[1] Na wɔwoo Yesu Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yudea, ɔhene Herode bere so no, hwɛ, anyansafo bi fi apuei baa Yerusalem
[2] bebisaa sɛ: Ɛhe na Yudafo hene a wɔawo no no wɔ? Na yɛahu ne nsoromma wɔ apuei, na yɛreba abɛkotow no.
[3] Na ɔhene Herode tee no, ɔne Yerusalemfo nyinaa akoma tui;
[4] na ohyiaa ɔman no mu asɔfo mpanyin ne kyerɛwfo nyinaa bisaa wɔn faako a wɔbɛwo Kristo no.
[5] Na wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yudea; na saa ara na odiyifo no akyerɛw sɛ:
[6] Na wo Betlehem, Yuda asase, wonyɛ Yuda asafohene mu akumaa, efisɛ wo mu na ɔsafohene a ɔbɛhwɛ me man Israel no befi aba.
[7] Ɛnna Herode frɛɛ anyansafo no kokoam, bisaa wɔn bere ko a nsoromma no fii no yiye;
[8] Afei ɔsomaa wɔn Betlehem sɛ: Monkɔ nkɔhwehwɛ abofra no yiye; na sɛ munya hu no a, mommɛka nkyerɛ me, na me nso menkɔ nkɔkotow no bi.
[9] Na wotiee ɔhene asɛm no wiei no, wosiim kɔe; na hwɛ, nsoromma a wohuu no apuei no dii wɔn anim ara de kosii sɛ ekogyinaa faako a abofra no wɔ no atifi.
[10] Na wohuu nsoromma no no, wɔn ani gyei kɛse pa ara.
[11] Na wɔkɔɔ dan no mu no, wohuu abofra no ne ne na Maria, na wɔkotow sɔree no; na wobuee wɔn fotow so yɛɛ no ayɛ, sika kɔkɔɔ ne aduhuam ne kurobow.
[12] Na woyi kyerɛɛ wɔn ɔdae mu sɛ wɔnnsan nnkɔ Herode hɔ bio no, wɔfaa ɔkwan foforo bi so san kɔɔ wɔn kurom.
[13] Na wofii hɔ kɔe no, hwɛ, Awurade bɔfo bi yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Yosef ɔdae mu sɛ: Sɔre fa abofra no ne ne na, na guan kɔ Misraim, na kɔtena hɔ kosi sɛ mɛka makyerɛ wo; efisɛ Herode rebɛhwehwɛ abofra no akum no.
[14] Na ɔsɔre faa abofra no ne ne na anadwo, na ofii hɔ kɔɔ Misraim,
[15] na ɔwɔ hɔ ara kosii sɛ Herode wui; na nea Awurade nam odiyifo no so kae no aba mu sɛ: Mafrɛ me ba afi Misraim.
[16] Na Herode hui sɛ anyansafo no agoru ne ho no, ne bo fuwii pii; na ɔsoma ma wokokunkum mmofra a wɔ Betlehem ne n’ahye so a wɔadi mfe abien ne wɔn a wonnya nnii saa no nyinaa sɛnea bere no a obisabisaa anyansafo no kyerɛe no.
[17] Ɛnna nea Odiyifo Yeremia kae no baa mu sɛ:
[18] Wɔtee nne bi Rama, osu ne awerɛhow kɛse; Rahel resu ne mma, na ɔmpɛ sɛ wɔkyekye ne werɛ, efisɛ wonni hɔ.
[19] Na Herode wui no, hwɛ, Awurade bɔfo yii ne ho kyerɛɛ Yosef ɔdae mu wɔ Misraim
[20] sɛ: Sɔre fa abofra no ne ne na, na kɔ Israel asase so; na wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ abofra no akum no no awu.
[21] Na ɔsɔre faa abofra no ne ne na, na ɔbaa Israel asase so.
[22] Na ɔtee sɛ Arkelao di Yudea hene n’agya Herode ananmu no, osuroe sɛ ɔbɛkɔ hɔ; na woyi kyerɛɛ no ɔdae mu no, ɔman kɔɔ Galilea fam.
[23] Na ɔba bɛtenaa kurow bi a wɔfrɛ no Nasaret mu, na nea odiyifo no kae no aba mu sɛ: Wɔbɛfrɛ no Nasareni.