¹Nomwedzi wechitatu wokubuda kwavana valsiraeri panyika

¹In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.

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

²And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped 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 went up unto God, and Jehovah called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:

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

⁴Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

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

⁵Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine:

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

⁶and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

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

⁷And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which Jehovah commanded him.

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

⁸And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported 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 said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and may also believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto Jehovah.

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

¹⁰And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments,

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

¹¹and be ready against the third day; for the third day Jehovah will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

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

¹²And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely 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.

¹³no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, he shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

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

¹⁴And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.

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

¹⁵And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near 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 came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of a trumpet exceeding loud; and all the people that were in the camp trembled.

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

¹⁷And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether 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, the whole of it, smoked, because Jehovah descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

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

¹⁹And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.

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

²⁰And Jehovah came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount: and Jehovah called Moses to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.

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

²¹And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.

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

²²And let the priests also, that come near to Jehovah, sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break forth upon them.

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

²³And Moses said unto Jehovah, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou didst charge us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

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

²⁴And Jehovah said unto him, Go, get thee down; and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto Jehovah, lest he break forth upon them.

²⁵Ipapo Mozisi akaburukira kuvanhu, akandovaudza.

²⁵So Moses went down unto the people, and told them.