Eksodusi
31:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
31:2 Bheka, ngibizile ngegama uBesaleli indodana ka-Uri, indodana kaHure,
isizwe sakwaJuda:
31:3 Futhi ngimgcwalisile ngomoya kaNkulunkulu, ngokuhlakanipha, futhi
ukuqonda, nolwazi, nangazo zonke izinhlobo zobungcweti,
31:4 Ukuklama imisebenzi yobuciko, ukusebenza ngegolide, nangesiliva, nangethusi,
31:5 nasekuqopheni amatshe, ukuze bawabeke, futhi ukubaza izingodo, ukusebenza
kuzo zonke izinhlobo zemisebenzi.
31:6 Futhi mina, bheka, ngimnike kanye naye u-Oholiyabe, indodana ka-Ahisamaki,
isizwe sakwaDani; nasezinhliziyweni zabo bonke abahlakaniphile ngenhliziyo nginezinhliziyo
ubeke ukuhlakanipha, ukuze bakwenze konke engikuyale ngakho;
31:7 itabernakele lenhlangano, nomphongolo wobufakazi, futhi
isihlalo somusa esiphezu kwaso, nayo yonke impahla yethempeli
itabernakele,
31:8 Futhi itafula kanye nempahla yakhe, kanye nothi lwesibani elihlanzekile nazo zonke zakhe
impahla, ne-altare lempepho;
31:9 Futhi i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa kanye nazo zonke impahla yakhe, futhi indishi
nonyawo lwakhe,
31:10 nezindwangu zokukhonza, nezingubo ezingcwele zika-Aroni umpristi.
nezingubo zamadodana akhe ukukhonza esikhundleni sobupristi.
31:11 namafutha okugcoba, nempepho ethaphukayo endaweni engcwele
konke engikuyale ngakho bayakwenza.
31:12 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
31:13 Yisho futhi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: 'Ngiqinisile amasabatha ami
anoligcina, ngokuba liyisibonakaliso phakathi kwami nani phakathi kwenu
izizukulwane; ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova oningcwelisayo.
31:14 Ngakho anogcina isabatha; ngoba lingcwele kini: wonke
oyingcolisayo wobulawa nokubulawa, ngokuba yilowo nalowo owenza noma yini
umsebenzi ngalo, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.
31:15 Izinsuku eziyisithupha kusetshenzwe; kodwa ngeyesikhombisa yisabatha lokuphumula.
ingcwele kuJehova: yilowo nalowo owenza umsebenzi ngosuku lwesabatha, wowunikela
abulawe impela.
31:16 Ngakho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kumelwe bagcine isabatha
isabatha ezizukulwaneni zabo, libe yisivumelwano esiphakade.
31:17 Kuyisibonakaliso phakathi kwami nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, ngoba eziyisithupha
izinsuku uJehova enza izulu nomhlaba, waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa;
futhi waqabuleka.
31:18 Futhi wamnika uMose, lapho eseqedile ukukhuluma naye
entabeni yaseSinayi izibhebhe ezimbili zobufakazi, izibhebhe zamatshe zilotshwe ngazo
umunwe kaNkulunkulu.