¹And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

¹Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi, akati,

²Hallow unto me every firstborn, whatever breaketh open the womb among the children of Israel, of man and of cattle: it is mine.

²Nditsaurirei madangwe ose; zvose zvinotanga kuzarura chizvaro pakati pavana vaIsiraeri, kana kuvanhu kana kuzvipfuwo, ndezvangu.

³And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for with a powerful hand hath Jehovah brought you out from this; and nothing leavened shall be eaten.

³Zvino Mozisi akati kuvanhu, Rangarirai zuva iri ramakabudiswa naro paEgipita, paimba youranda, nekuti Jehovha akakubudisai pano noruoko rune simba; chingwa chakaviriswa ngachirege kudyiwa nemi.

⁴Ye come out to-day, in the month Abib.

⁴Nhasi munobuda nomwedzi weAbhibhi.

⁵And it shall be when Jehovah hath brought thee into the land of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, which he swore to thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

⁵Zvino kana Jehovha akusvitsa kunyika yavaKanani, neyavaHeti, neyavaAmori, neyavaHivhi, neyavaJebhusi, yaakambopikira madzibaba ako, kuti achakupa iyo, nyika inoyerera mukaka nouchi, unofanira kundoita basa iri nomwedzi uno.

⁶Seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread; and in the seventh day is a feast to Jehovah.

⁶Unofanira kudya chingwa chisina kuviriswa mazuva manomwe; pazuva rechinomwe Jehovha ngaaitirwe mutambo.

⁷Unleavened bread shall be eaten the seven days; and leavened bread shall not be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy borders.

⁷Chingwa chisina kuviriswa ngachidyiwe mazuva manomwe; chingwa chakaviriswa ngachirege kuonekwa kwauri, kunyange mbiriso ngairege kuonekwa kwauri panyika yako yose.

⁸And thou shalt inform thy son in that day, saying, It is because of what Jehovah did to me when I came out of Egypt.

⁸Udza mwanakomana wako nomusi iwoyo, uti, Ndizvo zvinoratidza zvandakaitirwa naJehovha musi wandakabuda Egipita.

⁹And it shall be for a sign to thee on thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of Jehovah may be in thy mouth; for with a powerful hand hath Jehovah brought thee out of Egypt.

⁹Chinofanira kuva chiratidzo kwauri paruoko rwako, nechirangaridzo pakati pameso ako, kuti murayiro waJehovha uve mumuromo mako; nekuti Jehovha akakubudisa paEgipita noruoko rune simba.

¹⁰And thou shalt keep this ordinance at its set time from year to year.

¹⁰Naizvozvo unofanira kuchengeta murayiro uyu nenguva yawo gore rimwe nerimwe.

¹¹And it shall be when Jehovah hath brought thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he hath sworn to thee and to thy fathers, and hath given it thee,

¹¹Zvino kana Jehovha akusvitsa kunyika yavaKanani, sezvaakakupikira iwe namadzibaba ako, akakupa iyoyo,

¹²that thou shalt offer unto Jehovah all that breaketh open the womb, and every firstling that cometh of cattle which is thine: the males [shall be] Jehovah's.

¹²unofanira kusanangurira Jehovha zvose zvinotanga kuzarura chizvaro, nezvokutanga zvose pazvipfuwo zvaunazvo, zvirume ndezvaJehovha.

¹³And every firstling of an ass shalt thou ransom with a lamb; and if thou do not ransom it, thou shalt break its neck; and every firstborn of a man among thy sons shalt thou ransom.

¹³Mwana wokutanga wedhongi unofanira kuudzikunura negwayana, kana usingadi kuudzikunura, unofanira kuvhuna mutsipa wawo; madangwe ose avanhu pakati pavanakomana vako unofanira kuadzikunura.

¹⁴And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say to him, With a powerful hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

¹⁴Zvino kana mwanakomana wako achizokubvunza panguva inouya, akati, Chinyiko ichi? Uti kwaari, Jehovha akatibudisa noruoko rune simba paEgipita paimba youranda;

¹⁵And it came to pass, when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, that Jehovah slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of men and the firstborn of cattle: therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all that breaketh open the womb -- being males; and every firstborn of my children I ransom.

¹⁵nekuti panguva iyoyo Farao yaakaramba kutitendera kuenda, Jehovha akauraya matangwe ose enyika yeEgipita, matangwe ose avanhu navana vemhongora dzezvipfuwo; naizvozvo ndinobayira Jehovha zvose zvinotanga kuzarura chizvaro, kana zviri zvirume; asi matangwe ose avanakomana vangu ndiNowadzikunura.

¹⁶And it shall be for a sign on thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes, for with a powerful hand Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt.

¹⁶Ichi chichava chiratidzo paruoko rwako, norundanyara pameso pako; nekuti Jehovha akatibudisa noruoko rune simba.

¹⁷And it came to pass, when Pharaoh let the people go, that God did not lead them the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, That the people may not repent when they see conflict, and return to Egypt.

¹⁷Zvino Farao akati aregedza vanhu kuti vaende, Mwari haana kuvafambisa nenzira yapanyika yavaFirisitia, kunyange yaiva pedo, nekuti Mwari akati, Zvimwe vanhu vangazvidemba, kana vachiona kurwa, vakadzokera Egipita,

¹⁸And God led the people about, the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went arrayed out of the land of Egypt.

¹⁸asi Mwari akapotesa vanhu nokure, nenzira yokurenje rapaGungwa Dzvuku; vana valsiraeri vakabuda panyika yeEgipita vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa.

¹⁹And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for he had made the children of Israel swear an oath, saying, God will be sure to visit you; then ye shall carry my bones with you hence.

¹⁹Mozisi akatora mafupa aJosefa, akaenda nawo; nekuti akanga apikisa vana vaIsiraeri, achiti, Zvirokwazvo Mwari achakushanyirai, muchabva pano, mugoendawo namafupa angu.

²⁰And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, at the end of the wilderness.

²⁰Zvino vakatanga rwendo rwavo vakabva Sukoti, vakandovaka misasa yavo paEtamu, pamucheto werenje.

²¹And Jehovah went before their face by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them [in] the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; so that they could go day and night.

²¹Jehovha akavatungamirira masikati neshongwe yegore rokuvaperekedza panzira, usiku neshongwe yomoto yokuvavhenekera, kuti vafambe masikati nousiku.

²²The pillar of the cloud did not remove [from] before the people by day, nor the pillar of fire by night.

²²Shongwe yegore yakanga isingabvi pamberi pavanhu masikati, kana shongwe yomoto usiku.