Amanani
4:1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses nakuAron, esithi,
4:2 Bala inani loonyana bakaKehati, koonyana bakaLevi, emveni koko
iintsapho zabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise,
4:3 bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, banyuse, base kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe, yonke loo nto
Ngenani emkhosini, nisebenze umsebenzi ententeni yokuhlangana
ibandla.
4:4 Nguwo lo umsebenzi woonyana bakaKehati ententeni yokuhlangana
ibandla, malunga nezona zinto zingcwele;
4:5 Ekundulukeni kweminquba, makeze uAron noonyana bakhe noonyana bakhe;
bawuthule umkhusane, bayisithelise ityeya yesingqino
nayo:
4:6 ubeke phezu kwayo isigubungelo sezikhumba zamahlengezi, unabe;
Ke ilaphu elimsi liphele phezu kwayo, uzifake izibonda zalo.
4:7 botwabulula ilaphu elizuba nemisonto emsi etafileni yezonka zokubonisa
beka phezu kwayo izitya, neenkamba, neenkamba, neendebe;
gubungela phezu kwayo, nesonka samaxesha onke phezu kwayo;
4:8 Bothi ke phezu kwazo ingubo ebomvu, bagubungele phezu kwayo
nesigubungelo sezikhumba zamahlengezi, zifakwe izibonda zalo.
4:9 Mabathabathe ilaphu elimsi, basisibekele isiphatho sesibane eso
nezibane zaso, nezifinyiso zaso, neengcedevu zaso, nazo zonke izinto zaso
izitya zaso zeoli, abalungiselela ngazo kulo;
4:10 bayibeke yona nempahla yayo yonke ngaphaya kwesigubungelo
izikhumba zamahlengezi, zibekwe phezu komthi.
4:11 Bothi ke phezu kwesibingelelo segolide batwabulule ilaphu elimsi, bagubungele
Wosigquma ngesigubungelo sezikhumba zamahlengezi, ixhobe kwizibonda ezo
yayo:
4:12 Kwaye baya kuthabatha zonke izixhobo zobulungiseleli, kunye nabo
lungiselela engcweleni, ubafake eqhiyeni elimsi, elisigqubuthelo
bawagqume ngesigqubuthelo sezintsu zamahlengezi, bawabeke esibondeni;
4:13 Bolususa uthuthu lwesibingelelo, balutwabulule emfusa;
ilaphu kuyo:
4:14 babeke phezu kwayo zonke iimpahla zayo, abaya kuyenza;
lungisanikele kuyo, iingcedevu, neefolokhwe, nemihlakulwana;
neendebe, zonke iimpahla zesibingelelo; baya kwaneka phezu kwayo
waba sisigubungelo sezikhumba zamahlengezi, wazifaka ezibongeni zaso.
4:15 bakugqiba ooAron noonyana bakhe ukuyigubungela ingcwele,
neempahla zonke zengcwele, ekundulukeni kweminquba;
Emveni koko boza oonyana bakaKehati, bayithwale, bangayi kuyenza
bachukumise into engcwele, bangafi. Ezo zinto zingumthwalo kuye
oonyana bakaKehati ententeni yokuhlangana.
4:16 Ke isikhundla sikaElazare, unyana ka-Aron umbingeleli, sikwinkonzo kaYehova
ioli yesikhanyiso, nesiqhumiso esimnandi, nomnikelo wokudla wamihla le;
neoli yokuthambisa, nokuvelela umnquba wonke, nowokugcina
yonke into ekuyo, engcweleni, nasezimpahleni zayo.
4:17 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses nakuAron, esithi,
4:18 Musani ukusinqumla isizwe semizalwane yakwaKehati phakathi
abaLevi:
4:19 Yenzani ngokunjalo kubo, ukuze badle ubomi, bangafi xa bathe bafa
nisondele kweyona nto ingcwele: uAron noonyana bakhe bongena, bangene
bamise elowo emsebenzini wakhe nasemthwalweni wakhe;
4:20 Mabangayi kukhangela ukuba zisithelwe nini izinto ezingcwele, hleze bangene
bayafa.
4:21 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
4:22 Thatha inani loonyana bakaGershon ngokwezindlu zabo
ooyise ngokwemizalwane yabo;
4:23 uthabathele kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, unyuse, use kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe;
bona; bonke abangenayo ukuba basebenze, basebenze umsebenzi apho
umnquba wokuhlangana.
