Levitikusi
9:1 Kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili, uMose wabiza u-Aroni nomkakhe
amadodana, namalunga akwa-Israyeli;
9:2 Wathi ku-Aroni: "Zithathele ithole libe ngumnikelo wesono, futhi a
inqama, ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa, engenasici, unikele ngayo phambi kukaJehova
NKOSI.
9:3 Uyakukhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: Thabathani izinyane lembuzi
ezimpongoni zibe ngumnikelo wesono; nethole newundlu, kokubili
omnyaka munye ongelasici, abe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
9:4 nenkunzi nenqama kube yiminikelo yokuthula, kube ngumhlatshelo phambi kukaJehova
NKOSI; nomnikelo wempuphu exovwe namafutha, ngokuba namuhla uJehova uyakwenza
zibonakale kuwe.
9:5 Bakuletha lokho uMose ayekuyalile phambi kwetabernakele likaJehova
inhlangano yonke yasondela, yema phambi kukaJehova
NKOSI.
" 9:6 UMose wathi: "Yilokhu uJehova ayala ukuba nina
kufanele nikwenze: futhi inkazimulo kaJehova izobonakala kini.
" 9:7 UMose wathi ku-Aroni: "Sondela e-altare, futhi wenze isono sakho
umnikelo wakho, nomnikelo wakho wokushiswa, uzenzele ukubuyisana
unikele ngomnikelo wabantu, wenze umnikelo
ukubuyisana kubo; njengokuyala kukaJehova.
9:8 U-Aroni wayesesondela e-altare, walihlaba ithole lesono
umnikelo, owawungowakhe.
9:9 Amadodana ka-Aroni aletha igazi kuye, futhi wacwilisa elakhe
umunwe egazini, ulibhece ezimpondweni ze-altare, uthele
igazi ngaphansi kwe-altare.
9:10 Kepha amanoni, nezinso, namanoni aphezu kwesibindi sesono
umnikelo, wawushisa e-altare; njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.
9:11 Inyama nesikhumba wakushisa ngomlilo ngaphandle kwekamu.
9:12 Wawuhlaba umnikelo wokushiswa; amadodana ka-Aroni amsondeza kuye
igazi, walifafaza e-altare nxazonke.
9:13 Baletha kuye umnikelo wokushiswa kanye nezingxenye zawo.
nenhloko, wakushisa e-altare.
9:14 Wawageza izibilini namanqina, wakushisa phezu kokushiswa
umnikelo e-altare.
9:15 Wayeseletha umnikelo wabantu, wathatha impongo, okwakuyiyo
umnikelo wesono wabantu, wawuhlaba, wanikela ngawo ngenxa yesono, njengomnikelo wesono
kuqala.
9:16 Wayeseletha umnikelo wokushiswa, wanikela ngawo njengokweNkosi
indlela.
9:17 Futhi waletha umnikelo wempuphu, futhi wathatha kuwo ngesandla, washisa
phezu kwe-altare, eceleni komnikelo wokushiswa wasekuseni.
9:18 Wahlaba ijongosi nenqama kube ngumhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula;
okwakungokwabantu; amadodana ka-Aroni aletha kuye igazi;
wafafaza phezu kwe-altare nxazonke;
9:19 Futhi amanoni enkunzi, nawenqama, inqama, kanye nalokho
yemboza izibilini, nezinso, nomhlehlo ophezu kwesibindi;
9:20 Bawabeka amanoni phezu kwezifuba, futhi washisa amanoni phezu
i-altare:
9:21 Izifuba nomlenze wesokunene u-Aroni wakuzulisa njengomnikelo wokuzuliswa
phambi kukaJehova; njengokulaya kukaMozisi.
9:22 U-Aroni waphakamisela isandla sakhe kubantu, futhi wababusisa, futhi
wehla emnikelweni womnikelo wesono, nomnikelo wokushiswa, kanye
iminikelo yokuthula.
9:23 OMose no-Aroni bangena etendeni lokuhlangana
waphuma, wababusisa abantu; yabonakala inkazimulo kaJehova
kubo bonke abantu.
9:24 Kwaphuma umlilo phambi kukaJehova, wadla phezu kwethempeli
i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa namanoni, okwathi lapho abantu bonke bekubona.
bamemeza, bawa ngobuso.