Izinombolo
18:1 Futhi uJehova wathi ku-Aroni: "Wena namadodana akho nendlu kayihlo
nawe uyakuthwala ububi bendlu engcwele; wena kanye nobakho
amadodana nawe ayakuthwala ububi bobupristi benu.
18:2 Futhi nabafowenu besizwe sakwaLevi, isizwe sikayihlo,
hamba nawe, ukuze bahlanganiswe nawe, bakukhonze
kodwa wena lamadodana akho kanye lawe lizakhonza phambi kwe Nkosi
itabernakele lobufakazi.
18:3 Bayakugcina imfanelo yakho nemfanelo yalo lonke itabernakele.
kuphela bangasondeli ezitsheni zendlu engcwele nasezitsheni
i-altare, ukuze bangafi bona noma nani.
18:4 Futhi bayohlanganiswa nawe, futhi bagcine isibopho sombuso
etabernakele lokuhlangana, wenzela yonke inkonzo yetabernakele;
umfokazi kayikusondela kinina.
18:5 Niyakugcina imfanelo yendlu engcwele, futhi imfanelo yethempeli
ukuze kungabe kusaba khona ulaka phezu kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
18:6 Mina-ke, bheka, ngibathathile abafowenu amaLevi phakathi kwezizwe
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; baphiwe nina njengesipho kuJehova ukuba benze
inkonzo yetabernakele lokuhlangana.
18:7 Ngakho wena namadodana akho kanye nawe niyogcina isikhundla sobupristi
nakho konke okwe-altare, nangaphakathi kwesihenqo; niyakukhonza: I
nginiké ubupristi benu njengenkonzo yesipho;
umfokazi osondelayo uyakubulawa.
" 18:8 Futhi uJehova wathi ku-Aroni: "Bheka, Mina futhi nginiyalile
weminikelo yami yokuphakanyiswa yazo zonke izinto ezingcwele zabantwana bako
Israyeli; ngikunikile zona ngenxa yokugcotshwa, langenxa
amadodana akho, ngesimiso esiphakade.
18:9 Lokhu kuyakuba ngokwakho ezintweni ezingcwelengcwele, zigcinwe emlilweni.
yonke iminikelo yabo yempuphu, yonke iminikelo yabo yempuphu, laso sonke isono
umnikelo wabo, nayo yonke iminikelo yabo yecala abayakunikela ngayo
iyakuba ngcwelengcwele kuwe nakumadodana akho.
18:10 Uyakukudla endaweni engcwelengcwele; bonke abesilisa bayakuwudla
iyakuba ngcwele kuwe.
18:11 Futhi lokhu kungokwakho; umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesipho sabo, kanye nokuzuliswa kwawo wonke
iminikelo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngiyinikile wena, futhi
amadodana akho namadodakazi akho kanye nawe, kube yisimiso esiphakade;
ohlambulukileyo endlini yakho uyakukudla.
18:12 Konke okuhle kwamafutha, nakho konke okuhle kwewayini, nokolweni,
Ulibo lwazo abayakunikela ngalo kuJehova, bayakuba nalo
Ngikunike.
18:13 Futhi noma yini yokuqala okuvuthwayo ezweni, abayakukuletha
uJehova uyakuba ngowakho; wonke ohlambulukileyo endlini yakho uzakwenza
dlani kuwo.
18:14 Konke okwahlukanisiwe kwa-Israyeli kuyakuba ngokwakho.
18:15 Konke okuvula isizalo enyameni yonke, abaletha kuyo
uJehova, noma kungokwabantu noma kwezilwane, kuyakuba ngeyakho;
izibulo lomuntu wolihlenga impela, izibulo lakhe
izilwane ezingcolile wozihlenga.
18:16 Labo abayakuhlengwa kusukela onenyanga uyakuyihlenga;
ngokulinganisa kwakho imali yamashekeli ayisihlanu ngokwesilinganiso
ishekeli lendlu engcwele lingamagera angamashumi amabili.
18:17 Kodwa izibulo lenkomo, noma izibulo lemvu, noma izibulo
izibulo lembuzi, awuyikulihlenga; bangcwele;
ufafaze i-altare ngegazi lawo, ushise amanoni azo abe ngumnikelo womlilo
umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.
18:18 Inyama yazo iyakuba ngeyakho, njengesifuba sokuzuliswa nanjengesifuba
ihlombe langakwesokudla lingelakho.
18:19 Yonke iminikelo yokuphakanyiswa yezinto ezingcwele, okuyinto abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
ngikunikile uJehova, wena namadodana akho namadodakazi akho
Kuyisimiso esiphakade kuwe, kuyisivumelwano sikasawoti kuze kube phakade
phambi kukaJehova kuwe nasenzalweni yakho kanye nawe.
" 18:20 Futhi uJehova wathi ku-Aroni: "Awuyikuba nafa phakathi kwabo
ezweni, ungabi nasabelo phakathi kwabo; mina ngiyisabelo sakho
ifa lakho phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
18:21 Futhi bheka, Nginike abantwana bakwaLevi konke okweshumi kwa-Israyeli
libe yifa lenkonzo yabo abayikhonzayo, inkonzo
wetabernakele lokuhlangana.
18:22 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli akufanele basondele etabernakele
ebandleni, funa bathwale isono, bafe.
18:23 Kodwa amaLevi azokwenza inkonzo yetabernakele
bahlangane, bathwale ububi babo; kuyakuba yisimiso
kuze kube phakade ezizukulwaneni zenu, lokho phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
abanafa.
18:24 Kodwa okweshumi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, okuyinto abanikela njengokuphakanyiswa
umnikelo kaJehova ngiwunikile amaLevi ukuba abe yifa.
ngalokho ngithé kubo: Phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakuba
abanafa.
18:25 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
18:26 Yisho kanje kumaLevi, uthi kuwo: 'Nxa nithatha ingxenye
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli okweshumi engininike khona kuvela kubo kube ngokwenu
ifa, niyakunikela kulo umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa ube ngowakho
Jehova, yebo okweshumi kokweshumi.
18:27 Futhi lokhu umnikelo wakho wokuphakanyiswa uyobalelwa kini, njengokungathi
amabele esibuya, njengokugcwala kwawo
isikhamo sewayini.
18:28 Ngokunjalo nani niyakunikela umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa kuJehova kukho konke enu
okweshumi enikwamukela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; futhi lizanikela
kuwo umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa kaJehova ku-Aroni umpristi.
18:29 Kuzo zonke izipho zenu nizanikela yonke iminikelo yokuphakanyiswa kaJehova.
kukho konke okuhle kwalo, ingxenye yalo engcwelisiweyo ivela kulo.
18:30 Ngakho uyakuthi kubo: "Lapho seniphakamisile okuhle kunakho
kusukela kuwo kuyakubalelwa kumaLevi njengokwanda kwenani lawo
isibuya, nanjengesivuno sesikhamo sewayini.
18:31 Niyakukudlela kuyo yonke indawo, nina nezindlu zenu, ngoba kunjalo
umvuzo wakho ngomsebenzi wenu ethenteni lenhlangano.
18:32 Futhi aniyikuthwala isono ngenxa yakho, lapho usuphakamisile kuwo
okuhle kunakho konke, ningangcolisi izinto ezingcwele zabantwana
ka-Israyeli, funa nife.