¹And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

¹Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi naAroni akati,

²Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, according to their fathers' houses,

²Verenga vanakomana vose vaKohati pakati pavana vaRevhi, nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo,

³from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, all that enter into the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.

³vana makore ana makumi matatu navanopfuura, kusvikira pamakore makumi mashanu, vose vanopinda pabasa, kuti vaite basa mutende rokusangana.

⁴This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: it is most holy.

⁴Ndiro basa ravanakomana vaKohati mutende rokusangana pazvinhu zvitsvene-tsvene:

⁵And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron and his sons shall go in, and they shall take down the veil of separation and cover the ark of testimony with it;

⁵Kana ungano ichisimuka, Aroni anofanira kupinda navanakomana vake, vagobvisa chidzitiro, ndokufukidza areka yechipupuriro nacho.

⁶and shall put thereon a covering of badgers' skin, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put its staves [to it].

⁶Zvino vanofanira kuisa pamusoro pazvo chokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, ndokuwarira pamusoro pazvo mucheka mutema wose, zvino ndokupinza matanda okutakura nawo.

⁷And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue; and put thereon the dishes, and the cups, and the bowls, and goblets of the drink-offering; and the continual bread shall be thereon.

⁷Vanofanira kuwarirawo mucheka mutema patafura yechingwa chokuratidza, ndokuisa pamusoro payo midziyo, nembiya, nemikombe, nezvimbiya zvokudira nazvo; nechingwa chamazuva ose chinofanira kuva pamusoro payo.

⁸And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves [to it].

⁸Zvino vanofanira kuwarira pamusoro pazvo mucheka mutsvuku, ndokuufukidza nechokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, zvino ndokupinza matanda okutakura nawo.

⁹And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-trays, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they perform its service;

⁹Vanofanira kutorawo mucheka mutema, vagofukidza nawo chigadziko chemwenje yokuvhenekesa nayo, nemwenje yacho, nembato dzacho, nendiro dzacho, nemidziyo yacho yose yamafuta, yavanobata nayo.

¹⁰and they shall put it and all the utensils thereof within a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put it upon a pole.

¹⁰Zvino vanofanira kuchiputira pamwechete nenhumbi dzacho dzose muchokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, ndokuchiisa pamatanda.

¹¹And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves [to it].

¹¹Vanofanira kuwarirawo mucheka mutema pamusoro pearitari yendarama, ndokuifukidza nechokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, zvino ndokupinza matanda ayo okutakura nawo.

¹²And they shall take all the instruments of service, wherewith they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put them upon a pole.

¹²Vanofanira kutorawo nhumbi dzose dzokubata nadzo paimba tsvene, vagodziputira mumucheka mutema, ndokudzifukidza nechokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, ndokuzviisa pamatanda.

¹³And they shall cleanse the altar of the ashes, and spread a purple cloth thereon;

¹³Vanofanira kubvisawo madota paaritari, ndokuwarira pamusoro payo mucheka mushava,

¹⁴and they shall put upon it all the utensils thereof, wherewith they perform service about it: the firepans, the forks, and the shovels, and the bowls, -- all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skin, and put its staves [to it].

¹⁴ndokuisa pamusoro payo nhumbi dzayo dzose, dzavanobata nadzo pairi, dzinoti: Zvaenga zvomoto, nezvikokovonho zvenyama, nefoshoro, nemidziyo, nhumbi dzose dzearitari, vagowarira pamusoro payo chokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, ndokupinza matanda okutakura nawo.

¹⁵And when Aaron and his sons have ended covering the sanctuary, and all the utensils of the sanctuary, when the camp setteth forward, then afterwards the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the holy things, lest they die. This is what the sons of Kohath have to carry in the tent of meeting.

¹⁵Zvino kana Aroni navanakomana vake vapedza kufukidza imba tsvene, nenhumbi dzose dzeimba tsvene, kana ungano ichida kusimuka, zvino vanakomana vaKohati vanofanira kuuya kuitakura, asi ngavarege kubata zvinhu zvitsvene, kuti varege kufa. Zvinhu izvi ndizvo zvinofanira kutakurwa navanakomana vaKohati patende rokusangana.

