¹Zvino vanhu vakati vachiona kuti Mozisi wononoka kuburuka mugomo, vakaungana kuna Aroni, vakati kwaari, Simuka, utiitire vamwari vangatitungamirira, nekuti kana ari Mozisi uyu, uya munhu wakatibudisa munyika hatizivi chakaitika naye.

¹And the people see that Moses is delaying to come down from the mount, and the people assemble against Aaron, and say unto him, `Rise, make for us gods who go before us, for this Moses — the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt — we have not known what hath happened to him.`

²Zvino Aroni akati kwavari, Gurai zvindori zvendarama zviri panzeve dzavakadzi venyu nedzavanakomana venyu navanasikana venyu, muuye nazvo kwandiri.

²And Aaron saith unto them, `Break off the rings of gold which [are] in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring in unto me;`

³Zvino vanhu vose vakagura zvindori zvendarama zvakanga zviri panzeve dzavo, vakauya nazvo kuna Aroni.

³and all the people themselves break off the rings of gold which [are] in their ears, and bring in unto Aaron,

⁴Iye akazvigamuchira pamaoko avo, akazviveza nenhumbi yokuveza nayo, akaita nazvo mhuru yakaumbwa. Ivo vakati, Ndivo vamwari venyu, imwi vaIsiraeri, vakakubudisai munyika yeEgipita.

⁴and he receiveth from their hand, and doth fashion it with a graving tool, and doth make it a molten calf, and they say, `These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.`

⁵Zvino Aroni wakati achizviona, akavaka aritari pamberi payo, Aroni akadanidzira, akati, Mangwana mutambo uchavapo kuna Jehovha.

⁵And Aaron seeth, and buildeth an altar before it, and Aaron calleth, and saith, `A festival to Jehovah — to-morrow;`

⁶Vakafumira mangwanani, vakapisira zvipiriso zvinopiswa, vakauyawo nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa, vanhu vakagara pasi, vakadya nokumwa, vakasimuka, vakatamba.

⁶and they rise early on the morrow, and cause burnt-offerings to ascend, and bring nigh peace-offerings; and the people sit down to eat and to drink, and rise up to play.

⁷Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi akati, Enda, buruka, nekuti vanhu vako, vawakabudisa munyika yeEgipita, vazvitadzira.

⁷And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go, descend, for thy people whom thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt hath done corruptly,

⁸Vakurumidza kutsauka panzira yandakavaraira, vakazviitira mhuru yakaumbwa, vakainamata, vakaibayira zvibayiro, vachiti, Ndivo vamwari venyu, imwi vaIsiraeri, vakakubudisai munyika yeEgipita.

⁸they have turned aside hastily from the way that I have commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten calf, and bow themselves to it, and sacrifice to it, and say, These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.`

⁹Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Ndatarira vanhu ava, ndaona kuti vanhu vane mitsipa mikukutu;

⁹And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `I have seen this people, and lo, it [is] a stiff-necked people;

¹⁰naizvozvo zvino ndirege hako, kuti shungu dzangu dzivamukire, ndivapedze, ndikuite iwe rudzi rukuru.

¹⁰and now, let Me alone, and My anger doth burn against them, and I consume them, and I make thee become a great nation.`

¹¹Ipapo Mozisi akakumbira kuna Jehovha Mwari wake akati, Haiwa, Jehovha, shungu dzenyu dzingagomukireiko vanhu venyu, vamakabudisa munyika yeEgipita nesimba guru uye noruoko rune simba.

¹¹And Moses appeaseth the face of Jehovah his God, and saith, `Why, O Jehovah, doth Thine anger burn against Thy people, whom Thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?

¹²VaEgipita vangazoreva seiko vachiti, Wakavabudisira kune zvakaipa, kuti avauraye mumakomo, nokuvaparadza panyika? Dzorai shungu dzenyu huru, muzvidembe pamusoro pokuitira vanhu venyu zvakaipa zvakadai.

