Mateyu 2
Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero
Anzeru a Kummawa
2 Atabadwa Yesu mʼBetelehemu wa ku Yudeya, mʼnthawi ya mfumu Herode, Anzeru a kummawa anabwera ku Yerusalemu 2 nafunsa kuti, “Ali kuti amene wabadwa kukhala mfumu ya Ayuda? Chifukwa tinaona nyenyezi yake kummawa ndipo tabwera kudzamupembedza.”
3 Mfumu Herode atamva zimenezi, anavutika mu mtima kwambiri pamodzi ndi anthu onse a mu Yerusalemu. 4 Ndipo anayitanitsa anthu onse, akulu ansembe ndi aphunzitsi amalamulo nawafunsa kuti, “Kodi Khristu adzabadwira kuti?” 5 Ndipo anamuyankha kuti, “Ku Betelehemu wa ku Yudeya chifukwa izi ndi zimene mneneri analemba kuti,
6 “ ‘Koma iwe Betelehemu, chigawo cha Yudeya,
sindiwe wamngʼonongʼono mwa olamulira a Yudeya;
pakuti otsogolera adzachokera mwa iwe,
amene adzaweta anthu anga Aisraeli.’ ”
7 Pomwepo Herode anawayitanira mseri Anzeruwo nawafunsitsa nthawi yeniyeni yomwe nyenyeziyo inaoneka. 8 Ndipo anawatumiza ku Betelehemu nawawuza kuti, “Pitani mukafufuze za mwanayo mosamalitsa. Ndipo mukamupeza mudzandiwuze kuti inenso ndikamupembedze.”
9 Atamva mawu a mfumu, ananyamuka ulendo wawo, ndipo taonani nyenyezi anayiona kummawa ija, inawatsogolera mpaka inayima pamwamba pa nyumba yomwe munali mwanayo. 10 Pamene iwo anaona nyenyeziyo, anasangalala kwambiri. 11 Pofika ku nyumbayo, anaona mwanayo pamodzi ndi amayi ake Mariya, ndipo anagwada namulambira Iye. Pomwepo anamasula chuma chawo ndi kupereka mphatso zawo za ndalama zagolide, lubani ndi mure. 12 Ndipo atachenjezedwa mʼmaloto kuti asapitenso kwa Herode, anabwerera ku dziko la kwawo podzera njira ina.
Athawira ku Igupto
13 Atachoka, taonani mngelo wa Ambuye anaonekera kwa Yosefe mʼmaloto nati, “Tadzuka, tenga mwanayo pamodzi ndi amayi ake ndipo muthawire ku Igupto. Mukakhale kumeneko mpaka nditakuwuza pakuti Herode adzafunafuna mwanayo kuti amuphe.” 14 Atadzuka, Yosefe anatenga mwanayo ndi amayi ake usiku omwewo napita ku Igupto, 15 nakhala kumeneko mpaka Herode atamwalira. Ndipo zinakwaniritsidwa zomwe ananena Ambuye mwa mneneri kuti, “Ndinayitana mwana wanga kuti atuluke mu Igupto.”
Kuphedwa kwa Ana mʼBetelehemu
16 Herode atazindikira kuti Anzeruwo anamupusitsa, anakwiya kwambiri. Ndipo anatumiza anthu kukapha ana onse aamuna a mʼBetelehemu ndi midzi yozungulira amene anali a zaka ziwiri kapena zocheperapo, molingana ndi nthawi imene Anzeruwo anamuwuza. 17 Pamenepo, zimene ananena mneneri Yeremiya zinakwaniritsidwa:
18 “Kulira kukumveka ku Rama,
kubuma ndi kulira kwakukulu,
Rakele akulirira ana ake;
sakutonthozeka,
chifukwa ana akewo palibe.”
Abwerera ku Nazareti
19 Atamwalira Herode, mngelo wa Ambuye anaonekera kwa Yosefe mʼmaloto ku Igupto 20 nanena kuti, “Nyamuka, tenga mwanayo ndi amayi ake ndipo mupite ku dziko la Israeli, popeza amene anafuna moyo wa mwanayo anamwalira.”
21 Tsono Yosefe atadzuka anatenga mwanayo ndi amayi ake kupita ku dziko la Israeli. 22 Koma atamva kuti Arikelao akulamulira mu Yudeya mʼmalo mwa abambo ake, Herode, anaopa kupitako. Atachenjezedwa mʼmaloto, anapita ku Galileya, 23 ndipo anakakhazikika mu mzinda wa Nazareti. Pamenepo zinakwaniritsidwa zonenedwa ndi aneneri kuti, “Adzatchedwa Mnazareti.”
Matthew 2
King James Version
2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
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