Matthew 2

2 ¹After dem born Jesus for Bethlehem, for Judea, for di time wey King Herod dey reign, some wise men wey sabi study star come from di east reach Jerusalem, ²dem dey ask, “Where di one wey dem born to be king of di Jews people dey? Bicos we see im star for di east, and we come to worship am.” ³As King Herod hear dis tin, im mind no rest, and all Jerusalem too troubled with am. ⁴Im gather all di chief priest and di people wey sabi book for di land, im dey ask dem where dem go born di Christ. ⁵Dem tell am, “Na for Bethlehem for Judea, bicos na so dem write am through di prophet: ⁶‘But you, Bethlehem, for Judah land, you no be small pass among di rulers of Judah; bicos from inside you one ruler go comot wey go shepherd Israel, my people.’”

⁷Then Herod call di wise men for hidden place, im ask dem well-well di exact time wey di star show. ⁸Im send dem go Bethlehem, im talk, “Go, find di pikin well-well. Wen una see am, come back tell me, so dat I too go go worship am.”

⁹After dem don hear di king, dem waka comot; and di star wey dem see for di east dey go before dem, till e come stop for on top di place wey di pikin dey. ¹⁰Wen dem see di star, dem happy well-well, joy full dem body. ¹¹Dem enter di house, dem see di pikin with Mary im mama, dem kneel down worship am. Dem open dia treasure box, dem give am gift: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. ¹²God warn dem for dream make dem no go back meet Herod, so dem take anoda road go back dia own country.

Di Papa Cover Im Pikin

¹³After dem comot, one angel of our Papa show Joseph for dream: “Wake up, carry di pikin and im mama, run go Egypt, and stay dia till I tell you—bicos Herod dey come find di pikin to kill am.”

¹⁴So Joseph wake up, im carry di pikin and im mama for night, im comot go Egypt,

¹⁵im stay dia till Herod die, so dat wetin our Papa talk through di prophet go happen: “I call my pikin comot from Egypt.” ^a a v15 Matthew take dis words of Hosea apply am to Jesus: di true Pikin wey do wetin Israel, wey God call comot from Egypt, no fit do at all.

¹⁶Then Herod, wen im see say di wise men don do am pass am for sense, im vex well-well, im send men go kill all di boy pikin wey be two years and below for Bethlehem and all di area around am, e match di time wey im learn from di wise men. ¹⁷Dis one make wetin dem talk through Jeremiah di prophet happen: ¹⁸“Dem hear one voice for Ramah, cry and plenty mourning, Rachel dey cry for her pikin dem; she no gree make anybody console am, bicos dem no dey again.”

Di Papa Call Am Come Home

¹⁹But wen Herod die, one angel of our Papa show for dream to Joseph for Egypt, ²⁰im talk, “Wake up, carry di pikin and im mama, go Israel land, bicos di people wey dey find di pikin life don die.”

²¹So Joseph wake up, im carry di pikin and im mama, im go Israel land. ²²But wen im hear say Archelaus dey rule Judea for im papa Herod place, im fear to go dia. God warn am for dream, so im comot go di area of Galilee. ²³Im go stay for one town wey dem dey call Nazareth, so dat wetin di prophets talk go happen: “Dem go call am one Nazarene.”