1Yesu bwe yazaalibwa mu kibuga Besirekemu ekyʼomu Buyudaaya, ku mulembe gwa Kabaka Kerode, abasajja abagezigezi, abaava ebuvanjuba ne bajja mu Yerusaalemi, nga babuuza nti,
2“Aliwa eyazaalibwa nga Kabaka wʼAbayudaaya? Kubanga twalaba emmunyeenye ye nga tuli mu buvanjuba, era tuzze okumusinza.”
3Awo Kabaka Kerode bwe yabiwulira ne bimweraliikiriza nnyo, era ne bonna abaali mu Yerusaalemi.
4Nʼayita bakabona abakulu bonna nʼabawandiisi bʼamateeka nʼabeebuuzaako ekifo Kristo gye yali agenda okuzaalibwa.
5Ne bamuddamu nti, “Mu Besirekemu ekyʼomu Buyudaaya, kyawandiikibwa nnabbi nti,
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7Awo Kerode nʼatumya Abagezigezi kyama, nʼababuuza ebiro emmunyeenye bye yalabikiramu.
8Nʼabasindika e Besirekemu ngʼagamba nti, “Mugende mubuulirize ebikwata ku mwana. Bwe mumulaba, mukomeewo muntegeeze, nange ŋŋende musinze!”
9Bwe baamala okuwulira Kabaka bye yabagamba ne bagenda. Bwe baafuluma, emmunyeenye eri gye baalaba ebuvanjuba nʼeddamu okubalabikira nʼokubakulembera, okutuusa lwe yayimirira waggulu Omwana wʼali.
10Bwe baalaba emmunyeenye ngʼeyimiridde, essanyu lyabwe ne libeera lingi nnyo!
11Bwe baayingira mu nnyumba
12Awo bwe baalabulibwa mu kirooto baleme kuddayo wa Kerode, bwe batyo ne baddayo ewaabwe nga bayita mu kkubo eddala.
13Awo abagezigezi bwe baamala okugenda, malayika wa Mukama nʼalabikira Yusufu mu kirooto nʼamugamba nti, “Golokoka oddusize Omwana ne nnyina e Misiri, mubeere eyo okutuusa lwe ndibalagira okudda. Kubanga Kerode ajja kunoonya Omwana ngʼayagala okumutta.”
14Ekiro ekyo nʼasituka nʼatwala Omwana ne nnyina e Misiri.
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16Kerode bwe yalaba ngʼAbagezigezi banyoomye ekiragiro kye, nʼasunguwala nnyo, nʼatuma abaserikale e Besirekemu ne mu byalo byakyo batte abaana bonna aboobulenzi abʼemyaka ebiri nʼabatannagiweza, ngʼasinziira ku bbanga abagezigezi lye baali bamutegeezeza mwe baalabira emmunyeenye.
17Awo ekigambo nnabbi Yeremiya kye yayogera ne kiryoka kituukirira ngʼagamba nti,
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19Kerode bwe yamala okufa malayika wa Mukama nʼalabikira Yusufu mu kirooto e Misiri,
20nʼamugamba nti, “Golokoka ozzeeyo Omwana ne nnyina mu Isirayiri, kubanga abaali baagala okutta Omwana bafudde.”
21Yusufu nʼasitukiramu nʼazzaayo Omwana ne nnyina mu nsi ya Isirayiri.
22Naye bwe yatuuka mu kkubo nʼatya nnyo bwe yawulira nga Alukerawo
23nʼatuuka mu kibuga kyʼe Nazaaleesi, ne babeera omwo. Ebigambo bya bannabbi bye baayogera biryoke bituukirire nga bagamba nti: “Aliyitibwa Munnazaaleesi.”