¹⁶And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have the oversight of the oil for the light, and the fragrant incense, and the continual oblation, and the anointing oil, -- the oversight of the whole tabernacle, and of all that is therein, over the sanctuary, and over its furniture.

¹⁶Basa raEreazari, mwanakomana waAroni mupristi, nderamafuta okuvhenekesa nawo, nezvinonhuhwira zvakanaka, nechipiriso choupfu chamazuva ose, namafuta okuzodza nawo, nokuchengeta tabhenakeri yose nezvose zvirimo, neimba tsvene, nenhumbi dzayo.

¹⁷And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

¹⁷Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi naAroni akati,

¹⁸Ye shall not cut off the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites,

¹⁸Rudzi rwemhuri dzavaKohati ngarurege kuparadzwa pakati pavaRevhi;

¹⁹but this shall ye do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they draw near unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden;

¹⁹asi muvaitire izvi kuti vararame, varege kufa, kana vachiswedera kuzvinhu zvitsvene-tsvene; Aroni navanakomana vake vanofanira kupinda nokuvagadza, mumwe nomumwe, pabasa rake napamutoro wake.

²⁰but they shall not go in and see for a moment the holy things, lest they die.

²⁰Asi ngavarege kupinda kundoona imba tsvene, kunyange iri nguva duku, kuti varege kufa.

²¹And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

²¹Jehovha akataura naMozisi akati,

²²Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, according to their fathers' houses, after their families.

²²Verenga vanakomana vose vaGeshoni, dzimba dzamadzibaba avo, nemhuri dzavo.

²³From thirty years old and upward to fifty years old shalt thou number them; every one that cometh to labour in the work, to perform the service in the tent of meeting.

²³Uverenge vanamakore makumi matatu navanopfuura kusvikira makore makumi mashanu; vose vanopinda kundobata basa, kubata mutende rokusangana.

²⁴This shall be the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving, and in carrying:

²⁴Ndiro basa remhuri dzavaGeshoni pakubata napakutakura mitoro:

²⁵they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of badgers' skin that is above upon it, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting,

²⁵Ivo vanofanira kutakura machira etabhenakeri, netende rokusangana; nechokufukidzira chayo, nechokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, chiri pamusoro payo, nechidzitiro chomukova wetende rokusangana;

²⁶and the hangings of the court, and the curtain of the entrance, of the gate of the court, which surroundeth the tabernacle and the altar, and the cords thereof, and all the instruments of their service; and all that is to be done for these things shall they perform.

²⁶nezvirembedzwa zvoruvazhe, nechidzitiro chomukova wesuwo roruvazhe, ruri patabhenakeri nokunhivi dzose dzearitari, namabote azvo, nenhumbi dzazvo dzose dzinobata mabasa azvo, nezvose zvinobatwa nazvo, ndiro basa ravo.

²⁷At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their carrying, and in all their service; and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their carrying.

²⁷Mabasa ose avanakomana vaGeshoni, zvose zvavanofanira kutakura nezvavanofanira kubata, zvinofanira kurairwa naAroni navanakomana vake; munofanira kuvagadza pabasa ravo rose rokutakura.

²⁸This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting, and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

²⁸Ndiro basa remhuri dzavana vaGeshoni patende rokusangana; pabasa ravo rose vanofanira kurairwa naItamari, mwanakomana waAroni mupristi.

²⁹The sons of Merari: after their families, according to their fathers' houses shalt thou number them;

²⁹Kana vari vanakomana vaMerari, unofanira kuvaverenga nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo.

³⁰from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the labour, to perform the service of the tent of meeting.

³⁰Uverenge vana makore makumi matatu navanopfuura kusvikira makore makumi mashanu, mumwe nomumwe, vose vanopinda pabasa, kubata basa retende rokusangana.

³¹And this shall be the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and bases thereof,

³¹Ndiro basa ravo rokutakura, sezvavanofanira kubata mutende rokusangana: Matanda etabhenakeri, nembariro dzayo, nembiru dzayo, nezvigadziko zvayo;

³²and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords, all their instruments, according to all their service; and by name ye shall number to them the materials which are their charge to carry.

