Mateu 2:1-15

Jesu akati aberekwa muBheterehemu reJudhea, pamazuva amambo Herodhi, tarira, vachenjeri vakasvika Jerusaremu vachibva mabvazuva, vakati, “Aripiko Mambo wavaJudha akazvarwa? Nokuti takaona nyeredzi yake kumabvazuva, tauya kuzomupfugamira.” Mambo Herodhi akati achizvinzwa, akatambudzika kwazvo, neJerusaremu rose naye. Akakokera vapristi vakuru vose navanyori pakati pevanhu, akavabvunza kuti, “Kristu uchaberekerwepi.” Vakati kwaari, “MuBheterehemu reJudhea; nokuti ndizvo zvakanyorwa nomuporofita, zvichinzi; ‘Newe Bheterehemu, nyika yeJudhea, Hausi muduku kwazvo kuvabati vaJudha; Nokuti mauri muchabuda Mutungamiriri, Achafudza vanhu vangu vaIsiraeri.’ ” Zvino Herodhi akadana vachenjeri, vari voga, akavabvunzisisa nguva yakaonekwa nyeredzi navo, akavatuma Bheterehemu, akati, “Endai munatsobvunzisisa zvomwana; kana mamuwana, mundiudze, kuti neniwo ndiuye kuzomupfugamirawo.” Vakati vanzwa mambo, vakaenda; zvino, tarira, nyeredzi yavakanga vaona kumabvazuva, yakavatungamirira, kusvikira yandomira pamusoro peimba makanga munomwana. Vakati vaona nyeredzi, vakafara nomufaro mukuru-kuru. Vakapinda mumba, vakawana mwana naMaria mai vake; vakawira pasi, vakamupfugamira; vakasunungura mabutwa avo, vakamupa zvipo zvendarama, nezvinonhuwira, nemura. Vakati vanyeverwa pakurota naMwari, kuti varege kudzokera kuna Herodhi, vakaenda kunyika yavo neimwe nzira. Vakati vaenda, tarira, mutumwa waIshe akaonekwa naJosefa pakurota, achiti, “Simuka, utore mwana namai vake, utizire Ijipiti, ugareko kusvikira ndichikuudza; nokuti Herodhi achatsvaka mwana kuti amuuraye.” Akasimuka, akatora mwana namai vake usiku, akaenda Ijipiti, akagarako kusvikira Herodhi afa, kuti zviitike zvakarehwa naIshe nomuromo womuporofita, achiti, “Ndakadana mwanakomana wangu abve Ijipiti.”