2 “Vaheera nyuwo Beteleheemu Efrata, murookhalaru mukhaani eriyari ya mahimo a oYuda, wa nyuwo onimoorwa wa Miyo mmoha aneera akhale mulamuli a oYixrayeli – mwa yoowo epacererowaawe ekhumale khalayixa.”
Ekopo kheerwa ekuxiwa wa Yuda, aani ekopo yoolamula eniikhale eriyari ya nyettosawe mpaka aneeraawe arwe yoowo ori muneene a ekopweene yeeyo. Ni miloko nsimwiiwelele yoowo.
Aahaathanla asilopwana oowera variyari wa aYixrayeli ootheene ni aahaakhaliha ntoko asitokweene a muloko; asitokweene a macira muloko, ncira, miloko mithanu ni muloko mmoha.
“Ii! Ekatana, muvenye ni ngwaneke ni mukukhulaaka, yoowo ori mukhwaaka!” ongima Yave a ikuru sootheene.”Mummane mukukhuli ni muhuwo onoomwaraxeya ni kinimwaarukunuwela asikhaani.
Muhakakalaxe mwaana muthiyana a oSiyoni; mukhuwele mwaana muthiyana a oYerusaleemu! Moone, mwenaanyu ongwaattamelani, oororomeleya ni oowineene, a murima woomaaleleya ni angwenleene buuru, aani mwaaxaana a buuru muthiyana.
‘Weyotho, Betelehemu, wa elapo ya oYudeiya, vekhaikhai khoohiyono mukhaani variyari wa ibooma sa oYudeiya, niwoko mwa weyo anaakhumelele Muhooleli anaakhale Mukukhuli a atthwaaka, aYixrayeli.’”
Hiiho kaahaathukumanyiha mapwattapwattha a ipuumba ari a miruku ni akhoveleli, kinaakhaliha asitokweene a macira muloko, a ncira, a miloko mithanu ni akina a muloko waahiya ahooleli a khula epuumba.
Ninlaleiya mwaha wa Nsu na okumi, mwa nenno naari okhuma ompacereroni. Aani ninlaleiya nenno niiwalaahu, noonnaahu ni maithwaahu, naawehawehaahu, ni nenno matataahu yaattaputtenraaya.
Aakeerelatho: “Yoopakiwa. Miyo ti Alfa* ni Omega*, Epacerero ni Emalihero. Wa yoowo anaavoliwe ntthona, nkingwurihe woohiliva maahi a naattuuttu a okumi.
Mweehuhuni ya ahooleli yaakhala etala mweelaponi ni mulopwana mmoha a oBeteleheemu, oYuda, vamoha ni mwaarawe ni anamwanaawe asilopwana eeli yaarowa okhala ehuhu ekina mweelaponi ya oMowabe.
Wa soothesene, nyuwosa moomukhootta Mulukwaanyu, mwa Yoowo ongwoopolani mwa sookacamihasanyu sootheene ni othananawanyu. Moheera: ‘Hoye, munivarele mwene.’ Vano mwiixoonihere vamaithoni wa Yave muttharihaka ipuumbasanyu ni mahimwaanyu.’”
Mwasuwele mapuro oniipithaawemo ootheene ni muhokoleele nno ni masu a ekhaikhai. Vano miyo kinimoohoolani. Owo akhalawo, kinoomphwanya variyari wa mahimo ootheene a aYuda.”
Owo anaakhalihe akina ntoko asitokweene a macira muloko ni akinatho a miloko mithanu. Akina anoolima ni anoohepha mmattamwawe ni akinatho anoopaka ikapwitthi sa ekhotto ni ikaruma sa ikaarosawe sa ikavalu*.