¹Zvino vakabva Erimu parwendo rwavo, ungano yose yavana vaIsiraeri ikasvika parenje reSini, riri pakati peErimu neSinai, nezuva regumi namashanu romwedzi wechipiri pakubva kwavo panyika yeEgipita.

¹They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

²Zvino ungano yose yavaIsiraeri ikapopotera Mozisi naAroni murenje;

²The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;

³vana vaIsiraeri vakati kwavari, Tingadai takafira hedu munyika yeEgipita noruoko rwaJehovha, tigere hedu pahari dzenyama, tichidya zvingwa tichiguta; nekuti matibudisira kurenje iri, kuti muuraye ungano iyi yose nenzara.

³and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”

⁴Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Tarira, ndichakunisirai chingwa chinobva kudenga; vanhu vachafanira kubuda kundozviunganidzira chiyero chinoringana nezuva rimwe nerimwe, ndivaidze ndione kana vachida kuteerera murayiro wangu, kana kwete.

⁴Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from the sky for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.

⁵Zvino nomusi wetanhatu kana vogadzira izvo zvavauya nazvo, zvichaita zviyero zviviri kana vachienzanisa nechiyero chavanosiunganidza zuva rimwe nerimwe.

⁵It shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.”

⁶Zvino Mozisi naAroni vakati kuvana vaIsiraeri vose, Madekwana muchaziva kuti Jehovha ndiye akakubudisai panyika yeEgipita.

⁶Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening, then you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt;

⁷Fume mangwana muchaona kubwinya kwaJehovha, nekuti iye akanzwa kupopota kwamakapopotera Jehovha nako; isu tisu vanaaniko, zvamunotipopotera isu?

⁷and in the morning, then you shall see the glory of Yahweh; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you murmur against us?”

⁸Mozisi akati, Muchaona izvozvo kana Jehovha achikupai nyama madekwana, mukaidya, namangwana kana achikupai zvingwa, mukaguta; nekuti Jehovha akanzwa kupopota kwenyu kwamakamupopotera nako; isu tisu vanaaniko zvamunotipopotera isu? Hamutipopoteri isu, asi Jehovha.

⁸Moses said, “Now Yahweh shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh.”

⁹Mozisi akati kuna Aroni, Udza ungano yose yavana vaIsiraeri, uti, Swederai pamberi paJehovha, nekuti akanzwa kupopota kwenyu.

⁹Moses said to Aaron, “Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘Come near before Yahweh, for he has heard your murmurings.’”

¹⁰Zvino Aroni akati achataura neungano yose yavana vaIsiraeri, ivo vakaona kubwinya kwaJehovha kuchiratidzwa mugore.

¹⁰It happened, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of Yahweh appeared in the cloud.

¹¹Jehovha akataura naMozisi, akati,

¹¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

¹²Ndanzwa kupopota kwevana vaIsiraeri; taura navo uti, Madekwana muchadya nyama, fume mangwana muchaguta zvingwa; zvino muchaziva kuti ndini Jehovha, Mwari wenyu.

¹²“I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread: and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God.’”

¹³Zvino madekwana zvihuta zvikakwira, zvikafukidza misasa; fume mangwana dova rakanga rakapoteredza misasa.

¹³It happened at evening that quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.

¹⁴Zvino dova rakanga riri pasi rikati radzimuka, vakaona zvinhu zviduku zvakaurungana zvakanga zviri pasi murenje, zviduku sechando pavhu.

¹⁴When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the frost on the ground.

¹⁵Vana vaIsiraeri vakati vachizviona vakabvunzana, vachiti, Chinyiko? nekuti vakanga vasingazvizivi. Mozisi akati kwavari, Ndicho chingwa chamapiwa naJehovha kuti mudye.

¹⁵When the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, “What is it?” For they didn’t know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat.”

¹⁶Zvino heri shoko rakarairwa naJehovha, Muzviunganidzire chinhu icho, mumwe nomumwe sezvaanosidya; munhu mumwe nomumwe omeri imwe, muchiverenga vanhu venyu, mumwe nomumwe atorere vari mutende rake.

¹⁶This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: “Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer An omer is about 2.2 litres or about 2.3 quarts a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.”

¹⁷Vana vaIsiraeri vakaita saizvozvo, vamwe vakaunganidza zvizhinji, vamwe zvishoma.

¹⁷The children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.

