Amanani
3:1 Yiyo le ke inzala ka-Aron noMoses, mini kaYehova
UYehova wathetha noMoses entabeni yaseSinayi.
3:2 Ngawo la amagama oonyana baka-Aron; uNadabhi owamazibulo, kunye
nguAbhihu, noElazare, noItamare.
3:3 Ngawo lawo amagama oonyana baka-Aron, ababingeleli
umthanjiswa, ammisele ukuba abe ngumbingeleli.
3:4 Bafa ooNadabhi noAbhihu phambi koYehova ekusondezeni kwabo umlilo ongesesikweni
phambi koYehova, entlango yaseSinayi;
Baba ngababingeleli ooElazare noItamare emehlweni
kuAron uyise.
3:5 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
3:6 Sisondeze isizwe sakwaLevi, usimise phambi koAron umbingeleli.
ukuze bamlungiselele.
3:7 Bosigcina isigxina sakhe nesigxina sebandla lonke
phambi kwentente yokuhlangana, ukuba basebenze umsebenzi kaYehova
umnquba.
3:8 bazigcine iimpahla zonke zomnquba womnquba
ibandla, nesigxina soonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuba benze
inkonzo yomnquba.
3:9 AbaLevi wobanika uAron noonyana bakhe;
enikelwe kuye ngokupheleleyo koonyana bakaSirayeli.
3:10 uAron noonyana bakhe ubenze bavelele, babagcine;
Ububingeleli: Owasemzini osondelayo uya kubekwa
ukufa.
3:11 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
3:12 Mna ke, yabona, ndibathabathile abaLevi phakathi koonyana
USirayeli esikhundleni samazibulo onke avula isizalo phakathi kwezilwanyana
boba ngabam ke abaLevi;
3:13 Ngokuba ngawam onke amazibulo; kuba mhla ndasibetha sonke isiqhamo
Ndawangcwalisela onke amazibulo ezweni laseYiputa
kuthabathele emntwini kuse kwinkomo; boba ngabam; ndinguYehova.
3:14 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses entlango yaseSinayi, esithi,
3:15 Babala oonyana bakaLevi ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngokwezindlu zooyise;
yonke imizalwane: yonke into eyindoda, ethabathela kunyana onyanga-nye inyuse, woyibala.
Num 3:16 Wababala ke uMoses ngokomlomo kaYehova, njengoko wayenjalo
wayalela.
3:17 Ngabo aba oonyana bakaLevi ngamagama abo; uGershon, noKehati, kunye
Merari.
3:18 Ngawo la amagama oonyana bakaGershon ngokwemizalwane yabo; Libni,
noShimehi.
3:19 Oonyana bakaKehati ngokwemizalwane yabo; noAmram, noItsare, eHebron, no
Uziyeli.
3:20 Oonyana bakaMerari ngokwemizalwane yabo; uMahali, noMushi. Zezi
nemizalwane yakwaLevi ngokwezindlu zooyise.
3:21 KwaGershon yintsapho yamaLibhen, nentsapho yamaLibhen
NgamaShim: yiyo leyo imizalwane yakwaGershon.
3:22 ababalwayo kubo ngenani lawo onke;
ethabathela kumntwana onyanga-nye anyuse, kwababalwayo kubo
bona bangamawaka asixhenxe, anamakhulu mahlanu.
3:23 Imizalwane yakwaGershon yomisa intente ngasemva komnquba
ngasentshona.
Num 3:24 Inkulu yendlu yooyise kwaGershon yoba
uEliyasafu unyana kaLayeli.
3:25 Isigxina soonyana bakaGershon ententeni yokuhlangana
isikhungu soba ngumnquba, nentente, yintente yokusikwa
nesisitheliso somnyango wentente yokuhlangana
ibandla,
3:26 namawunduwundu entendelezo, nesisitheliso somnyango wentente
Intendelezo esecaleni komnquba, nesibingelelo esi, ijikelezile ngeenxa zonke;
iintambo zayo zenkonzo yayo yonke.
3:27 KuKehati yintsapho yama-Amram nentsapho yama-Amram
nguItsahare, nentsapho yamaHebron, nentsapho yamaIzehare
NgamaUziyeli: yiyo leyo imizalwane yakwaKehati.
3:28 Ngenani, yonke into eyindoda, ethabathela kunyana onyanga-nye inyuse:yasibhozo;
amawaka anamakhulu amathandathu, agcine isigxina sengcwele.
