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Banumbentɛ Bawo Lakye Kufĩ Katunkɔ Baawa Yesu Nfũ.
1Di obe wɔ di Herode latoole ni sɛka yi, ni baalofo Yesu di okpoo wɔ baatɔɔlɛɛ ni Betlehem di Yudea kasɔ suoto nɛ. Di obe nwu nkpo kamɛ, ni di banumbentɛ ba ninye ni asaa di awɛntrɛbi suoto bawo lakye kufĩ katunkɔ baawa Yerusalem nɛ. 2Ni baakaalɛ alɛ, “Ɔfɛ beelofo obi wɔ nimale ni sɛka di Yuda batii kasɔ suoto? Buɔnya lɛwɛntrɛbi nɔɔ di kufĩ katunkɔ. Nioso butɔɔwa bulɛ buɔbatansa nwɔ nɛ.” 3Obe wɔ di Ɔka Herode lanu ni ɔlaa wɔ mmle yi, ɔfɔɔ lasifi nwɔ ku Yerusalem batii bamuu osie kanya. 4Nkpo oso aalɛɛ Yaa olebatatɛ banɔɔfo bamuu ku kufiofa asaa batuotɛ aasiisa, ni aakaalɛ ma alɛ, “Ɔfɛ babalofo Kristo nwu nkpo?” 5Nfa nfɛ bɔɔtɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Betlehem okpoo di Yudea kasɔ suoto babalofo nwɔ. Diekye nimmle okle di Yaa ɔlaa buɛtɛtɛ lɛkpana ni alɛ,
6‘Afɔ Betlehem di Yuda kasɔ,
diele okpoo biibii fale di Yuda sekpoo kamɛ.
Diekye afɔ kamɛ di tunletɛ kplɛ nwu madie ankye,
amaleko kale nii Israel batii katũ.’ ”
7Nkpo oso Herode lalɛɛ bafɔɔ nwu nkpo niakye ni kufĩ katunkɔ di ɔlɔɔkɔ kaawofakɔ, ni aakaalɛ ma aanu obe wɔ kamɛ tutuutu baanya lɛwɛntrɛbi nwu nkpo lakyɔɔ nii. 8Ninfɛ aadiki ma osuku alɛ batɔɔkyɛ Betlehem nɛ. Ni aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Bitɔɔkyɛ biɛlaawolaa obisɔ nwu nkpo nwaa. Nse biɛnyɔɔ, biekple biwa biɛbatɔkɔ mi alɛ ami kafɔɔ kakyɛ nnaasumu nwɔ.”
9-10Nioso bafɔɔ nwu nkpo layefe osuku baasifi. Obe wɔ nfɛ bakyɛ ni di osuku, baakple baanya lɛwɛntrɛbi nwu nkpo tutuutu baanya ni di kufĩ katunkɔ. Baanya ni nii, suoto layɔɔ ma osie kanya. Lɛwɛntrɛbi nwu nkpo laleko ma katũ diakyɛ dialaayila di lɛba le di obisɔ nwu nkpo late nii. 11Ni baabuo di leyo nwu nkpo kamɛ nɛ. Nioso obe wɔ baanya ni obisɔ nwu nkpo ku ɔya Maria yi, baase akunkyi kaasɔ, baawakosa asi kasɔ baasumu nwɔ. Ninfɛ baasɛkɛtɛ kotofoe lɛma baadiki atasaa ya awo niefũ ni kɔya ninle ni koto sɛɛle, olufuii ku kloboo baatɔɔ nɛ.
12Nni kamaa, baafe di osuku bamba suoto baasifi okpoo lɛma. Diekye Yaa lasĩ ɔlaa aata ma kɔɔlaafɔ kamɛ alɛ, bataasinkple baalaafe di Herode ɔkyɛ.
Yosef Latosoko Maria Ku Yesu Aasifiko Egipte Kasɔ Suoto.
