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Matthew 2
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Matthew
Birth and preparation of the King
Kituba Bible
Herod
, person
Bethlehem
, place
Egypt
, place
Israel
, person
Judea
, place
Christ
, person
Jerusalem
, place
Joseph
, person
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Berean Standard Bible
1
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Yesu butukaka na mbanza Betelemi na kizunga ya Zude, ntangu Elode vwandaka ntinu. Na manima ya mbutukulu ya yandi, bantu ya ndwenga katukaka na esete mpe kwizaka na Yelusalemi.
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After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
2
MKW
Bawu yufulaka: «Wapi kisika kele ntinu ya ba-Zwife yina me butuka? Beto me tala mbwetete ya yandi me basika na esete, mpe beto me kwiza samu na kusiika yandi.»
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asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
3
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Ntangu ntinu Elode kuwaka mambu yina, ntima ya yandi vwandaka dyaka ve na kizunu, mutindu mosi mpe bantu nyonso ya Yelusalemi.
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When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
4
MKW
Yandi vukisaka bamfumu ya banganga-Nzambi na milongisi ya Misiku, mpe yandi yufulaka bawu: «Wapi kisika Masiya fwana kubutuka?»
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And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
5
MKW
Bawu vutulaka: «Masiya fwana kubutuka na Betelemi na kizunga ya Zude samu ti na dibuku ya mimbikudi ba sonikaka mutindu yayi:
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“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6
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«“Nge Betelemi, mbanza ya Yude. Nge kele ve mbanza yina me lutila fyoti na kati ya bambanza ya Zude, samu ti nge ke basisa mfumu yina ke twadisa dikanda ya munu, bantu ya yinsi ya Isayeli.”»
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‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
7
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Na yina, Elode bokilaka bantu ya ndwenga yina na mansweki, mpe yufulaka bawu samu na kuzaba mbote wapi ntangu mbwetete talanaka.
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Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
8
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Na manima, yandi fidisaka bawu na Betelemi, mpe zabisaka bawu: «Beno kwenda mpe beno sosa na kuzaba mbote-mbote mambu me tadila mwana yina. Ntangu beno ke tala yandi, beno kwiza kuzabisa munu yawu samu ti munu mpe, mu kwenda siika yandi.»
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And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
9
MKW
Na manima ya kuwa mambu ya ntinu, bawu kwendaka. Bawu talaka mbwetete yina bawu talaka ntete na esete. Yawu vwandaka kwenda na mantwala ya bawu, mpe ntangu yawu kumaka na kisika yina vwandaka mwana, yawu kangamaka.
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After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
10
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Bawu kumaka na nsayi ya kulutila na kutala mbwetete yina kuna.
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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
11
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Bawu kotaka na yinzo, mpe talaka mwana na mama ya yandi, Maliya. Bawu fukamaka samu na kusiika yandi. Na manima, bawu zibulaka bankutu ya bawu, mpe bawu pesaka yandi makabu yayi: wolo, maaka ya nsunga ya mbote, mpe mananasi ya mile.
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On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12
MKW
Na manima, Nzambi lwengisaka bawu na ndosi na kuvutuka ve na sika ya Elode. Na yina, bawu bakaka nzila ya nkaka samu na kuvutuka na yinsi ya bawu.
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And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
13
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Ntangu bantu ya ndwenga kwendaka, mbazi mosi ya Mfumu kwizaka talana na Yosefi na ndosi, mpe zabisaka yandi mutindu yayi: «Telama, baka mwana na mama ya yandi, mpe beno kima na yinsi ya Ngipiti. Beno vwanda kuna tii ntangu mu ke zabisa nge na kuvutuka, samu ti Elode ke na kusosa mwana samu na kufwa yandi.»
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When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
14
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Yosefi telamaka mpe bakaka mwana na mama ya mwana, mpe yandi kwendaka na bawu na yinsi ya Ngipiti na mpimpa.
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So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
15
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Yandi zingaka kuna tii ntangu Elode kufwaka. Ni mutindu yina salamaka mambu yina Mfumu zabisaka na dibuku ya mimbikudi: «Mu me bokila Mwana ya munu na kubasika na yinsi ya Ngipiti.»
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where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
16
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Ntangu Elode zabaka ti bantu ya ndwenga vunaka yandi, yandi kumaka na nkele ya kulutila. Na yina, yandi pesaka muswa na kufwa na Betelemi mpe na bambanza ya pene-pene, bana nyonso ya babakala yina vwandaka me luta ntete ve bamvula zole. Yandi zengaka bamvula zole, samu ti yawu fwananaka na ntangu yina lutaka katuka mbwetete basikaka mutindu bantu ya ndwenga zabisaka yandi.
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When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
17
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Na yina, mambu yina mumbikudi Zelemi zabisaka salamaka. Mambu ya yandi vwandaka tuba:
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Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18
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«Bantu me kuwa makelele na mbanza Lama. Ya ke bidilu mpe manyongo ya kulutila ya Lasele yina ke na kudila bana ya yandi. Yandi ke na kuzola ve ti ba bomba yandi, samu ti bawu me kufwa.»
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“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
19
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Na manima ya lufwa ya Elode, mbazi mosi ya Mfumu kwizaka talana na Yosefi na ndosi na yinsi ya Ngipiti,
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After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
20
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mpe yandi tubaka na Yosefi: «Telama, baka mwana na mama ya yandi, mpe vutuka na yinsi ya Isayeli samu ti bayina vwandaka sosa kufwa mwana, bawu me kufwa.»
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“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
21
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Na yina, Yosefi telamaka. Yandi bakaka mwana na mama ya mwana, mpe bawu vutukaka na yinsi ya Isayeli.
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So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22
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Kasi yandi kuwaka ti Alekelawuse kumaka ntinu ya Zude na sika ya tata ya yandi Elode. Na yina, Yosefi vwandaka na boma ya kukwenda na Zude. Mfumu lwengisaka yandi na ndosi, mpe Yosefi kwendaka na kizunga ya Ngalili.
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But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
23
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Yandi kwendaka zinga na mbanza Nazaleti. Na yina, mambu nyonso salamaka mutindu mimbikudi zabisaka: «Bantu ke bokila yandi muntu ya Nazaleti.»
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and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
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