Izinombolo
4:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi:
4:2 Bala inani lamadodana kaKohati phakathi kwamadodana kaLevi, ngemva kwalokho
imindeni yabo, ngezindlu zawoyise,
4:3 kusukela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, kuya phezulu, kuze kufike kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe, konke lokho
ngena ekamu, wenze umsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana
ibandla.
4:4 Lokhu kuyakuba yinkonzo yamadodana kaKohati etendeni lokuhlangana
ibandla, mayelana nezinto ezingcwelengcwele:
4:5 Futhi lapho ikamu lisuka, u-Aroni namadodana akhe, futhi
bayakwehlisa isihenqo, basibekele umphongolo wobufakazi
nayo:
4:6 Futhi kumelwe abeke phezu kwalo isigubungelo sezikhumba zamatahasi, futhi uyosakazeka
phezu kwalo indwangu eluhlaza yonke, afake izinti zalo.
4:7 Futhi phezu kwetafula lezinkwa zokubukwa bayokwendlala indwangu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, futhi
beka phezu kwalo izitsha, nezinkezo, nezitsha, nezitsha
isinkwa saphakade siyakuba phezu kwayo;
4:8 Futhi bayokwendlala phezu kwabo indwangu ebomvu, futhi amboze efanayo
ngesembozo sezikhumba zamatahasi, afake izinti zalo.
4:9 Futhi kumelwe bathathe indwangu eluhlaza, futhi bayosibekela uthi lwesibani
ukukhanya, nezibani zalo, nezidlawu zalo, nezitsha zaso, nezibani zaso, nakho konke
izitsha zalo zamafutha abakhonza ngalo kulo;
4:10 Futhi bayobeka yona kanye nazo zonke izitsha zayo ngaphakathi kwesembozo sika
izikhumba zamatahasi, azibeke esigodweni.
4:11 Futhi phezu kwe-altare legolide bayakwendlala indwangu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, basibekele
ube nesembozo sezikhumba zamatahasi, azifake ezintini
kwakho:
4:12 Futhi bayothatha zonke izinsimbi inkonzo, ngazo
khonza endlini engcwele, uwafake engutsheni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nesembozo
bafake isigubuzeso sezikhumba zamatahasi, bawabeke esigodweni;
4:13 Futhi kumelwe basuse umlotha we-altare, futhi basakaze okunsomi
indwangu kuyo:
4:14 Futhi bayobeka phezu kwalo zonke izitsha zalo, ngazo
ukhonze kulo, imicengezi, nezingwegwe, namafosholo;
nezitsha, zonke izinto ze-altare; futhi bayokwendlala phezu
wasibekela izikhumba zamatahasi, wafaka izinti zalo.
4:15 Lapho u-Aroni namadodana akhe sebeqedile ukusibekela indlu engcwele,
nazo zonke izinto zendlu engcwele lapho ikamu lisuka khona;
emva kwalokho amadodana kaKohati ayakufika ukulithwala, kepha awayikulithwala
nithinte noma yini engcwele, funa bafe. Lezi zinto ziwumthwalo we
amadodana kaKohati etendeni lokuhlangana.
4:16 Futhi esikhundleni sika-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni umpristi, ungowenkonzo
amafutha okukhanyisa, nempepho ethaphukayo, nomnikelo wokudla imihla ngemihla;
namafutha okugcoba, nokwengamela kwalo lonke itabernakele, nelo
konke okukuyo endlini engcwele nasezitsha zayo.
4:17 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi:
4:18 Ninganqumi phakathi kwesizwe semindeni yamaKohati
amaLevi:
4:19 Kodwa yenzani kanjalo kubo, ukuze baphile, futhi bangafi, lapho bona
sondelani ezintweni ezingcwelengcwele: u-Aroni namadodana akhe bayakungena, futhi
ubamise, kube yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe nasemthwalweni wakhe;
4:20 Kodwa ngeke bangene ukubona lapho izinto ezingcwele zisibekela, funa
bayafa.
4:21 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
4:22 Thatha futhi isibalo samadodana kaGereshoni, ngezindlu zabo
obaba ngemindeni yabo;
4:23 Uthabathele kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, unyuse, use kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe;
bona; bonke abangena ukwenza inkonzo, ukwenza umsebenzi ebandleni
itabernakele lokuhlangana.
