¹Zvino ndiko kuropafadza Mozisi, munhu waMwari, kwaakaropafadza nako vana vaIsiraeri, asati afa.

¹This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

²Akati,Jehovha wakabva Sinai, Akavabudira achibva Seiri; Akapenya ari pagomo reParani, Akauya achibva pazviuru zvinegumi zvavatsvene; Paruoko rwake rworudyi pakanga pano murayiro womoto kwavari.

²He said, “Yahweh came from Sinai, And rose from Seir to them. He shone forth from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

³Zvirokwazvo unoda ndudzi; Vatsvene vake vose vari paruoko rwenyu; Vakagara pasi patsoka dzenyu; Mumwe nomumwe uchagamuchira mashoko enyu.

³Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet; each receives your words.

⁴Mozisi wakatiraira murayiro, Ndiyo nhaka yeungano yaJakove.

⁴Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.

⁵wakange ari mambo paJeshuruni, Pakuungana kwavakuru vavanhu, Marudzi ose avaIsiraeri pamwechete.

⁵He was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.

⁶Rubheni ngaararame, arege kufa, Asi vanhu vake ngavave vashoma havo.

⁶“Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.”

⁷Kuropafadzwa kwaJudha ndiko: Akati,

⁷This is for Judah. He said, “Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.”

⁸Pamusoro paRevhi wakati, Tumimu yenyu neUrimi yenyu ndezva unodikamwa nemi,Iye wamakaidza paMasa, Wamakarwa naye pamvura yeMeribha;

⁸Of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you strove at the waters of Meribah;

⁹Iye wakati pamusoro pababa vake namai vake, handina kumuona; Nehama dzake haana kudzirangarira, Kana kuziva vana vake, nekuti vakaita shoko renyu, Nokuchengeta sungano yenyu.

⁹who said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him;’ Neither did he acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he know his own children: For they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.

¹⁰Vachadzidzisa Jakove zvamakatonga, NaIsiraeri murayiro wenyu; Vachaisa zvinonhuhwira pamberi penyu, Nezvipiriso zvinopiswa zvakakwana paaritari dzenyu.

¹⁰They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.

¹¹Jehovha, ropafadzai simba rake, Gamuchirai basa ramaoko ake; Gurai zviuno zvavanomumukira, Nezvavanomuvenga, kuti varege kusimukazve.

¹¹Yahweh, bless his substance. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again.”

¹²Pamusoro paBhenjamini wakati, Mudikamwa waJehovha uchagara kwaari akachengetwa; Unomufukidza zuva rose, Unogara pakati pamafudzi ake.

¹²Of Benjamin he said, “The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”

¹³Pamusoro paJosefa wakati, Nyika yake ngairopafadzwe naJehovha, Ipiwe zvinhu zvakanakisa zvokudenga, nedova, Nemvura inogara makadzika;

¹³Of Joseph he said, “His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,

¹⁴Nezvinhu zvakanakisa zvezvibereko zvezuva,Nezvinhu zvakanakisa zvinomedzwa nomwedzi;

¹⁴for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things of the growth of the moons,

¹⁵Nezvinhu zvakanaka zvamakomo ekare, Nezvinhu zvakanakisa zvezvikomo zvisingaperi,

¹⁵for the chief things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

¹⁶Nezvinhu zvakanakisa zvenyika nokuzara kwayo, Nomoyo wakanaka waiye wakange agere mugwenzi; Kuropafadzwa ngakuuye pamusoro waJosefa, Napamusoro pomusoro waiye wakatsaurwa pakati pehama dzake.

¹⁶for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush i. e. the burning bush of Exodus 3:3-4. . Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

¹⁷Mwana wemhongora wemombe dzake, ndihwo umambo hwake; Nyanga dzake inyanga dzenyati; Nadzo uchabaya ndudzi dzose dzavo, namagumisiro enyika; Ndivo vane zviuru zvamazana zvine gumi zvaEfuremu, Ndivo vane zviuru zvaManase.

¹⁷The firstborn of his herd, majesty is his. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push all of the peoples, to the ends of the earth: They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh.”

¹⁸Pamusoro paZebhuruni wakati, Chifara, Zebhuruni, pakubuda kwako, Newe Isakari, pamatende ako.

¹⁸Of Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.

¹⁹Vachadanira vanhu kumakomo; Ipapo vachauya nezvibayiro zvokururama. Nekuti vachamwa fuma zhinji yamakungwa, Nefuma zhinji yakavanzwa nejecha.

¹⁹They shall call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they shall draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand.”

²⁰Pamusoro paGadhi wakati, Unokurisa Gadhi ngaaropafadzwe; Iye unogara seshumbakadzi, Unobvambura ruoko, kunyange nomusoro.

²⁰Of Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm, yes, the crown of the head.

²¹Wakazvitsaurira mugove wokutanga; nekuti ndipapo pakachengetwa mugove womubati; Wakauya navakuru vavanhu; Wakaita zvakarurama zvaJehovha, Nezvaakatonga pamusoro paIsiraeri.

²¹He provided the first part for himself, for there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel.”

²²Pamusoro paDhani wakati, Dhani ndiye mwana weshumba, Unokwakuka achibva Bhashani.

²²Of Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub that leaps out of Bashan.”

²³Pamusoro paNafutari wakati, Iwe Nafutari, wakaguta nyasha, Uzere nokuropafadzwa naJehovha; Tora mavirazuva nenyasi zvive zvako.

²³Of Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of the blessing of Yahweh, Possess the west and the south.”

²⁴Pamusoro paAsheri wakati, Asheri ngaaropafadzwe apiwe vana; Ngaadikamwe nehama dzake, Ngaanyike rutsoka rwake mumafuta.

²⁴Of Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.

²⁵Zvipfigiso zvako zvichava zvamatare nendarira; Uye semazuva ako ndizvo zvizchita simba rako.

²⁵Your bars shall be iron and brass. As your days, so your strength will be.

²⁶Iwe Jeshuruni, hakuna wakafanana naMwari, Iye unotasva denga kuti akubatsire, Napamusoro pamakore noukuru hwake.

²⁶“There is none like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, In his excellency on the skies.

²⁷Mwari usingaperi ndihwo ugaro hwako, Pasi pako kuna maoko asingaperi; Iye wakadzinga vavengi pamberi pako, Akati, Paradzai.

²⁷The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’

²⁸Isiraeri unogara akachengetwa, Tsime raJakove riri roga, Panyika yezviyo newaini; Denga rake rose rinonisa dova.

²⁸Israel dwells in safety; the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.

²⁹Isiraeri, iwe wakaropafadzwa; Ndiani wakatodzana newe, rudzi rwakachengetwa naJehovha? Ndiye nhovo inokubatsira, Nomunondo waunokudzwa nawo! Vavengi vako vachazviisa pasi pako,Newe uchatsika panzvimbo dzavo dzakakwirira.

²⁹You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places.”