³²nembiru dzoruvazhe rwakapotedza, nezvigadziko zvadzo, nembambo dzadzo dzose, namabote adzo, nenhumbi dzadzo dzose, nezvose zvavanobata nazvo; unofanira kuvaritarira namazita avo nhumbi dzavanofanira kuchengeta pakutakura.

³³This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

³³Ndiro basa remhuri dzavanakomana vaMerari, sezvavaifanira kubata basa mutende rokusangana, vachirairwa naItamari, mwanakomana waAroni mupristi.

³⁴And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the assembly numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,

³⁴Zvino Mozisi naAroni namachinda eungano vakaverenga vanakomana vaKohati nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo;

³⁵from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that entered into the labour, for service in the tent of meeting.

³⁵vakanga vana makore makumi matatu navanopfuura kusvikira pamakore makumi mashanu, mumwe nomumwe vose vaifanira kupinda pabasa, kubata basa mutende rokusangana;

³⁶And those that were numbered of them according to their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

³⁶vakaverengwa kwavari nemhuri dzavo vakasvika zviuru zviviri namazana manomwe namakumi mashanu.

³⁷These are they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, every one that served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah through Moses.

³⁷Ndivo vakaverengwa vemhuri dzavaKohati, vose vakanga vachibata basa mutende rokusangana, vakaverengwa naMozisi naAroni, sezvakarairwa naJehovha nomuromo waMozisi.

³⁸And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,

³⁸Vakaverengwa vavanakomana vaGeshoni nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo,

³⁹from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that entered into the labour, for service in the tent of meeting,

³⁹vakanga vana makore makumi matatu navanopfuura kusvikira pamakore makumi mashanu, mumwe nomumwe aifanira kupinda pabasa, kubata basa mutende rokusangana,

⁴⁰even those that were numbered of them, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, were two thousand six hundred and thirty.

⁴⁰vakaverengwa kwavari nemhuri dzavo nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo, vakasvika zviuru zviviri namazana matanhatu namakumi matatu.

⁴¹These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all that served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah.

⁴¹Ndivo vakaverengwa vemhuri dzavana vaGeshoni, vose vakanga vachibata basa mutende rokusangana, vakaverengwa naMozisi naAroni, sezvakarairwa naJehovha.

⁴²And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, after their families, according to their fathers' houses,

⁴²Vakaverengwa vemhuri dzavanakomana vaMerari, nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo,

⁴³from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that entered into the labour, for service in the tent of meeting,

⁴³vakanga vana makore makumi matatu navanopfuura kusvikira pamakore makumi mashanu, mumwe nomumwe aifanira kupinda pabasa, kubata basa mutende rokusangana;

⁴⁴even those that were numbered of them according to their families, were three thousand two hundred.

⁴⁴vakaverengwa kwavari nemhuri dzavo, vakasvika zviuru zvitatu namazana maviri.

⁴⁵These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah through Moses.

⁴⁵Ndivo vakaverengwa vemhuri dzavanakomana vaMerari, vakaverengwa naMozisi naAroni, sezvakarairwa naJehovha nomuromo waMozisi.

⁴⁶All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, after their families and according to their fathers' houses,

⁴⁶Zvino vose vakaverengwa vavaRevhi, vakaverengwa naMozisi naAroni namachinda avaIsiraeri, nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo,

⁴⁷from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that came to serve [in] the work of the service, and [in] the work of carrying, in the tent of meeting,

⁴⁷vakanga vana makore makumi matatu navanopfuura, kusvikira pamakore makumi mashanu, mumwe nomumwe aifanira kupinda kuzobata basa, nebasa rokutakura mitoro mutende rokusangana,

⁴⁸even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.

⁴⁸vakaverengwa kwavari vakasvika zviuru zvisere namazana mashanu namakumi masere.

⁴⁹According to the commandment of Jehovah they were numbered by Moses, every one for his service, and for his burden, and numbered by him, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

⁴⁹Vakaverengwa sezvakarairwa naJehovha nomuromo waMozisi, mumwe nomumwe pabasa rake, napamutoro wake; vakaverengwa saizvozvo naye, sezvakarairwa Mozisi naJehovha.