¹And Moses answered and said, But behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah has not appeared to thee.

¹Zvino Mozisi akapindura akati, Asi tarirai, havanganditendi, kana kuteerera inzwi rangu, nekuti vachati, Jehovha haana kuzviratidza kwauri.

²And Jehovah said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A staff.

²Jehovha akati kwaari, Chiiko icho chiri muruoko rwako? Akati, Itsvimbo.

³And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

³Akati, Ikandire pasi. Akaikandira pasi, ikashanduka kuva nyoka, Mozisi akaitiza.

⁴And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand and take it by the tail -- and he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand --

⁴Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Tambanudza ruoko rwako, uibate parumhinda; (iye akatambanudza ruoko rwake, akaibata, ikashanduka kuva tsvimbo muruoko rwake);

⁵that they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

⁵kuti vatende kuti ndini Jehovha, Mwari wamadzibaba avo, Mwari waAbhurahamu, naMwari waIsaka, naMwari waJakove, akazviratidza kwauri.

⁶And Jehovah said moreover to him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom, and took it out, and behold, his hand was leprous, as snow.

⁶Jehovha akatiwo kwaari, Isa ruoko rwako muchipfuva chako. Akaisa ruoko rwake muchipfuva chake; zvino akati achirubvisa, onei ruoko rwake rwava namaperembudzi rwati mbembe sechando.

⁷And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again, and took it out of his bosom, and behold, it was turned again as his flesh.

⁷Akati, Isa ruoko rwako muchipfuva chakozve. (Iye akaisa ruoko rwake muchipfuva chakezve; zvino akati achirubvisa muchipfuva chake, onei rwashandukazve senyama yake.)

⁸And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the other sign.

⁸Zvino kana vachiramba kukutenda, kana kuteerera inzwi rechiratidzo chokutanga, vachatenda inzwi rechiratidzo chechipiri.

⁹And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also those two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour [it] on the dry [land]; and the water that thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry [land].

⁹Zvino kana vachiramba kutenda zviratidzo izvo zviviri, kana kutenda inzwi rako, uchere mvura yomurwizi, uidururire pakaoma, ipapo mvura yawachera ichashanduka ropa ipapo pakaoma.

¹⁰And Moses said to Jehovah, Ah Lord! I am not eloquent, neither heretofore nor since thou hast spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.

¹⁰Zvino Mozisi akati kuna Jehovha, Haiwa, Jehovha, handizi munhu anogona kutaura zvakanaka, kunyange zuro, kana zuro riya, kana kubva panguva yamakataura nomuranda wenyu; nekuti ndiri munhu anomuromo usingagoni norurimi rusingagoni.

¹¹And Jehovah said to him, Who gave man a mouth? or who maketh dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? [have] not I, Jehovah?

¹¹Jehovha akati kwaari, Ndianiko akaita muromo womunhu, ndianiko anoita mbeveve kana matsi, kana anoona, kana bofu? Ko handizi Jehovha here?

¹²And now go, and I will be with thy mouth, and will teach thee what thou shalt say.

¹²Naizvozvo zvino chienda, ini ndichava muromo wako, ndikudzidzise zvaunofanira kutaura.

¹³And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.

¹³Iye akati, Haiwa, Ishe, tumai henyu wamunoda kutuma naye.

¹⁴Then the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also behold, he goeth out to meet thee; and when he seeth thee he will be glad in his heart.

¹⁴Zvino kutsamwa kwaJehovha kwakamukira Mozisi, akati, Ko Aroni, mukoma wako, muRevhi, haapo here? Ndinoziva kuti iye anogona kutaura kwazvo. Zvino tarira, wotobuda kusangana newe; kana achikuona achafara mumoyo make.

¹⁵And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth; and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

¹⁵Utaure naye, ugoisa mashoko mumuromo make; ini ndichava nomuromo wako, uye nomuromo wake, ndikudzidzisei zvamunofanira kuita.

