Eksodusi
28:1 Uzisondeze kuwe u-Aroni umfowenu, namadodana akhe kanye naye, kusukela
phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze angikhonze ethempelini
ubupristi, u-Aroni, noNadabi, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari,
amadodana ka-Aroni.
28:2 Umenzele u-Aroni umfowenu izambatho ezingcwele, zibe yinkazimulo nodumo
ngobuhle.
28:3 Futhi uyokhuluma kubo bonke abahlakaniphile ngenhliziyo, engibagcwalisile
ngomoya wokuhlakanipha, ukuze benze izambatho zika-Aroni
mngcwelise, ukuze angikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi.
28:4 Futhi lezi yizingubo abayozenza; isivikelo sesifuba, kanye ne
ingubo yamahlombe, nejazi, nejazi elifekethisiweyo, nesigqoko, nebhande;
uyakwenzela u-Aroni umfowenu namadodana akhe izambatho ezingcwele
angangikhonza esikhundleni sobupristi.
28:5 Futhi bayothatha igolide, futhi blue, purple, futhi ebomvu, futhi ecolekileyo
ilineni.
28:6 Bazakwenza-efodi ngegolide, ngokuluhlaza, futhi purple, of
okubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo elisontiwe, umsebenzi wobuqili.
28:7 Iyakuba neziziba ezimbili zamahlombe, zihlanganiswe emiphethweni yomibili
kwakho; njalo izahlanganiswa.
28:8 Ibhande lengubo yamahlombe eliphezu kwayo liyakuba
okufanayo, ngokomsebenzi wayo; yegolide, nokuluhlaza, nokububende;
nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo lemicu ephothiweyo.
28:9 Wothatha amatshe amabili ayonikisi, uqophe kuwo amagama awo
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli:
28:10 Amagama ayisithupha kubo etsheni elilodwa, futhi amanye amagama ayisithupha abanye phezu
elinye itshe ngokokuzalwa kwabo.
28:11 Ngomsebenzi womqophi wamatshe, njengokuqoshwa kwendandatho;
woqopha amatshe omabili ngamagama abantwana bawo
Israyeli, uzenze zibe izisekelo zegolide.
28:12 Wowabeka amatshe amabili ezizibeni zamahlombe e-efodi
amatshe esikhumbuzo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; u-Aroni uyakuthwala
amagama abo phambi kukaJehova emahlombe akhe omabili abe yisikhumbuzo.
28:13 Uyakwenza izisekelo ngegolide;
28:14 namaketanga amabili egolide elicwengekileyo ekugcineni; uyakuba ngumsebenzi okhandiweyo
uwenze, uwabophe amaketanga ezisekelo.
28:15 Uyakwenza isihlangu sesifuba sokwahlulela, umsebenzi wobuciko. ngemva
ulenze libe ngumsebenzi we-efodi; yegolide, eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, kanye ne
ulenze ngokububende, nangokubomvu, nangelineni elicolekileyo lemicu ephothiweyo.
28:16 Iyakuba nezinhlangothi ezine ezilinganayo, iphindwe kabili; ubude bube yisandla
ububanzi balo bube ngangobubanzi besandla.
28:17 Ufake kulo izisekelo zamatshe, izinhlu ezine zamatshe.
uhla lokuqala lube yisardiyo, netopazi, nesarbuncle;
ube umugqa wokuqala.
28:18 Futhi umugqa wesibili kuyoba nesimaragidu, isafire, nedayimane.
28:19 uhla lwesithathu lwaba yihakiki, ne-agathe, ne-amethiste;
28:20 uhla lwesine lube yikrisolithe, neshohamu, nejaspi;
ngegolide ekufakweni kwabo.
28:21 Amatshe ayakuba njengamagama abantwana bakwa-Israyeli,
abayishumi nambili njengamabizo abo, njengokuqoshwa kwendandatho; zonke
kube sinye negama laso ngokwezizwe eziyishumi nambili.
28:22 Futhi kumelwe wenze esihlangwini sesifuba amaketanga emikhawulweni ephothiweyo
umsebenzi wegolide elicwengekileyo.
28:23 Uyakwenza esihlangwini sesifuba amasongo amabili egolide, futhi uyokwenza
wafaka amasongo omabili emaceleni omabili esihlangu sesifuba.
28:24 Wowafaka amaketanga amabili egolide emasongweni amabili
asemikhawulweni yesivikelo sesifuba.