13Obe wɔ baafɔɔ nwu nkpo lasifi ni kamaa yi, Yaa tɔkyɛntɛ onwii ladiki suoto aatuo Yosef di kɔɔlaafɔ kamɛ. Ni aatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Herode mawolaa obisɔ nwu nkpo alɛ oolo. Nkpo oso taka faakpaa obisɔ nwu nkpo ku ɔya bietoso bisifi Egipte kasɔ suoto. Biesiɛ ninfa dielaase di obe wɔ makple ntɔkɔfɔ nlɛ kple fawa ni.”
14Kakyɛ nwu nkpo Yosef lakpaa obisɔ nwu nkpo ku ɔya baatoso baasifi Egipte kasɔ suoto. 15Baasiɛ ninfa dialaase di obe wɔ di Herode lakpi nii. Nle mmle lawa ninkpo, diata alɛ ɔlaa wɔ di Yaa labuɛ aafenko ni di ɔlaa buɛtɛtɛ nɔɔ suoto lawa kaanya alɛ, “Egipte kamɛ lalɛɛ obi nii lakyeko.”
Herode Lata Alɛ Baalo Babi Suɔtɔbi Bamuu Di Betlehem.
16Di obe wɔ di Herode latofo alɛ bafɔɔ nwu niakye ni kufĩ katunkɔ lakyɔnkyɔ nwɔ ni yi, ɔblɔ lafiɛ nwɔ osie kanya. Nkpo oso aakpee bakpɛtɛ nɔɔ baakyɛ Betlehem ku aba ya niɛtɛɛtɛ ni nfa fɛɛ, alɛ baalaalo babi suɔtɔbi ba nintoofũ ni alɛɛ anyɔ ku mba ninayifũ ni nkpo. Aabla nkpo ta mmle okle di bafɔɔ nwu nkpo latɔkɔ nwɔ ni obe wɔ baanya ni lɛwɛntrɛbi nwu nkpo. 17Babisɔ ba mmle olo lata alɛ ɔlaa wɔ di Yaa Ɔlaa Buɛtɛtɛ Yeremia labuɛ aatɛ ni lawa kaanya. Aabuɛ alɛ,
18“Batii lanu sɛlɔ sewo di Rama
alɛ boowi kaku osie kanya ku sɛnyaami.
Rahel nikowi anta babi nɔɔ.
Eesĩ kafɔɔ alɛ batanlo sɔɔ,
diekye babi nɔɔ nwu nkpo lekpi.”
Yosef, Maria Ku Yesu Lakple Di Egipte Kasɔ Suoto.
19Obe wɔ di Herode lakpi ni yi, Yaa tɔkyɛntɛ onwii ladiki suoto aatuo Yosef kɔɔlaafɔ kamɛ di Egipte. 20Ni aatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Taka, faakpaa obisɔ nwu nkpo ku ɔya biekple bisifi Israel kasɔ suoto. Diekye batii ba nikomiɛ alɛ balo ni obisɔ nwu nkpo ntookpi.” 21Nkpo oso Yosef lataka, ni aakpaa obisɔ nwu nkpo ku ɔya baakple baasifi Israel kasɔ suoto nɛ.
22Kafɔɔ obe wɔ di Yosef lanu alɛ Arkelao wɔ ninle ni Herode obi nfɛ ninsi ni di ote lekpomii suoto oole ni sɛka di Yudea yi, aayɛkɛ nfa ɔkyɛ. Nioso Yaa tɔkyɛntɛ onwii lasĩ aatɔɔ kɔɔlaafɔ kamɛ alɛ atankyɛ nfa, ninfɛ aakɛ aasifi Galilea kasɔ ntɛɛ nwu suoto nɛ. 23Obe wɔ aalaabuo ni nfa, aasifi aalaasiɛ di okpoo wɔ bɔɔlɛɛ ni Nasaret. Nfa lɛma ɔlaasiɛ lata alɛ, ɔlaa wɔ di Yaa ɔlaa babuɛtɛtɛ labuɛ baatɛ ni alɛ, “Batii malɛɛ nwɔ ni Nasaret otii yi,” diawa kaanya ninkpo.
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