1Zvino ndiwo marudzi aAroni naMozisi nomusi wakataura Jehovha nawo naMozisi pagomo reSinai:
1Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah spake with Moses in mount Sinai.
2Ndiwo mazita avanakomana vaAroni: Wedangwe, Nadhabhi, tevere Abhihu naEreazari naltamari.
2And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3Ndiwo mazita avanakomana vaAroni, vapristi vakazodzwa, vaakagadza kuti vashumire pabasa roupristi.
3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
4Asi Nadhabhi naAbhihu vakafa pamberi paJehovha nguva yavakauyisa moto usakafanira pamberi paJehovha murenje reSinai; vakanga vasina vana; asi Ereazari naItamari vakashumira pabasa roupristi pamberi paAroni, baba vavo.
4And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.
5Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi akati,
5And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
6Swededza rudzi rwaRevhi, uvaise pamberi paAroni mupristi, kuti vamushumire.
6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
7Vanofanira kumubatira iye, nokubatira ungano yose pamberi petende rokusangana, kuti vapedzise mabasa etabhenakeri.
7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
8Vanofanira kuchengeta nhumbi dzose dzetende rokusangana, nokubatira vana vaIsiraeri, kuti vapedzise mabasa etabhenakeri.
8And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
9Vanofanira kupa Aroni navanakomana vake vaRevhi; vakapiwa chose pakati pavana vaIsiraeri.
9And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
10Asi Aroni navanakomana vake unofanira kuvagadza, kuti vabate basa roupristi hwavo; asina kufanira, usaswederapo, anofanira kuurawa.
10And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
11Jehovha akataura naMozisi,
11And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
12Tarira ini ndomene ndakatora vaRevhi pakati pavana vaIsiraeri panzvimbo yamatangwe ose anotanga kuzarura chizvaro pakati pavana vaIsiraeri; vaRevhi ndavangu;
12And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:
13nekuti dangwe rose nderangu; musi wandakauraya dangwe rose panyika yeEgipita, ndakazvitsaurira dangwe rose pavaIsiraeri, pavanhu napazvipfuwo; rinofanira kuva rangu; ndini Jehovha.
13for all the first-born are mine; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast; mine they shall be: I am Jehovah.
14Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi murenje reSinai akati,
14And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15Verenga vana vaRevhi nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo, nemhuri dzavo; unofanira kuverenga varume vose vomwedzi mumwe navanopfuura.
15Number the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
16Ipapo Mozisi akavaverenga neshoko raJehovha sezvaakarairwa.
16And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded.
17Ndivo vanakomana vaRevhi namazita avo: Geshoni, naKohati, naMerari.
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18Ndiwo mazita avanakomana vaGeshoni, nemhuri dzavo: Ribhini naShimei.
18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
19Navanakomana vaKohati nemhuri dzavo: Amuramu naIzhari naHebhuroni naUzieri.
19And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20Navanakomana vaMerari nemhuri dzavo: Mari naMushi. Ndidzo mhuri dzavaRevhi, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo.
20And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
21Geshoni ndiye teteguru wavaRibhini navaShimei, ndidzo mhuri dzavaGeshoni.
21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
22Vakaverengwa kwavari, vari varume vose vakaverengwa vomwedzi mumwe navanopfuura, vakasvika zviuru zvinomwe namazana mashanu.
22Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
23Mhuri dzavaGeshoni dzinofanira kudzika matende adzo shure kwetabhenakeri kumavirazuva.
23The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
24Eriasafi, mwanakomana waRaeri, ndiye anofanira kuva muchinda weimba yamadzibaba avaGeshoni.
24And the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
25Vanakomana vaGeshoni vanofanira kuchengeta zvinhu izvi mutende rokusangana, tabhenakeri, netende, nechifukidzo chayo, nechidzitiro chomukova wetende rokusangana.
25And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,
26Nezvirembedzwa zvoruvazhe, nechidzitiro chomukova woruvazhe, ruri patabhenakeri nokunhivi dzose dzeatari, namabote ayo, zvokubata mabasa ayo ose.
26and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.
27Kohati ndiye tateguru wavaAmuramu, navaIzhari, navaHebhuroni, navaUzieri; ndidzo mhuri. dzavaKohati.
27And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
28Varume vose vomwedzi mumwe navanopfuura vakaverengwa vakasvika zviuru zvisere namazana matanhatu; ndivo vaibata mabasa paimba tsvene.
28According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
29Mhuri dzavanakomana vaKohati dzinofanira kudzika matende adzo kurutivi rwetebhenakeri nechenyasi
29The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle southward.
