The Magi visit the Messiah
1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi2:1 Traditionally wise men from the east came to Jerusalem 2and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’
3When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5‘In Bethlehem in Judea,’ they replied, ‘for this is what the prophet has written:
6‘ “But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.”2:6 Micah 5:2,4’
7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, ‘Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.’
9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
The escape to Egypt
13When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. ‘Get up,’ he said, ‘take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.’
14So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘Out of Egypt I called my son.’2:15 Hosea 11:1
16When Herod realised that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. 17Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18‘A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more.’2:18 Jer. 31:15
The return to Nazareth
19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt 20and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.’
21So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, 23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.
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.”
