1. O aso lava ia na oo mai ai le poloaiga a Kaisara Aokuso ia tusia uma ai le lalolagi.
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2. (Na faia lenei uluai tusi ina o pule Kurenio i Suria.)
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3. Ua o uma atu foi i latou ia tusia, e taitasi i lana lava aai.
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4. Ua alu ae foi Iosefa mai Kalilaia, mai le aai o Nasereta, i Iutaia i le aai a Tavita, ua igoa ia Peteleema, au-a ole aiga ia ma le gafa o Tavita,
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5. ia tusia faatasi ma Maria lana ava sa faufautane ia te ia, ua to o ia.
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6. Sa i ai i laua, ona oo lea i ona po e fanau ai o ia.
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7. Ua fanau e ia lana tama ulumatua, ua ia aui ia te ia i le ie, ma fa'ataoto ia te ia i le fale povi, au-a latou te le ofi i le fale e tali ai malo.
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8. Sa i le vao o lea nuu leoleo mamoe, sa nonofo ai ma leoleo po i lo latou lafu mamoe.
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9. Faauta foi, ua tu mai ia i latou le agelu a le Alii, ua pupula faataaliolio mai foi ia te i latou le pupula o le Alii, ua matu-a fefefe ai lava i latou.
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10. Ona fai lea o le agelu ia te i latou, Aua tou te matatau; au-a faauta, ou te au mai ia te outou le tala lelei e olioli tele i le nuu uma;
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11. au-a ole aso nei ua fanau ai i le aai o Tavita, lo outou Faaola, ole Alii ia o Keriso.
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12. O le Faailoga lenei ia te outou, e iloa e outou le tama meamea ua aui i le ie, o loo taoto i le fale povi.
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13. Ona faafuasei lea ona faatasi mai ma le agelu o 'au mai le lagi e toatele, ua vivii i le Atua, ua fapea ane,
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14. O le viiga i le Atua i mea aupitoaluga; ma le manuia i le lalolagi; o le finagalo alofa i tagata.
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15. Ua o i le lagi agelu sa ia i latou, ona fetautalatala'i ai lea o leoleo mamoe, Ina tatou o ia i Peteleema, tatou te vaavaai i lenei mea ua faia, ua faailoa mai ia te i tatou e le Alii.
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16. Ua latou faataalise atu, ona maua lea o Maria, ma Iosefa, ma le tama meamea o taoto i le fale povi.
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17. Ua latou iloa, ona latou faailoa ai lea o le upu na ta'ua mai ia te i latou i lea tama.
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18. O i latou uma e na faalogo ai, ua ofo i latou i mea ua ta'ua mai ia te i latou e leoleo mamoe.
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19. A o Maria ua taofi ia upu uma, ua mafaufau ai lona loto.
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20. Ona fai mai lea o leoleo mamoe, o vivii ma faafetai i le Atua, ona o mea uma ua latou faalogo ai ma vaai i ai, pei ona ta'ua mai ia te i latou.
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1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
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2. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
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3. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
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4. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
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5. To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
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6. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
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7. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
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8. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
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9. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
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10. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
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11. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
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12. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
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13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
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14. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
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15. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
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16. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
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17. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
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18. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
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19. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
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20. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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