¹Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Tarira, ndakuita saMwari kuna Farao; Aroni, mukoma wako, achava muporofita wako.

¹And Jehovah said unto Moses, See, I have made thee as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

²Taura zvose zvandinokuraira; Aroni, mukoma wako, achataura naFarao, kuti atendere vana vaIsiraeri, vabude munyika yake.

²Thou shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

³Ini ndichaomesa moyo waFarao, ndichawanza zviratidzo zvangu nezvishamiso zvangu panyika yeEgipita.

³And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

⁴Asi Farao haangakuteerereyi; ipapo ndichaisa ruoko rwangu pamusoro ndikabudisa hondo dzangu, ivo vanhu vangu, vana vaIsiraeri, munyika yeEgipita nokutonga kukuru.

⁴But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

⁵VaEgipita vachaziva kuti ndini Jehovha, kana ndichitambanudza ruoko rwangu pamusoro ndichibvisa vana vaIsiraeri pakati pavo.

⁵And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

⁶Mozisi naAroni vakaita saizvozvo; sezvavakanga varairwa naJehovha, vakaita saizvozvo.

⁶And Moses and Aaron did so; as Jehovah commanded them, so did they.

⁷Mozisi akanga ana makore makumi masere, naAroni makore makumi masere namatatu, panguva yavakataura naFarao.

⁷And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

⁸Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi naAroni, akati,

⁸And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

⁹Kana Farao achitaura nemi, akati, Tiratidzei chinoshamisa, uti kuna Aroni, Tora tsvimbo yako, uikandire pasi pamberi paFarao, ishanduke nyoka.

⁹When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a wonder for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.

¹⁰Mozisi naAroni vakapinda kuna Farao, vakaita sezvavakarairwa naJehovha, Aroni akakandira tsvimbo pasi pamberi paFarao napamberi pavaranda vake, ikashanduka nyoka.

¹⁰And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as Jehovah had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

¹¹Ipapo Farao akadanawo vakachenjera navaroyi; naivowo, idzo n'anga dzeEgipita, vakaita saizvozvo nouroyi hwavo.

¹¹Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers: and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their enchantments.

¹²nekuti mumwe nomuwe akakandira pasi tsvimbo yake, dzikashanduka nyoka; asi tsvimbo yaAroni yakamedza tsvimbo dzavo.

¹²For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

¹³Zvino moyo waFarao ukawomeswa, akasavateerera; sezvakarehwa naJehovha.

¹³And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.

¹⁴Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, moyo waFarao mukukutu, haadi kutendera vanhu kuenda.

¹⁴And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go.

¹⁵Enda kuna Farao mangwanani; tarira, achabuda achienda kumvura, iwe undomira pamahombekombe erwizi kuti usangane naye, wakabata muruoko rwako tsvimbo iya yakashanduka nyoka.

¹⁵Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand.

¹⁶Ugoti kwaari, Jehovha, Mwari wavaHebheru, akandituma kwauri, achiti, Tendera vanhu vangu kuenda vandinamate murenje; zvino tarira, kusvikira zvino hauna kunditeerera.

¹⁶And thou shalt say unto him, Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou hast not hearkened.

¹⁷Zvanzi naJehovha, Uchaziva kuti ndini Jehovha nechinhu ichi: Tarira ndicharova mvura iri murwizi netsvimbo iri muruoko rwangu, ikashanduka ropa.

¹⁷Thus saith Jehovah, In this thou shalt know that I am Jehovah: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

¹⁸Hove dziri murwizi dzichafa, rwizi ruchanhuwa; vaEgipita vachanetswa nokutsvaka kumwa mvura yorwizi.

¹⁸And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.

¹⁹Jehovha akatiwo kuna Mozisi, Uti kuna Aroni, Tora tsvimbo yako, utambanudzire ruoko rwako pamusoro pemvura yavaEgipita, pamusoro penzizi dzavo, napamusoro pehova dzavo, napamusoro pamadziva avo, napamusoro pamakungwa avo ose, zvishanduke ropa; rivepo panyika yose yeEgipita, mumidziyo yamatanda nemidziyo yamabwe.

¹⁹And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.

²⁰Mozisi naAroni vakaita sezvavakarairwa naJehovha, vakasimudza tsvimbo, vakarova mvura yakanga iri murwizi pamberi paFarao napamberi pavaranda vake, mvura yose yomurwizi ikashanduka ropa.

²⁰And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

²¹Hove dzomurwizi dzikafa, rwizi rukanhuwa, vaEgipita vakasagona kumwa mvura yorwizi ropa rikavapo panyika yose yeEgipita.

²¹And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

²²n'anga dzeEgipita dzikaitawo saizvozvo nouroyi hwadzo; asi moyo waFarao wakaomeswa, akasavateerera, sezvakanga zvarehwa naJehovha.

²²And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.

²³Ipapo Farao akadzoka, akapinda mumba make; haana kurangarira nechinhu ichiwo.

²³And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart.

²⁴VaEgipita vose vakachera nhivi dzorwizi vachitsvaka mvura yokumwa; nekuti vakanga vasingagoni kumwa mvura yorwizi.

²⁴And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

²⁵Mazuva manomwe akapera kubva pakurohwa korwizi naJehovha.

²⁵And seven days were fulfilled, after that Jehovah had smitten the river.