¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

¹Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi, akati,

²“Sanctify to me all of the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine.”

²Nditsaurirei madangwe ose; zvose zvinotanga kuzarura chizvaro pakati pavana vaIsiraeri, kana kuvanhu kana kuzvipfuwo, ndezvangu.

³Moses said to the people, “Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.

³Zvino Mozisi akati kuvanhu, Rangarirai zuva iri ramakabudiswa naro paEgipita, paimba youranda, nekuti Jehovha akakubudisai pano noruoko rune simba; chingwa chakaviriswa ngachirege kudyiwa nemi.

⁴This day you go out in the month Abib.

⁴Nhasi munobuda nomwedzi weAbhibhi.

⁵It shall be, when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month.

⁵Zvino kana Jehovha akusvitsa kunyika yavaKanani, neyavaHeti, neyavaAmori, neyavaHivhi, neyavaJebhusi, yaakambopikira madzibaba ako, kuti achakupa iyo, nyika inoyerera mukaka nouchi, unofanira kundoita basa iri nomwedzi uno.

⁶Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Yahweh.

⁶Unofanira kudya chingwa chisina kuviriswa mazuva manomwe; pazuva rechinomwe Jehovha ngaaitirwe mutambo.

⁷Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you, neither shall yeast be seen with you, in all your borders.

⁷Chingwa chisina kuviriswa ngachidyiwe mazuva manomwe; chingwa chakaviriswa ngachirege kuonekwa kwauri, kunyange mbiriso ngairege kuonekwa kwauri panyika yako yose.

⁸You shall tell your son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

⁸Udza mwanakomana wako nomusi iwoyo, uti, Ndizvo zvinoratidza zvandakaitirwa naJehovha musi wandakabuda Egipita.

⁹It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the law of Yahweh may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand Yahweh has brought you out of Egypt.

⁹Chinofanira kuva chiratidzo kwauri paruoko rwako, nechirangaridzo pakati pameso ako, kuti murayiro waJehovha uve mumuromo mako; nekuti Jehovha akakubudisa paEgipita noruoko rune simba.

¹⁰You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.

¹⁰Naizvozvo unofanira kuchengeta murayiro uyu nenguva yawo gore rimwe nerimwe.

¹¹“It shall be, when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it you,

¹¹Zvino kana Jehovha akusvitsa kunyika yavaKanani, sezvaakakupikira iwe namadzibaba ako, akakupa iyoyo,

¹²that you shall set apart to Yahweh all that opens the womb, and every firstborn which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be Yahweh’s.

¹²unofanira kusanangurira Jehovha zvose zvinotanga kuzarura chizvaro, nezvokutanga zvose pazvipfuwo zvaunazvo, zvirume ndezvaJehovha.

¹³Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons.

¹³Mwana wokutanga wedhongi unofanira kuudzikunura negwayana, kana usingadi kuudzikunura, unofanira kuvhuna mutsipa wawo; madangwe ose avanhu pakati pavanakomana vako unofanira kuadzikunura.

¹⁴It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall tell him, ‘By strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage;

¹⁴Zvino kana mwanakomana wako achizokubvunza panguva inouya, akati, Chinyiko ichi? Uti kwaari, Jehovha akatibudisa noruoko rune simba paEgipita paimba youranda;

¹⁵and it happened, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Yahweh killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of animal. Therefore I sacrifice to Yahweh all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

¹⁵nekuti panguva iyoyo Farao yaakaramba kutitendera kuenda, Jehovha akauraya matangwe ose enyika yeEgipita, matangwe ose avanhu navana vemhongora dzezvipfuwo; naizvozvo ndinobayira Jehovha zvose zvinotanga kuzarura chizvaro, kana zviri zvirume; asi matangwe ose avanakomana vangu ndiNowadzikunura.

¹⁶It shall be for a sign on your hand, and for symbols between your eyes: for by strength of hand Yahweh brought us out of Egypt.”

¹⁶Ichi chichava chiratidzo paruoko rwako, norundanyara pameso pako; nekuti Jehovha akatibudisa noruoko rune simba.

¹⁷It happened, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God didn’t lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and they return to Egypt”;

¹⁷Zvino Farao akati aregedza vanhu kuti vaende, Mwari haana kuvafambisa nenzira yapanyika yavaFirisitia, kunyange yaiva pedo, nekuti Mwari akati, Zvimwe vanhu vangazvidemba, kana vachiona kurwa, vakadzokera Egipita,

¹⁸but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds ; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.

¹⁸asi Mwari akapotesa vanhu nokure, nenzira yokurenje rapaGungwa Dzvuku; vana valsiraeri vakabuda panyika yeEgipita vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa.

¹⁹Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you.”

¹⁹Mozisi akatora mafupa aJosefa, akaenda nawo; nekuti akanga apikisa vana vaIsiraeri, achiti, Zvirokwazvo Mwari achakushanyirai, muchabva pano, mugoendawo namafupa angu.

²⁰They took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

²⁰Zvino vakatanga rwendo rwavo vakabva Sukoti, vakandovaka misasa yavo paEtamu, pamucheto werenje.

²¹Yahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night:

²¹Jehovha akavatungamirira masikati neshongwe yegore rokuvaperekedza panzira, usiku neshongwe yomoto yokuvavhenekera, kuti vafambe masikati nousiku.

²²the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, didn’t depart from before the people.

²²Shongwe yegore yakanga isingabvi pamberi pavanhu masikati, kana shongwe yomoto usiku.