¹Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

¹Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi naAroni akati,

²“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,

²Verenga vanakomana vose vaKohati pakati pavana vaRevhi, nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo,

³from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all who enter into the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.

³vana makore ana makumi matatu navanopfuura, kusvikira pamakore makumi mashanu, vose vanopinda pabasa, kuti vaite basa mutende rokusangana.

⁴“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting, the most holy things.

⁴Ndiro basa ravanakomana vaKohati mutende rokusangana pazvinhu zvitsvene-tsvene:

⁵When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it,

⁵Kana ungano ichisimuka, Aroni anofanira kupinda navanakomana vake, vagobvisa chidzitiro, ndokufukidza areka yechipupuriro nacho.

⁶and shall put a covering of sealskin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles.

⁶Zvino vanofanira kuisa pamusoro pazvo chokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, ndokuwarira pamusoro pazvo mucheka mutema wose, zvino ndokupinza matanda okutakura nawo.

⁷“On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.

⁷Vanofanira kuwarirawo mucheka mutema patafura yechingwa chokuratidza, ndokuisa pamusoro payo midziyo, nembiya, nemikombe, nezvimbiya zvokudira nazvo; nechingwa chamazuva ose chinofanira kuva pamusoro payo.

⁸They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

⁸Zvino vanofanira kuwarira pamusoro pazvo mucheka mutsvuku, ndokuufukidza nechokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, zvino ndokupinza matanda okutakura nawo.

⁹“They shall take a blue cloth, and cover the lampstand of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.

⁹Vanofanira kutorawo mucheka mutema, vagofukidza nawo chigadziko chemwenje yokuvhenekesa nayo, nemwenje yacho, nembato dzacho, nendiro dzacho, nemidziyo yacho yose yamafuta, yavanobata nayo.

¹⁰They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.

¹⁰Zvino vanofanira kuchiputira pamwechete nenhumbi dzacho dzose muchokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, ndokuchiisa pamatanda.

¹¹“On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

¹¹Vanofanira kuwarirawo mucheka mutema pamusoro pearitari yendarama, ndokuifukidza nechokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, zvino ndokupinza matanda ayo okutakura nawo.

¹²“They shall take all the vessels of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.

¹²Vanofanira kutorawo nhumbi dzose dzokubata nadzo paimba tsvene, vagodziputira mumucheka mutema, ndokudzifukidza nechokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, ndokuzviisa pamatanda.

¹³“They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.

¹³Vanofanira kubvisawo madota paaritari, ndokuwarira pamusoro payo mucheka mushava,

¹⁴They shall put on it all its vessels, with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the flesh hooks, the shovels, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.

¹⁴ndokuisa pamusoro payo nhumbi dzayo dzose, dzavanobata nadzo pairi, dzinoti: Zvaenga zvomoto, nezvikokovonho zvenyama, nefoshoro, nemidziyo, nhumbi dzose dzearitari, vagowarira pamusoro payo chokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, ndokupinza matanda okutakura nawo.

¹⁵“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting.

¹⁵Zvino kana Aroni navanakomana vake vapedza kufukidza imba tsvene, nenhumbi dzose dzeimba tsvene, kana ungano ichida kusimuka, zvino vanakomana vaKohati vanofanira kuuya kuitakura, asi ngavarege kubata zvinhu zvitsvene, kuti varege kufa. Zvinhu izvi ndizvo zvinofanira kutakurwa navanakomana vaKohati patende rokusangana.

¹⁶“The duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its furnishings.”

¹⁶Basa raEreazari, mwanakomana waAroni mupristi, nderamafuta okuvhenekesa nawo, nezvinonhuhwira zvakanaka, nechipiriso choupfu chamazuva ose, namafuta okuzodza nawo, nokuchengeta tabhenakeri yose nezvose zvirimo, neimba tsvene, nenhumbi dzayo.

¹⁷Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

¹⁷Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi naAroni akati,

¹⁸“Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;

¹⁸Rudzi rwemhuri dzavaKohati ngarurege kuparadzwa pakati pavaRevhi;

¹⁹but thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them everyone to his service and to his burden;

¹⁹asi muvaitire izvi kuti vararame, varege kufa, kana vachiswedera kuzvinhu zvitsvene-tsvene; Aroni navanakomana vake vanofanira kupinda nokuvagadza, mumwe nomumwe, pabasa rake napamutoro wake.

²⁰but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”

²⁰Asi ngavarege kupinda kundoona imba tsvene, kunyange iri nguva duku, kuti varege kufa.

²¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

²¹Jehovha akataura naMozisi akati,

²²“Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families;

²²Verenga vanakomana vose vaGeshoni, dzimba dzamadzibaba avo, nemhuri dzavo.

²³you shall count them from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old; all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.

²³Uverenge vanamakore makumi matatu navanopfuura kusvikira makore makumi mashanu; vose vanopinda kundobata basa, kubata mutende rokusangana.

²⁴“This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:

²⁴Ndiro basa remhuri dzavaGeshoni pakubata napakutakura mitoro:

²⁵they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above on it, and the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,

²⁵Ivo vanofanira kutakura machira etabhenakeri, netende rokusangana; nechokufukidzira chayo, nechokufukidzira chamatebwe amatenhe, chiri pamusoro payo, nechidzitiro chomukova wetende rokusangana;

²⁶and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatever shall be done with them. Therein shall they serve.

