Amanani
8:1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
8:2 Thetha kuAron, uthi kuye, Ekuzimiseni kwakho izibane, zikhanyise
izibane ezisixhenxe mazikhanyise phambi kwesiphatho sezibane.
8:3 Wenjenjalo uAron; wazimisa izibane zaso malungana negumbi lokutyela
isiphatho sezibane, njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses.
8:4 Kuko oku ukusetyenzwa kwesiphatho sezibane ngegolide ekhandiweyo, kwada kwesa elukholweni
kwada kwasa ezintyantyambeni zaso, ingumkhando, ngokwegolide lawo
Umfuziselo uYehova awambonisa wona uMoses wasenjenjalo isiphatho sezibane.
8:5 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
8:6 Thabatha abaLevi phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, ubahlambulule.
8:7 Uze wenjenje ke ukubahlambulula; bafefe ngamanzi
bahlambulule isono kubo, bawuchebe wonke umzimba wabo, bawenze;
bahlambe iingubo zabo, bahlambuluke.
8:8 Baze bathabathe inkunzi entsha, ithole lenkomo, nomnikelo wayo wokudla, intle
umgubo ocoliweyo ugalelwe ioli, uthabathe eyesibini inkunzi entsha, ithole lenkomo, ibe lidini elinyukayo
idini lesono.
8:9 Wobasondeza abaLevi phambi kwentente yokuhlangana;
ulibizele ndawonye lonke ibandla labantwana
amaSirayeli kunye:
8:10 ubasondeze abaLevi phambi koYehova, noonyana baka;
acinezele amaSirayeli ngezandla zawo phezu kwabaLevi.
8:11 abasondeze uAron abaLevi phambi koYehova, babe ngumtshangatshangiso kuYehova
oonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuze basebenze umsebenzi kaYehova.
8:12 abaLevi bocinezela ngezandla zabo phezu kweentloko zenkunzi entsha.
ulenze elinye libe lidini lesono, elinye libe lidini lesono
idini elinyukayo kuYehova ukubacamagushela abaLevi.
8:13 ubamise abaLevi phambi koAron, naphambi koonyana bakhe
zenze umsondezo kuYehova.
8:14 ubahlule abaLevi koonyana bakaSirayeli;
babe ngabam abaLevi.
8:15 Emveni koko bongena abaLevi, basebenze umsebenzi kaYehova
Umnquba wokuhlangana uze ubahlambulule, usondeze
zibe ngumnikelo.
8:16 Ngokuba ndibanikelwe mna phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli;
esikhundleni sabo bavula isizalo sonke, esikhundleni samazibulo eento zonke
oonyana bakaSirayeli, ndibathabathele kum.
8:17 Ngokuba ngawam onke amazibulo koonyana bakaSirayeli, ebantwini nasezintlungwini;
Inkomo: mhla ndawabetha onke amazibulo ezweni laseYiputa
ndazingcwalisela mna.
8:18 Ke abaLevi ndibathabathele esikhundleni samazibulo onke koonyana bakaYakobi
Sirayeli.
8:19 abaLevi ndibanike uAron noonyana bakhe, ukuba babe sisipho
phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuba basebenze umsebenzi woonyana bakaSirayeli
USirayeli ententeni yokuhlangana, ukuba acamagushele
koonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuze kungabikho sibetho phakathi koonyana
kwaSirayeli, ekusondeleni koonyana bakaSirayeli engcweleni.
8:20 noMoses, noAron, nebandla lonke loonyana baka-Aron
Benza ke amaSirayeli kubaLevi njengako konke uYehova abemwisele umthetho ngako
UMoses wenjenjalo kubo oonyana bakaSirayeli;
8:21 Bazihlambulula isono abaLevi, bahlamba iingubo zabo; noAron
wabasondeza baba ngumsondezo phambi koYehova; uAron wacamagushela
ukuze bahlambuluke.
8:22 Emveni koko bangena abaLevi, ukuba basebenze umsebenzi wabo ententeni;
yebandla phambi koAron, naphambi koonyana bakhe, njengoko uYehova wakwenzayo
wamwisela umthetho uMoses ngabaLevi, benjenjalo kubo.
8:23 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
8:24 Yiyo le ke eyeyabaLevi: iminyaka emashumi mabini anamihlanu
abadala nangaphezulu baya kungena enkonzweni kaYehova
umnquba wokuhlangana;
8:25 Kwaye ukususela kwabaminyaka imashumi mahlanu ubudala baya kupheza ukukhonza uYehova
ayikhonze, angabi sayikhonza;
8:26 ke mabalungiselele nabazalwana babo ententeni yokuhlangana
bagcine isigxina, bangasebenzi msebenzi. Uyakwenza njalo
wenze kubaLevi ezigxineni zabo.