2 vachiti: Uripi iye wakazvarwa Mambo wevaJudha? nokuti takaona ake
nyeredzi kumabvazuva, vauya kuzomunamata.
3 Zvino Herodhe mambo wakati anzwa, akashushikana, nevose
Jerusarema naye.
2:4 Zvino wakati aunganidza vapristi vakuru vose nevanyori vevanhu
pamwe chete, akavabvunza kwaizoberekerwa Kristu.
5 Zvino vakati kwaari: MuBhetirehemu reJudhiya; nekuti zvakanyorwa saizvozvi
nomuprofita,
2:6 Newe Bhetirehemu, panyika yaJudha, hausi mudukusa pakati pavahedheni
machinda aJudha; nekuti kwamuri kuchabuda mubati uchabata ushe
vanhu vangu vaIsraeri.
7 Ipapo Herodhe, wakati adana vachenjeri muchivande, akavabvunza
nokushingaira nguva yakaonekwa nyeredzi.
2:8 Akavatuma kuBheterehemu, akati: Endai munobvunzisisa
mwana mudiki; kana mamuwana mugondizivisawo kuti ndini
vagouya kuzomunamatawo.
2:9 Vakati vanzwa mambo, vakabva; uye tarira, nyeredzi, iyo
vakaona kumabvazuva, vakavatungamirira, kusvikira rasvika, rimirepo
kwaiva nomwana muduku.
2:10 Vakati vaona nyeredzi vakafara nemufaro mukuru kwazvo.
2:11 Vakati vapinda mumba, vakaona mucheche ana
Maria mai vake, akawira pasi, akamunamata;
vakazarura fuma yavo, vakamupa zvipo; goridhe, uye
zvinonhuhwira, nemura.
2:12 Uye vanyeverwa naMwari muchiroto kuti varege kudzokera kuna Herodhi.
vakabva vakaenda kunyika yavo neimwe nzira.
2:13 Zvino vakati vabuda, tarira, mutumwa waIshe wakazviratidza kwavari
Josefa muchiroto, achiti: Simuka, utore mucheche newake;
amai, mutizire kuEgipita, mugareko, kusvikira ndakuudzai.
nekuti Herodhe uchatsvaka mucheche kuti amuuraye.
2:14 Zvino wakati amuka akatora mucheche namai vake usiku, uye
akaenda kuIjipiti.
2:15 uye wakavako kusvikira pakufa kwaHerodhe; kuti zvizadziswe izvo
Zvakataurwa naJehovha kubudikidza nomuprofita zvichinzi, 'Ndakabva Ijipiti.'
akadana mwana wangu.
2:16 Zvino Herodhe, wakati achiona kuti wanyombwa nevachenjeri, wakaseka
akatsamwa kwazvo, akatuma, akauraya vana vose vakanga varimo
Bhetirehemu nepanyika yaro yose, vana makore maviri zvichidzika;
maererano nenguva yaakanga anyatsobvunzisisa kuvachenjeri.
2:17 Zvino zvakazadziswa zvakarehwa naJeremiya muporofita achiti:
2:18 MuRama rakanzwika inzwi, kuungudza nekuchema nekuru
achichema, Rakeri achichema vana vake, asingadi kunyaradzwa;
nokuti havasi.
2:19 Asi Herodhe wakati afa, tarira, mutumwa waIshe wakaonekwa muguva
kurota kuna Josefa muEgipita.
2:20 achiti: Simuka, utore mucheche namai vake, upinde mumba
nyika yaIsiraeri; nekuti vakafa vaitsvaka mweya womwana.
2:21 Akasimuka akatora mucheche namai vake, akapinda mumba
nyika yaIsraeri.
2:22 Asi wakati anzwa kuti Arikerawo anotonga muJudhiya panzvimbo yake
Baba Herodhe, vaitya kuendako, asi ayambirwa
waMwari muchiroto akatsaukira kumativi eGarirea.
2:23 Akasvika akagara muguta rinonzi Nazareta; kuti zvidaro
zvizadziswe zvakarehwa navaporofita: Iye uchanzi a
Nazareta.