¹Zvino vana vaIsiraeri, ungano yose, vakasvika murenje reZini nomwedzi wokutanga, vanhu vakagara paKadheshi. Miriami akafirapo, akavigwawopo.

¹And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

²Ipapo pakanga pasina mvura yokumwa yeungano yose; zvino vanhu vakaunganira kuna Mozisi naAroni.

²And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

³Vanhu vakarwa naMozisi, vakataura, vachiti, Dai takafa hedu nguva yakafa hama dzedu pamberi paJehovha!

³And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

⁴Makauyisireiko ungano yaJehovha murenje rino, kuti tifiremo, isu nezvipfuwo zvedu?

⁴And why have ye brought the assembly of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?

⁵Makatibudisireiko muEgipita, kuzotiisa panzvimbo iyi yakaipa? Haizi nzvimbo yembeu, kana yamaonde, kana yemizambiringa, kana yamatamba; nemvura yokumwa hapana.

⁵And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.

⁶Ipapo Mozisi naAroni vakabva paungano, vakaenda kumukova wetende rokusangana, vakawira pasi nezviso zvavo; kubwinya kwaJehovha kukaratidzwa kwavari.

⁶And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tent of meeting, and fell upon their faces: and the glory of Jehovah appeared unto them.

⁷Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi, akati,

⁷And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

⁸Tora tsvimbo, uunganidze ungano, iwe naAroni mukuru wako, mutaure nedombo pamberi pavo, kuti ribudise mvura padombo, umwise ungano nezvipfuwo zvavo.

⁸Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.

⁹Ipapo Mozisi akatora tsvimbo, yakanga iri pamberi paJehovha, sezvaakanga arairwa naye.

⁹And Moses took the rod from before Jehovah, as he commanded him.

¹⁰Mozisi naAroni vakaunganidza ungano pamberi pedombo, akati kwavari, Zvino, chinzwai, imwi vokumukira Jehovha, ko tingakubudisirai mvura padombo iri here?

¹⁰And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; shall we bring you forth water out of this rock?

¹¹Ipapo Mozisi akasimudza ruoko rwake, akarova dombo kaviri netsvimbo yake, mvura ikabuda zhinji-zhinji, ungano ikamwa, nezvipfuwo zvavo.

¹¹And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.

¹²Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi naAroni, Zvamusina kutenda kwandiri, kunditsaura pamberi pavana valsiraeri, hamungapinzi ungano iyi munyika yandakaipa.

¹²And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.

¹³Ndiyo mvura yeMeribha, nekuti vana vaIsiraeri vakarwa naJehovha, akazviratidza kwavari ari Mutsvene.

¹³These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Jehovah, and he was sanctified in them.

¹⁴Zvino Mozisi akatuma nhume, dzaibva Kadheshi, kuna mambo weEdhomu, achiti, Zvanzi nomunin'ina wako Isiraeri, Unoziva nhamo dzose dzakatiwira,

¹⁴And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

¹⁵kuti madzibaba edu akaburukira Egipita, tikagara Egipita nguva huru, vaEgipita vakatiitira zvakaipa, isu namadzibaba edu;

¹⁵how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers:

¹⁶zvino takati tichichema kuna Jehovha, iye akanzwa manzwi edu, akatuma mutumwa kutibudisa paEgipita, zvino tarirai, tiri paKadheshi, paguta riri pamuganhu wenyika yako;

¹⁶and when we cried unto Jehovah, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border.

¹⁷dotitendera kupfuura napanyika yako; hatingafambi napaminda, kana napaminda yemizambiringa; hatingamwi mvura yamatsime; tichafamba nenzira huru yamambo; hatingatsaukiri kurudyi kana kuruboshwe, kusvikira tabuda panyika yako.

¹⁷Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go along the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.

¹⁸Ipapo Edhomu akati kwaari, Haungapfuuri nokwandiri, kuti ndirege kuuya kuzorwa newe nomunondo.

¹⁸And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

¹⁹Vana vaIsiraeri vakati kwaari, Tichakwira nenzira huru; kana tikamwa mvura yako, ini nezvipfuwo zvangu, ndicharipa mutengo wayo; nditendere koga kupfuura namakumbo angu, hakuna rimwe shoko.

¹⁹And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price thereof: let me only, without [doing] anything [else], pass through on my feet.

²⁰Iye akati, Haungapfuuri. Zvino Edhomu akauya kuzorwa naye navanhu vazhinji, noruoko rune simba.

²⁰And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

²¹Naizvozvo Edhomu akaramba kutendera vaIsiraeri kupfuura napanyika yake. Ipapo vaIsiraeri vakatsauka kwaari.

²¹Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

²²Zvino vakasimuka paKadheshi, vana vaIsiraeri, iyo ungano yose, vakasvika pagomo reHori.

²²And they journeyed from Kadesh: and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came unto mount Hor.

²³Ipapo Jehovha akataura naMozisi naAroni pagomo reHori, pamuganhu wenyika yaEdhomu, akati,

²³And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,

²⁴Aroni uchasanganiswa navanhu vake, nekuti haangapindi munyika yandakapa vana valsiraeri, nekuti makaramba shoko rangu pamvura yeMeribha.

²⁴Aaron shall be gathered unto his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.

²⁵Tora Aroni nomwanakomana wake Ereazari, ukwire navo pagomo reHori;

²⁵Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor;

²⁶zvino ubvise nguvo dzake, ugodzifukidza Ereazari mwanakomana wake; ipapo Aroni achasanganiswa navanhu vake, achafirapo.

²⁶and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered [unto his people], and shall die there.

²⁷Mozisi akaita sezvaakarairwa naJehovha; vakakwira pagomo reHori pamberi peungano yose.

²⁷And Moses did as Jehovah commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.

²⁸Zvino Mozisi wakabvisa nguvo dzaAroni, akadzifukidza Ereazari mwanakomana wake; Aroni akafirapo pamusoro pegomo; Mozisi naEreazari vakaburuka havo pagomo.

²⁸And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.

²⁹Zvino ungano yose yakati ichiona kuti Aroni afa, vakachema Aroni mazuva makumi matatu, iyo imba yose yaIsiraeri.

²⁹And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.