30Erizafani mwanakomana waUzieri, ndiye anofanira kuva muchinda weimba yamadzibaba emhuri dzavaKohati.
30And the prince of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
31Ivo vanofanira kuchengeta areka, netafura, nechigadziko chemwenje, nearitari, nenhumbi dzeimba tsvene, dzavanobata nadzo, nechidzitiro, namabasa ose ayo.
31And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the screen, and all the service thereof.
32Ereazari, mwanakomana waAroni mupristi, ndiye anofanira kuva muchinda wamachinda avaRevhi, iye anofanira kuva mutariri wavanobata mabasa paimba tsvene.
32And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, [and have] the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
33Merari ndiye teteguru wavaMari navaMushi; ndidzo mhuri dzaMerari.
33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
34Vakaverengwa kwavari, ivo varume vose vomwedzi mumwe navanopfuura, vakasvika zviuru zvitanhatu namazana maviri.
34And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
35Zurieri, mwanakomana waAbhihairi, ndiye anofanira kuva muchinda weimba yamadzibaba emhuri dzaMerari; ivo vanofanira kudzika matende avo kurutivi rwetabhenakeri nechokumusoro.
35And the prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: they shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle northward.
36Basa rakatarirwa vanakomana vaMerari nderokuchengeta matanda etabhenakeri, nembariro dzayo, nembiru dzayo, nezvigadziko zvadzo, nenhumbi dzayo dzose, namabasa ayo ose;
36And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all the service thereof,
37nembiru dzaparuvazhe kunhivi dzose, nezvigadziko zvadzo, nembambo dzadzo, namabote adzo.
37and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
38Avo vanodzika matende avo pamberi petabhenakeri kumabvazuva pamberi petende rokusangana, kurutivi runobuda zuva, ndivo Mozisi naAroni navanakomana vake, vanobata basa renzvimbo tsvene, ndiro basa ravana vaIsiraeri; asina kufanira anoswederapo anofanira kuurawa.
38And those that encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
39Vose vakaverengwa vavaRevhi, vakaverengwa naMozisi naAroni sezvakarairwa naJehovha, nemhuri dzavo, varume vose vomwedzi mumwe navanopfuura, vakasvika zviuru zvina makumi maviri nezviviri.
39All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Jehovah, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.
40Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Verenga matangwe ose avarume avana vaIsiraeri vomwedzi mumwe navanopfuura, ugonyora kuwanda kwamazita avo.
40And Jehovah said unto Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
41Zvino unofanira kunditorera vaRevhi (ndini Jehovha) panzvimbo yamatangwe ose avana vaIsiraeri, nemombe dzavaRevhi panzvimbo yavana vose vemhongora dzemombe dzavana vaIsiraeri.
41And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel:
42Mozisi akaverenga matangwe ose avana vaIsiraeri, sezvaakarairwa naJehovha.
42and Moses numbered, as Jehovah commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel.
43Namatangwe ose avarume namazita avanomwedzi mumwe navanopfuura vakaverengwa kwavari, vakasvika zviuru zvina makumi maviri nezviviri namazana maviri namakumi manomwe namatatu.
43And all the first-born males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.
44Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi akati,
44And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
45Tora vaRevhi panzvimbo yamatangwe ose avana vaIsiraeri, nemombe dzavaRevhi panzvimbo yemombe dzavo; nekuti vaRevhi ndavangu; ndini Jehovha.
45Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah.
46Zvino kuti udzikunure matangwe ana mazana maviri namakumi manomwe namatatu avana vaIsiraeri, vanopfuura vaRevhi pakuwanda kwavo,
46And for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above [the number of] the Levites,
47unofanira kutora mashekeri mashanu kuno mumwe nomumwe; unofanira kuatora uchienzanisa neshekeri rapanzvimbo tsvene (shekeri rina magera makumi maviri).
47thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs):
48Zvino unofanira kupa Aroni navanakomana vake mari iyo yokudzikunura avo vakapfuura pakaverengwa pakati pavo.
48and thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
49Mozisi akatora mari yokudzikunura kuna ivo vakanga vakapfuura vakadzikunurwa navaRevhi;
49And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites;
50akatora mari iyi kumatangwe avana vaIsiraeri, mashekeri ane chiuru chimwe namazana matatu namakumi matanhatu namashanu, achienzanisa neshekeri rapanzvimbo tsvene.
50from the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money, a thousand three hundred and threescore and five [shekels], after the shekel of the sanctuary:
51Mozisi akapa Aroni navanakomana vake mari iyo yokudzikunura, seshoko raJehovha, sezvakarairwa Mozisi naJehovha.
51and Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.