28:25 Futhi ezinye izihloko ezimbili zamaketanga amabili abophekile uyobophela kuwo
izisekelo ezimbili, wazifaka ezizibeni zamahlombe zengubo yamahlombe ngaphambili
yona.
28:26 Uyakwenza amasongo amabili egolide, futhi uyowabeka phezu kwawo
imikhawulo emibili yesihlangu sesifuba emngceleni waso osohlangothini
we-efodi phakathi.
28:27 Wenze amanye amasongo amabili egolide, uwafake phezu kwegolide
amahlangothi amabili e-efodi ngaphansi, ngaphambili kwayo, phezu
ngokumelene nokuhlangana kwayo, ngaphezu kwebhande* eliyimfihlakalo legolide
i-efodi.
28:28 Futhi bayobopha isihlangu sesifuba ngamasongo aso emasongweni
we-efodi ngentambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ukuze ibe ngaphezu kwendwangu yobuciko
ibhande lengubo yamahlombe, nesihlangu sesifuba singasuki esandleni
i-efodi.
28:29 Futhi u-Aroni uzothwala amagama abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
isivikelo sesifuba sokwahlulela phezu kwenhliziyo yakhe, lapho engena endaweni engcwele
indawo, kube yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaJehova njalo.
28:30 Futhi kumelwe ufake esihlangwini sesifuba sokwahlulela i-Urimi ne-e
iThumimi; ziyakuba phezu kwenhliziyo ka-Aroni lapho engena phambi kwakhe
uJehova; u-Aroni uyakuthwala isahlulelo sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
enhliziyweni yakhe phambi kukaJehova njalo.
28:31 Futhi uyakwenza ijazi le-efodi lonke ngokuluhlaza.
28:32 Futhi kuyoba khona imbobo phezulu, phakathi kwalo
imbobo yalo ibe nesibopho esilukiweyo inhlangothi zonke, njengalo
yayiyimbobo yehebheni, ukuze ingadatshulwa.
28:33 Emphethweni walo uyakwenza amapomegranati* ngokuluhlaza, nasemiphethweni yawo.
ngokububende nangokubomvu, emphethweni walo nxazonke; nezinsimbi ze
igolide phakathi kwazo nxazonke;
28:34 Isikhencezo segolide nehalananda, isikhencezo segolide nepomegranati phezu.
umphetho wejazi nxazonke.
28:35 Futhi uyakuba phezu kuka-Aroni ukuze akhonze, futhi umsindo wakhe uyozwakala
lapho engena endaweni engcwele phambi kukaJehova, nalapho engena
aphume, ukuze angafi.
28:36 Uyakwenza ungcwecwe ngegolide elicwengekileyo, futhi uqophe phezu kwalo njengophawu lwegolide
okuqoshwe kwendandatho, UBUNGCWELE KUJEHOVA.
28:37 Wolifaka ngentambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, libe sesigqokweni;
liyakuba ngaphambili kwesigqoko.
28:38 Futhi kuyoba phezu kwebunzi lika-Aroni, ukuze u-Aroni athwale ububi
wezinto ezingcwele, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abayakuzingcwelisa kuzo zonke
izipho zabo ezingcwele; futhi kuyakuba sebunzini lakhe njalo, ukuze bona
angamukeleka phambi kukaJehova.
28:39 Ufekethise ibhantshi ngelineni elicolekileyo, wenze nesigqoko.
ulenze ibhande* ngelineni elicolekileyo, wenze ibhande libe umsebenzi wokuluka.
28:40 Futhi uyobenzela amadodana ka-Aroni amajazi, futhi ubenzele
ubenzele amabhande, nezigqoko, kube yinkazimulo nobuhle.
28:41 Wowagqokisa zona u-Aroni umfowenu, namadodana akhe kanye naye;
ubagcobe, ubangcwelise, ubangcwelise, ukuba babe
angangikhonza esikhundleni sobupristi.
28:42 Wobenzela amabhulukwe elineni ukuze bamboze ubunqunu babo; kusuka
ziyakufika okhalweni zize zifike emathangeni;
28:43 Futhi ziyakuba phezu kuka-Aroni naphezu kwamadodana akhe, lapho bengena
etendeni lokuhlangana, noma besondela etendeni lokuhlangana
i-altare lokukhonza endaweni engcwele; ukuze bangathwali ububi, futhi
kuyakuba yisimiso kuye nenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe kuze kube phakade.