Izinombolo
3:1 Lezi ziyizizukulwane zika-Aroni noMose ngosuku uJehova
UJehova wakhuluma noMose entabeni yaseSinayi.
2 Lawa angamagama amadodana ka-Aroni; uNadabi izibulo, kanye
u-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari.
3:3 Lawa angamagama amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi ababekhona
ogcotshiweyo, amngcwelisa ukuba akhonze esikhundleni sobupristi.
3:4 ONadabi no-Abihu bafa phambi kukaJehova, lapho benikela ngomlilo ongejwayelekile
phambi kukaJehova ehlane laseSinayi, babengenabantwana;
u-Eleyazare no-Itamari bakhonza esikhundleni sobupristi emehlweni
ka-Aroni uyise.
3:5 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
3:6 Sondeza isizwe sakwaLevi, usimise phambi kuka-Aroni umpristi;
ukuze bamkhonze.
3:7 Futhi kumelwe bagcine isibopho sakhe, futhi imfanelo yebandla lonke
phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, ukwenza inkonzo yethempeli
itabernakele.
3:8 Futhi kumelwe bagcine zonke izinto zetabernakele
ibandla, nomyalo wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bawenze
inkonzo yetabernakele.
3:9 Futhi uyonika amaLevi ku-Aroni namadodana akhe
waphiwa ngokupheleleyo kubantwana bakoIsrayeli.
3:10 Futhi kumelwe ubeke u-Aroni namadodana akhe, futhi bayohlala phezu kwabo
ubupristi, nomfokazi osondelayo uyakunikwa
ukufa.
3:11 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
3:12 Futhi mina, bheka, Ngithathile amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana
u-Israyeli esikhundleni samazibulo onke avula isizalo phakathi kwamazibulo
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; ngalokho amaLevi ayakuba ngawami;
3:13 Ngoba wonke amazibulo ngawami; ngoba mhla ngitshaya lonke
amazibulo ezweni laseGibithe ngazingcwelisela onke amazibulo ezweni
u-Israyeli, abantu nezilwane; bayakuba ngabami; nginguJehova.
3:14 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose ehlane laseSinayi, wathi:
3:15 Bala abantwana bakwaLevi ngezindlu zoyise, by yabo
bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu wobabala.
3:16 UMose wababala njengezwi likaJehova, njengoba nje yena
eyala.
3:17 Lawa angamadodana kaLevi ngamagama awo; uGereshoni, noKohati, kanye
Merari.
3:18 Lawa angamagama amadodana kaGereshoni ngemindeni yawo. Libni,
kanye noShimeyi.
3:19 Amadodana kaKohati ngemindeni yawo; no-Amramu, noJisihari, neHebroni
Uziel.
3:20 Amadodana kaMerari ngemindeni yawo; uMahli, noMushi. Lezi izi
imindeni yamaLevi ngezindlu zawoyise.
3:21 KwaGereshoni kwavela umndeni wakwaLibheni nomndeni ka
AmaShimi: yile imindeni yamaGereshoni.
3:22 Labo ababalwayo kubo, ngenani lawo wonke
abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu, ababalwayo kubo
babeyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu.
3:23 Imindeni yamaGereshoni iyakumisa emva kwetabernakele
ngasentshonalanga.
3:24 Futhi induna yendlu kayise wamaGereshoni
u-Eliyasafa indodana kaLayeli.
3:25 Futhi isibopho samadodana kaGereshoni etabernakele
Ibandla liyakuba yitabernakele, netende libe yisimbozo
neveli lomnyango wetabernakele likaJehova
ibandla,
3:26 nezilenge zegceke, nesihenqo somnyango wethempeli
igceke elingasetabernakele nase-altare nxazonke, nethempeli
izintambo zalo zenkonzo yalo yonke.
27 KwaKohati kwavela umndeni wakwa-Amramu nomndeni wama-Amramu
kwabakwaJizahari nomndeni wakwaHebroni nomndeni wakwa-Israyeli
ngama-Uziyeli: yile imindeni yamaKohati.
