1 Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ ba kʋʋgɛ Yesu Krisito Betilehem kadɛ mʋ nɩɩ kɩ bʋ Gyudeya ɔsʋwʋlɛ sʋ mʋ, kanɩn saŋa maa mʋ Herodi ɩ gyɛ owura. Nɩɩ ɩ ba fɛɛ, anyaasɩnpʋ akʋ ba lɩɩ kyɔwɛ ɩlɩɩ ba Gyerusalem kadɛ tɔ, 2 nɩɩ ba taasɛ yɛ, “Nkɩɩ kebii mʋ nɩɩ ba kʋʋgɛ mʋ yɛ o be gyii Gyiwu abi kuwura mʋ? An wu mu kikyikpebi * 2:2 Kikyikpebi maa paatɛ lɩɩ falɛ mʋ, ɩɩ kaapʋ yɛ ba kʋʋgɛ owura kparɛ kʋ. maa paatɛ lɩɩ kyɔwɛ kɩlɩɩ, nɩɩ an ba yɛ an be muŋa bʋnyaa mʋ.”

3 Owura Herodi maa nu falɛ asɩn mʋ ɩɩ tɔɔrɔɔ mʋ gaa yɛ Gyerusalem abi kpini. 4 Nɩɩ ɔ tɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ aseepu abɩlɩsa yɛ nbara akaapʋpʋ ba gyaŋɛ, nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Fɩnɛ nɩɩ bee biti ba kʋʋgɛ Krisito abɛɛ Ɔmʋ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ wʋla lɛɛ mʋ?” 5 Nɩɩ ba lɛɛ mʋ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Bee biti ba kʋʋgɛ mʋ Betilehem kadɛ tɔ Gyudeya Ɔsʋwʋlɛ sʋ.” Lɩɩ fɛɛ Ɩbwaarɛ ɔtɔwɛpʋ kʋ wʋla kyʋrɔɔ yɩla yɛ,

7 Tʋtɔ nɩɩ Owura Herodi tɩɩ anyaasɩnpʋ mʋ lɩɩ ɩkaa sʋ, nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ bamʋ kɛ ɔ bɩɩ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ ba wu kikyikpebi maa lɩɩ mʋ. 8 Nɩɩ o sun bamʋ Betilehem tɔwɛ yɛ, “Fan kpee naa kɩɩ danbɩrasa biti kebii mʋ. Nɩɩ fan kan wu mʋ mʋ fan ba tɔwɛ mɛ, kɛ ngbaa mɛ n kpee naa muŋa bʋnyaa mʋ.”

9 Ba maa nu Owura mʋ asɛ lʋwɛ nɩɩ ba maa sʋ bee kpee mʋ, opula tɔ nɩɩ ba bwii wu kikyikpebi mʋ nɩɩ ba daa wu kyɔwɛ kɩlɩɩ mʋ, nɩɩ kɩ gyankpaa bamʋ kpee naa yɩlɛ opula mʋ nɩɩ kebii mʋ bʋ mʋ sʋsʋ kyɛɛkyɛɛ. 10 Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ ba wu kikyikpebi mʋ, bamʋ ansi i gyii naa kyʋn sʋ. 11 Ba maa loo kɩkpaara mʋ sʋ mʋ, ba wu kebii mʋ maa mu‐nyi Mɛɛrɩ, nɩɩ ba kyʋn muŋa sun mʋ. Nɩɩ ba saŋɛ bamʋ ɩsʋla nɩɩ ba lɛɛ suwa yɛ tulale mʋ nɩɩ bɛɛ tɩɩ yɛ firanki‐ɩnsɛnsɩ yɛ tulale mʋ nɩɩ bɛɛ tɩɩ yɛ mɩɩrɛ kɛɛ mʋ. 12 Kamaa tɔ mʋ Ɩbwaarɛ da bamʋ amu tɔ idee tɔ yɛ ba man bɩla bwii kpee Owura Herodi asɛ, ɩmʋ sʋ ba bɔla ɔkpa pʋpwɛ sʋ bwii kpee bamʋ ɔsʋwʋlɛ sʋ.

