Eksodusi
25:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
25:2 Khuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuthi bangilethele umnikelo
yilowo nalowo onikela ngenhliziyo yakhe ngokuthanda kwakhe niyakuthatha okwami
umnikelo.
25:3 Lona ngumnikelo eniyakuwuthatha kubo; igolide, nesiliva,
kanye nethusi,
25:4 nokuluhlaza, nokububende, nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo, noboya bembuzi,
25:5 nezikhumba zezinqama ezidaywe zaba bomvu, nezikhumba zamatahasi, nokhuni lomtholo;
25:6 Amafutha okukhanyisa, izinongo zamafutha okugcoba, nawempepho ethaphukayo;
25:7 amatshe eshohamu, namatshe okumelwe afakwe ku-efodi, nasesihlangwini sesifuba.
25:8 Mabangenzele indlu engcwele; ukuze ngihlale phakathi kwabo.
25:9 Njengakho konke engikutshengisa khona, njengesifanekiso setabernakele;
nesifanekiso sazo zonke izinto zalo, niyakwenza kanjalo
yona.
25:10 Bayakwenza umphongolo ngomuthi womtholo, izingalo ezimbili nengxenye.
ubude bayo bube yingalo nengxenye ububanzi, futhi a
ukuphakama kwaso yingalo nengxenye.
25:11 Futhi kumelwe uyinameke ngegolide elicwengekileyo, ngaphakathi nangaphandle
ulihuqe, wenze phezu kwalo umqhele wegolide inhlangothi zonke.
25:12 Uwubumbele amasongo amane egolide, uwafake kuwo omane
amakhona ayo; amasongo amabili abe kolunye uhlangothi lwawo, namabili
amasongo ngakolunye uhlangothi lwawo.
25:13 Uzakwenza izinti ngomuthi womtholo, uzinameke ngegolide.
25:14 Wozifaka izinti emasongweni ezinhlangothini zomphongolo.
ukuze umkhumbi uthwalwe ngazo.
25:15 Izinti ziyakuba semasongweni omphongolo, ngeke zithathwe
kusuka kuyo.
25:16 Futhi uyakufaka emkhunjini ubufakazi engizokunika bona.
25:17 Uyakwenza isihlalo somusa ngegolide elicwengekileyo, izingalo ezimbili nengxenye
ubude bayo bube yingalo nengxenye ububanzi.
25:18 Wowenza amakherubi amabili ngegolide, umsebenzi okhandiweyo
uzenze emaphethelweni womabili wesihlalo somusa.
25:19 Futhi wenze elinye ikherubi ekugcineni omunye, futhi omunye ikherubi ngakolunye uhlangothi
wowenza amakherubi avela esihlalweni somusa emaphethelweni womabili
kwakho.
25:20 Futhi amakherubi ayokwelula amaphiko awo phezulu, ukuze asibekele
isihlalo somusa namaphiko azo, nobuso bazo buyobhekana;
ubuso bamakherubi bubheke esihlalweni somusa.
25:21 Wobeka isihlalo somusa phezu komphongolo; nasemkhunjini
uyakubeka ubufakazi engizakunika bona.
25:22 Futhi lapho ngizohlangana nawe, futhi ngizokhuluma nawe kusukela phezulu
isihlalo somusa phakathi kwamakherubi amabili aphezu komphongolo
ubufakazi, bazo zonke izinto engizokunika umyalo kuzo
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
25:23 Uyakwenza futhi itafula ngomuthi womtholo, izingalo ezimbili.
ubude bayo, nobubanzi bayo buyingalo, nengalo nenxenye
ukuphakama kwayo.
25:24 Futhi kumelwe uyinameke ngegolide elicwengekileyo, futhi wenze kulo umqhele
igolide nxazonke.
25:25 Futhi uyokwenza kulo udini ububanzi besandla nxazonke, futhi
wenzele udini lwalo umqhele wegolide nxazonke.
25:26 Ulenzele amasongo amane egolide, uwafake amasongo esikhwameni.
amagumbi amane asezinyaweni zalo zozine.
25:27 Amasongo ayakuba maqondana nomngcele, abe yizindawo zezinti
thwala itafula.
25:28 Futhi kumelwe wenze izinti ngomuthi womtholo, futhi uyozinameka
igolide, ukuze itafula lithwalwe kanye nabo.
25:29 Wenze izitsha zalo, nezinkezo zalo, nezitsha zalo.
uyakuba ngegolide elicwengekileyo
bazenze.
25:30 Futhi uyobeka phezu kwetafula isinkwa sokubukwa phambi kwami njalo.
25:31 Uyakwenza uthi lwesibani ngegolide elicwengekileyo, umsebenzi okhandiweyo
makwenziwe uthi lwezibani: isinti salo, namagatsha alo, nezindebe zalo, neziduku zalo;
nezimbali zakhe ziyakuvela kuso.
25:32 Futhi amagatsha ayisithupha kuyakuvela ezinhlangothini zalo; amagatsha amathathu we
uthi lwezibani lwaluvela kolunye uhlangothi, namagatsha amathathu ohlangothi lwawo
uthi lwekhandlela luphume kolunye uhlangothi:
25:33 Izindebe ezintathu ezenziwe efana ama-alimondi, nesumpa nembali kwelinye
igatsha; nezindebe ezintathu ezenziwe njengama-alimondi kwelinye igatsha, zine-a
isiduku nembali: kanjalo emagatsheni ayisithupha aphuma esihlahleni
uthi lwekhandlela.
25:34 Futhi othini lwesibani kuyoba nezindebe ezine ezenziwe efana alimondi, nge
amasumpa nezimbali zawo.
25:35 Futhi kuyoba isumpa ngaphansi kwamagatsha amabili okufanayo, futhi isumpa
ngaphansi kwamagatsha amabili kuso, nesumpa ngaphansi kwamagatsha amabili kuso
okufanayo, njengamagatsha ayisithupha aphuma othini lwesibani.
25:36 Amasumpa namagatsha awo kuyakuba into efanayo, konke kuyakuba munye
umsebenzi okhandiweyo wegolide elicwengekileyo.
25:37 Uyakwenza izibani zalo eziyisikhombisa, futhi zikhanyise
izibani zalo, ukuze zikhanyise phambi kwalo.
25:38 Izindlawu zalo, nemicengezi yalo, kuyakuba ngokuhlanzekileyo.
igolide.
25:39 Wosenza ngetalenta legolide elicwengekileyo, kanye nazo zonke lezi zitsha.
25:40 Futhi bheka ukuthi uzenze ngomfanekiso wabo, okuyinto waboniswa wena
entabeni.