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Baras kaura kari alo kuriang arigimonko taiman
1 Jesus Bethlehem wonong te Judea sor ningi bilangaram, Herod king ko bagakaso ko kam te. Se baras tutera kari alo worem bausa wore Jerusalem taiman, 2 ale eseman, “Juda nunga king bilangaram mu apalak bagoso ya?” maman. “Ana ko baras bausam se arigiman ale ko nup patawunakko taiman.”
3 Se tom Herod den mu ikiam mu nu ninguru ikia moakaso, se Jerusalem kariimet agotala nungamin yenakaso tala. 4 Se Herod priest bibiya se law ko kausa kari bibiya mu nunga bolala awuram ale Kristus koma aguwaya mu te bilangarukko mu ko nunga isuam. 5 Se nuna balman, “Bethlehem wonong ningi Judea sor te. Prophet ko batoga te iwita aniso:
6 ‘Bare ni Bethlehem, Judah sor te, ni wonong yam bo mena;
nika ningi kari supuling biya bo aratuk
ale aninga kariimet Israel nunga bitua kari bagarukko.’ ”*Micah 5:2.
7 Se Herod den umu ikiam ale tetela la baras kaura kari alo mu nunga auram se taiman, se tom amaruya te baras bausam mu ko nunga isuam ale ikiam. 8 Asele nunga beteram se Bethlehem namamonko se nunga maonam, “Nina namaral kuriang umu ko ninguru loagaral ale arigal, mu asele tairal ani aga maonal se ani betela namarik ale nup patawurikko,” mam.
9 Se nuna king ko den mu ikiman ale namakasan. Se baras nuna arigiman umu giri giri namakaso se nuna kowom karoman namakasan. Se baras nama kuriang te bagaram mu te sanamaram. 10 Se nuna baras uwuta nama sanamaram se arigiman mu nuna ninguru amilmilakasan. 11 Ale kawam kuriang ningi bagaram mu ningi kasu naguman, ale kuriang nuam Maria ilak bagaram mu nungarkaman, ale nubugura kulukurman ale nup patawuman. Asele nunga pulut kuring apu apu ago namaman ale munan mel gold te nunga, se nangimik te sapara ko mel siring yawara, frankincense se myrrh, mu gi kuriang awu tuman. 12 Ale asele ipingira te den taman iwitata, peleman mu Herod kote me namaman, bare lage bo kigilik te nunga sor te namaman.
Yumura la nagu Egypt namaman
13 Baras kaura kari alo mu namaman, asele Kari Biya ko engel bo ipingira te Joseph kote aratam ale maonam, “Ni bares ale kuriang ko nuam ilak nunga gi ale yumura la arungak Egypt namarko. Ale umu te bager se ani tala aguwaya mu aking balik se ikiko. Herod kuriang moruk se kuerukko kupuwoso,” mam.
14 Se Joseph barasam kuriang ko nuam ilak nunga giam, ale tirom yumura la nongorak Egypt namaram. 15 Nu nongorak umu te bagaram la Herod kueram. Munan umu uwuta aratam mu, Kaem ko den prophet kuring te balam, “Aninga kuriang Egypt bagaram se aurem se tairam.”†Hosea 11:1.
Bethlehem sor te kuriang kari nunga moman se kueman
16 Se tom Herod ikiam baras kaura kari alo nu kula iwita beteman, mu nu ninguru gomang magaram. Se baras kaura kari alo baras te bausam ko tom manorman mu ko iki se, balam se Bethlehem, se sor Bethlehem duap te, mu ko kuriang kari nunga yia tom 2 se bowa ningi mu suen la nunga moman se kua sapaman. 17 Munan umu te Kaem ko den prophet Jeremiah kuring te balam mu ko nunguning kaparam:
18 “Niara ma nirung bo Ramah wonong
te ikiman, mu Rachel ko kuriang nunga nia mowoso,
se bo noko gomang motam taukko mu
me terong, mu awuk, noko kuriang mu me marak bagasan.”‡Jeremiah 31:15. Rachel maso mu Israel imet alo nunga balso.
Aking peleman Nazareth taiman
19 Herod kua namaram, asele Biya ko engel ipingira te Joseph kote Egypt aratam, 20 ale maonam, “Bares ale kuriang ko nuam ilak nunga gi ale aking Israel peleral ale namaralko. Kari kuriang momon se kuerukko mu kua sapaman,” mam.
21 Se Joseph barasam, kuriang ko nuam ilak nunga giam ale nongorak Israel peleram namaram. 22 Bare tom Joseph king Archelaus nuet Herod kuwim te Judea sor bitaruwaram mu ikiam, mu umu te namarukko nguangakaso. Ale ipingira te den tam iwita dalelaram ale nongorak Galilee namaram. 23 Nu nongorak namaram ale Nazareth wonong te bagakaso. Se prophet alo girakala mel umu ko balman uwutata aratam: “Nuna noko balmon Nazareth kari mamonko.”

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*2:6: Micah 5:2.

†2:15: Hosea 11:1.

‡2:18: Jeremiah 31:15. Rachel maso mu Israel imet alo nunga balso.

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