2:1 ¶ Yesus putu hi ngata Betlehem tana' Yudea nto'u poparenta-na Magau' Herodes. Nto'u toe, ba hangkuja dua tauna rata hi Yerusalem ngkai ngata to molaa tono' mata'eo. Torata toera, tauna to nginca mponaa tanda hi betue'.

2:2 Mepekune' -ra hi pue' ngata Yerusalem, ra'uli': "Hiapa-idi Ana' to lako' putu to jadi' Magau' to Yahudi-e? Hi mata'eo kihilo betue' to mpobatuai kaputu-na. Toe pai' tumai-kai doko' mpopue' -i."

2:3 Kana'epe-na Magau' Herodes karia-na ana' to jadi' magau' mpai', konce pai' koro' -imi, wae wo'o hawe'ea tauna hi Yerusalem.

2:4 Ngkai ree, kanakio' -rami hawe'ea imam pangkeni hante guru-guru agama Yahudi tumai moromu. Kahiruru' -ra omea-mi, napekune' -ra: "Hiapa mpu'u-koiwo kaputua-na Magau' Topetolo' to najanci Alata'ala owi-e?"

2:5 Ratompoi' -i hewa toi: "Hi ngata Betlehem tana' Yudea. Ki'inca toe, apa' ria Lolita Pue' to na'uki' hadua nabi owi-e. Na'uli' Pue':

2:6 `Ngata Betlehem hi tana' Yehuda, ngata to kedi' -wadi. Aga nau' wae, bohe lau-pi mpai' hanga' -na ngkai hawe'ea ngata bohe hi tana' Yehuda. Apa' ngkai Betlehem toe mpai', mehupa' hadua Pangkeni to mpokeni ntodea-ku to Israel.'"

2:7 Kana'epe-na Herodes lolita toe, nakio' bongo-ramo to nginca mponaa betue' toera mpohirua' -ki bona uma ra'incai tau ntani' -na. Napekune' -ra ba nto'uma mpu'u betue' toe lomo' -na mehupa'.

2:8 Oti toe, nahubui-ramo hilou hi Betlehem, na'uli' -raka: "Hilou-mokoi hi Betlehem, nipewulihi' lompe' kahiapa-na Ana' tetui. Ane nirua' -ipi, tumai-mokoi mpo'uli' -ka, bona hilou wo'o-a-kuwo mpopue' -i."

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2:10 Kahilou-rami. Hi lengko ohea, rahilo wo'o-mi betue' to rahilo hi tono' mata'eo-e wengi. Uma-pi mowo kagoe' -ra mpohilo betue' toe. Betue' toe mpori'uluhi-ra duu' -na mento'o hintoto po'ohaa' Ana' toei.

2:11 Karata-ra, mesua' -ramo hi rala tomi, mpohilo Ana' toei hante Maria, tina-na. Mowilingkudu-ramo mpopue' -i. Oti toe, karabongka-nami pontimamahia rewa-ra, pai' rajuju-mi pepue' -ra hi Ana' toei. Pepue' -ra toe: bulawa, pai' anu mohonga to masuli' oli-na to rahanga' dupa' pai' mur.

2:12 Oti toe, Alata'ala mpololitai-ra hi rala ompo' -ra, na'uli' -raka: "Neo' -pokoi nculii' hi Herodes!" Jadi' ponculia' -ra toe, uma-rapa ntara hi Yerusalem, meleli' -ramo ntara hi ohea ntani' -na.

2:13 ¶ Pe'ongko' -ra to nginca mponaa betue' toera, mehupa' wo'o-mi mala'eka Pue' hi Yusuf hi rala ompo' -na. Na'uli' mala'eka toei: "Yusuf! Herodes mpopali' Ana' tetui doko' napatehi. Memata-moko, keni-imi Ana' tetui hante tina-na, malai-koi hilou hi tana' Mesir! Mo'oha' -mokoi ulu hi ria duu' -na ria lolita-ku mpai' mpo'uli' -kokoi."

2:14 Pemata-nami Yusuf, pai' hi bengi toe palai-nami mpokeni Maria pai' Yesus hilou hi Mesir.

2:15 Mo'oha' -ramo hi ria duu' -na Magau' Herodes mate. Jadi', Yesus rakeni hilou hi tana' Mesir toe, bona ane rakeni nculii' -ipi mpai', madupa' -mi Lolita Pue' to napohowa' nabi owi to mpo'uli': "Kukio' Ana' -ku tumai ngkai Mesir."

2:16 ¶ Kana'inca-na Herodes karapakawa' -na to nginca mponaa betue' toera, uma-pi mowo roe-na. Toe pai' nahawai' tantara-na hilou mpopatehi hawe'ea ana' tomane hi Betlehem pai' hi ngata to ntololikia-na, bona ngalai' ana' to jadi' magau' toei mpai' rapohipatehii. Na'inca moto Herodes nto'uma lomo' pehupa' -na betue' toe, apa' napekune' wengi hi to nginca mponaa betue' toera. Toe pai' napehubui bona hawe'ea ana' tomane hi Betlehem rapatehi, ngkai ana'lei to lako' putu duu' rata hi ana' to rompae-mi umuru-ra.

2:17 Kajadia' toe mpopadupa' Lolita Pue' to napohowa' nabi Yeremia owi, to mpo'uli' hewa toi:

2:18 "Hi ngata Rama uma mowo pogeo' pai' potantangi'. Rahel mpotantangii' ana' -ana' -na. Uma-i ma'ala tanta'ua, apa' uma-rapa ria."

2:19 ¶ Bula-ra Yusuf, Maria pai' Yesus hi Mesir, Magau' Herodes mate. Oti toe, mehupa' wo'o-imi mala'eka Pue' hi Yusuf hi rala ompo' -na.

2:20 Na'uli' mala'eka toei: "Tauna to doko' mpopatehi Ana' tetui, mate-imi. Wae-pi, memata-moko, keni-imi Ana' tetui ntali tina-na, nculii' -mokoi hilou hi tana' Israel."

2:21 Memata mpu'u-imi Yusuf mpokeni Ana' toei hante Maria, nculii' hi tana' to Israel.

2:22 Tapi' na'epe Yusuf, Arkelaus ana' Herodes mposampei tuama-na jadi' magau' hi tana' Yudea. Toe pai' me'eka' -i hilou hi ria. Ngkai ree, ria wo'o-mi petudui' Pue' to nahilo Yusuf hi rala ompo' -na. Toe pai' hilou-ramo hi tana' Galilea,