Anyansafo A Wofi Apuei No
1Bere a Ɔhene Herode di ade no na wɔwoo Yesu wɔ Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yudea. 2Saa bere no ara mu na anyansafo bi fi apuei baa Yerusalem bebisae se, “Ɛhe na Yudafo hene a wɔawo no no wɔ? Yehuu ne nsoromma wɔ apuei nohɔ, nti na yɛaba sɛ yɛrebɛsom no.”
3Ɔhene Herode tee saa asɛm yi no, ɛhaw ɔne Yerusalemfo nyinaa adwene yiye. 4Ɔhene Herode frɛɛ ɔman no mu asɔfo mpanyin ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo behyiae. Obisaa wɔn se, “Ɛhefa na wɔbɛwo Kristo no?” 5Wobuaa no se, “Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yudea. Na eyi ne nea odiyifo no kae:
6“ ‘Ao kurow Betlehem, wo a
woyɛ otitiriw wɔ Yudaman mu,
wo mu na meyi nea obedi
me man Israel anim ahwɛ wɔn so.’ ”
7Ɔhene Herode frɛɛ anyansafo no kokoa mu bisaa wɔn bere pɔtee a wohuu nsoromma no. Ɔtoaa so ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, 8“Monkɔ Betlehem nkɔhwehwɛ abofra no. Sɛ muhu no a, mommɛka nkyerɛ me, na me nso menkɔsom no bi.”
9Anyansafo no tiee ɔhene no asɛm no wiei no, wɔkɔe. Wɔrekɔ no, nsoromma a wohuu wɔ apuei no san yii ne ho adi bio kyerɛɛ wɔn. Edii wɔn anim kosii faako a wɔawo abofra no wɔ Betlehem hɔ. 10Bere a wohuu nsoromma no, wɔn ani gyee mmoroso. 11Woduu ofi2.11 Anyansafo no ankɔhwɛ Yesu bere a ɔda mmoa adididaka mu sɛnea na amanne te ne sɛnea nguanhwɛfo no kɔhwɛɛ no no. Mmom, asram bi akyi no, wɔkɔhwɛɛ “abofra” no wɔ ne “fi.” a abofra no ne ne na Maria wɔ mu no, wɔkotow sɔree no. Wɔde wɔn akyɛde a ɛyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ, aduhuam ne kurobow yɛɛ no ayɛ. 12Onyankopɔn soo wɔn dae bɔɔ wɔn kɔkɔ se wɔnnsan nkɔ Herode nkyɛn bio wɔ Yerusalem. Enti wɔfaa ɔkwan foforo so kɔɔ wɔn kurom.
Wɔbɔ Wɔn Ho Aguaa Wɔ Misraim
13Anyansafo no kɔ akyi no, Awurade bɔfo soo Yosef dae se, “Sɔre fa abofra no ne ne na na monkɔ Misraim nkɔtena hɔ nkosi sɛ mɛkyerɛ mo bere a mobɛsan aba. Efisɛ Ɔhene Herode rehwehwɛ abofra no akum no.”
14Anadwo no ara Yosef faa abofra no ne Maria sii mu kɔɔ Misraim, 15ma wɔtenaa hɔ kosii sɛ Ɔhene Herode wui. Eyi na ɛmaa nea Awurade nam odiyifo no so kae se, “Mafrɛ me Ba afi Misraim” no baa mu.
Betlehem Mmofra No Kum
16Herode huu sɛ anyansafo no adaadaa no no, ne bo fuw mmoroso. Ɔsomaa nʼasraafo se wɔnkɔ Betlehem ne nkurow a atwa ho ahyia no nyinaa mu nkokunkum nkokoaa mmarimaa kosi wɔn a wɔadi mfe abien so, sɛnea anyansafo no bere a wɔkae sɛ wɔwoo abofra no wɔ mu no kyerɛ no. 17Nea wɔnam odiyifo Yeremia so kae no baa mu se,
18“Wɔte nne bi wɔ Rama.
Ɛyɛ osu ne agyaadwo;
Rahel resu ne mma;
na ɔmpɛ sɛ wɔkyekye ne werɛ,
efisɛ wɔnte ase bio.”