28 Ngenani labo bonke abesilisa, kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu, babeyisishiyagalombili
abayizinkulungwane namakhulu ayisithupha, begcina imfanelo yendlu engcwele.
3:29 Imindeni yamadodana kaKohati iyakumisa eceleni
itabernakele ngaseningizimu.
3:30 Isikhulu sendlu kayise wemindeni yama
AbakwaKohati kuyakuba ngu-Elisafani indodana ka-Uziyeli.
3:31 Futhi isibopho sabo kuyoba umphongolo, netafula, nothi lwesibani.
nama-altare, nezinto zendlu engcwele ababekhonza ngazo
isikhonzi, nelenge, nenkonzo yakho yonke.
3:32 Futhi u-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni, umpristi, uyakuba inhloko phezu kwesikhulu
amaLevi, aqondise abagcina imfanelo kaJehova
indawo engcwele.
3:33 KwaMerari kwavela umndeni wakwaMaheli nomndeni wama
amaMushi: yile imindeni yakwaMerari.
3:34 Futhi labo ababalwayo kubo, ngokwenani lawo wonke
abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu babe yizinkulungwane eziyisithupha namakhulu amabili.
3:35 Futhi induna yendlu kayise wemindeni kaMerari kwaba
nguSuriyeli indodana ka-Abihayili; laba bayakumisa eceleni komgwaqo
itabernakele elingasenyakatho.
3:36 Futhi ngaphansi kwesandla nokuqondisa amadodana kaMerari kuyakuba
amapulangwe etabernakele, nemishayo yalo, nezinsika zalo;
nezisekelo zalo, nezitsha zalo zonke, nakho konke lokho
isebenzela khona,
3:37 Futhi izinsika zegceke nxazonke, futhi izisekelo zazo, futhi zazo
izikhonkwane, nezintambo zazo.
3:38 Kodwa labo ababemisa phambi kwetabernakele ngasempumalanga, ngisho ngaphambi
itabernakele lokuhlangana ngasempumalanga liyakuba ngoMose no-Aroni
namadodana akhe, begcina imfanelo yendlu engcwele, begcina inkonzo kaJehova
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; futhi umfokazi osondelayo uyakunikwa
ukufa.
3:39 Bonke ababalwayo bamaLevi, uMose no-Aroni ababalwayo kubo
isiyalezo sikaJehova ngemindeni yabo, abesilisa bonke
kusukela konenyanga kuya phezulu babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili.
3:40 UJehova wathi kuMose: "Bala onke amazibulo esilisa
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu, nibale inani
yamagama abo.
3:41 Futhi uyakungithathela amaLevi (NginguJehova) esikhundleni sabo bonke
izibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; nezinkomo ze
AmaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke ezinkomo zabantwana
yakwa-Israyeli.
3:42 UMose wabala, njengalokho uJehova emyalile, wonke amazibulo phakathi
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
3:43 Futhi wonke amazibulo abesilisa ngenani lamagama, kusukela onenyanga ubudala futhi
kwababalwayo kubo babengamashumi amabili nambili
inkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu.
3:44 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
3:45 Thatha amaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo phakathi kwabantwana
u-Israyeli, nezinkomo zamaLevi esikhundleni sezinkomo zabo; kanye ne
AmaLevi ayakuba ngawami; nginguJehova.
3:46 Futhi kulabo abayohlengwa abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha
neshumi nantathu kumazibulo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abasele ngaphezulu
kunamaLevi;
3:47 Uyakuthatha amashekeli amahlanu ngamunye ngokweshekeli ngokweshekeli
uyakuzithatha endaweni engcwele, ishekeli lingamagera angamashumi amabili;
3:48 Futhi kumelwe unike imali, lapho isibalo odd kubo kuyoba
hlengiwe ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe.
3:49 UMose wathatha imali yokuhlenga labo ababengaphezu nangaphezulu
abahlengwa ngamaLevi;
3:50 Wayithatha imali kumazibulo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; inkulungwane
amashekeli angamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu ngokweshekeli leshekeli
indawo engcwele:
3:51 UMose wayinika u-Aroni no-Aroni imali yabahlengiwe
amadodana akhe njengezwi likaJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile
UMose.