¹Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi, akati,

¹And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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

²Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

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

³And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

⁴Nhasi munobuda nomwedzi weAbhibhi.

⁴This day came ye out in the month Abib.

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.

⁵And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

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

⁶Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

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

⁷Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.

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

⁸And thou shalt show thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth 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.

⁹And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

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

¹⁰Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.

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

¹¹And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,

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

¹²That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD's.

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

¹³And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.

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

¹⁴And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

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.

¹⁵And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

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

¹⁶And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of 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,

¹⁷And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

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

¹⁸But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

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

¹⁹And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.

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

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

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

²¹And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

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

²²He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.