¹If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

¹Kana munhu akaba nzombe kana gwai, akazviuraya, kana akazvitengesa, anofanira kuripa nzombe shanu panzombe imwe, namakwai mana pagwai rimwe.

²If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

²Kana mbavha ikabatwa ichipaza, ikarohwa, ikafa, wamuuraya haangavi nemhosva paropa rake.

³If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

³Asi kana zuva rakanga ramubudira, achava nemhosva paropa rake, anofanira kuripa; kana asina chinhu anofanira kutengeswa nokuda kokuba kwake.

⁴If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

⁴Kana chaakanga aba chikawanikwa muruoko rwake chichiri chipenyu, kana iri nzombe, kana dhongi, kana gwai, anofanira kuripa kaviri.

⁵If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

⁵Kana munhu akadyisa munda, kana munda wemizambiringa, akasundira chipfuwo chake, chikandodya munda womumwe, anofanira kuripa sezvakaisvonaka zvomunda wake, nezvakaisvonaka zvomunda wake wemizambiringa.

⁶If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

⁶Kana moto ukadarika, ukabata mhinzwa, ukapisa murwi wezviyo, kana zviyo zvichiri mumunda, kana munda umene, iye akatungidza moto anofanira kuripa.

⁷If a man shall deliver unto his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.

⁷Kana munhu achinge apa wokwake mari kana nhumbi kuti azvichengete, zvikabiwa mumba momunhu uyo, mbavha, kana ikawanikwa, inofanira kuripa kaviri.

⁸If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbor's goods.

⁸Kana mbavha ikasawanikwa, muridzi weimba anofanira kuswedera kuna Mwari, kuti zvionekwe kana iye asina kuisa ruoko rwake panhumbi dzowokwake,

⁹For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbor.

⁹pamhaka dzose dzokudarika, kana iri yenzombe, kana yedhongi, kana yegwai, kana yechokufuka, kana yechinhu chipi nechipi chakarasika, kana zvikanzi, Ndicho! mhaka yavose vaviri inofanira kuuya pamberi paMwari; uyo anopiwa mhosva naMwari anofanira kuripira wokwake kaviri.

¹⁰If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

¹⁰Kana munhu akapa wokwake dhongi, kana nzombe, kana gwai, kana chimwe chipfuwo, kuti achichengete, chikafa, kana kukuvara, kana kutinhwa asina kuzviona;

¹¹Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbor's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.

¹¹ivo vaviri ngavapikirane pamberi paJehovha, kuti zvionekwe kana akaisa ruoko rwake panhumbi dzowokwake; muridzi wazvo ngaatende nazvo, iye arege kuripa.

¹²And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

¹²Asi kana zvikabiwa zviri kwaari, anofanira kuripira muridzi wazvo.

¹³If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.

¹³Kana zvikabvamburwa nechikara, ngaauye nazvo chive chapupu; haafaniri kuripa zvabvamburwa.

¹⁴And if a man borrow ought of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

¹⁴Kana munhu achinge akumbira chinhu kunowokwake, chakuvara, kana kufa, muridzi wacho asisipo, zvirokwazvo anofanira kuchiripa.

¹⁵But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

¹⁵Kana muridzi wacho aripo, haafaniri kuripa; kana chiri chinhu chairipirwa, muripo wacho wauya panzvimbo yacho.

¹⁶And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

¹⁶Kana munhu achinge anyengedzera musikana asina kunyengwa, akavata naye, zvirokwazvo anofanira kumuroora, ave mukadzi wake.

¹⁷If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

¹⁷Kana baba vake vakaramba chose kumupa iye, anofanira kuripa mari yakaenzana neroora yavasikana.

¹⁸Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

¹⁸Usarega muroyi ari mupenyu.

¹⁹Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

¹⁹Ani naani anovata nechipfuwo, zvirokwazvo anofanira kuurawa.

²⁰He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

²⁰Anobayira mumwe mwari, asi Jehovha chete, anofanira kuparadzwa chose.

²¹Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

²¹Usaitira mutorwa zvakaipa, kana kumumanikidza, nekuti nemiwo maiva vatorwa munyika yeEgipita.

²²Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

²²Usatambudza chirikadzi kana nherera.

²³If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

²³Kana ukatongovatambudza, vakadana kwandiri, ndichateerera kudana kwavo;

²⁴And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

²⁴kutsamwa kwangu kuchamuka, ndikakuurayai nomunondo; vakadzi venyu vachava chirikadzi, navana venyu nherera.

²⁵If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

²⁵Kana ukapa mumwe wavanhu vangu vaunavo chikwereti chemari, ari murombo, usaita kwaari somupi wechikwereti; usareva mhindu kwaari.

²⁶If thou at all take thy neighbor's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

²⁶Kana ukatongotora nguvo yowokwako ruve rubatso, unofanira kuidzosera kwaari zuva rovira;

²⁷For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

²⁷nekuti ndicho chokufuka chake choga, inguvo yake yaanofukidza nayo ganda rake; achavata neiko? Kana iye akadana kwandiri, ndichamunzwa, nekuti ndine tsitsi.

²⁸Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

²⁸Usatuka Mwari, kana kushuridzira mubati pakati pavanhu vako.

²⁹Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

²⁹Usanonoka kupa Mwari zvimwe kune zvizhinji zvezviyo zvako nezvinomwiwa. Undipe dangwe ravana vako vavakomana.

³⁰Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

³⁰Uitewo saizvozvo nenzombe dzako namakwai ako; rigare mazuva manomwe namai varo, ugondipa iro nezuva rorusere.

³¹And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

³¹imwi munofanira kuva vanhu vatsvene kwandiri; naizvozvo hamufaniri kudya nyama yakabvamburwa nezvikara kusango, muikandire imbwa.