¶ 1 BEA kuo alo‘i a Jisu i Betelehema i Jutea, i he gaahi aho o Helota koe tu‘i, vakai, nae ha‘u ae kau tagata boto mei he botu hahake ki Jelusalema.

2 O behe, Oku ife ia aia kuo alo‘i koe Tu‘i oe kakai Jiu? he kuo mau mamata i he botu hahake ki hono fetuu, bea kuo mau ha‘u ke hu kiate ia.

3 Bea kuo fanogo ai a Helota koe tu‘i, nae bubutuu ia, mo Jelusalema kotoabe mo ia.

4 Bea kuo fakakatoa eia ae kau taulaeiki lahi kotoabe moe kau tagata tohi oe kakai, nae fakababau ia meiate kinautolu be alo‘i ife ae Kalaisi.

5 Bea nau beheage kiate ia, I Betelehema i Jutea: he oku behe hono tohi e he balofita.

6 Ko koe Betelehema, i he fonua o Juta, oku ikai aubito koe jii hifo koe i he gaahi eiki o Juta: koeuhi e ha‘u meiate koe ha Bule, aia te ne bule‘i hoku kakai ko Isileli.

7 Bea toki fekau fakafufu e Helota ke ha‘u ae kau tagata boto, bea fehui fakababau kiate kinautolu be nae ha mai anefe ae fetuu.

8 Bea ne fekau akinautolu ki Betelehema, o ne behe, Mou alu o kumi lahi ki he tamajii, bea ka mou ka ilo ia, mou fakaha mai kiate au, koeuhi keu alu atu o hu foki kiate ia.

9 Bea kuo nau fanogo ki he tu‘i, bea nau alu; bea vakai, koe fetuu naa nau mamata ai i he botu hahake, nae alu muomua iate kinautolu, o a‘u ki he botu nae i ai ae tamajii bea tuu mei ai i oluga.

10 Bea i he e nau mamata ki he fetuu, naa nau fiefia i he fiefia lahi aubito.

¶ 11 Bea i he e nau hu ki he fale, naa nau mamata ki he tamajii nae i he ene fa‘e ko Mele, mo nau fakatomabee o hu kiate ia; bea kuo nau vete e nau koloa, naa nau atu kiate ia ae gaahi mea ofa; koe koula, moe laibeno, moe mula.

12 Bea i he valokia akinautolu e he Otua i he miji, ke oua te nau toe alu kia Helota, naa nau alu ki ho nau fonua i ha hala kehe.

13 Bea kuo alu akinautolu, iloage, kuo ha mai ha agelo ae Eiki kia Josefa i he miji, o ne behe, Tuu hake o ave ae tamajii mo ene fa‘e, bea ke holataki ki Ijibite, bea ke nofo ai ke oua keu fakaha kiate koe: koeuhi e kumi e Helota ae tamajii ke tamate‘i ia.

14 Bea tuu hake ia, o ne ave ae tamajii mo ene fa‘e i he bo, o alu ki Ijibite:

15 Bea nae i ai ia o a‘u ki he mate a Helota: ke fakamooni aia nae folofola aki e he Eiki i he balofita, o behe, Kuou ui mai hoku foha mei Ijibite.

¶ 16 Bea kuo toki ilo e Helota kuo kākā‘i ia e he kau tagata boto, bea ita lahi aubito, mo ne fekau atu ki Betelehema moe gaahi botu ofi ki ai, ke tamate‘i ae tamaiki tagata kotoabe, gata i he ua ta‘u oe nau lahi o fai ki mui; o fakatatau ki he aho naa ne fehui fakababau ai ki he kau tagata boto.

17 Bea nae toki fakamooni aia nae lea aki ehe balofita ko Jelemaia, o behe,

18 Nae ogo‘i i Lama ae le‘o, koe lāuga, moe tagi, moe tagilāulāu, koe tegihia e Lejieli ene fānau, bea ikai te ne tali ae fiemalie, koeuhi kuo ikai akinautolu.

¶ 19 Ka kuo mate a Helota, bea vakai, nae ha mai ha agelo ae Eiki kia Josefa i he miji i Ijibite,

20 O ne behe, Tuu hake, bea ave ae tamajii mo ene fa‘e, bea alu ki he fonua o Isileli; he kuo mate akinautolu nae kumi ki he moui ae tamajii.

21 Bea tuu hake ia o ave ae tamajii mo ene fa‘e, bea ha‘u ki he fonua o Isileli.

22 Ka i he ene fanogo oku bule e Akileosi i Jutea koe fetogi o ene tamai ko Helota, nae manavahe ia ke alu ki ai: bea i he valoki ia e he Otua i he miji, naa ne afe ki he gaahi botu o Kaleli:

23 Bea ha‘u ia o nofo i he kolo ko Nasaleti: koeuhi ke fakamooni aia nae lea aki e he kau balofita, E ui ia koe Nasaline.