¹Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

¹Zvino vanasikana vaZerofehadhi, mwanakomana waHeferi,

²They stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the Tent of Meeting, saying,

²vakamira pamberi paMozisi napamberi paEreazari mupristi, napamberi pamachinda neungano yose, pamukova wetende rokusangana, vakati,

³“Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against Yahweh in the company of Korah: but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons.

³Baba vedu vakafira murenje, asi vakanga vasi pakati peboka ravaya vakaungana kuzorwa naJehovha, veboka raKora; vakafira havo muzvivi zvavo, vasina vanakomana.

⁴Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father.”

⁴Zvino zita rababa vedu richabvisirweiko pakati pemhuri yavo, nekuti vakanga vasina vanakomana? Tipeiwo nhaka pakati pehama dzababa vedu.

⁵Moses brought their cause before Yahweh.

⁵Mozisi akaisa shoko ravo pamberi paJehovha.

⁶Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

⁶Jehovha akataura naMozisi, akati,

⁷“The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: you shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers; and you shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

⁷Vanasikana vaZerofehadhi vanotaura kwazvo; zvirokwazvo, unofanira kuvapa nhaka pakati pehama dzababa vavo; unofanira kuvagarisa nhaka yababa vavo.

⁸You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.

⁸Zvino unofanira kutaura navana vaIsiraeri, uchiti, Kana munhu akafa asina mwanakomana, munofanira kugarisa mwanasikana wake nhaka yake.

⁹If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.

⁹Kana asina mwanasikana, munofanira kupa vakuru vake navanin'ina vake nhaka yake.

¹⁰If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

¹⁰Kana asina vakuru kana vanin'ina, munofanira kupa vakuru kana vanin'ina vababa vake nhaka yake.

¹¹If his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be to the children of Israel a statute and ordinance, as Yahweh commanded Moses.’”

¹¹Kana baba vake vasina vakuru kana vanin'ina, munofanira kupa hama yake yomumba nhaka yake, ive yake. Unofanira kuva mutemo wokutonga nawo pakati pavana vaIsiraeri, sezvakarairwa Mozisi naJehovha.

¹²Yahweh said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.

¹²Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Kwira pagomo iri reAbharimu, uone nyika yandakapa vana vaIsiraeri.

¹³When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;

¹³Ipapo kana waiona, newewo uchasanganiswa navanhu vako, sezvakasanganiswa mukuru wako Aroni;

¹⁴because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)

¹⁴nekuti makaramba shoko rangu murenje reZini, panguva yokurwa kweungano, mukarega kunditsaura pamberi pavo pamvura. (Ndiyo mvura yeMeribha paKadheshi, murenje reZini.)

¹⁵Moses spoke to Yahweh, saying,

¹⁵Zvino Mozisi akataura naJehovha, akati,

¹⁶“Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

¹⁶Jehovha, Mwari wemweya yavanhu vose, ngaagadze murume paungano iyi,

¹⁷who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of Yahweh not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”

¹⁷achabuda pamberi pavo, nokupinda pamberi pavo, angavabudisa nokuvapinza; kuti ungano yaJehovha irege kuva samakwai asina mufudzi.

¹⁸Yahweh said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

¹⁸Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, Tora Joshua, mwanakomana waNuni, murume uno mweya mukati make, uise ruoko rwako pamusoro pake.

¹⁹and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and commission him in their sight.

¹⁹Umuise pamberi paEreazari mupristi, napamberi peungano yose, ugomurairira pamberi pavo.

²⁰You shall put of your honor on him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.

²⁰Uise pamusoro pake zvoukuru hwako, kuti ungano yose yavana valsiraeri imuteerere.

²¹He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before Yahweh: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.”

²¹Iye anofanira kumira pamberi pomupristi Ereazari, iye amuunzire pamberi paJehovha nokutonga kweUrimi; nokuraira kwake, vanofanira kubuda, nokuraira kwake, vanofanira kupinda, iye pamwechete navana vaIsiraeri vose, ungano yose.

²²Moses did as Yahweh commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:

²²Mozisi akaita sezvaakarairwa naJehovha; akatora Joshua, akamuisa pamberi pemupristi Ereazari, napamberi peungano yose;

²³and he laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as Yahweh spoke by Moses.

²³akaisa maoko ake pamusoro pake, akamurairira, sezvakataura Jehovha nomuromo waMozisi.