1 Bey yul con̈ob Belén ayco yul ismajul txꞌotxꞌ Judea, haꞌ tuꞌ pitzcꞌa nichꞌan Jesús. Yet huneꞌ tiempohal tuꞌ haꞌ naj Herodes ayco isreyalo txꞌotxꞌ Judea. Ay xin huntekꞌan ebnaj caw ay ishelanil chicuyni yin̈ tzettaj ye txꞌumel,* Ebnaj chicuyni yin̈ tzettaj ye txꞌumel tuꞌ, haꞌ ton ebnaj mago. ispeto ebnaj yin̈ yetcꞌulal bay chiahilo tzꞌayic. Yet yapni ebnaj bey con̈ob Jerusalén, 2 iskꞌamben ebnaj:

—¿Baytuꞌwal ay huneꞌ naj nichꞌan xapitzcꞌahi, naj chioc isreyalo anma Israel tiꞌ? Jilan̈ yahilo huneꞌ txꞌumel yin̈ yetcꞌulal bay chiahilo tzꞌayic, haꞌ xin akꞌni cotxumulojan̈ tato xapitzcꞌa naj. Yuxin macon̈titan̈ jikꞌayo cobahan̈ tet naj, ẍi ebnaj.

3 Yet yaben naj rey Herodes huneꞌ tuꞌ, caw somchacan̈ yul iswiꞌ naj yeb sunil anma ay yul con̈ob Jerusalén. 4 Yuxin yawte naj Herodes tuꞌ ebnaj yahawil yin̈ ebnaj sacerdote† Cabeb ismunil ebnaj sacerdote akꞌlax yu Comam Dios, haꞌ yanico xahanbal yin̈ ismul anma Israel tet Comam, yeb istzotel yin̈ anma Israel tet Comam. Ebnaj sacerdote tuꞌ yin̈ naj Leví titna ebnaj. Heb 10:11; Jn 1:19; 7:32. Israel, yeb ebnaj cuywawom yin̈ isley naj Moisés; iskꞌamben naj tet ebnaj:

—¿Baytaxca tuꞌ chipitzcꞌa naj Cristo? ẍi naj.

5 Istakꞌwi ebnaj tet naj:

—Yul con̈ob Belén yul ismajul Judea chipitzcꞌa naj, yuto hac tuꞌ yu istzꞌibn̈elaxcanayo yul Yum Comam Dios yu huneꞌ ischejab yet payat, bay chal hacaꞌ tiꞌ:

7 Lahwi tuꞌ xin, yawten naj rey Herodes ebnaj mago yin̈ ewantajil, yoc naj iskꞌambeno tet ebnaj yin̈ tzet tiempohal isye isba huneꞌ txꞌumel tuꞌ tet ebnaj. 8 Lahwi tuꞌ xin ischejnito naj Herodes tuꞌ ebnaj bey con̈ob Belén, yalni naj tet ebnaj:

—Asiwe bey Belén tuꞌ, caw xin chekꞌambe yin̈ tzet caw ye nichꞌan unin tuꞌ. Lahwi yilcha naj heyu cat heyul heyalno wetan cat intopaxojan winayo inbahan tet naj, ẍi naj.

9 Lahwi yalni naj Herodes huneꞌ tuꞌ isto ebnaj. Wal huneꞌ txꞌumel yil ebnaj yin̈ yetcꞌulal bay chiahilo tzꞌayic babel sata ebnaj, yoc lin̈no bay ay nichꞌan Jesús tuꞌ. 10 Hayet yilni ebnaj huneꞌ txꞌumel tuꞌ caw tzalacan̈ ebnaj. 11 Hayet yapni ebnaj xin yocto ebnaj yul n̈a. Yilni ebnaj nichꞌan neneꞌ tuꞌ yeb ismiꞌ, yay jahno ebnaj sata nichꞌan neneꞌ tuꞌ, yalni ebnaj cꞌulla tzotiꞌ yin̈. Lahwi tuꞌ ishajni ebnaj iscꞌuwanbal, yakꞌni ebnaj chꞌen oro, yeb teꞌ pom, yeb huntekꞌan an̈ caw xukꞌ sam chiyij mirra sabehal tet nichꞌan Jesús tuꞌ. 12 Yajaꞌ xin hallax tet ebnaj yul iswayic tato matxa chꞌecꞌ ebnaj yalaꞌ tet naj rey Herodes yin̈ nichꞌan Jesús tuꞌ, yuxin nan behalxa bay to ebnaj yet ispaxto ebnaj bey iscon̈ob.

