¹Kana munhu akaba nzombe kana gwai, akazviuraya, kana akazvitengesa, anofanira kuripa nzombe shanu panzombe imwe, namakwai mana pagwai rimwe.

¹If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

²Kana mbavha ikabatwa ichipaza, ikarohwa, ikafa, wamuuraya haangavi nemhosva paropa rake.

²If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.

³Asi kana zuva rakanga ramubudira, achava nemhosva paropa rake, anofanira kuripa; kana asina chinhu anofanira kutengeswa nokuda kokuba kwake.

³If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him; he shall make restitution: if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

⁴Kana chaakanga aba chikawanikwa muruoko rwake chichiri chipenyu, kana iri nzombe, kana dhongi, kana gwai, anofanira kuripa kaviri.

⁴If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.

⁵Kana munhu akadyisa munda, kana munda wemizambiringa, akasundira chipfuwo chake, chikandodya munda womumwe, anofanira kuripa sezvakaisvonaka zvomunda wake, nezvakaisvonaka zvomunda wake wemizambiringa.

⁵If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

⁶Kana moto ukadarika, ukabata mhinzwa, ukapisa murwi wezviyo, kana zviyo zvichiri mumunda, kana munda umene, iye akatungidza moto anofanira kuripa.

⁶If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

⁷Kana munhu achinge apa wokwake mari kana nhumbi kuti azvichengete, zvikabiwa mumba momunhu uyo, mbavha, kana ikawanikwa, inofanira kuripa kaviri.

⁷If a man shall deliver unto his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double.

⁸Kana mbavha ikasawanikwa, muridzi weimba anofanira kuswedera kuna Mwari, kuti zvionekwe kana iye asina kuisa ruoko rwake panhumbi dzowokwake,

⁸If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, [to see] whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbor's goods.

⁹pamhaka dzose dzokudarika, kana iri yenzombe, kana yedhongi, kana yegwai, kana yechokufuka, kana yechinhu chipi nechipi chakarasika, kana zvikanzi, Ndicho! mhaka yavose vaviri inofanira kuuya pamberi paMwari; uyo anopiwa mhosva naMwari anofanira kuripira wokwake kaviri.

⁹For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, whereof one saith, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbor.

¹⁰Kana munhu akapa wokwake dhongi, kana nzombe, kana gwai, kana chimwe chipfuwo, kuti achichengete, chikafa, kana kukuvara, kana kutinhwa asina kuzviona;

¹⁰If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

¹¹ivo vaviri ngavapikirane pamberi paJehovha, kuti zvionekwe kana akaisa ruoko rwake panhumbi dzowokwake; muridzi wazvo ngaatende nazvo, iye arege kuripa.

¹¹the oath of Jehovah shall be between them both, whether he hath not put his hand unto his neighbor's goods; and the owner thereof shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

¹²Asi kana zvikabiwa zviri kwaari, anofanira kuripira muridzi wazvo.

¹²But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

¹³Kana zvikabvamburwa nechikara, ngaauye nazvo chive chapupu; haafaniri kuripa zvabvamburwa.

¹³If it be torn in pieces, let him bring it for witness: he shall not make good that which was torn.

¹⁴Kana munhu achinge akumbira chinhu kunowokwake, chakuvara, kana kufa, muridzi wacho asisipo, zvirokwazvo anofanira kuchiripa.

¹⁴And if a man borrow aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

¹⁵Kana muridzi wacho aripo, haafaniri kuripa; kana chiri chinhu chairipirwa, muripo wacho wauya panzvimbo yacho.

¹⁵If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came for its hire.

¹⁶Kana munhu achinge anyengedzera musikana asina kunyengwa, akavata naye, zvirokwazvo anofanira kumuroora, ave mukadzi wake.

¹⁶And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

¹⁷Kana baba vake vakaramba chose kumupa iye, anofanira kuripa mari yakaenzana neroora yavasikana.

¹⁷If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

¹⁸Usarega muroyi ari mupenyu.

¹⁸Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.

¹⁹Ani naani anovata nechipfuwo, zvirokwazvo anofanira kuurawa.

¹⁹Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

²⁰Anobayira mumwe mwari, asi Jehovha chete, anofanira kuparadzwa chose.

²⁰He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed.

²¹Usaitira mutorwa zvakaipa, kana kumumanikidza, nekuti nemiwo maiva vatorwa munyika yeEgipita.

²¹And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

²²Usatambudza chirikadzi kana nherera.

²²Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

²³Kana ukatongovatambudza, vakadana kwandiri, ndichateerera kudana kwavo;

²³If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

²⁴kutsamwa kwangu kuchamuka, ndikakuurayai nomunondo; vakadzi venyu vachava chirikadzi, navana venyu nherera.

²⁴and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

²⁵Kana ukapa mumwe wavanhu vangu vaunavo chikwereti chemari, ari murombo, usaita kwaari somupi wechikwereti; usareva mhindu kwaari.

²⁵If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

²⁶Kana ukatongotora nguvo yowokwako ruve rubatso, unofanira kuidzosera kwaari zuva rovira;

²⁶If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down:

²⁷nekuti ndicho chokufuka chake choga, inguvo yake yaanofukidza nayo ganda rake; achavata neiko? Kana iye akadana kwandiri, ndichamunzwa, nekuti ndine tsitsi.

²⁷for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

²⁸Usatuka Mwari, kana kushuridzira mubati pakati pavanhu vako.

²⁸Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.

²⁹Usanonoka kupa Mwari zvimwe kune zvizhinji zvezviyo zvako nezvinomwiwa. Undipe dangwe ravana vako vavakomana.

²⁹Thou shalt not delay to offer of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

³⁰Uitewo saizvozvo nenzombe dzako namakwai ako; rigare mazuva manomwe namai varo, ugondipa iro nezuva rorusere.

³⁰Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, [and] with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

³¹imwi munofanira kuva vanhu vatsvene kwandiri; naizvozvo hamufaniri kudya nyama yakabvamburwa nezvikara kusango, muikandire imbwa.

³¹And ye shall be holy men unto me: therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.