¹Shure kwaizvozvo Mozisi naAroni vakaenda, vakati kuna Farao, Zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, Tendera vanhu vangu kuenda, kuti vandiitire mutambo murenje.

¹And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

²Farao akati, Jehovha ndiye aniko, kuti nditeerere inzwi rake, kuti nditendere vaIsiraeri kuenda? Handimuzivi iye Jehovha, neni handingatenderi vaIsiraeri kuenda.

²And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

³Vakati, Mwari wavaHebheru akasangana nesu; dotitenderai kuenda rwendo rwamazuva matatu murenje, tindobayira Jehovha Mwari wedu; kuti arege kutirova nedenda kana nomunondo.

³And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

⁴Ipapo mambo weEgipita akati kwavari, imwi Mozisi naAroni, munotsausireiko vanhu pamabasa avo? Endai kumirimo yenyu.

⁴And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

⁵Farao akati, Tarirai, vanhu venyika ino vatova vazhinji, zvino imwi moda kuvazorodza pamirimo yavo.

⁵And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

⁶Nomusi iwoyo Farao akaraira varairi vamabasa avanhu, navatariri vavo, akati,

⁶And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

⁷Musaramba muchipa vanhu uswa hwokuita zvitina nahwo, sezvamakaita kusvikira zvino; ngavaende vandozviunganidzira uswa vega.

⁷Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

⁸Asi zvitina zvavakaita kusvikira zvino, muvatarire izvozvo; musazvitapudza, nekuti havana chavanobata, saka vanodana, vachiti, Titenderei tindobayira Mwari wedu.

⁸And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

⁹Varume ngavawedzerwe basa rinorema, varemerwa naro; kuti varege kurangarira mashoko enhema.

⁹Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard vain words.

¹⁰Ipapo varairi vamabasa avanhu navatariri vavo vakabuda, vakataura navanhu, vakati, Zvanzi naFarao, Handichakupiyi uswa.

¹⁰And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

¹¹Endai mega mundozvitorera uswa pamungauwana, nekuti basa renyu haritapudzwi.

¹¹Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

¹²Zvino vanhu vakapararira kunyika yose yeEgipita kuzounganidza mashanga panzvimbo youswa.

¹²So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

¹³Varairi vamabasa vakavakurudzira, vachiti, Pedzai basa renyu, mabasa amaifanira kuita mazuva ose muchino uswa.

¹³And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.

¹⁴Navatariri vavana vaIsiraeri, vakanga vaiswa pamusoro pavo navarairi vaFarao, vaisirohwa, zvichinzi makaregerei kupedza basa renyu razuro neranhasi muchiita zvitina sezvamakaita kusvikira zvino?

¹⁴And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

¹⁵Zvino vatariri vavana valsiraeri vakauya vachichema kuna Farao, vachiti, Munoitireiko kudaro navaranda venyu?

¹⁵Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

¹⁶Varanda venyu havapiwi uswa, asi vanoti kwatiri, Itai zvitina; tarirai varanda venyu vanorohwa, asi mhaka iri kuvanhu venyu.

¹⁶There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

¹⁷Asi iye akati, Hamuna chamunobata, hamuna chamunobata, saka munoti, Titenderei kundobayira Jehovha.

¹⁷But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.

¹⁸Naizvozvo endai zvino, mubate, nekuti hamuchapiwi uswa, asi munofanira kupedza zvitina zvakatarwa.

¹⁸Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

¹⁹Zvino vatariri vavana valsiraeri vakaona kuti vari panjodzi, zvazvakanzi, Hamungatapudzi pazvitina zvenyu, zvamunofanira kuita mazuva ose.

¹⁹And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

²⁰Vakasangana naMozisi naAroni, vakanga vamire panzira pakubuda kwavo pamberi paFarao;

²⁰And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

²¹vakati kwavari, Jehovha ngaakutarirei akutongei, nekuti matinyadzisa pamberi paFarao navaranda vake, mukaisa munondo muruoko rwavo wokutiuraya nawo.

²¹And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

²²Ipapo Mozisi akadzokera kuna Jehovha, akati, Ishe, maitireiko vanhu ava zvakaipa? Manditumireiko?

²²And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, LORD, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?

²³Nekuti kubva panguva yandakaenda nayo kuna Farao kundotaura nezita renyu, iye akaitira vanhu ava zvakaipa; hamuna kutongorwira vanhu venyu.

²³For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.