Mweendelezi wa Bulelo Bwabana Roma wazina lya Kaisara Augusto wakalailila kuti ba Juda boonse bapiluke kuminzi yabo kutegwa bakalembwe. Aboobo Josefa a Mariya bakaunka ku Betelehemu, ooko bamukwasyi wa Josefa nkobakali kukkala. Aciindi eeco, kwakasyeede buyo asyoonto kuti Mariya atumbuke.

Ciindi nobakasika ku Betelehemu, busena bulikke nkobakali kukonzya kukkala mwakali mucaanda cabanyama. Mucaanda cabanyama eeco, momumo Mariya mwaakatumbukila mwanaakwe Jesu. Wakamuvwungaila muzisani zibotu akumulazika kabotu-kabotu mucilido cabanyama.

Munsi-munsi aa Betelehemu, kwakali beembezi bamwi ibakali musyokwe kabeembela mbelele zyabo. Cakutayeeyela, mungelo wakalibonya kaimvwi kumbele lyabeembezi mpoonya bakazingulukwa amumuni wabulemu bwa Jehova. Beembezi bakayoowa, pele mungelo wakabaambila kuti: ‘Mutayoowi pe. Ndijisi makani aakkomanisya. Mesiya  wazyalwa sunu mu Betelehemu.’ Aciindi nciconya eeco, bangelo banji bakalibonya mujulu kabati: ‘Aalemekwe Leza wakujulu, alimwi akube luumuno anyika.’ Mpoonya bangelo bakazimaana. Ino beembezi bakacita buti?

Beembezi bakati kuli umwi amweenzinyina: ‘Atweende ndilyonya lino ku Betelehemu.’ Bakaunka cakufwambaana akujana Josefa a Mariya mucaanda cabanyama kabali amwanaabo muvwanda.

Boonse ibakamvwa bangelo ncobakaambila beembezi, bakagambwa kapati. Mariya wakaayeeyesya majwi ngaakaamba mungelo alimwi tanaakaluba pe. Beembezi bakapiluka kumatanga aabo, kabayaabulumba Jehova akaambo kazintu nzyobakabona akumvwa.