Izinombolo
8:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
8:2 Khuluma ku-Aroni, uthi kuye: Nxa ukhanyisa izibani,
izibani eziyisikhombisa ziyakukhanyisa phambi kothi lwesibani.
3 U-Aroni wenze njalo; wakhanyisa izibani zalo phambi kwethempeli
uthi lwesibane, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.
8:4 Futhi lo msebenzi wothi lwezibani wawuyigolide elikhandiweyo, kuze kube umphini
nasezimbalini zalo kwakungumsebenzi okhandiweyo, njengokwesihlahla
umfanekiso uJehova ayewubonisile uMose, walwenza uluthi lwesibani.
8:5 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
8:6 Thatha amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi ubahlambulule.
8:7 Futhi kanjalo uyokwenza kubo, ukuze ubahlanze: Fafaza amanzi
bahlambulule phezu kwabo, baphuce wonke umzimba wabo, bawayeke
bahlanze izingubo zabo, bazihlanze.
8:8 Khona-ke mabathathe ithole ithole lenkomo kanye nomnikelo walo wempuphu, yebo inhle
ufulawa ocoliweyo oxovwe namafutha, uthathe enye ijongosi, ibe yinkunzi
umnikelo wesono.
8:9 Wosondeza amaLevi phambi kwetabernakele* le Nkosi
ubuthe yonke inhlangano yabantwana
ka-Israyeli ndawonye:
8:10 Usondeze amaLevi phambi kukaJehova, nabantwana bakwa-ke
U-Israyeli uyakubeka izandla zakhe phezu kwamaLevi.
8:11 U-Aroni uyakusondeza amaLevi phambi kukaJehova abe ngumnikelo ovela kuJehova
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze bafeze inkonzo kaJehova.
8:12 Futhi amaLevi bayobeka izandla zabo phezu izinhloko izinkunzi.
unikele elinye libe ngumnikelo wesono, lelinye libe ngumnikelo wesono
umnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova, ukwenzela amaLevi ukubuyisana.
8:13 Futhi uyobeka amaLevi phambi kuka-Aroni, naphambi kwamadodana akhe, futhi
anikele ngazo zibe ngumnikelo kuJehova.
8:14 Uyakwahlukanisa amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
amaLevi ayakuba ngawami.
8:15 Emva kwalokho amaLevi ayakungena ukwenza inkonzo yeNkosi
etendeni lokuhlangana, ubahlambulule, unikele
zibe ngumnikelo.
8:16 Ngokuba baphiwe kimi ngokuphelele phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli;
esikhundleni sabavula zonke izizalo, esikhundleni samazibulo abo bonke
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngibathathile kimi.
8:17 Ngoba wonke amazibulo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli angawami, kokubili amadoda kanye
isilo: mhla ngibulala amazibulo onke ezweni laseGibithe nga
ngazingcwelisela mina.
8:18 Futhi ngithathile amaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo abantwana
Israyeli.
8:19 Futhi nginiké amaLevi njengesipho ku-Aroni namadodana akhe kusukela
phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukwenza inkonzo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
u-Israyeli etendeni lokuhlangana, enze ukubuyisana
kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze kungabikho isifo phakathi kwabantwana
ka-Israyeli, lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli besondela endlini engcwele.
8:20 Futhi uMose, no-Aroni, futhi yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa
u-Israyeli wenza kumaLevi njengakho konke uJehova ayala ngakho
UMose mayelana namaLevi, benze njalo kuwo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
8:21 Futhi amaLevi azihlambulula, futhi bahlanza izingubo zabo; no-Aroni
wanikela ngazo njengomnikelo phambi kukaJehova; u-Aroni wenza ukubuyisana
ukuze bawahlanze.
8:22 Emva kwalokho amaLevi angena ukwenza inkonzo yawo etabernakele
lenhlangano phambi kuka-Aroni naphambi kwamadodana akhe, njengalokho uJehova enzile
wayala uMose ngamaLevi, benze njalo kuwo.
8:23 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
8:24 Yilokhu okungokukaLevi: kusukela eminyakeni engamashumi amabili nanhlanu
abadala nangaphezulu bayakungena ukukhonza inkonzo kaJehova
itabernakele lokuhlangana:
8:25 Futhi kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amahlanu ubudala bayoyeka ukulinda
ukusetshenzelwa kwayo, kayikuphinda ngiyikhonze;
8:26 Kodwa kumelwe bakhonze kanye nabafowabo etendeni lokuhlangana
ibandla, ukuze ligcine imfanelo, lingasebenzi msebenzi. Kumelwe kanjalo
wenze kumaLevi ngokugcina imfanelo yawo.