Kulandzisa KwaMatewu
2 Ngemuva kwekutalwa kwaJesu eBhetlehema+ yaseJudiya, ngesikhatsi kubusa iNkhosi Herodi,*+ bantfu labaphengula ngekufundza tinkhanyeti lebebavela eMphumalanga befika eJerusalema, 2 babuta batsi: “Uphi lomntfwana lotelwe, loyinkhosi yemaJuda?+ Sibone inkhanyeti yakhe nasiseMphumalanga, futsi site lapha kuze simkhotsamele.” 3 Nayiva loku, iNkhosi Herodi yakhatsateka kakhulu, futsi bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema nabo bakhatsateka. 4 Yabese ibita bonkhe baphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo, yababuta kutsi Khristu* utawutalelwa kuphi. 5 Batsi kuyo: “EBhetlehema+ yaseJudiya, ngobe umphrofethi wabhala watsi: 6 ‘Awu Bhetlehema yakaJuda, ngisho nobe babusi bakaJuda bakutsatsa njengelidolobha lelincane kakhulu, kuwe kutawuvela umbusi lotawelusa bantfu bami, ema-Israyeli.’”+
7 Ngako Herodi wababitela ngasense labantfu labaphengula ngekufundza tinkhanyeti, wababutisisa kutsi bebayibone nini lenkhanyeti. 8 Nasekabatfuma eBhetlehema, watsi: “Hambani niyomfunisisa lomntfwana, nitsi ningamtfola nite nitongitjela kuze nami ngiye kuyomkhotsamela.” 9 Yatsi inkhosi naseyibatjele loku bahamba. Kusenjalo, lenkhanyeti lebebayibone nabaseMphumalanga+ yaphindze yavela, yabahola yaze yema lapho bekunalomntfwana khona. 10 Batsi nabayibona lenkhanyeti, bajabula kakhulu. 11 Nabangena endlini, bambona lomntfwana anamake wakhe Mariya, base bayamkhotsamela. Bavula tikhwama tabo bamupha ligolide nemakha esihlahla semphepho newemure. 12 Kodvwa-ke ngenca yekutsi Nkulunkulu abebatjelile ephusheni+ kutsi bangabuyeli kuHerodi, bahamba ngalenye indlela babuyela eveni lebebasuka kulo.
13 Benela kuhamba, ingilosi yaJehova* yakhuluma naJosefa ephusheni+ yatsi: “Vuka utsatse lomntfwana namake wakhe nibaleke niye eGibhithe, nihlale khona ngize nginitjele kutsi nihambe, ngobe sekusele kancane kutsi Herodi afune lomntfwana kute ambulale.” 14 Ngako Josefa wavuka ebusuku watsatsa lomntfwana naMariya bahamba baya eGibhithe. 15 Wahlala lapho kwaze kwafa Herodi. Loku kwagcwalisa emavi lebekakhulunywe nguJehova* asebentisa umphrofethi wakhe, latsi: “Indvodzana yami ngayibita kutsi iphume eGibhithe.”+
16 Ngesikhatsi Herodi abona kutsi labantfu labaphengula ngekufundza tinkhanyeti bebamyengile, watfukutsela wabila wase ukhipha umyalo wekutsi kubulawe bonkhe bantfwana lababafana eBhetlehema nakuto tonkhe tifundza letisedvute, kusukela kulabaneminyaka lemibili budzala kuya phansi, lokuyiminyaka labecabanga kutsi lomntfwana unayo ngekwaloko labekutjelwe ngulabantfu labaphengula ngetinkhanyeti.+ 17 Ngako agcwaliseka emavi lakhulunywa ngumphrofethi Jeremiya, latsi: 18 “Kuvakele sililo nekukhala kabuhlungu eRama. BekunguRakheli+ akhalela bantfwabakhe, futsi abengadvudvuteki ngobe bebangasekho.”+
19 Kwatsi nasekafile Herodi, ingilosi yaJehova* yakhuluma naJosefa ephusheni+ ngesikhatsi aseGibhithe, 20 yatsi: “Vuka utsatse lomntfwana namake wakhe niye eveni laka-Israyeli, ngobe labo lebebafuna kubulala lomntfwana sebafile.” 21 Ngako wavuka, watsatsa lomntfwana naMariya baya eveni laka-Israyeli. 22 Kodvwa watsi nakeva kutsi Akhelawusi indvodzana yaHerodi senguye lobusa eJudiya, wesaba kuya khona. Njengobe abecwayiswe nguNkulunkulu ephusheni,+ waya esifundzeni saseGalile.+ 23 Wafike wahlala edolobheni lelibitwa ngekutsi yiNazaretha,+ kuze kugcwaliseke loko lokwashiwo baphrofethi, nabatsi: “Utawubitwa ngekutsi ngumNazaretha.”*+