¹Zvino vana vaIsiraeri, ungano yose, vakasvika murenje reZini nomwedzi wokutanga, vanhu vakagara paKadheshi. Miriami akafirapo, akavigwawopo.

¹And the sons of Israel come in, — all the company — to the wilderness of Zin, in the first month, and the people abide in Kadesh, and Miriam dieth there, and is buried there.

²Ipapo pakanga pasina mvura yokumwa yeungano yose; zvino vanhu vakaunganira kuna Mozisi naAroni.

²And there hath been no water for the company, and they are assembled against Moses, and against Aaron,

³Vanhu vakarwa naMozisi, vakataura, vachiti, Dai takafa hedu nguva yakafa hama dzedu pamberi paJehovha!

³and the people strive with Moses, and speak, saying, `And oh that we had expired when our brethren expired before Jehovah!

⁴Makauyisireiko ungano yaJehovha murenje rino, kuti tifiremo, isu nezvipfuwo zvedu?

⁴and why have ye brought in the assembly of Jehovah unto this wilderness to die there, we and our beasts?

⁵Makatibudisireiko muEgipita, kuzotiisa panzvimbo iyi yakaipa? Haizi nzvimbo yembeu, kana yamaonde, kana yemizambiringa, kana yamatamba; nemvura yokumwa hapana.

⁵and why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to bring us in unto this evil place? no place of seed, and fig, and vine, and pomegranate; and water there is none to drink.

⁶Ipapo Mozisi naAroni vakabva paungano, vakaenda kumukova wetende rokusangana, vakawira pasi nezviso zvavo; kubwinya kwaJehovha kukaratidzwa kwavari.

⁶And Moses and Aaron go in from the presence of the assembly unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and fall on their faces, and the honour of Jehovah is seen by them.

⁷Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi, akati,

⁷And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

⁸Tora tsvimbo, uunganidze ungano, iwe naAroni mukuru wako, mutaure nedombo pamberi pavo, kuti ribudise mvura padombo, umwise ungano nezvipfuwo zvavo.

⁸`Take the rod, and assemble the company, thou and Aaron thy brother; and ye have spoken unto the rock before their eyes, and it hath given its water, and thou hast brought out to them water from the rock, and hast watered the company, and their beasts.`

⁹Ipapo Mozisi akatora tsvimbo, yakanga iri pamberi paJehovha, sezvaakanga arairwa naye.

⁹And Moses taketh the rod from before Jehovah, as He hath commanded him,

¹⁰Mozisi naAroni vakaunganidza ungano pamberi pedombo, akati kwavari, Zvino, chinzwai, imwi vokumukira Jehovha, ko tingakubudisirai mvura padombo iri here?

¹⁰and Moses and Aaron assemble the assembly unto the front of the rock, and he saith to them, `Hear, I pray you, O rebels, from this rock do we bring out to you water?`

¹¹Ipapo Mozisi akasimudza ruoko rwake, akarova dombo kaviri netsvimbo yake, mvura ikabuda zhinji-zhinji, ungano ikamwa, nezvipfuwo zvavo.

¹¹and Moses lifteth up his hand, and smiteth the rock with his rod twice; and much water cometh out, and the company drink, also their beasts.

¹²Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi naAroni, Zvamusina kutenda kwandiri, kunditsaura pamberi pavana valsiraeri, hamungapinzi ungano iyi munyika yandakaipa.

¹²And Jehovah saith unto Moses, and unto Aaron, `Because ye have not believed in Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore ye do not bring in this assembly unto the land which I have given to them.`

¹³Ndiyo mvura yeMeribha, nekuti vana vaIsiraeri vakarwa naJehovha, akazviratidza kwavari ari Mutsvene.

¹³These [are] waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have `striven` with Jehovah, and He is sanctified upon them.

¹⁴Zvino Mozisi akatuma nhume, dzaibva Kadheshi, kuna mambo weEdhomu, achiti, Zvanzi nomunin'ina wako Isiraeri, Unoziva nhamo dzose dzakatiwira,

¹⁴And Moses sendeth messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, `Thus said thy brother Israel, Thou — thou hast known all the travail which hath found us;

¹⁵kuti madzibaba edu akaburukira Egipita, tikagara Egipita nguva huru, vaEgipita vakatiitira zvakaipa, isu namadzibaba edu;

¹⁵that our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers;

¹⁶zvino takati tichichema kuna Jehovha, iye akanzwa manzwi edu, akatuma mutumwa kutibudisa paEgipita, zvino tarirai, tiri paKadheshi, paguta riri pamuganhu wenyika yako;

¹⁶and we cry unto Jehovah, and He heareth our voice, and sendeth a messenger, and is bringing us out of Egypt; and lo, we [are] in Kadesh, a city [in] the extremity of thy border.