Wɔsan Ba Nasaret
19Herode wu akyi no, Awurade bɔfo yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Yosef wɔ dae mu wɔ Misraim ka kyerɛɛ no se, 20“Sɔre na fa abofra no ne ne na kɔ Israel asase so, efisɛ wɔn a wɔpɛe sɛ wokum abofra no awuwu.”
21Yosef faa abofra no ne ne na san kɔɔ Israel asase so bio. 22Yosef tee sɛ Arkelao2.22 Ɔhempɔn Herode ba yi dii ade sɛ ɔhene wɔ Yudea ne Samaria mfirihyia du pɛ. (4 AYA–6 YAA) Na ɔyɛ otirimɔdenfo ne nhyɛsotraso. Eyi ma wotuu no ade so maa Yudea bɛyɛɛ Roma mantam a na wotua tow ma Roma Ɔhempɔn no ananmusini. a ɔyɛ Herode ba na odi hene wɔ Yudea saa bere no mu no, osuroo sɛ ɔbɛkɔ hɔ. Awurade san soo no dae foforo bio sɛ ɔnnkɔ Yudea, na mmom, ɔnkɔ Galilea.2.22 Yesu bere so no, na Galilea da Ɔman Kronkron no atifi fam. 23Enti wɔkɔtenaa kurow Nasaret mu. Eyi nso maa nea adiyifo no kae se, “Wɔbɛfrɛ no Nasareni” no baa mu.
Gũceererwo nĩ Andũ Oogĩ-a-Njata
12:1 Luk 2:4-7Na rĩrĩ, thuutha wa Jesũ gũciarwo kũu itũũra-inĩ rĩa Bethilehemu bũrũri wa Judea, hĩndĩ ya mũthamaki wetagwo Herode, andũ Oogĩ-a-Njata moimĩte irathĩro magĩũka Jerusalemu, 22:2 Joh 1:49; Ndar 24:17makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Ũrĩa ũciarĩtwo arĩ mũthamaki wa Ayahudi-rĩ, arĩ ha? Nĩtuonire njata yake mwena wa irathĩro, na nĩtũũkĩte kũmũhooya.”
3Rĩrĩa Mũthamaki Herode aiguire ũguo, agĩtangĩka ngoro, o hamwe na andũ Jerusalemu othe. 4Na aarĩkia gwĩta athĩnjĩri-Ngai2:4 Athĩnjĩri-Ngai maarĩ atongoria a mahooya ma Ayahudi, na nĩo maarutagĩra Ngai magongona. arĩa anene othe, na arutani a watho hamwe, akĩmooria kũrĩa Kristũ aarĩ aciarĩrwo. 52:5 Joh 7:42Makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ Bethilehemu, bũrũri wa Judea, nĩgũkorwo nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo nĩ mũnabii, akoiga atĩrĩ:
62:6 Mik 5:2“ ‘Nawe Bethilehemu, kũu bũrũri wa Juda,
tiwe ũrĩa mũnini mũno wa aathani a Juda;
tondũ thĩinĩ waku nĩgũkoima ũrĩa ũgaathanaga,
ũrĩa ũgaatuĩka mũrĩithi wa andũ akwa a Isiraeli.’ ”
7Nake Herode agĩĩta andũ acio Oogĩ-a-Njata na hitho, na agĩtuĩria kuuma kũrĩ o ihinda rĩrĩa njata ĩyo yoonekete. 8Akĩmatũma Bethilehemu akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi mũgatuĩrie wega ũhoro wa kaana kau. Mwarĩkia gũkoona mũũke mũũmenyithie, nĩgeetha o na niĩ thiĩ ngagaturĩrie ndu ndĩkahooe.”
