¹ Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. called to Moses, and spoke to him out of the Tent of Meeting, saying,

¹Zvino Jehovha wakadana Mozisi, akataura naye ari mutende rokusangana, akati,

²“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When anyone of you offers an offering to Yahweh, you shall offer your offering of the livestock, from the herd and from the flock.

²Taura navana vaIsiraeri, uti, kwavari, Kana mumwe wenyu achida kuvigira Jehovha chipo chake, munofanira kumuvigira zvipo zvenyu zvezvipfuwo, kana zvemombe kana zvamakwai.

³“‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh.

³Kana chipo chake chiri chipiriso chinopiswa chemombe, anofanira kuvigira mukono usina mhosva; ngaachibayire pamukova wetende rokusangana, kuti agamuchirwe pamberi paJehovha.

⁴He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

⁴Zvino ngaaise ruoko rwake pamusoro wechipiriso chinopiswa, kuti chigamuchirwe panzvimbo yake, chimuyananisire.

⁵He shall kill the bull before Yahweh. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

⁵Ngaabaye nzombe pamberi paJehovha, vanakomana vaAroni, vapristi, vagouya neropa, vasase ropa kunhivi dzose dzearitari, iri pamukova wetende rokusangana.

⁶He shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into pieces.

⁶Zvino ngaavhiye chipiriso chinopiswa, nokuchigura-gura.

⁷The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay wood in order on the fire;

⁷Zvino vanakomana vaAroni, mupristi, ngavaise moto paaritari, nokugadzirawo huni pamusoro pomoto.

⁸and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar;

⁸Ipapo vanakomana vaAroni, vapristi, vanofanira kugadzira nhindi, nomusoro, namafuta pamusoro pehuni dziri pamoto uri pamusoro pearitari.

⁹but its innards and its legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

⁹Asi ngaasuke ura hwacho namakumbo acho nemvura, mupristi agopisa zvose paaritari, chive chipiriso chinopiswa, chipiriso chinoitwa nomoto, chinonhuhwira zvakanaka kuna Jehovha.

¹⁰“‘If his offering is from the flock, from the sheep, or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without blemish.

¹⁰Kana chipo chake chiri chipiriso chinopiswa chezvipfuwo zviduku zvamakwai kana mbudzi, anofanira kuvigira mukono usina mhosva.

¹¹He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

¹¹Ngaachibaye parutivi rwearitari nechokumusoro pamberi paJehovha; zvino vanakomana vaAroni, vapristi, vanofanira kusasa ropa racho kunhivi dzose dzearitari.

¹²He shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat. The priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar,

¹²Ipapo anofanira kugura-gura nhindi pamwechete nomusoro wacho namafuta acho, mupristi agozvigadzira pamusoro pehuni dziri pamoto pamusoro pearitari.

¹³but the innards and the legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall offer the whole, and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

¹³Asi ura namakumbo ngaazvisuke nemvura, mupristi agozvibayira zvose, nokuzvipisira paaritari, kuti chive chipiriso chinopiswa, chipiriso chakaitwa nomoto, chinonhuhwira zvakanaka kuna Jehovha.

¹⁴“‘If his offering to Yahweh is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall offer his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.

¹⁴Kana chipo chake kuna Jehovha chiri chipiriso chinopiswa cheshiri, ngaavigire chibayiro chake chenjiva, kana twana twenjiva.

¹⁵The priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar;

¹⁵Zvino mupristi anofanira kuchiisa paaritari, agodonhedzera ropa racho parutivi rwearitari;

¹⁶and he shall take away its crop with its filth, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes.

¹⁶zvino anofanira kutora chihururu chayo neminhenga yayo, ndokuzvirasa kurutivi rwearitari kumabudazuva kunoraswa madota.

¹⁷He shall tear it by its wings, but shall not divide it apart. The priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

¹⁷Ipapo anofanira kuibvambura namapapiro ayo asingaiparadzanisi, mupristi agoipisa paaritari pamusoro pehuni dziri pamoto; icho chipiriso chinopiswa, chipiriso chakaitwa nomoto, chinonhuhwira zvakanaka kuna Jehovha.