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Nisuotieng renga mivârngei
1 Rêng Herod ânlal lâihan Judea rama Bethlehem khopuia Jisua ajuong inzira. Ânzirsuo, harenghan, ârsi tienga lekha inchû ngâi mivârngei senkhat nisuotieng renga Jerusalema an juonga 2 “Khotieng mo Judangei rêng ajuong inzir nâitesen hah a om? Nisuo tienga ama ârsi kin mua, ama chubaimûk rangin kin juong ani,” an tia.
3 Ma roi hah Rêng Herod'n a rietin chu, a mulungjîng sabaka, Jerusalema mi murdi khom an mulung ajîng sa ani. 4 Ochaisingei le Balam minchupungei murdi munkhatin a koibûm ngeia, an kôm han, “Khotieng mo Messiah ânzir rang?” tiin a rekel ngeia.
5 Hanchu, anni han a kôm, “Judea ram Bethlehem khopuia,” tiin an thuona, Dêipu'n hi anghin a lei mizieka:
6 “Judah ram sûnga Bethlehem,+
nangma Judah khopuilienngei lâia achîntak ni tet mak che;
na sûng renga ruoipu alân zir rang ani,
ki mi Israelngei ruoi rangpu hah.”
7 Masikin Herod'n nisuo tienga mivârngei hah a koi ngeia, ârsi ânlang zora tak hah anni renga a man theina rangin inrûktên ântongpui ngei zoi. 8 Hanchu hi chong hih bê'n anni hah Bethlehem'a a tîr ngei: “Se ungla, nâite hah asadimin va rok ungla, nin mûn chu mi hong ril nôk roi, masikin keima khom ama chubaimûk ke se theina rangin,” a tia.
9-10 Hanchu an mâka, male an lampuia an sea, nisuo tienga ârsi dên hah an mu nôka. Ârsi hah an mûn chu an râiasân sabaka, idôr taka râisân mo an ni zoi! Nâite omna chung ridîn aphâk mâka chu inngam loiin an moton a ruoi ngei banga. 11 Insûnga an va lûta, male a nu Mary leh nâite hah an va mua, khûkinbilin chubai an mûk zoi. Neinunpêk ranga an chôi, rângkachak, bero le myrrh (murrah) an kaisuoa, a kôm an pêk zoi.
12 Hanchu, Herod kôm tieng se nôk khâiloi rangin an ramangin Pathien'n inningna a pêk ngei sikin lampui danga an ram tieng an kîrnôk zoi.
Egypt tieng an rot
13 Hanchu, anni ngei hah an mâk suole chu, Pumapa vântîrton inkhat Joseph kôm ramangin ajuong inlâra, a kôm han, “Herod'n nâite that rangin a rok rang kêng. Masikin inthoi inla, nâite le a nu hah tuong inla, Egypt rama rotpui ngei roh, hong nôk rangin nang ki ril mâka chu mahan omchien roi,” a tia.
14 Joseph ânthoia nâite le a nu a tuong ngeia, hani jân renghan Egypt ram an pan kelen zoi. 15 Herod thi mâka chu mahan an omchien zoi. Pumapa'n dêipu bâia, “Ka nâipasal chu Egypt ram renga ko koi suok,”+ a lei ti hah ajuongtung dikna rangin maha ahong om ani.
Nâipangngei thatin an om
16 Herod'n nisuo tienga mivârngei han an huong ti a rietin chu a ningathik sabaka. Mivârngei kôm renga ârsi ânlang zora roi a riet dungjûiin Bethlehem le a revêla nâipang pasal kumnik nuoitienga murdi chu that riei rangin chong a pêk zoi.
17 Dêipu Jeremiah'n a lei misîr:
18 “Ramah khuoa in-iek miring rietin aoma,+
Rangâisie taka chap miring hah.
Rachel'n a nâingei ranga a châ;
amanu hah tâi thei khâi mak
an thi pe zoi sikin,” ti hah ahongtung zoi ani.
Egypt ram renga an hongkîr nôk
19 Herod a thi suole chu, Pumapa vântîrton inkhat Egypt rama Joseph kôm ramangin ânlâra, 20 a kôm, “Inthoi inla, nâite le a nu hah tuong inla, Israel rama se nôk ta roi, nâite that ranga bôkngei hah an thi zoi,” a tia. 21 Hanchu, Joseph ânthoia, nâite le a nu a tuonga Israel rama an se nôk zoi.
22 Aniatachu, Archelaus a pa Herod ruthûlin Judea rama rêng a chang ti Joseph'n a rietin chu ha taka se hah a chia. A ramangin rilin a om nôka, masikin Galilee ramhuol tiengkâng han an sea 23 khopui inkhat Nazareth an tia han anva om zoi. Hanchu dêipungeiin, “Ama hah Nazareth mi tîng an tih,” tia an lei ti hah adikin ahongtung ani.+
+ 2:6 Mic 5:2 + 2:15 Hos 11:1 + 2:18 Jer 31:15 + 2:23 Mk 1:24; Luk 2:39; Joh 1:45