¹Zvino Jehovha wakataura naMozisi akati,

¹And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

²Taura neungano yose yavana vaIsiraeri, uti kwavari, Ivai vatsvene, nekuti ini Jehovha Mwari wenyu ndiri mutsvene.

²Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.

³Mumwe nomumwe wenyu anofanira kutya mai vake nababa vake, uye munofanira kuchengeta masabata angu; ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu.

³Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

⁴Musava nehanya nezvifananidzo, kana kuzviitira vamwari vakaumbwa; ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu.

⁴Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.

⁵Kana muchipa Jehovha chibayiro chezvipiriso zvokuyananisa, munofanira

⁵And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.

⁶Chinofanira kudyiwa nomusi wamunochipa nawo, uye nomusi unotevera; kana zvimwe zvikasara kusvikira pazuva retatu, zvinofanira kupiswa nomoto.

⁶It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire.

⁷Kana chikatongodyiwa nezuva retatu, zvinonyangadza; hachigamuchirwi.

⁷And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted:

⁸Asi mumwe nomumwe unochidya, uchava nemhosva, nekuti wamhura chinhu chitsvene chaJehovha; munhu uyu anofanira kubviswa pakati porudzi rwake.

⁸but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of Jehovah: and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

⁹Kana muchikohwa gohwo reminda yenyu, rega kukohwa micheto yomunda wako, uye usaunganidza zvawira pasi pakukohwa kwako.

⁹And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest.

¹⁰Usakohwa zvose pamunda wako wemizambiringa, uye usaunganidza michero yawira pasi yomunda wako wemizambiringa; unofanira kuzvisiira varombo navaeni; ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu.

¹⁰And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

¹¹Musaba; kana kunyengera, musareva nhema mumwe kune mumwe.

¹¹Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

¹²Musapika nhema nezita rangu, kuti usasvibisa zita raMwari wako; ndini Jehovha.

¹²And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

¹³Usamanikidza wokwako, kana kumutorera; haufaniri kugara usiku hwose kusvikira mangwana nomubayiro womuranda unokubatira.

¹³Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

¹⁴Usatuka matsi, kana kupinganidza bofu, asi unofanira kutya Mwari wako; ndini Jehovha.

¹⁴Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

¹⁵Musaita zvisakarurama pakutonga; usatsaura murombo, kana kukudza une simba; asi unofanira kutonga wokwako nokururama.

¹⁵Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

¹⁶Usafamba-famba pakati pavanhu vokwako, uchivachera; usapupurira ropa rowokwako; ndini Jehovha.

¹⁶Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.

¹⁷Usavenga hama yako mumoyo mako; unofanira kuraira wokwako kwazvo, kuti urege kuva nezvivi nokuda kwake.

¹⁷Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

¹⁸Usatsiva, kana kugara wakatsamwira vana vavanhu vokwako, asi unofanira kuda wokwako sezvaunozvida iwe; ndini Jehovha.

¹⁸Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

¹⁹Chengetai mitemo yangu. Usaberekesa zvipfuwo zvako norumwe rudzi; usadzvara mbeu dzamarudzi maviri mumunda mako; usafuka nguvo yakarukwa nezvinhu zvamarudzi maviri.

¹⁹Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed: neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together.

²⁰Ani naani unovata nomukadzi ari murandakadzi, wakanyengwa nomurume, asina kudzikunurwa kwazvo, kana kusunungurwa, vanofanira kurohwa; asi havafaniri kuurawa, nekuti wakange asina kusunungurwa.

²⁰And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

²¹Ngaauye nechipiriso chemhosva kuna Jehovha pamukova wetende rokusangana, rive gondobwe rechipiriso chemhosva.

²¹And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a trespass-offering.

²²Zvino mupristi anofanira kumuyananisira negondobwe rechipiriso chemhosva pamberi paJehovha pamusoro pezvivi zvake zvaakatadza; ipapo uchakangamwirwa zvivi zvake zvaakatadza.

²²And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned: and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him.

²³Kana muchisvika munyika, mukasima miti yamarudzi ose anodyiwa, munofanira kutora michero yayo sechinhu chisina kudzingiswa; makore matatu ichava kwamuri seisina kudzingiswa; haifaniri kudyiwa.

²³And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten.

²⁴Asi negore rechina michero yayo yose ichava mitsvene, kuti murumbidze Jehovha nazvo.

²⁴But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah.

²⁵Negore rechishanu mungadya michero yayo; ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu.

²⁵And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am Jehovah your God.

²⁶Musadya chinhu chine ropa racho; musaita mazango, kana kutenda mashura.

²⁶Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury.

²⁷Musaveura misoro yenyu muchiita matendeure, uye musashatisa nhivi dzendebvu dzenyu.

²⁷Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

²⁸Musazvicheka miviri yenyu nokuda kwavakafa, kana kuzvitema nyora; ndini Jehovha.

²⁸Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

²⁹Usaisa mwanasikana wako, uchimuita chifeve; kuti nyika irege kupata, nyika izare nezvakaipa.

²⁹Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

³⁰Chengetai masabata angu, nokutya imba yangu tsvene; ndini Jehovha.

³⁰Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah.

³¹Musava nehanya namasvikiro, kana musvibiswe navo; ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu.

³¹Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God.

³²Unofanira kusimukira wachena vhudzi, nokukudza mutana, uye utye Mwari wako; ndini Jehovha.

³²Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

³³Kana mutorwa agere newe panyika yenyu, usamuitira zvakaipa.

³³And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.

³⁴Mutorwa ugere nemwi ngaave kwamuri somunhu wakaberekerwa pakati penyu, unofanira kumuda sezvaunozvida iwe, nekuti nemiwo makanga muri vatorwa munyika yeEgipita; ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu.

³⁴The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.

³⁵Musaita zvisina kururama pakutonga, kana pakuyera nechitanda, kana pakuyera kurema, kana pachiyero.

³⁵Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

³⁶Ivai nezviyero zvakarurama, nezvokuenzanisa nazvo zvakarurama, neefa yakarurama, nehini yakarurama; ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu wakakubudisai munyikayeEgipita

³⁶Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

³⁷Chengetai mitemo yangu yose, nezvandakatonga zvose, kuti muzviite; ndini Jehovha.

³⁷And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.