¹⁸Zvino vakati vozviidza neomeri, uyo akanga aunganidza zvizhinji haana kusarirwa nechinhu, naiye akanga aunganidza zvishoma haana kushaiwa; mumwe nomumwe akanga aunganidza sezvaaisidya.

¹⁸When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.

¹⁹Mozisi akati kwavari, Kurege kuva nomunhu anosiya zvimwe kusvikira mangwana.

¹⁹Moses said to them, “Let no one leave of it until the morning.”

²⁰Asi havana kuteerera Mozisi, asi vamwe vakasiya zvimwe kusvikira mangwana; zvikazara honye, zvikanhuwa; Mozisi akavatsamwira.

²⁰Notwithstanding they didn’t listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was angry with them.

²¹Vakazviunganidza mangwanani ose, mumwe nomumwe sezvaaidya; kana zuva ropisa zvakanyakatika.

²¹They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted.

²²Nezuva retanhatu vaiunganidza chingwa vachiita zviyero zviviri, mumwe nomumwe omeri zvino vakuru vose veungano vakauya kuzoudza Mozisi.

²²It happened that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one, and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

²³Mozisi akati kwavari, Ndizvo zvakataurwa naJehovha, Mangwana izuva rezororo, isabata rakatsaurirwa Jehovha; gochai zvamunoda kugocha, bikai zvamunoda kubika; zvose zvasara muzvivige, muzvichengetere mangwana.

²³He said to them, “This is that which Yahweh has spoken, ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.’”

²⁴Vakazviviga kusvikira mangwana, sezvavakanga varairwa naMozisi; zvino izvo hazvina kunhuwa, nehonye hadzina kuzovamo.

²⁴They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it didn’t become foul, neither was there any worm in it.

²⁵Mozisi akati, Chidyai henyu izvozvo nhasi, nekuti nhasi isabata raJehovha. Nhasi hamungazviwani kusango.

²⁵Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you shall not find it in the field.

²⁶Munofanira kuzviunganidza mazuva matanhatu; asi zuva rechinomwe isabata; nezuva iroro hakungavi nechinhu.

²⁶Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none.”

²⁷Zvino nezuva rechinomwe vamwe vakabuda kunozviunganidza, asi havana kuwana chinhu.

²⁷It happened on the seventh day, that some of the people went out to gather, and they found none.

²⁸Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Munoramba kuchengeta mirairo yangu nemirau yangu kusvikira rinhiko?

²⁸Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

²⁹Tarirai, Jehovha zvaakakupai sabata, naizvozvo anokupai zvokudya zvamazuva maviri nezuva retanhatu; mumwe nomumwe wenyu ngaagare kwaagere, kurega kuvapo nomunhu anobuda kwaagere nezuva rechinomwe.

²⁹Behold, because Yahweh has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Everyone stay in his place. Let no one go out of his place on the seventh day.”

³⁰Vanhu vakazorora nezuva rechinomwe.

³⁰So the people rested on the seventh day.

³¹Zvino veimba yaIsiraeri vakatumidza izvozvo zita rinonzi Mana; chakanga chiri chichena setsanga yekorianderi; kunaka kwazvo kwakanga kwakafanana nezvingwa zvakabikwa nouchi.

³¹The house of Israel called its name Manna, “Manna” means “What is it?” and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.

³²Zvino Mozisi akati, Ndiro shoko rakarairwa naJehovha, Omeri izere ngaichengeterwe marudzi enyu, vaone chingwa chandakakugutsai nacho murenje, nguva yandakakubudisai munyika yeEgipita.

³²Moses said, “This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, ‘Let an omer-full of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.’”

³³Zvino Mozisi akati kuna Aroni, Tora hari uisemo omeri izere nemana, uigadzike pamberi paJehovha, kuti ichengeterwe marudzi enyu.

³³Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations.”

³⁴Sezvakanga zvarairwa Mozisi naJehovha, saizvozvo Aroni akazvigadzika pamberi peChipupuriro, kuti zvichengetwepo.

³⁴As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

³⁵Vana vaIsiraeri vakadya mana*makore makumi mana, kudzimara vachisvika panyika yakagarwa navanhu; vakadya mana*kudzimara vachisvika pamiganhu yenyika yeKanani.

³⁵The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.

³⁶Zvino omeri chegumi cheefa.

³⁶Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. 1 ephah is about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel