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Otu nwoke ike gwụrụ mesịrị rahụ ụra, mkpebi ya edoola anya. Ma n'ime abalị jụụ, otu olu gwara ya: atụla egwu.
Na Nazaret, obi Josef dị arọ. Meri, nwa agbọghọ e kwere ya nkwa ọlụlụ, dị ime, Josef makwaara na nwa ahụ abụghị nke ya. Ọ bụ ezigbo mmadụ. Ọ chọrọ idebe iwu Chineke, ọ chọkwara ichebe Meri pụọ n'ihere. Ya mere o kpebiela ịkwụsị nkwa ọlụlụ ahụ jụụ, n'enweghị mkpọtụ n'ihu ọha. Matiu sị na mgbe Josef na-atụgharị ihe ndị a n'uche, na-atụgharị ha ugboro ugboro, ihe mere. Ụra buuru ya, Onyenwe anyị wee kwuo okwu.
Mmụọ ozi nke Onyenwe anyị pụtaara Josef na nrọ. Mmụọ ozi ahụ kpọkwara ya aha dị ukwuu. Josef, nwa Devid, atụla egwu ịkpọrọ Meri nwunye gị, n'ihi na ihe a tụrụ n'ime ya sitere na Mmụọ Nsọ. Nwa Devid. A chetaara Josef, onye na-ewu ụlọ n'obodo nta, onye ọ bụ n'ezie: onye so n'agbụrụ eze nke Chineke kwere nkwa ịgọzi. Ihe ọ kachasị tụọ egwu ka e ji otu ahịrịokwu kọwaa. Meri araghị ya. Nwa a sitere n'aka Chineke n'onwe ya.
Mmụọ ozi ahụ gara n'ihu. Meri ga-amụ nwa nwoke, gị onwe gị, Josef, ga-agụkwa ya aha. Kpọọ ya Jisọs, n'ihi na ọ ga-azọpụta ndị ya site na mmehie ha. N'asụsụ Hibru, aha Jisọs bụ Yeshua, ụdị aha Joshua, nke pụtara na Onyenwe anyị na-azọpụta. Aha ahụ bụ ọrụ ya. Mgbe ahụ Matiu batara ịkọwa. Ihe ndị a niile mere, ka o kwuru, ka ihe Onyenwe anyị kwuru site n'ọnụ onye amụma Aịsaịa, ọtụtụ narị afọ tupu mgbe ahụ, wee mezuo. Lee, nwa agbọghọ na-amaghị nwoke ga-atụrụ ime, mụọ nwa nwoke, ha ga-akpọkwa aha ya Emanuel. Matiu gwara anyị ihe ọ pụtara: Chineke nọnyeere anyị.
Mgbe ahụ ụtụtụ bịara. Josef tetara. Ihe Matiu kọrọ banyere ihe o mere ozugbo dị mfe nke ukwuu. Josef mere dị ka mmụọ ozi nke Onyenwe anyị nyere ya iwu. Ọ dịghị arụmụka. Ọ dịghị ịrịọ ihe ịrịba ama. Ọ dịghị igbu oge. Ọ kpọbatara Meri n'ụlọ ya dị ka nwunye ya. Ọ maara na ndị mmadụ nwere ike ikwu okwu. Ọ maara na ụfọdụ agaghị ekwe akụkọ ahụ ma ọlị. O mere ya n'agbanyeghị. Matiu gbakwụnyere na Josef emetụghị Meri aka dị ka di na nwunye ruo mgbe ọ mụrụ nwa ya nwoke. Mgbe nwa ahụ bịara, Josef gụrụ ya aha, dị ka a gwara ya. Ọ kpọrọ aha ya Jisọs.
Ndị na-agụ Matiu gaara ahụ ihe yiri ihe ochie. Ogologo oge gara aga, na Jenesis, Josef ọzọ, nwa Jekọb, bụ onye a ma ama maka nrọ ya. Ndepụta ezinụlọ Matiu dere na mbido Oziọma ya kpọkwara nna Josef a Jekọb. N'isi abụọ mbụ nke Matiu, Chineke ji nrọ duo ndị mmadụ ugboro ise: ugboro anọ nye Josef, otu ugboro nye ndị amamihe ahụ.
Nrọ Josef dị na Matiu isi nke mbụ, amaokwu nke iri abụọ ruo nke iri abụọ na ise. Nwoke dị jụụ, onye kwuru obere okwu, onye anyị na-ahụ okwukwe ya n'ihe o mere ozugbo o tetara. Ndị Kraịst ewerewo okwu Aịsaịa ogologo oge, Chineke nọnyeere anyị, dị ka obi Krismas. Ya mere, lee ajụjụ ị ga-eburu gaa. Mgbe ị maara ihe Chineke na-arịọ gị, olee ngwa ngwa ị na-eme ya?
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Mgbe ị maara ihe Chineke na-arịọ gị, olee ngwa ngwa ị na-eme ya?
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This retelling follows Matiu 1:20–25. Open your Bible and read it for yourself.
Sources for the history
- Matthew 1:16; Genesis 37:5–11 — Matiu kpọrọ nna Josef Jekọb; Jenesis kọrọ banyere Josef nwa Jekọb na nrọ ya.
- Matthew 1:20; 2:12; 2:13; 2:19; 2:22 — Mkpughe ise site na nrọ na Matiu isi nke mbụ na nke abụọ: anọ nye Josef, otu nye ndị amamihe.
- Isaiah 7:14 — Amụma Matiu hotara banyere nwa nwoke a ga-akpọ Emanuel.
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