Ekisodho 40
1 Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi,
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 “Dzika tabhenakeri, Tende Rokusangana, pazuva rokutanga romwedzi wokutanga.
“On the first day of the first month next year, [tell the people to] set up the Sacred Tent.
3 Uise areka yeChipupuriro mairi uye ugofukidza areka nechidzitiro.
Put inside it the sacred chest [that contains the stone slabs on which are engraved] the Ten Commandments, and hang the curtain in front of it.
4 Upinze tafura ugoisa zvinhu zvayo pairi. Ipapo ugopinza chigadziko chomwenje ugomisa mwenje yacho.
Bring the table into the Sacred Tent, and place on it all the things that are to be used with it. Bring in the lampstand and fasten the lamps to it.
5 Uise aritari yezvinonhuhwira yegoridhe pamberi peareka yechipupuriro uye ugoisa chidzitiro pamukova wokupinda mutabhenakeri.
Put the gold altar for [burning] incense in front of the sacred chest, and set up the curtain at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
6 “Uise aritari yezvipiriso zvinopiswa pamberi pomukova wokupinda kutabhenakeri, Tende Rokusangana;
Put the altar for burning sacrifices in front of the Sacred Tent.
7 uise dhishi pakati peTende Rokusangana nearitari ugoisa mvura mariri.
Put the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the altar, and fill it with water.
8 Ugadzire ruvazhe rwakaipoteredza uye ugoisa chidzitiro pamukova woruvazhe.
Hang the curtains that will surround the courtyard, and hang the curtain at its entrance.
9 “Utore mafuta okuzodza ugozodza tabhenakeri nezvinhu zvose zvirimo; uinatse nemidziyo yayo yose, uye ichava tsvene.
Then take the oil for anointing, and anoint the Sacred Tent and everything that is in it, to (set it apart/dedicate it) to me. Then it will be holy/sacred.
10 Ipapo ugozodza aritari yezvipiriso zvinopiswa nemidziyo yayo yose; unatse aritari, uye ichava tsvene-tsvene.
Also anoint the altar for offering sacrifices that will be completely burned, and all the things that will be used with it, and set it apart. Then it also will be holy/sacred.
11 Uzodze dhishi nechigadziko charo ugozvinatsa.
Also anoint the washbasin and its base, to set it apart.
12 “Uuye naAroni navanakomana vake kumukova weTende Rokusangana ugovashambidza nemvura.
Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Sacred Tent, and wash them [ritually] with water.
13 Ipapo ugopfekedza Aroni nguo tsvene, umuzodze uye ugomunatsa kuti agondishumira somuprista.
Then put on Aaron his sacred clothes to (set him apart/dedicate him), in order that he can serve me as a priest.
14 Uuyise vanakomana vake ugovapfekedza majasi.
Also bring his sons there. Put their sacred tunics/gowns on them
15 Uvazodze sokuzodza kwawaita baba vavo, kuti vagondishumira savaprista. Kuzodzwa kwavo kuchava kwouprista hucharamba huripo kuzvizvarwa zvinotevera.”
and anoint them just as you anointed their father, in order that they also may serve me by working as priests. By anointing them [and their descendants], you will cause them and their descendants to be priests throughout all coming generations.”
16 Mozisi akaita zvose sezvaakarayirwa naJehovha.
Moses/I did all these things exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
17 Saka tabhenakeri yakamiswa pazuva rokutanga romwedzi wokutanga mugore rechipiri.
On the first day of the first month of the next year (OR, second year [after they/we left Egypt]), the people set up the Sacred Tent.
18 Mozisi akati amisa tabhenakeri, akaisa zvigadziko panzvimbo yazvo, akadzika mapuranga, akapinza mbariro uye akamisa matanda.
Following Moses’/my instructions, they set up the Sacred Tent and its bases, set up the frames, attached the crossbars, and put up the posts [for the curtains].
19 Ipapo akatambanudza tende akariisa pamusoro petabhenakeri ndokuisa chifukidzo pamusoro petende, sokurayirwa kwaakaitwa naJehovha.
Then they spread out the coverings over the Sacred Tent, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
20 Akatora Chipupuriro akachiisa muareka, akabatanidza mapango paareka uye akaisa chifunhiro chokuyananisa pamusoro payo.
Then he/I took the two stone slabs [on which the commandments were written] and put them in the sacred chest. He/I put the carrying poles [in the rings] on the chest and put the lid on top of the chest.
