¹Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them.

¹Zvino Nadhabi naAbhihu, vanakomana vaAroni, vakatora mumwe nomumwe harana yake yezvinonhuhwira, vakaisamo moto, ndokuisa zvinonhuhwira pamusoro pawo, vakauya pamberi paJehovha nomoto usina kutenderwa waasina kuraira.

²And fire came forth from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.

²Ipapo moto wakabuda pamberi paJehovha, ukavauraya, vakafa pamberi paJehovha.

³Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Yahweh spoke of, saying, ‘I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” Aaron held his peace.

³Zvino Mozisi akati kuna Aroni, Jehovha wakataura chinhu ichi, akati, Ndichazviratidza kuti ndiri mutsvene muna vose vanoswedera kwandiri, ndichazvirumbidza pamberi pavanhu vose. Aroni akanyarara.

⁴Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Draw near, carry your brothers from before the sanctuary out of the camp.”

⁴Ipapo Mozisi akadana Mishaeri naErizafani, vanakomana vaUzieri, babamunini vaAroni, akati kwavari, Swederai, mubvise hama dzenyu pamberi penzvimbo tsvene, muvatakurire kunze kwemisasa.

⁵So they drew near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said.

⁵Ipapo vakaswedera, vakavatakurira kunze kwemisasa vanamajasi avo, sezvakanga zvataurwa naMozisi.

⁶Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, “Don’t let the hair of your heads go loose, neither tear your clothes; that you don’t die, and that he not be angry with all the congregation: but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Yahweh has kindled.

⁶Zvino Mozisi akati kuna Aroni nokuna Ereazari nokuna Itamari, vanakomana vake, Musasunungura vudzi remisoro yenyu, kana kubvarura nguvo dzenyu, kuti murege kufa, naiye arege kutsamwira ungano yose; asi hama dzenyu, veimba yose yaIsiraeri, ivo ngavacheme kupisa kwakatungidzwa naJehovha.

⁷You shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of Yahweh is on you.” They did according to the word of Moses.

⁷Musabuda pamukova wetende rokusangana, kuti murege kufa, nekuti mafuta okuzodza aJehovha ari pamusoro penyu. Vakaita sezvavakaudzwa naMozisi.

⁸Yahweh spoke to Aaron, saying,

⁸Zvino Jehovha wakataura naAroni akati,

⁹“Drink no wine nor strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of Meeting, that you don’t die: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations:

⁹Usamwa waini kana chinhu chinobata, iwe navanakomana vako pamwechete newe, kana muchipinda mutende rokusangana, kuti murege kufa; uve murayiro usingaperi kusvikira kumarudzi enyu ose.

¹⁰and that you are to make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean;

¹⁰Munofanira kutsaura pakati pezvitsvene nezvisati zviri zvitsvene, pakati pezvisina kunaka nezvakanaka;

¹¹and that you are to teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Yahweh has spoken to them by Moses.”

¹¹munofanira kudzidzisa vana vaIsiraeri mirairo yose yakarairwa naJehovha nomuromo waMozisi.

¹²Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left, “Take the meal offering that remains of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, and eat it without yeast beside the altar; for it is most holy;

¹²Zvino Mozisi wakataura naAroni naEreazari naItamari, vanakomana vake vakanga vasara, akati, Torai chipiriso choupfu chakasara pazvipiriso zvakapisirwa Jehovha nomoto, muzvidyire kurutivi rwearitari zvisina mbiriso, nekuti zvitsvene kwazvo;

¹³and you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your portion, and your sons’ portion, of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire: for so I am commanded.

¹³munofanira kuzvidyira panzvimbo tsvene, nekuti ndiwo mugove wako nomugove wavanakomana vako pazvipiriso zvaJehovha zvinoitwa nomoto, nekuti ndizvo zvandakarairwa.

¹⁴The waved breast and the heaved thigh you shall eat in a clean place, you, and your sons, and your daughters with you: for they are given as your portion, and your sons’ portion, out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the children of Israel.

¹⁴Munofanira kudyira panzvimbo tsvene chityu chinozunguzirwa nebandauko rinosimudzwa, iwe navanakomana vako navanasikana vako pamwechete newe, nekuti makazvipiwa, kuti uve mugove wako, nomugove wavanakomana vako pazvibayiro zvezvipiriso zvokuyananisa zvavana vaIsiraeri.

¹⁵The heaved thigh and the waved breast they shall bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh: and it shall be yours, and your sons’ with you, as a portion forever; as Yahweh has commanded.”

¹⁵Vanofanira kuuya nebandauko rinosimudzwa; nechityu chinozunguzirwa, pamwechete nezvipiriso zvamafuta zvinopiswa nomoto, kuti vazvizunguzire, chive chipiriso chinozunguzirwa pamberi paJehovha; chinofanira kuva chako nechavanakomana vako, pamwechete newe; unofanira kuva murayiro usingaperi, sezvakarairwa naJehovha.

¹⁶Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burned: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying,

¹⁶Zvino Mozisi wakanyatsotsvaka mbudzi yechipiriso chezvivi, akawana kuti yapiswa, akatsamwira Ereazari naItamari, vanakomana vaAroni vakanga vasara, akati,

¹⁷“Why haven’t you eaten the sin offering in the place of the sanctuary, since it is most holy, and he has given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before Yahweh?

¹⁷Makaregerei kudyira chipiriso chezvivi panzvimbo tsvene, zvachiri chitsvene kwazvo, uye nekuti wakakupai icho, kuti mubvise kutadza kweungano, muvayananisire pamberi paJehovha?

¹⁸Behold, its blood was not brought into the inner part of the sanctuary: you certainly should have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded.”

¹⁸Tarirai, ropa rayo harina kuuyiswa mukati menzvimbo tsvene, sezvandakaraira.

¹⁹Aaron spoke to Moses, “Behold, this day they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before Yahweh; and such things as these have happened to me: and if I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been pleasing in the sight of Yahweh?”

¹⁹Ipapo Aroni akati kuna Mozisi, Tarira, vakapisa nhasi chipiriso chavo chezvivi, nechipiriso chavo chinopiswa pamberi paJehovha, ini ndikawirwa nezvinhu izvi zvakadai; zvino dai ndakadya chipiriso chezvivi nhasi, zvingadai zvaifadza Jehovha here?

²⁰When Moses heard that, it was pleasing in his sight.

²⁰Mozisi wakati achinzwa izvozvo, akatenda nazvo.