13 Haxa yet xapaxto ebnaj mago hulicꞌo ilno nichꞌan Jesús, isyeni isba huneꞌ yángel Comam Dios tet naj José yul iswayic, yalni naj ángel tuꞌ:

—Ahan̈wano yin̈ an̈e, ito nichꞌan unin tiꞌ yeb ismiꞌ cat hato bey Egipto. Wal haweh bey tuꞌ masanto haninan chiwalan tawet bakꞌin chachmeltzohi, yuto chati naj Herodes issayomal nichꞌan unin tiꞌ cat ispotxꞌni naj yalni, ẍi naj ángel tet naj José.

14 Lahwi tuꞌ yahwano naj José, yinito naj nichꞌan Jesús tuꞌ, isto naj yin̈ isbel yeb ix María bey Egipto yin̈ akꞌbalil. 15 Haꞌ bey tuꞌ xin ehayo naj yeb ix masanto cam naj rey Herodes. Hac tuꞌ yu yijnicano isba tzet halbilcano yu Comam Dios tet huneꞌ ischejab yet payat yet istzꞌibn̈encano naj hacaꞌ tiꞌ: “Bey Egipto chiwawteti Incꞌaholan,”* Os 11:1 ẍiayoj.

16 Hayet yilni naj rey Herodes tato matxa ecꞌ ebnaj mago yalaꞌ tet naj yin̈ naj nichꞌan Jesús, caw tit ishowal naj yuto etli ebnaj yin̈ naj yabe. Ischejni naj potxꞌlaxo sunil niẍte winaj unin, neneꞌ masanta niẍte yin̈ cab habil ay yul con̈ob Belén yeb huntekꞌanxa con̈ob ayco yin̈ ishoyanil, yuto hac tuꞌ chielico istiempohal yin̈ tzet yal ebnaj mago tet naj. 17 Hac tuꞌ yu yijnicano isba tzet tzꞌibn̈ebilcano yu naj Jeremías, huneꞌ ischejab Comam Dios yet payat bay chala:

19 Haxa yet xacam naj rey Herodes, isyeni isba huneꞌ yángel Comam Dios tet naj José yul iswayic bey Egipto, yalni naj ángel tuꞌ:

20 —Ahan̈wanoj cat hameltzo yeb nichꞌan unin tiꞌ yeb ismiꞌ bey hacon̈ob Israel, yuto xacam ebnaj ochen potxꞌno camo nichꞌan unin tiꞌ, ẍi naj ángel.

21 Haxa yet yaben naj José huneꞌ tuꞌ yahwano naj, yinito naj naj nichꞌan Jesús tuꞌ yeb ismiꞌ, ispaxti naj sat txꞌotxꞌ Israel hunelxa. 22 Yajaꞌ yabelo naj tato naj Arquelao, iscꞌahol naj rey Herodes tuꞌ oc reyalo selelo bey Judea, yuxin xiw naj yapni bey tuꞌ. Yajaꞌ xin hallax tet naj yul iswayic yu Comam Dios tato chito naj yul ismajul Galilea. 23 Yet yapni naj bey tuꞌ yehayo naj yeb ix María yeb naj nichꞌan Jesús yul con̈ob Nazaret. Hac tuꞌ yu yijni isba tzet tzꞌibn̈ebilcano yu ebnaj ischejab Comam Dios yet payat bay chala tato nazareno chihallax yin̈ Comam Jesús.