²⁶nezvirembedzwa zvoruvazhe, nechidzitiro chomukova wesuwo roruvazhe, ruri patabhenakeri nokunhivi dzose dzearitari, namabote azvo, nenhumbi dzazvo dzose dzinobata mabasa azvo, nezvose zvinobatwa nazvo, ndiro basa ravo.

²⁷At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all their responsibilities.

²⁷Mabasa ose avanakomana vaGeshoni, zvose zvavanofanira kutakura nezvavanofanira kubata, zvinofanira kurairwa naAroni navanakomana vake; munofanira kuvagadza pabasa ravo rose rokutakura.

²⁸This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting: and their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

²⁸Ndiro basa remhuri dzavana vaGeshoni patende rokusangana; pabasa ravo rose vanofanira kurairwa naItamari, mwanakomana waAroni mupristi.

²⁹“As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers’ houses;

²⁹Kana vari vanakomana vaMerari, unofanira kuvaverenga nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo.

³⁰you shall count them from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who enters on the service, to do the work of the Tent of Meeting.

³⁰Uverenge vana makore makumi matatu navanopfuura kusvikira makore makumi mashanu, mumwe nomumwe, vose vanopinda pabasa, kubata basa retende rokusangana.

³¹This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,

³¹Ndiro basa ravo rokutakura, sezvavanofanira kubata mutende rokusangana: Matanda etabhenakeri, nembariro dzayo, nembiru dzayo, nezvigadziko zvayo;

³²and the pillars of the court around it, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden.

³²nembiru dzoruvazhe rwakapotedza, nezvigadziko zvadzo, nembambo dzadzo dzose, namabote adzo, nenhumbi dzadzo dzose, nezvose zvavanobata nazvo; unofanira kuvaritarira namazita avo nhumbi dzavanofanira kuchengeta pakutakura.

³³This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”

³³Ndiro basa remhuri dzavanakomana vaMerari, sezvavaifanira kubata basa mutende rokusangana, vachirairwa naItamari, mwanakomana waAroni mupristi.

³⁴Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

³⁴Zvino Mozisi naAroni namachinda eungano vakaverenga vanakomana vaKohati nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo;

³⁵from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting.

³⁵vakanga vana makore makumi matatu navanopfuura kusvikira pamakore makumi mashanu, mumwe nomumwe vose vaifanira kupinda pabasa, kubata basa mutende rokusangana;

³⁶Those who were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred fifty.

³⁶vakaverengwa kwavari nemhuri dzavo vakasvika zviuru zviviri namazana manomwe namakumi mashanu.

³⁷These are those who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

³⁷Ndivo vakaverengwa vemhuri dzavaKohati, vose vakanga vachibata basa mutende rokusangana, vakaverengwa naMozisi naAroni, sezvakarairwa naJehovha nomuromo waMozisi.

³⁸Those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

³⁸Vakaverengwa vavanakomana vaGeshoni nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo,

³⁹from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting,

³⁹vakanga vana makore makumi matatu navanopfuura kusvikira pamakore makumi mashanu, mumwe nomumwe aifanira kupinda pabasa, kubata basa mutende rokusangana,

⁴⁰even those who were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty.

⁴⁰vakaverengwa kwavari nemhuri dzavo nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo, vakasvika zviuru zviviri namazana matanhatu namakumi matatu.

⁴¹These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh.

⁴¹Ndivo vakaverengwa vemhuri dzavana vaGeshoni, vose vakanga vachibata basa mutende rokusangana, vakaverengwa naMozisi naAroni, sezvakarairwa naJehovha.

⁴²Those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,

⁴²Vakaverengwa vemhuri dzavanakomana vaMerari, nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo,

⁴³from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting,

⁴³vakanga vana makore makumi matatu navanopfuura kusvikira pamakore makumi mashanu, mumwe nomumwe aifanira kupinda pabasa, kubata basa mutende rokusangana;

⁴⁴even those who were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred.

⁴⁴vakaverengwa kwavari nemhuri dzavo, vakasvika zviuru zvitatu namazana maviri.

⁴⁵These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

⁴⁵Ndivo vakaverengwa vemhuri dzavanakomana vaMerari, vakaverengwa naMozisi naAroni, sezvakarairwa naJehovha nomuromo waMozisi.

⁴⁶All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

⁴⁶Zvino vose vakaverengwa vavaRevhi, vakaverengwa naMozisi naAroni namachinda avaIsiraeri, nemhuri dzavo, nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo,

⁴⁷from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting,

⁴⁷vakanga vana makore makumi matatu navanopfuura, kusvikira pamakore makumi mashanu, mumwe nomumwe aifanira kupinda kuzobata basa, nebasa rokutakura mitoro mutende rokusangana,

⁴⁸even those who were numbered of them, were eight thousand five hundred eighty.

⁴⁸vakaverengwa kwavari vakasvika zviuru zvisere namazana mashanu namakumi masere.

⁴⁹According to the commandment of Yahweh they were numbered by Moses, everyone according to his service, and according to his burden. Thus were they numbered by him, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

⁴⁹Vakaverengwa sezvakarairwa naJehovha nomuromo waMozisi, mumwe nomumwe pabasa rake, napamutoro wake; vakaverengwa saizvozvo naye, sezvakarairwa Mozisi naJehovha.