13 Ba maa kyʋn kamaa mʋ, Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ Ɩbwaarɛ kabɔɔ ba lɛɛ mʋ n‐yɩɩ kaapʋ Gyosefu idee tɔ tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, “Kʋsʋ taa kebii mʋ maa mu‐nyi sɩlɛ kpee Egyipiti naa kyɩna tʋtɔ naa fʋʋ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ n biti n tɔwɛ fanɛ yɛ fan lɩɩ tʋtɔ. Lɩɩ fɛɛ Herodi ɩɩ kɩɩ ee biti kebii mʋ ɔ mɔɔ.” 14 Ɩmʋ sʋ ɔ kʋsʋ taa kebii mʋ maa mu‐nyi kagyanbwɛ nɩɩ ba sɩlɛ kpee Egyipiti. 15 Tʋtɔ nɩɩ ba kyɩna naa fʋʋ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ Herodi wu. Ɩnɩmʋ ɩ yɛgɛ nɩɩ asɩn mʋ nɩɩ Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ Ɩbwaarɛ bɔla mʋ ɔtɔwɛpʋ sʋ tɔwɛ mʋ ba tɔ. Ɩmʋ ɩ gyɛ yɛ, “Lɩɩ Egyipiti tɔ nɩɩ n tɩɩ Mi‐bii.”

16 Owura Herodi maa bɩɩ fɛɛ anyaasɩnpʋ mʋ ba pɩna mʋ mʋ, ɔ nyɛ agbʋ gaa. Nɩɩ ɔ sa kɔnɔ yɛ ba mɔɔ nbii‐nyɩnsa‐bii mʋ nɩɩ ba man pɩɩta kyʋn nsu nnyɔ sʋ, nɩɩ ba bʋ Betilehem yɛ ndɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɩ kyaabɔɔ kɩmʋ mʋ kpini. Ɔ yɛgɛ nɩɩ ba waa kanɩn nɩn lɩɩ fɛɛ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ anyaasɩnpʋ mʋ ba tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ ba wu kikyikpebi mʋ, ii biti ɩ waa fɛɛ nsu nnyɔ. 17 Ɩmʋ sʋ asɩn mʋ nɩɩ Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ Ɩbwaarɛ bɔla mʋ ɔtɔwɛpʋ Gyeremiya sʋ tɔwɛ mʋ ba tɔ. Ɩmʋ ɩ gyɛ yɛ,

19 Owura Herodi kelewu kamaa mʋ, Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ Ɩbwaarɛ kabɔɔ lɛɛ mʋ n‐yɩɩ kaapʋ Gyosefu idee tɔ Egyipiti ɔsʋwʋlɛ sʋ, 20 nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, “Kʋsʋ taa kebii mʋ maa mu‐nyi bwii kpee Ɩsɩrayɩ ɔsʋwʋlɛ sʋ, lɩɩ fɛɛ bamʋ nɩɩ ba daa bee biti ba mɔɔ kebii mʋ ba wu.”

21 Ɩmʋ sʋ ɔ kʋsʋ taa kebii mʋ maa mu‐nyi kpee Ɩsɩrayɩ ɔsʋwʋlɛ sʋ. 22 Amaa maa nu yɛ Akelasi i yii mʋ‐sɛ Herodi ayaa tɔ ee gyii kuwura Gyudeya mʋ, kufuu kɩ kɩtaa mʋ yɛ tʋtɔ kikpe. Ɩbwaarɛ maa da mu kumu tɔ idee tɔ sʋ mʋ, o kpeli kpee Galile kɩbaafʋn. 23 Nɩɩ ɔ naa kyɩna Nasareti kadɛ mʋ tɔ. Ɩnɩmʋ ɩ yɛgɛ nɩɩ asɩn mʋ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ ɔtɔwɛpʋ tɔwɛ lɩɩ kebii mʋ sʋ mʋ ba tɔ. Asɩn mʋ ɩ gyɛ yɛ, “Bee biti ba tɩɩ mʋ yɛ Kanasareti‐nyɩn.”