1Shure kwaizvozvo Mozisi naAroni vakaenda, vakati kuna Farao, Zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, Tendera vanhu vangu kuenda, kuti vandiitire mutambo murenje.
1Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”
2Farao akati, Jehovha ndiye aniko, kuti nditeerere inzwi rake, kuti nditendere vaIsiraeri kuenda? Handimuzivi iye Jehovha, neni handingatenderi vaIsiraeri kuenda.
2Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don’t know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”
3Vakati, Mwari wavaHebheru akasangana nesu; dotitenderai kuenda rwendo rwamazuva matatu murenje, tindobayira Jehovha Mwari wedu; kuti arege kutirova nedenda kana nomunondo.
3They said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.”
4Ipapo mambo weEgipita akati kwavari, imwi Mozisi naAroni, munotsausireiko vanhu pamabasa avo? Endai kumirimo yenyu.
4The king of Egypt said to them, “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens!”
5Farao akati, Tarirai, vanhu venyika ino vatova vazhinji, zvino imwi moda kuvazorodza pamirimo yavo.
5Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens.”
6Nomusi iwoyo Farao akaraira varairi vamabasa avanhu, navatariri vavo, akati,
6The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7Musaramba muchipa vanhu uswa hwokuita zvitina nahwo, sezvamakaita kusvikira zvino; ngavaende vandozviunganidzira uswa vega.
7“You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8Asi zvitina zvavakaita kusvikira zvino, muvatarire izvozvo; musazvitapudza, nekuti havana chavanobata, saka vanodana, vachiti, Titenderei tindobayira Mwari wedu.
8The number of the bricks, which they made before, you require from them. You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’
9Varume ngavawedzerwe basa rinorema, varemerwa naro; kuti varege kurangarira mashoko enhema.
9Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor therein; and don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.”
10Ipapo varairi vamabasa avanhu navatariri vavo vakabuda, vakataura navanhu, vakati, Zvanzi naFarao, Handichakupiyi uswa.
10The taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you straw.
11Endai mega mundozvitorera uswa pamungauwana, nekuti basa renyu haritapudzwi.
11Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.’”
12Zvino vanhu vakapararira kunyika yose yeEgipita kuzounganidza mashanga panzvimbo youswa.
12So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
13Varairi vamabasa vakavakurudzira, vachiti, Pedzai basa renyu, mabasa amaifanira kuita mazuva ose muchino uswa.
13The taskmasters were urgent saying, “Fulfill your work quota daily, as when there was straw!”
14Navatariri vavana vaIsiraeri, vakanga vaiswa pamusoro pavo navarairi vaFarao, vaisirohwa, zvichinzi makaregerei kupedza basa renyu razuro neranhasi muchiita zvitina sezvamakaita kusvikira zvino?
14The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, “Why haven’t you fulfilled your quota both yesterday and today, in making brick as before?”
15Zvino vatariri vavana valsiraeri vakauya vachichema kuna Farao, vachiti, Munoitireiko kudaro navaranda venyu?
15Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you deal this way with your servants?
16Varanda venyu havapiwi uswa, asi vanoti kwatiri, Itai zvitina; tarirai varanda venyu vanorohwa, asi mhaka iri kuvanhu venyu.
16No straw is given to your servants, and they tell us, ‘Make brick!’ and behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.”
17Asi iye akati, Hamuna chamunobata, hamuna chamunobata, saka munoti, Titenderei kundobayira Jehovha.
17But he said, “You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to Yahweh.’
18Naizvozvo endai zvino, mubate, nekuti hamuchapiwi uswa, asi munofanira kupedza zvitina zvakatarwa.
18Go therefore now, and work, for no straw shall be given to you, yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks!”
19Zvino vatariri vavana valsiraeri vakaona kuti vari panjodzi, zvazvakanzi, Hamungatapudzi pazvitina zvenyu, zvamunofanira kuita mazuva ose.
19The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble, when it was said, “You shall not diminish anything from your daily quota of bricks!”
20Vakasangana naMozisi naAroni, vakanga vamire panzira pakubuda kwavo pamberi paFarao;
20They met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came out from Pharaoh:
21vakati kwavari, Jehovha ngaakutarirei akutongei, nekuti matinyadzisa pamberi paFarao navaranda vake, mukaisa munondo muruoko rwavo wokutiuraya nawo.
21and they said to them, “May Yahweh look at you, and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.”
22Ipapo Mozisi akadzokera kuna Jehovha, akati, Ishe, maitireiko vanhu ava zvakaipa? Manditumireiko?
22Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?
23Nekuti kubva panguva yandakaenda nayo kuna Farao kundotaura nezita renyu, iye akaitira vanhu ava zvakaipa; hamuna kutongorwira vanhu venyu.
23For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people; neither have you delivered your people at all.”