9Nao maarĩkia kũigua ciugo cia mũthamaki magĩthiĩ, nayo njata ĩrĩa moonete irathĩro ĩkĩmatongoria nginya ĩkĩrũgama igũrũ rĩa harĩa kaana kau kaarĩ. 10Rĩrĩa moonire njata ĩyo, magĩkena gĩkeno kĩnene mũno. 112:11 Isa 60:3; Thab 72:10Nao magĩtoonya nyũmba, na makĩona kaana karĩ na nyina Mariamu, magĩkainamĩrĩra, magĩkahooya. Magĩcooka makĩohora indo ciao cia goro, magĩkahe iheo cia thahabu, na ũbumba, na manemane.2:11 Ũbumba nĩ mahuti manungi wega macinagwo na mwaki. Manemane nĩ indo ithondekagwo na kĩndũ kĩhaana ta ũũkĩ wa gĩthaka, inungaga wega na nĩ cia goro mũno. 122:12 Ahib 11:7; Math 27:19Na nĩ ũndũ wa gũkaanio na kĩroto matigacookere kwa Herode, magĩcooka bũrũri wao magereire njĩra ĩngĩ.
Kũũrĩra Bũrũri wa Misiri
132:13 Atũm 5:19; Math 27:19; Kũg 12:4Maarĩkia gũthiĩ-rĩ, mũraika wa Mwathani akiumĩrĩra Jusufu kĩroto-inĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra woe kaana gaka na nyina mũũrĩre Misiri. Ikarai kũu nginya rĩrĩa ngaakwĩra, nĩgũkorwo Herode nĩegũcaria kaana kau akoorage.”
14Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, agĩũkĩra, akĩoya kaana na nyina ũtukũ, magĩthiĩ Misiri, 152:15 Hos 11:1; Thaam 4:22, 23kũrĩa maikarire nginya rĩrĩa Herode aakuire. Na nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũhoro ũrĩa Mwathani oigĩte na kanua ka mũnabii ũkĩhinga, rĩrĩa oigire atĩrĩ, “Ndeetire mũrũ wakwa oime bũrũri wa Misiri.”
16Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Herode aamenyire atĩ nĩaheenirio nĩ Oogĩ-a-Njata, akĩrakara mũno, akĩruta watho wa kũũraga tũhĩĩ tuothe kũu Bethilehemu na kũrĩa gũkuhĩ nakuo, tũrĩa twarĩ na ũkũrũ wa mĩaka ĩĩrĩ gũcooka na thĩ, kũringana na ihinda rĩrĩa eerĩtwo nĩ Oogĩ-a-Njata. 172:17 Math 1:22Hĩndĩ ĩyo ũhoro ũrĩa waarĩtio na kanua ka mũnabii Jeremia ũkĩhinga, rĩrĩa oigire atĩrĩ:
182:18 Jer 31:15; Kĩam 35:19“Mũgambo nĩwaiguirwo kũu Rama,
kĩrĩro na gũcakaya kũnene,
Rakeli akĩrĩrĩra ciana ciake,
na akarega kũhoorerio, tondũ itirĩ ho.”
Gũcooka Nazarethi
192:19 Atũm 5:19; Math 27:19Na rĩrĩ, Herode akua-rĩ, mũraika wa Mwathani akiumĩrĩra Jusufu kĩroto-inĩ kũu Misiri, 20akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra, woe kaana gaka na nyina, mũthiĩ bũrũri wa Isiraeli, nĩgũkorwo arĩa maageragia gũkooraga nĩmakuĩte.”
21Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, agĩũkĩra, akĩoya kaana na nyina, magĩthiĩ bũrũri wa Isiraeli. 222:22 Math 2:12, 13, 19; Luk 2:39Rĩrĩa aiguire atĩ Arikelau nĩwe wathamakaga Judea handũ ha ithe Herode, agĩĩtigĩra gũthiĩ kuo. Na aarĩkia gũkaanio kĩroto-inĩ-rĩ, agĩthiĩ bũrũri wa Galili, 232:23 Mar 1:24; Joh 1:45-46; Luk 1:13, 57-66agĩthiĩ gũtũũra itũũra rĩĩtagwo Nazarethi. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũhoro ũrĩa waarĩtio na tũnua twa anabii ũkĩhinga, rĩrĩa moigire atĩrĩ, “Nĩageetagwo Mũnazari.”