¹²why do the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil He brought them out to slay them among mountains, and to consume them from off the face of the ground? turn back from the heat of Thine anger, and repent of the evil against Thy people.

¹³Rangarirai henyu Abhurahamu, naIsaka, naIsiraeri, varanda venyu, vamakazvipikira mumene, mukati kwavari, Ndichawanza vana venyu senyeredzi dzokudenga, nenyika yose iyi, yandakareva, ndichaipa vana venyu, vaigare nhaka nokusingaperi.

¹³`Be mindful of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, Thy servants, to whom Thou hast sworn by Thyself, and unto whom Thou speakest: I multiply your seed as stars of the heavens, and all this land, as I have said, I give to your seed, and they have inherited to the age;`

¹⁴Zvino Jehovha akazvidemba pamusoro pezvakaipa zvaakanga achifunga kuitira vanhu vake.

¹⁴and Jehovah repenteth of the evil which He hath spoken of doing to His people.

¹⁵Zvino Mozisi akatendeuka akaburuka mugomo, ana mabwendefa maviri echipupuriro muruoko rwake; mabwendefa akanga akanyorwa nhivi dzawo dzose, akanga akanyorwa seri neseri.

¹⁵And Moses turneth, and goeth down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony [are] in his hand, tables written on both their sides, on this and on that [are] they written;

¹⁶Mabwendefa iwayo rakanga riri basa raMwari, norunyoro rwakanga ruri runyoro rwaMwari, rwakanga rwakatemwa pamabwendefa.

¹⁶and the tables are the work of God, and the writing is the writing of God, graven on the tables.

¹⁷Zvino Joshua wakati achinzwa mhere-mhere yavanhu vanopururudza, akati kuna Mozisi, Kune mhere-mhere yokurwa kumisasa.

¹⁷And Joshua heareth the voice of the people in their shouting, and saith unto Moses, `A noise of battle in the camp!`

¹⁸Iye akati, Haazi manzwi avanhu vanodanidzira pakukunda kwavo, kana manzwi avanhu vanodanidzira pakukundwa kwavo; asi ndinonzwa mheremhere yavanhu vanoimba.

¹⁸and he saith, `It is not the voice of the crying of might, nor is it the voice of the crying of weakness — a voice of singing I am hearing.`

¹⁹Zvino wakati aswedera kumisasa, akaona mhuru nokutamba. Ipapo shungu dzaMozisi dzikamuka, akakanda mabwendefa aiva mumaoko pasi, akaaputsa mujinga megomo.

¹⁹And it cometh to pass, when he hath drawn near unto the camp, that he seeth the calf, and the dancing, and the anger of Moses burneth, and he casteth out of his hands the tables, and breaketh them under the mount;

²⁰Akatora mhuru yavakanga vaita, akaipisa nomoto, akaikuya ikaita upfu, akaikanda mumvura, ndokumwisa vaIsiraeri izvozvo.

²⁰and he taketh the calf which they have made, and burneth [it] with fire, and grindeth until [it is] small, and scattereth on the face of the waters, and causeth the sons of Israel to drink.

²¹Mozisi akati kuna Aroni, Vanhu ava vakakuitireiko, zvawauyisa chivi ichi chikuru pamusoro pavo?

²¹And Moses saith unto Aaron, `What hath this people done to thee, that thou hast brought in upon it a great sin?`

²²Aroni akati, Shungu dzashe wangu ngadzirege kumuka hadzo; munoziva vanhu ava, kuti vanongoda kutadza.

²²and Aaron saith, `Let not the anger of my lord burn; thou — thou hast known the people that it [is] in evil;

²³Nekuti vakati kwandiri, Tiitirei vamwari vangatitungamirira, nekuti kana ari Mozisi uyu, munhu uya wakatibudisa munyika yeEgipita, hatizivi chakaitika naye.