21 Ipapo akauyisa areka mutabhenakeri ndokuturika chidzitiro chokufukidzira akafukidza areka yeChipupuriro, sokurayira kwakaita Jehovha.
Then he/I took the chest into [the Very Holy Place inside] the Sacred Tent and hung the curtain. In that way, he/I prevented the people who were outside from seeing the chest. He/I did all this exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
22 Mozisi akaisa tafura muTende Rokusangana nechokurutivi rwokumusoro kwetabhenakeri kunze kwechidzitiro
He/I set the table inside the Sacred Tent, on the north side, outside the curtain.
23 uye akaisa chingwa pamusoro payo pamberi paJehovha, sokurayirwa kwaakaitwa naJehovha.
He/I placed on the table the bread that was offered to Yahweh, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
24 Akaisa chigadziko chomwenje muTende Rokusangana chakatarisana netafura nechokurutivi rwezasi rwetabhenakeri
He/I set the lampstand inside the Sacred Tent, on the south side, opposite the table.
25 uye akamisa mwenje pamberi paJehovha, sokurayirwa kwaakaitwa naJehovha.
Then he/I fastened the lamps to the lampstand in Yahweh’s presence, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
26 Mozisi akaisa aritari yegoridhe muTende Rokusangana pamberi pechidzitiro,
He/I set the golden altar for burning incense inside the Sacred Tent, in front of the curtain [that separated the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place],
27 uye akapisa zvinonhuhwira pairi, sokurayirwa kwaakaitwa naJehovha.
and he/I burned some sweet-smelling incense on it, exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
28 Ipapo akaisa chidzitiro pamukova wetabhenakeri.
He/I hung the curtain at the entrance to the Sacred Tent.
29 Akamisa aritari yezvipiriso zvinopiswa pedyo nomukova wetabhenakeri, Tende Rokusangana, akapa pairi zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvipiriso zvezviyo, sokurayirwa kwaakaitwa naJehovha.
At the entrance to the Sacred Tent, he/I set the altar for offering sacrifices that were to be burned completely. Then he/I offered on it the meat that was to be burned completely and the grain offering, exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
30 Akaisa dhishi pakati peTende Rokusangana nearitari uye akaisa mvura yokushamba mariri,
He/I set the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the [bronze] altar, and he/I filled the washbasin with water.
31 uye Mozisi naAroni navanakomana vake vakaishandisa kushamba maoko avo netsoka dzavo.
Every time Moses/I and Aaron and his sons went into the Sacred Tent or went to the altar, they/we washed their/our hands and feet [ritually], exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
32 Vaishamba pose pavaipinda muTende Rokusangana kana kuswedera paaritari, sokurayirwa kwakaitwa Mozisi naJehovha.
33 Ipapo Mozisi akaita ruvazhe rwakapoteredza tabhenakeri nearitari uye akaturika chidzitiro pamukova wokupinda muruvazhe. Nokudaro Mozisi akapedza basa.
Following Moses’/my instructions, they hung the curtains that surrounded the courtyard and the altar, and they hung the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses/I finished that work.
34 Ipapo gore rakafukidza Tende Rokusangana, uye kubwinya kwaJehovha kwakazadza tabhenakeri.
Then the [tall bright] cloud covered the Sacred Tent, and Yahweh’s (glory/brilliant light) filled the Sacred Tent.
35 Mozisi haana kugona kupinda muTende Rokusangana nokuti gore rakanga ragara pariri, uye kubwinya kwaJehovha kwakazadza tabhenakeri.
Because that light was very bright, Moses/I was not able to enter the Sacred Tent.
36 Mukufamba kwose kwavaIsraeri, pose paisimuka gore kubva pamusoro petabhenakeri, ivo vaisimuka vachienda;
From that day, whenever the Israeli people wanted to move to another place, they went only when the bright cloud rose from above the Sacred Tent.
37 asi kana gore risina kubva, vakanga vasingafambi, kusvikira pazuva rarinosimuka.
If the cloud did not rise, they stayed where they were and did not go on until the cloud rose.
38 Saka gore raJehovha raiva pamusoro petabhenakeri masikati; uye moto wakanga uri mugore usiku, pamberi peimba yose yaIsraeri panguva yokufamba kwavo kwose.
Wherever they traveled, the bright cloud that [indicated] Yahweh’s [presence] was above the Sacred Tent during the day, and a [bright] fire was inside the cloud at night, with the result that all the Israeli people [MTY] could see it [at any time].
