Levitikusi
8:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
8:2 Thatha u-Aroni namadodana akhe kanye naye, nezingubo, kanye nokugcoba
amafutha, nenkunzi yomnikelo wesono, nezinqama ezimbili, neqoma lakho
isinkwa esingenamvubelo;
8:3 Ubuthele ndawonye lonke ibandla emnyango wethempeli
itabernakele lokuhlangana.
4 UMose wenza njengalokho uJehova emyalile; laselibuthana ibandla
ndawonye ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
" 8:5 UMose wathi kuyo inhlangano: "Nansi into uJehova
eyalwe ukuba kwenziwe.
8:6 UMose wayeseletha u-Aroni namadodana akhe, futhi wabageza ngamanzi.
8:7 Wamembathisa ingubo, wambhincisa ibhande, futhi
wamembathisa ingubo, wamembathisa ingubo yamahlombe, wambhincisa
ngebhande elifekethisiweyo lengubo yamahlombe, wayibopha kuye ngalo.
8:8 Wamfaka isihlangu sesifuba, wafaka nesihlangu sesifuba
I-Urimi neThumimi.
8:9 Futhi wafaka isigqoko ekhanda lakhe; nasogqokweni, naphezu kweyakhe
ngaphambili, wabeka ungcwecwe wegolide, umqhele ongcwele; njengoJehova
walaya uMozisi.
8:10 UMose wathatha amafutha okugcoba, waligcoba itabernakele nakho konke
okwakukhona, wabangcwelisa.
8:11 Wafafaza ngawo e-altare kasikhombisa, waligcoba i-altare
i-altare nazo zonke izinto zalo, umcengezi nesinqe sawo, ukungcwelisa
bona.
8:12 Wathela amafutha okugcoba ekhanda lika-Aroni, wamgcoba.
ukumngcwelisa.
8:13 UMose wayesesondeza amadodana ka-Aroni, wawembathisa amajazi, wawabhincisa
namabhande, niwabeke izigqoko; njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.
8:14 Waletha inkunzi yomnikelo wesono, no-Aroni namadodana akhe
babeka izandla zabo enhloko yenkunzi yomnikelo wesono.
8:15 Wayihlaba; uMose walithatha igazi, walibheca ezimpondweni ze
i-altare nxazonke ngomunwe walo, walihlambulula i-altare, futhi
wathulula igazi phansi e-altare, walingcwelisa, ukuba alenze
ukubuyisana phezu kwayo.
8:16 Wawathatha onke amanoni aphezu kwezibilini, namanoni ngaphezulu
isibindi, nezinso zombili namanoni azo, uMose wakutshisa phezu kwakho
i-altare.
8:17 Kodwa inkunzi, nesikhumba sayo, nenyama yayo, nomswani wayo, wakushisa ngakho
umlilo ngaphandle kwekamu; njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.
8:18 Waletha inqama yomnikelo wokushiswa, no-Aroni namadodana akhe
babeka izandla zabo enhloko yenqama.
8:19 Futhi wayibulala; uMose wafafaza i-altare ngegazi nxazonke
mayelana.
8:20 Wayihlahlela inqama izicucu; uMose washisa ikhanda, neNkosi
izingcezu, namafutha.
8:21 Wageza izibilini namanqina ngamanzi; uMose wayishisa
inqama yonke phezu kwe-altare; yayingumnikelo wokushiswa, ube yiphunga elimnandi;
nomnikelo womlilo kuJehova; njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.
8:22 Waletha nenye inqama, inqama yokwahlukaniselwa, no-Aroni neyakhe
amadodana abeka izandla zawo enhloko yenqama.
8:23 Wayihlaba; uMose wathatha igazi layo, walibheca phezu kwegazi
esithinzini sendlebe yokunene ka-Aroni, nasesithupheni sesandla sakhe sokunene, naphezu kwaso
uzwane omkhulu wonyawo lwakhe lokunene.
8:24 Wasondeza amadodana ka-Aroni, futhi uMose wabheca igazi esihlokweni
indlebe yabo yokunene, nasezithupheni zezandla zabo zokunene, naphezu kwezandla zabo
izinzwani ezinkulu zezinyawo zabo zokunene; uMose wafafaza igazi phezu kwazo
i-altare nxazonke.
8:25 Wawathatha amanoni, nenqamu, nawo wonke amanoni aphezu kwetshe
nezibilini, nomhlehlo ophezu kwesibindi, nezinso zombili, nezinso zazo
amafutha, nehlombe langakwesokudla:
8:26 Futhi kusukela kubhasikidi isinkwa esingenamvubelo, okuyinto phambi kukaJehova, yena
wathatha iqebelengwane elilodwa elingenamvubelo, neqebelengwane lesinkwa esigcotshwe ngamafutha, nesinkwa esilucwecwana esisodwa, kanye
wazibeka emanoni, nasehlombe lokunene;
8:27 Wakubeka konke ezandleni zika-Aroni, futhi phezu kwezandla zamadodana akhe, futhi wazulisa
zibe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova.
8:28 UMose wakuthatha ezandleni zabo, wakushisa e-altare
phezu komnikelo wokushiswa: kwakungokwehlukaniselwa, kube yiphunga elimnandi;
kungumnikelo womlilo kuJehova.
8:29 UMose wathatha isifuba, wasizulisa phambi kukaJehova njengomnikelo wokuzuliswa
Enqameni yokwahlukaniselwa kwaba yisabelo sikaMose; njengoJehova
walaya uMozisi.
8:30 UMose wathatha emafutheni okugcoba nasegazini elaliphezu kwethempeli
i-altare, wafafaza ngayo u-Aroni, nezingubo zakhe, naphezu kwakhe
amadodana, nezingubo zamadodana akhe kanye naye; wangcwelisa u-Aroni, futhi
izingubo zakhe, namadodana akhe, nezingubo zamadodana akhe kanye naye.
8:31 Wathi uMose ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe: Bilisani inyama ngasemnyango
etendeni lokuhlangana, alidle kanye nesinkwa
iseqomeni lokungcweliswa, njengalokho ngayala ngathi: 'U-Aroni nowakhe.'
amadodana azakudla.
8:32 Futhi lokho okusele enyameni nesinkwa niyokushisa
ngomlilo.
8:33 Futhi aniyikuphuma emnyango wetabernakele
izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, kuze kufike izinsuku zokungcweliswa kwakho
ukuphela: uyakukungcwelisa izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
8:34 Njengoba enze namuhla, kanjalo uJehova uyale ukuba kwenziwe, ukuze kwenziwe
inhlawulo ngawe.
8:35 Ngakho anohlala emnyango wetabernakele
Ibandla imini nobusuku izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, nigcine isiyalezo sikaJehova;
ukuze ningafi, ngokuba ngiyaliwe kanjalo.
8:36 Ngakho u-Aroni namadodana akhe benza zonke izinto uJehova ayala ngakho ngesandla sikaJehova
isandla sikaMose.