4:24 Nguwo lowo umsebenzi wemizalwane yakwaGershon, yokulungiselela nokukhonza
yemithwalo:
4:25 Ke bona bowathwala amalengalenga omnquba, nomnquba
ebandleni, nesigubungelo sakhe, nesigubungelo samahlengezi.
nezintsu eziphezu kwayo, nesisitheliso somnyango wesango
umnquba wokuhlangana;
4:26 namawunduwundu entendelezo, nesisitheliso somnyango wesango
yajikeleza intendelezo esemnqubeni, nasesibingelelweni ejikelezileyo;
nezintya zabo, neempahla zabo zonke zenkonzo yabo, nako konke
yenzelwe bona; baya kukhonza ke.
4:27 Woba ngokomyalelo ka-Aron noonyana bakhe wonke umsebenzi kaNdikhoyo
oonyana bakaGershon ngomthwalo wabo wonke, nasekusebenzeni kwabo konke.
nibanike igunya phezu kwabo yonke imithwalo yabo.
4:28 Nguwo lowo umsebenzi wemizalwane yoonyana bakaGershon
intente yokuhlangana: isigxina sabo soba phantsi kwesandla
kuItamare, unyana ka-Aron umbingeleli.
4:29 Ke oonyana bakaMerari wobabala ngokwemizalwane yabo;
ngokwezindlu zooyise;
4:30 Uthabathele kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, unyuse, use kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe;
nibabale, bonke abangena enkonzweni, ukuba benze umsebenzi
umnquba wokuhlangana.
4:31 Siso esi isigxina somthwalo wabo ngokwenkonzo yabo yonke
ententeni yokuhlangana; neeplanga zomnquba, ne
imivalo yayo, neentsika zayo, neziseko zayo;
4:32 neentsika zentendelezo ngeenxa zonke, neziseko zazo, neziseko zazo
nezikhonkwane, nezintya zazo, neempahla zazo zonke, neempahla zazo zonke
nizibale ngamagama iimpahla zesigxina
umthwalo wabo.
4:33 Nguwo lowo umsebenzi wemizalwane yoonyana bakaMerari, ngokomthetho
wonke umsebenzi wabo ententeni yokuhlangana, ngesandla
kuItamare, unyana ka-Aron umbingeleli.
4:34 Bababala ooMoses noAron nenkulu yebandla oonyana
koonyana bakaKehati ngokwemizalwane yabo, nangezindlu zabo
ootata,
4:35 bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, banyuse, base kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe, bonke bephela
nongena enkonzweni, ukuba enze umsebenzi ententeni yokuhlangana
ibandla:
4:36 ababalwayo kubo ngokwemizalwane yabo baba ngamawaka amabini
amakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mahlanu.
4:37 Ngabo abo babalwayo kwimizalwane yakwaKehati;
bonke abo basebenza umsebenzi ententeni yokuhlangana
Babala ooMoses noAron ngokomlomo kaYehova
isandla sikaMoses.
4:38 ababalwayo koonyana bakaGershon ngokwemizalwane yabo
ngokwemizalwane, nangezindlu zooyise;
4:39 bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, banyuse, base kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe, bonke bephela
nongena enkonzweni, ukuba enze umsebenzi ententeni yokuhlangana
ibandla,
4:40 ababalwayo kubo ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwemizalwane yabo
izindlu zooyise ngamawaka amabini, anamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mathathu.
4:41 Ngabo abo babalwayo kwimizalwane yoonyana baka;
uGershon kubo bonke abo basebenza ententeni yokuhlangana
ibandla awalibalayo uMoses noAron, ngokwelizwi likaYehova
umthetho kaYehova.
4:42 ababalwayo kwimizalwane yoonyana bakaMerari;
ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise;
4:43 bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, banyuse, base kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe, bonke bephela
nongena enkonzweni, ukuba enze umsebenzi ententeni yokuhlangana
ibandla,
4:44 ababalwayo kubo ngokwemizalwane yabo baba bathathu
Iwaka elinamakhulu amabini.
4:45 Ngabo abo babalwayo kwimizalwane yoonyana bakaMerari;
awababalayo uMoses noAron ngokomlomo kaYehova, ngesandla sakhe
isandla sikaMoses.
4:46 Bonke ababalwayo kubaLevi, ooMoses noAron, kunye nabo
Zabala izikhulu zakwaSirayeli ngokwemizalwane yazo, nangendlu yazo
kooyise,
4:47 bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, banyuse, base kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe, bonke bephela
abeza kwenza umsebenzi wobulungiseleli nenkonzo yebandla
nomthwalo ententeni yokuhlangana.
4:48 ababalwayo kubo baba ngamawaka asibhozo, anesihlanu
ikhulu elinamashumi asibhozo.
4:49 Ngokomlomo kaYehova abalwa ngesandla
zikaMoses, elowo ngokomsebenzi wakhe, nangokwemisebenzi yakhe
babalelwa kuye, njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses.