¹Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi akati,

¹And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

²Taura navana vaIsiraeri kuti vandipe chipo; munditorere chipo kune mumwe nomumwe anoda kundiitira izvozvo nomoyo wake.

²Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for me an offering: of every man whose heart maketh him willing ye shall take my offering.

³Ndicho chipo chamunofanira kutora kwavari: Ndarama, nesirivha, nendarira,

³And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass,

⁴nezvakarukwa zvitema, nezvishava, nezvitsvuku, nemicheka yakaisvonaka, nemvere dzembudzi,

⁴and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair],

⁵namatebwe amakondobwe akazodzwa zvitsvuku, namatebwe amatenhe, namatanda omuakasia,

⁵and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood,

⁶namafuta emwenje, nezvinonhuhwira zvamafuta okuzodza, noupfu unonhuhwira,

⁶oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,

⁷nezvibwe zveonikisi, nezvibwe zvokuisa paefodhi napahombodo yechipfuva.

⁷onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

⁸Ngavandiitire nzvimbo tsvene, kuti ndigare pakati pavo;

⁸And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

⁹sezvandichakuratidza zvose, iwo mufananidzo wetabhenakeri, nomufananidzo wenhumbi dzayo dzose, munofanira kuita saizvozvo.

⁹According to all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture thereof, even so shall ye make it.

¹⁰Ngavaite areka yamatanda omuakasia, kureba kwayo kunofanira kuva makubhiti maviri nehafu, noupamhi hwayo kubhiti rimwe nehafu, nokukwira kwayo kubhiti rimwe nehafu.

¹⁰And they shall make an ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

¹¹Unofanira kuifukidza nendarama yakaisvonaka, uifukidze nechomukati nechokunze, uite pamusoro payo hata yendarama inoipoteredza.

¹¹And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.

¹²Uiumbire zvindori zvina zvendarama, uzviise pamakumbo ayo mana, zvindori zviviri zvive parutivi rumwe, nezvindori zviviri panorumwe rutivi.

¹²And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

¹³Uveze matanda omuakasia, ndokuafukidza nendarama.

¹³And thou shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

¹⁴Ugopinza matanda iwayo muzvindori zviri panhivi dzeareka, kuti areka itakurwe nawo.

¹⁴And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark.

¹⁵Matanda anofanira kugara muzvindori zveareka, ngaarege kubviswa kwazviri.

¹⁵The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

¹⁶Zvino unofanira kuisa mukati meareka chipupuriro chandichakupa.

¹⁶And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

¹⁷Uitewo chifunhiro chokuyananisa nendarama yakaisvonaka; kureba kwacho makubhiti maviri nehafu; noupamhi hwacho kubhiti rimwe nehafu.

¹⁷And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

¹⁸Uitewo makerubhi maviri endarama uaite nendarama yakapambadzirwa pamiromo miviri yechifunhiro chokuyananisa.

¹⁸And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

¹⁹Ita kerubhi rimwe pamuromo mumwe nerimwe kerubhi pano mumwe muromo; uite makerubhi pamiromo yacho miviri zvive chinhu chimwe nechifunhiro chokuyananisa.

¹⁹And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.

²⁰Makerubhi atambanudzire mapapiro avo kumusoro, akafukidza chifunhiro chokuyananisa.

²⁰And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

²¹Uise chifunhiro chokuyananisa pamusoro peareka, ugoisa mukati meareka chipupuriro chandichakupa.

²¹And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.

²²Ndipo pandichasangana newe, nditaure newe, ndiri pamusoro pechifunhiro chokuyananisa, pamusoro peareka yechipupuriro, ndikuudze zvose zvandichakupa, kuti uraire vanhu valsiraeri.

²²And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

²³Itawo tafura yamatanda omuakasia, kureba kwayo makubhiti maviri, noupamhi hwayo kubhiti rimwe nokukwirira kwayo kubhiti rimwe nehafu.

²³And thou shalt make a table of acacia wood: two cubits [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

²⁴Uifukidze nendarama yakaisvonaka, ugoiitirawo hata yendarama inoipoteredza.

²⁴And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

²⁵Uiitire ukomba unoipoteredza, unoupamhi sobwechanza, ugoiitirawo hata yendarama inopoteredza ukomba hwayo.

²⁵And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

²⁶Uiitire zvindori zvina zvendarama, ugoisa zvindori pamakona mana ari pamakumbo ayo mana.

²⁶And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

²⁷Zvindori zvive pedo noukomba, pave pokutakura tafura napo namatanda.

²⁷Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.

²⁸Matanda uaite nomuakasia, uafukidze nendarama, tafura igotakurwa nawo.

²⁸And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

²⁹Uitewo midziyo yayo, nembiya dzayo, nezvirongo zvayo, nemikombe yayo yokudira nayo; uzviite nendarama yakaisvonaka.

²⁹And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the flagons thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

³⁰Misi yose unofanira kuisa pamberi pangu patafura chingwa chokuratidza.

³⁰And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me alway.

³¹Unofanira kuitawo chigadziko chemwenje chendarama yakaisvonaka; chigadziko chiitwe nendarama yakapambadzirwa, chigadziko chacho, nehunde yacho, nezvimbiya zvacho, namapfundo acho, namaruva acho; zvose ngazviitwe chive chinhu chimwe nacho;

³¹And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.

³²kumativi acho ngakubude matavi matanhatu; matavi matatu echigadziko kuno rumwe rutivi rwacho, namatavi matatu echigadziko kuno rumwe rutivi rwacho.

³²And there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

³³Ngapave nezvimbiya zvitatu zvakaumbwa samaruva omuamanda padavi rimwe, nepfundo, neruva, nezvimbiya zvitatu zvakaumbwa samaruva omuamanda pane rimwe davi, nepfundo, neruva: saizvozvo matavi matanhatu anobuda pachigadziko;

³³three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick:

³⁴uye pachigadziko pave nezvimbiya zvina zvakaumbwa samaruva azvo;

³⁴and in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

³⁵nepfundo panyasi pamatavi maviri akaumbwa pamwechete nacho, nepfundo panyasi pamamwe matavi akaumbwa pamwechete nacho, nepfundo panyasi pamatavi maviri akaumbwa pamwechete nacho, akafanana namatavi matanhatu anobuda pachigadziko.

³⁵and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the candlestick.

³⁶Mapfundo azvo namatavi azvo ngazvive pamwechete nazvo; zvose zvive chinhu chimwe chakaumbwa nendarama yakaisvonaka yakapambadzirwa.

³⁶Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.

³⁷Uitewo mwenje yacho minomwe; vagotungidza mwenje yacho, kuti ivhenekere pamberi pacho.

³⁷And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.

³⁸Nembato dzacho, nendiro dzacho, nemwenje yacho, zviumbwe nendarama yakaisvonaka.

³⁸And the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

³⁹Ngazviumbwe netarenda rendarama yakaisvonaka, pamwechete nemidziyo iyoyo yose.

³⁹Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.

⁴⁰Uchenjerere kuti uzviite nomufananidzo wazvo wawakaratidzwa pagomo.

⁴⁰And see that thou make them after their pattern, which hath been showed thee in the mount.