UKhesari Arhostosi, umbusi weeNarha eziBuswa yiRoma ukhuphe umyalo wokobana boke abantu bayokutloliswa. Nje-ke uJosefa noMariya kufuze baye edorobheni uJosefa abelethelwe kilo, eBhetlehema, esewula yeJerusalema.

Akunabususo benyawo eBhetlehema njengombana abantu bazele ukuzokutlolisa. Okukuphela kwendawo yokuhlala uJosefa noMariya abayifumanako kusesitalini, isibaya sabodumbana nezinye iinlwana. Kulapho-ke uJesu abelethelwa khona. UMariya umphuthela ngamatjhila amlalise ngemkhonjeni, indawo okubekwa kiyo ukudla kweenlwana.

Kufuze bona uZimu waba nesandla ekutheni uKhesari Arhostosi abeke umthetho wokutlolisa lo. Kubayini? Ngombana lokho kwenza bona uJesu abelethelwe eBhetlehema, idorobho ukhokhwakhe iKosi uDavida abelethelwa kilo. ImiTlolo yabikezela kade ukuthi uMbusi othenjisiweko uzokubelethelwa edorobheneli.—Mikha 5:2.

Namhlanjesi abantu abanengi bakholelwa ukuthi uJesu wabelethwa ngomhlaka-25 Disemba. Kodwana endaweni yeBhetlehema, uDisemba yinyanga yezulu namakhaza. Ngasikhathi, liyakhithika nokukhithika. Ngesikhatheso somnyaka, abelusi bengekhe babe ngaphandle emmangweni nemihlambabo. Godu, umbusi weRoma bekangekhe ayale abantu ebesele banommoya wokuvukela umbuswakhe bona bakhambe amalanga emakhazeni wobusika akghadzisa umongo bayokutlolisa. Nje-ke, kusemtarini bona uJesu wabelethwa ngo-Oktoba.