¹⁶And he shall speak for thee unto the people; and it shall come to pass that he shall be to thee for a mouth, and thou shalt be to him for God.

¹⁶Iye achataura navanhu panzvimbo yako, agova muromo wako, iwe uchava saMwari kwaari.

¹⁷And thou shalt take this staff in thy hand, with which thou shalt do the signs.

¹⁷Zvino tora tsvimbo iyi muruoko rwako, ugoita zviratidzo nayo.

¹⁸And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, that I may see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

¹⁸Zvino Mozisi akaenda, akadzokera kuna Jeturo, mukarabwe wake, akati kwaari, Donditenderai henyu kuenda, ndidzokere kuhama dzangu Egipita, ndindoona kana vachiri vapenyu. Jeturo akati kuna Mozisi, Enda hako norugare.

¹⁹And Jehovah said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.

¹⁹Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi paMidhiani, Enda, udzokere Egipita, nekuti vanhu vose vaitsvaka kukuuraya vakafa.

²⁰And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them riding upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand.

²⁰Ipapo Mozisi akatora mukadzi wake nevana vake vavakomana, akavatasvisa pdhongi, akadzokera kunyika yeEgipita; Mozisi akatora tsvimbo yaMwari muruoko rwake.

²¹And Jehovah said to Moses, When thou goest to return to Egypt, see that thou do all the wonders before Pharaoh that I have put in thy hand. And I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

²¹Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Kana wodzokera Egipita, chenjera kuti uite pamberi paFarao zvishamiso zvose zvandaisa muruoko rwako; asi ndichaomesa moyo wake, kuti arege kutendera vanhu kuenda.

²²And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah: Israel is my son, my firstborn.

²²Zvino undoti kuna Farao, Zvanzi naJehovha, Isiraeri, mwanakomana wangu, idangwe rangu;

²³And I say to thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me. And if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.

²³ndakati kwauri, Tendera mwanakomana wangu kuenda andinamate; iwe ukaramba kumutendera; zvino tarira ndichauraya mwanakomana wako wedangwe.

²⁴And it came to pass on the way, in the inn, that Jehovah came upon him, and sought to slay him.

²⁴Zvino vachiri panzira, pavakanga vavata, Jehovha akasangana naye, akatsvaka kumuuraya.

²⁵Then Zipporah took a stone and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, A bloody husband indeed art thou to me!

²⁵Ipapo Zipora akatora ibwe rinopinza, akacheka rukanda rwapamberi rwomwanakomana wake, akarukanda patsoka dzake akati, Zvirokwazvo, uri chikomba cheropa kwandiri.

²⁶And he let him go. Then she said, A bloody husband -- because of the circumcision.

²⁶Naizvozvo akamurega. Ipapo akati, Uri chikomba cheropa nokuda kokudzingiswa.

²⁷And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him.

²⁷Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Aroni, Enda kurenje undosangana naMozisi. Iye akaenda, akandosangana naye pagomo raMwari, akamutsvoda.

²⁸And Moses told Aaron all the words of Jehovah who had sent him, and all the signs that he had commanded him.

²⁸Ipapo Mozisi akaudza Aroni mashoko ose aJehovha, aakanga amutuma nawo, nezviratidzo zvose zvaakanga amuraira.

²⁹And Moses and Aaron went and gathered all the elders of the children of Israel;

²⁹Mozisi naAroni vakaenda, vakaunganidza vakuru vose vavana valsiraeri.

³⁰and Aaron spoke all the words that Jehovah had spoken to Moses, and did the signs before the eyes of the people.

³⁰Aroni akataura mashoko ose akataurwa naJehovha kuna Mozisi, akaita zviratidzo pamberi pameso avanhu.

³¹And the people believed. And when they heard that Jehovah had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

³¹Vanhu vakatenda; zvino vakati vanzwa kuti Jehovha washanyira vana vaIsiraeri, akaona kunetswa kwavo, vakakotamisa misoro yavo, vakanamata Jehovha.