Mathewu 2:1 Kwathi uJesu esezelwe eBetlehema laseJudiya emihleni kaHerode umbusi inkosi, bheka, kwafika izazi eJerusalema zivela empumalanga; 2:2 esithi: Uphi lowo ozelwe eyinkosi yabaJuda? ngoba sibonile owakhe inkanyezi empumalanga, futhi beze ukuzokhuleka kuye. 2:3 Kwathi uHerode inkosi esekuzwile lokho wakhathazeka nabo bonke eJerusalema naye. 2:4 Wabutha bonke abapristi abakhulu nababhali babantu kanyekanye, wababuza ukuthi uKristu wayezazalelwaphi. 2:5 Base bethi kuye, EBetlehema laseJudiya, ngokuba kulotshiwe kanje ngomprofethi, 2:6 Futhi wena Betlehema, ezweni lakwaJuda, awuyena omncane phakathi kwabo izikhulu zakwaJuda, ngokuba kuyakuvela kuwe uMbusi oyakubusa abantu bami u-Israyeli. 2:7 Khona uHerode, ezibizile izazi ngasese, wabuza kuzo ngenkuthalo ukuthi inkanyezi yabonakala ngasiphi isikhathi. 2:8 Wazithuma eBetlehema, wathi, Hambani nifunisise ingane encane; njalo nxa senimtholile, ningitshele ukuthi nginguye beze bakhuleke kuye futhi. 2:9 Lapho sebezwile inkosi, bahamba; bheka, inkanyezi babona empumalanga, bahamba phambi kwabo, yaze yafika yema phezu kwayo lapho umntwana omncane ekhona. 2:10 Lapho bebona inkanyezi, bathokoza ngentokozo enkulu kakhulu. 2:11 Futhi lapho bengena endlini, babona umntwana omncane kanye uMariya unina, wawa phansi, wakhuleka kuye; bavula ingcebo yabo, banikela kuye izipho; igolide, futhi inhlaka, nomure. 2:12 Kwathi sebexwayisiwe nguNkulunkulu ephutsheni ukuthi bangabuyeli kuHerodi. basuka baya ezweni lakubo ngenye indlela. 2:13 Futhi lapho sebehambile, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala uJosefa ephusheni, ethi: Vuka, uthabathe umntwana nowakhe mama, ubalekele eGibithe, uhlale khona, ngize ngikutshele; ngoba uHerodi uzadinga umntwana ukuze ambhubhise. 2:14 Esevukile wathatha umntwana nonina ebusuku, futhi wasuka waya eGibhithe; 2:15 Wahlala khona kwaze kwaba sekufeni kukaHerode, ukuze kugcwaliseke lokho okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi, Ngiphume eGibhithe wabiza indodana yami. 2:16 Khona-ke uHerode, lapho ebona ukuthi usulu izazi, waba ngolaka olukhulu, wathuma, wabulala bonke abantwana ababephakathi iBetlehema nakuyo yonke imikhawulo yalo, kusukela kwabaneminyaka emibili kuya phansi, ngokwesikhathi ayebuzisise ngaso kwabahlakaniphileyo. 2:17 Khona kwagcwaliseka okwakhulunywa nguJeremiya umprofethi ukuthi: 2:18 ERama kwezwakala izwi, isililo, nokukhala, futhi elikhulu ekhala, uRaheli ekhalela abantwana bakhe, engavumi ukududuzwa; ngoba bengekho. 2:19 Kodwa kwathi uHerodi esefile, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala phakathi iphupho kuJosefa eGibithe, 2:20 Ethi: Vuka, uthathe umntwana nonina, ungene endlini ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba bafile ababefuna ukuphila komntwana. 2:21 Wavuka, wathatha umntwana nonina, wangena endlini ezweni lakwa-Israyeli. 2:22 Kodwa lapho ezwa ukuthi u-Arkelawu wayebusa eJudiya esikhundleni sakhe uyise uHerode, wayesaba ukuya khona, nakuba exwayisiwe kaNkulunkulu ngephupho, wamuka waya ezindaweni zaseGalile. 2:23 Wafika wahlala emzini othiwa iNazaretha, ukuze kube njalo kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngabaprofethi ukuthi: Uyakuthiwa a Nazaretha.