¹Nomwedzi wechitatu wokubuda kwavana valsiraeri panyika

¹In the third month of the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in this day they have come into the wilderness of Sinai,

²Vakati vabva paRefidhimu, vakasvika murenje reSinai, vakadzika matende avo murenje; valsiraeri vakavakapo misasa pamberi pegomo.

²and they journey from Rephidim, and enter the wilderness of Sinai, and encamp in the wilderness; and Israel encampeth there before the mount.

³Zvino Mozisi akakwira kuna Mwari, Jehovha ari mugomo akamudana, akati, Unofanira kutaura kudai kuna veimba yaJakove, uudze vana vaIsiraeri, uti,

³And Moses hath gone up unto God, and Jehovah calleth unto him out of the mount, saying, `Thus dost thou say to the house of Jacob, and declare to the sons of Israel,

⁴Makaona zvandakaitira vaEgipita, uye kuti ndakakutakurai imwi pamapapiro egondo, ndikakusvitsai kwandiri.

⁴Ye — ye have seen that which I have done to the Egyptians, and I bear you on eagles` wings, and bring you in unto Myself.

⁵Naizvozvo zvino kana mukateerera inzwi rangu nomoyo wose, mukachengeta sungano yangu, muchava fuma yangu chaiyo pakati pendudzi dzose, nekuti nyika ndeyangu;

⁵`And now, if ye really hearken to My voice, then ye have kept My covenant, and been to Me a peculiar treasure more than all the peoples, for all the earth [is] Mine;

⁶muchava kwandiri ushe hwevapristi, norudzi rutsvene. Ndiwo mashoko aunofanira kundoudza vana vaIsiraeri.

⁶and ye — ye are to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation: these [are] the words which thou dost speak unto the sons of Israel.`

⁷Zvino Mozisi akadzoka, akadana vakuru vavanhu, akaisa pamberi pavo mashoko iwayo ose, aakanga arairwa naJehovha.

⁷And Moses cometh, and calleth for the elders of the people, and setteth before them all these words which Jehovah hath commanded him;

⁸Ipapo vanhu vose vakapindura pamwechete, vachiti, Zvose zvataurwa naJehovha tichazviita. Mozisi akandoudza Jehovha mashoko avanhu.

⁸and all the people answer together and say, `All that Jehovah hath spoken we do;` and Moses returneth the words of the people unto Jehovah.

⁹Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Tarira ndinouya kwauri mugore gobvu, kuti vanhu vanzwe kana ndichitaura newe, vagotenda misi yose.

⁹And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Lo, I am coming unto thee in the thickness of the cloud, so that the people hear in My speaking with thee, and also believe in thee to the age;` and Moses declareth the words of the people unto Jehovah.

¹⁰Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Enda kuvanhu, uvatsaure nhasi namangwana, vasuke nguvo dzavo,

¹⁰And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go unto the people; and thou hast sanctified them to-day and to-morrow, and they have washed their garments,

¹¹vagare vakazvigadzira nezuva retatu, nekuti nezuva retatu Jehovha achaburuka pamberi pavanhu vose pamusoro pegomo reSinai.

¹¹and have been prepared for the third day; for on the third day doth Jehovah come down before the eyes of all the people, on mount Sinai.

¹²Iwe utarire vanhu miganhu yakavapoteredza, uti kwavari, Chenjerai kuti murege kukwira mugomo, kana kubata jinga raro; ani naani anobata gomo achaurawa zvirokwazvo;

¹²`And thou hast made a border [for] the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, going up into the mount, or coming against its extremity; whoever is coming against the mount is certainly put to death;

¹³ngaarege kubatwa noruoko, asi atakwe zvirokwazvo namabwe, kana apfurwe; kana chiri chipfuwo, kana munhu, haafaniri kurarama; asi kana hwamanda ichiramba ichirira, ngavakwire mugomo.

¹³a hand cometh not against him, for he is certainly stoned or shot through, whether beast or man it liveth not; in the drawing out of the jubilee cornet they go up into the mount.`

¹⁴Zvino Mozisi akaburuka mugomo, akaenda kuvanhu, akatsaura vanhu; ivo vakasuka nguvo dzavo.

¹⁴And Moses cometh down from the mount unto the people, and sanctifieth the people, and they wash their garments;

¹⁵Akati kuvanhu, Garai makazvigadzira nezuva retatu; musaswedera kumukadzi.

¹⁵and he saith unto the people, `Be ye prepared for the third day, come not nigh unto a woman.`

¹⁶Zvino nezuva retatu koedza kutinhira kukavapo pamusoro pegomo, nemheni, negore dema, nenzwi rehwamanda rine simba guru; vanhu vose vakanga vari pamisasa vakadedera.

¹⁶And it cometh to pass, on the third day, while it is morning, that there are voices, and lightnings, and a heavy cloud, on the mount, and the sound of a trumpet very strong; and all the people who [are] in the camp do tremble.

¹⁷Zvino Mozisi akaudza vanhu kuti vabude pamisasa vasangane naMwari, vamire pajinga regomo.

¹⁷And Moses bringeth out the people to meet God from the camp, and they station themselves at the lower part of the mount,

¹⁸Gomo rose reSinai rakanga richipfungaira, nekuti Jehovha akanga aburukira pamusoro paro mumoto; utsi hwaro ukakwira soutsi bwevira; gomo rose rikazununguka kwazvo.

¹⁸and mount Sinai [is] wholly a smoke from the presence of Jehovah, who hath come down on it in fire, and its smoke goeth up as smoke of the furnace, and the whole mount trembleth exceedingly;

¹⁹Zvino inzwi rehwamanda rakati richirira nokurira kwazvo, Mozisi akataura, Mwari akamupindura nenzwi.

¹⁹and the sound of the trumpet is going on, and very strong; Moses speaketh, and God doth answer him with a voice.

²⁰Ipapo Jehovha akaburukira pamusoro pegomo reSinai, Jehovha akadana Mozisi kuti akwire kumusoro wegomo, Mozisi akakwira.

²⁰And Jehovah cometh down on mount Sinai, unto the top of the mount, and Jehovah calleth for Moses unto the top of the mount, and Moses goeth up.

²¹Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Buruka, undoraira vanhu kuti varege kupaza kuna Jehovha kundotarira, kuti vazhinji vavo varege kufa.

²¹And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go down, protest to the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to see, and many of them have fallen;

²²Navapristi vanoswedera kuna Jehovha, ngavazvitsaure, kuti Jehovha arege kuvaparadza.

²²and also the priests who are coming nigh unto Jehovah do sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break forth on them.`

²³Mozisi akati kuna Jehovha, Vanhu havangagoni kukwira kugomo reSinai, nekuti makatiraira, muchiti, Tarirai miganhu pagomo muritsaure.

²³And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `The people [is] unable to come up unto mount Sinai, for Thou — Thou hast protested to us, saying, Make a border [for] the mount, then thou hast sanctified it.`

²⁴Jehovha akati kwaari, Enda uburuke, mukwirezve, iwe naAroni, anewe; asi vapiristi navanhu ngavarege kupaza kuna Jehovha, kuti arege kuvaparadza.

²⁴And Jehovah saith unto him, `Go, descend, then thou hast come up, thou, and Aaron with thee; and the priests and the people do not break through, to come up unto Jehovah, lest He break forth upon them.`

²⁵Ipapo Mozisi akaburukira kuvanhu, akandovaudza.

²⁵And Moses goeth down unto the people, and saith unto them: —