3:29 Imizalwane yoonyana bakaKehati yomisa intente ngecala loonyana bakaKehati
umnquba ongasezantsi.
3:30 nenkulu yendlu yooyise ngokwemizalwane yabo
Oonyana bakaKehati nguElitsafan unyana kaUziyeli.
3:31 Isigxina sabo yityeya, netafile, nesiphatho sezibane;
nezibingelelo, nempahla yengcwele ababeyenza;
umlungiseleli, nesisitheliso, nenkonzo yayo yonke.
3:32 Inkulu yebandla iya kuba nguElazare, unyana ka-Aron umbingeleli
abaLevi, bavelele abagcina isigxina sikaYehova
indawo engcwele.
3:33 KwaMerari yintsapho yamaMahali, nentsapho yabakwaMerari
Yiyo leyo imizalwane yakwaMerari.
3:34 Ababalwayo kubo ngenani labo bonke;
into eyindoda, ethabathela kunyana onyanga-nye inyuse: ngamawaka amathandathu, anamakhulu mabini.
3:35 Inkulu yendlu yooyise ngokwemizalwane yakwaMerari
nguTsuriyeli unyana ka-Abhihayili: yomisa intente ngecala elingeentaba
umnquba ongasentla.
3:36 Yaye phantsi kogcino nesigxina soonyana bakaMerari yoba nesigxina
iiplanga zomnquba, nemivalo yawo, neentsika zawo;
neziseko zayo, neempahla zayo zonke, neento zonke
isebenza kuyo,
3:37 neentsika zentendelezo ngeenxa zonke, neziseko zazo, neziseko zazo
nezikhonkwane, neentsontelo zazo.
3:38 Ke abomisa phambi komnquba ngasempumalanga, ngaphambili
Umnquba wokuhlangana ngasempumalanga nguMoses noAron;
noonyana bakhe begcina isigxina sengcwele, begcina isigxina sikaYehova
oonyana bakaSirayeli; owasemzini osondelayo uya kuphoswa
ukufa.
3:39 Bonke ke ababalwayo bakwaLevi, ababalwayo kubo uMoses noAron
ngumthetho kaYehova ngokwemizalwane yabo, yonke into eyindoda
bethabathela kumntwana onyanga-nye banyuse, ibingamashumi amabini anamabini amawaka.
3:40 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Wabale onke amazibulo ento eyindoda
oonyana bakaSirayeli, bethabathela kumntwana onyanga-nye banyuse, nilithabathe inani
yamagama abo.
3:41 undithabathele abaLevi (ndinguYehova) esikhundleni sabo bonke
amazibulo phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli; neenkomo ze
ngabaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke phakathi kweenkomo zoonyana
kwaSirayeli.
3:42 Wawabala ke uMoses onke amazibulo, njengoko uYehova wamwisela umthetho ngako
oonyana bakaSirayeli.
3:43 nawo onke amazibulo ento eyindoda ngenani lamagama, ethabathela kunyana onyanga-nye, abe nomntwana onyanga-nye
kwathabathela kwababalwáyo kubo, baba ngamashumi amabini anababini
amawaka anamakhulu amabini, anamanci asixhenxe anesithathu.
3:44 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
3:45 Thabatha abaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke koonyana bakaYakobi;
amaSirayeli neenkomo zabaLevi esikhundleni seenkomo zawo; kwaye i
Baya kuba ngabam abaLevi; ndinguYehova.
3:46 Ke amakhulu amabini anamanci mathandathu abo kukhululwa ngokumiselwa
neshumi elinesithathu kumazibulo oonyana bakaSirayeli, baba baninzi kubo
kunabaLevi;
3:47 Uze uthabathe iishekele zibe ntlanu ngentloko yomntu, ngokweshekele;
wozithabatha endaweni engcwele (ishekele leyo iziigera ezimashumi mabini);
3:48 Uze urhole imali ngokwenani lazo ngokwenani lazo;
wakhululwa ngentlawulelo uAron noonyana bakhe.
3:49 Wayithabatha ke uMoses imali yokukhululwa kwabo bagqithiseleyo kwabakhulu
abo bakhululwa ngokumiselwa ngabaLevi ngokumiselwa;
3:50 Wayithabatha imali kumazibulo oonyana bakaSirayeli; iwaka
amakhulu amathathu anamanci mathandathu anantlanu ngokweshekele yeshekele leyo
indawo engcwele:
3:51 UMoses wayinika uAron noAron imali leyo yentlawulelo
oonyana bakhe ngokwelizwi likaYehova, njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho
UMoses.