¹⁷dotitendera kupfuura napanyika yako; hatingafambi napaminda, kana napaminda yemizambiringa; hatingamwi mvura yamatsime; tichafamba nenzira huru yamambo; hatingatsaukiri kurudyi kana kuruboshwe, kusvikira tabuda panyika yako.

¹⁷Let us pass over, we pray thee, through thy land; we pass not over through a field, or through a vineyard, nor do we drink waters of a well; the way of the king we go, we turn not aside — right or left — till that we pass over thy border.`

¹⁸Ipapo Edhomu akati kwaari, Haungapfuuri nokwandiri, kuti ndirege kuuya kuzorwa newe nomunondo.

¹⁸And Edom saith unto him, `Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.`

¹⁹Vana vaIsiraeri vakati kwaari, Tichakwira nenzira huru; kana tikamwa mvura yako, ini nezvipfuwo zvangu, ndicharipa mutengo wayo; nditendere koga kupfuura namakumbo angu, hakuna rimwe shoko.

¹⁹And the sons of Israel say unto him, `In the highway we go, and if of thy waters we drink — I and my cattle — then I have given their price; only (it is nothing) on my feet I pass over.`

²⁰Iye akati, Haungapfuuri. Zvino Edhomu akauya kuzorwa naye navanhu vazhinji, noruoko rune simba.

²⁰And he saith, `Thou dost not pass over;` and Edom cometh out to meet him with much people, and with a strong hand;

²¹Naizvozvo Edhomu akaramba kutendera vaIsiraeri kupfuura napanyika yake. Ipapo vaIsiraeri vakatsauka kwaari.

²¹and Edom refuseth to suffer Israel to pass over through his border, and Israel turneth aside from off him.

²²Zvino vakasimuka paKadheshi, vana vaIsiraeri, iyo ungano yose, vakasvika pagomo reHori.

²²And the sons of Israel, the whole company, journey from Kadesh, and come in unto mount Hor,

²³Ipapo Jehovha akataura naMozisi naAroni pagomo reHori, pamuganhu wenyika yaEdhomu, akati,

²³and Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron in mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,

²⁴Aroni uchasanganiswa navanhu vake, nekuti haangapindi munyika yandakapa vana valsiraeri, nekuti makaramba shoko rangu pamvura yeMeribha.

²⁴`Aaron is gathered unto his people, for he doth not go in unto the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because that ye provoked My mouth at the waters of Meribah.

²⁵Tora Aroni nomwanakomana wake Ereazari, ukwire navo pagomo reHori;

²⁵`Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and cause them to go up mount Hor,

²⁶zvino ubvise nguvo dzake, ugodzifukidza Ereazari mwanakomana wake; ipapo Aroni achasanganiswa navanhu vake, achafirapo.

²⁶and strip Aaron of his garments, and thou hast clothed [with] them Eleazar his son, and Aaron is gathered, and doth die there.`

²⁷Mozisi akaita sezvaakarairwa naJehovha; vakakwira pagomo reHori pamberi peungano yose.

²⁷And Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded, and they go up unto mount Hor before the eyes of all the company,

²⁸Zvino Mozisi wakabvisa nguvo dzaAroni, akadzifukidza Ereazari mwanakomana wake; Aroni akafirapo pamusoro pegomo; Mozisi naEreazari vakaburuka havo pagomo.

²⁸and Moses strippeth Aaron of his garments, and clotheth with them Eleazar his son, and Aaron dieth there on the top of the mount; and Moses cometh down — Eleazar also — from the mount,

²⁹Zvino ungano yose yakati ichiona kuti Aroni afa, vakachema Aroni mazuva makumi matatu, iyo imba yose yaIsiraeri.

²⁹and all the company see that Aaron hath expired, and they bewail Aaron thirty days — all the house of Israel.