²³and they say to me, Make for us gods, who go before us, for this Moses — the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt — we have not known what hath happened to him;

²⁴Ndikati kwavari, Ani naani une ndarama, ngaaigure; zvino vakandipa, ndikaikandira mumoto, mhuru iyi ikabudamo.

²⁴and I say to them, Whoso hath gold, let them break [it] off, and they give to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf cometh out.`

²⁵Zvino Mozisi wakati aona kuti vanhu varasa Jehovha, nekuti Aroni wakange avarasisa, kuti vasekwe navavengi vavo,

²⁵And Moses seeth the people that it [is] unbridled, for Aaron hath made it unbridled for contempt among its withstanders,

²⁶Mozisi akandomira musuwo remisasa, akati, Ani naani ari kurutivi rwaJehovha, ngaauye kwandiri. Vana vaRevhi vose vakaungana kwaari.

²⁶and Moses standeth in the gate of the camp, and saith, `Who [is] for Jehovah? — unto me!` and all the sons of Levi are gathered unto him;

²⁷Akati kwavari, Zvanzi naJehovha Mwari wavaIsiraeri, Mumwe nomumwe wenyu ngaasungire munondo wake pachidya chake, mufambe-fambe muchibva pane rimwe suwo muchienda kune rimwe suwo pakati pemisasa, mumwe nomumwe auraye hama yake, nomumwe nomumwe shamwari yake, nomumwe nomumwe munhu wokwake.

²⁷and he saith to them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Put each his sword by his thigh, pass over and turn back from gate to gate through the camp, and slay each his brother, and each his friend, and each his relation.`

²⁸Vana vaRevhi vakaita sezvakanga zvarehwa naMozisi; nomusi iwoyo vakafa pakati pavanhu vanenge vane zviuru zvitatu.

²⁸And the sons of Levi do according to the word of Moses, and there fall of the people on that day about three thousand men,

²⁹Zvino Mozisi akati, Zviparadzanisei nhasi kuna Jehovha, kuti munhu mumwe nomumwe arwe nomwanakomana wake uye nehama yake, kuti akuropafadzei nhasi.

²⁹and Moses saith, `Consecrate your hand to-day to Jehovah, for a man [is] against his son, and against his brother, so as to bring on you to-day a blessing.`

³⁰Zvino fume mangwana Mozisi akati kuvanhu, imwi makatadza nokutadza kukuru, asi zvino ini ndichakwira kuna Jehovha, zvimwe ndingayananisira zvivi zvenyu.

³⁰And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses saith unto the people, `Ye — ye have sinned a great sin, and now I go up unto Jehovah, if so be I atone for your sin.`

³¹Mozisi akadzokera kuna Jehovha, akati, Haiwa, vanhu ava vakatadza nokutadza kukuru, vakazviitira vamwari vendarama;

³¹And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Oh this people hath sinned a great sin, that they make to themselves a god of gold;

³²zvino dai muchivakangamwira henyu zvivi zvavo; asi kana musingadi henyu, ndidzimei pabhuku renyu ramakanyora.

³²and now, if Thou takest away their sin — and if not — blot me, I pray thee, out of Thy book which Thou hast written.`

³³Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Uyo wakanditadzira, ndiye wandichadzima pabhuku rangu.

³³And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Whoso hath sinned against Me — I blot him out of My book;

³⁴Zvino chienda, uperekedze vanhu vaende kwandakavaudza; tarira, mutumwa wangu achakutungamirira, asi nomusi wandicharova nawo, ndichavarova nokuda kwezvivi zvavo.

³⁴and now, go, lead the people whithersoever I have spoken to thee of; lo, My messenger goeth before thee, and in the day of my charging — then I have charged upon them their sin.`

³⁵Jehovha akarova vanhu, nekuti vakanga vaita mhuru yakaitwa naAroni.

³⁵And Jehovah plagueth the people, because they made the calf which Aaron made.