4:24 Lona umsebenzi wemindeni yamaGereshoni, ukukhonza kanye
ngemithwalo:
4:25 Futhi bayothwala izilenge zetabernakele netabernakele
webandla, nesembatho sakhe, nesembozo samatahasi.
izikhumba eziphezu kwalo, neveli lomnyango wethempeli
itabernakele lokuhlangana,
4:26 Futhi izilenge zegceke, futhi ilenga emnyango wesango
egcekeni elingasetabernakele nase-altare nxazonke;
nezintambo zabo, nempahla yabo yonke yenkonzo yabo, nakho konke lokho
yenzelwe bona: bakhonze.
27 Yonke inkonzo kaJehova iyakuba ngokwesiyalo sika-Aroni namadodana akhe
amadodana amaGereshoni emithwalweni yawo yonke nakuyo yonke inkonzo yawo.
niyakubamisela yonke imithwalo yabo.
4:28 Lena umsebenzi wemindeni yamadodana kaGereshoni
itabernakele lokuhlangana, nomsebenzi wabo uyakuba phansi kwesandla
ka-Itamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi.
4:29 Amadodana kaMerari wowabala ngemindeni yawo.
ngezindlu zawoyise;
4:30 Uthabathela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, anyuse, use kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe;
uwabale, wonke ongena enkonzweni, ukwenza umsebenzi
itabernakele lokuhlangana.
4:31 Futhi lokhu kuyisibopho somthwalo wabo, ngokuvumelana yonke inkonzo yabo
etendeni lokuhlangana; amapulangwe etabernakele, kanye
imigoqo yalo, nezinsika zalo, nezinyawo zalo;
4:32 Futhi izinsika zegceke nxazonke, futhi izisekelo zazo, futhi zazo
izikhonkwane, nezintambo zabo, nezinsimbi zabo zonke, nazo zonke zazo
inkonzo, nizibale ngamagama izinto zenkonzo yenkonzo
umthwalo wabo.
4:33 Lena inkonzo yemindeni yamadodana kaMerari, ngokuvumelana
wonke umsebenzi wabo etendeni lokuhlangana esandleni sabo
ka-Itamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi.
4:34 OMose no-Aroni nenduna yenhlangano babala amadodana
kumaKohati ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawo
obaba,
4:35 bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, banyuse, base kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke
ongena enkonzweni, enze umsebenzi wetende lokuhlangana
ibandla:
4:36 labo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo babe yizinkulungwane ezimbili
amakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisihlanu.
4:37 Yilabo ababalwayo bemindeni yamaKohati;
bonke abenza inkonzo etendeni lokuhlangana, okuyinto
OMose no-Aroni babala njengesiyalezo sikaJehova ngesandla
isandla sikaMose.
4:38 Futhi labo ababalwayo emadodaneni kaGereshoni, ngokwehlukana kwabo
ngemindeni, nangezindlu zawoyise,
4:39 bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, banyuse, base kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke
ongena enkonzweni, enze umsebenzi wetende lokuhlangana
ibandla,
4:40 Ngisho nalabo ababalwayo kubo, ngemindeni yabo, by
izindlu zaboyise babeyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amathathu.
4:41 Yilabo ababalwayo emindenini yamadodana ka
uGereshoni kubo bonke abenza inkonzo etendeni lokuhlangana
ibandla, uMose no-Aroni abababalayo ngokomthetho kaJehova
umyalo kaJehova.
4:42 Labo ababalwayo kubo ngokwemizalwane yamadodana kaMerari:
ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise.
4:43 bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, banyuse, base kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke
ongena enkonzweni, enze umsebenzi wetende lokuhlangana
ibandla,
4:44 Ngisho nalabo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo, babebathathu
inkulungwane namakhulu amabili.
4:45 Yilabo ababalwayo bemindeni yamadodana kaMerari;
oMose no-Aroni abababalayo njengezwi likaJehova ngesandla sakhe
isandla sikaMose.
4:46 Bonke ababalwayo bamaLevi, oMose no-Aroni kanye
zabala izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli ngemindeni yazo nangezindlu
koyise,
4:47 bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, banyuse, base kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke
abeza ukwenza inkonzo yenkonzo lenkonzo yebandla
umthwalo etendeni lokuhlangana,
4:48 labo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili nanhlanu
ikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.
4:49 Ngokomyalo kaJehova babalwa ngesandla
kaMose, yilowo nalowo ngokomsebenzi wakhe nangokwemisebenzi yakhe
babalwa kanjalo nguye, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.