Imibalo 4

₁Wabuya wateta uyehova ku‐Mosesi naku‐Arone, esiti: ₂Tabata inani lonyana baka‐Kohati, pakati kwabo onyana baka‐Levi, ngezizalwane zabo, ngendlu zoyise zabo, ₃abaminyaka ingamashumi matatu nabapezulu, kwa kude kube ngabaminyaka ingamashumi mahlanu, ubudala babo, bonke abangenayo kobubukonzo, ukuba bawenze umsebenzi ententeni yentlangano.

₄Yoba yilé inkonzo yonyana baka‐Kohati ententeni yentlangano, kweyingcwele yezingcwele: ₅Ekundulukeni kwomnquba, kwoza u‐Arone nonyana bake, batule ikuselo lelengalenga, bayigubungele ngalo ityeya yesinqi̔no: ₆bandule babeke pezu kwayo isigubungelo sezintsu zamacelesi, bayandlale kwa pezulu iqiya yezuluṙa lipela, bafake izibonda zayo. ₇Napezu kwetafile yezonka zokubonakala baya kwandlala iqiya, babeke pezu kwayo izikotile, nezitya, nendebe, nebekile, ekuya kugalelwa ngazo; kanjalo isonka esifuti soba pezu kwayo; ₈bandule bandlale pezu kwazo iqiya yesibomvu, bagubungele yona ngesigubungelo sezintsu zamacelesi, bafake izibonda zayo. ₉Babeya kutabata iqiya yezuluṙa, bagubungele ikandelare yesikanyiso, nezibane zayo, nezicimo zayo, nezipatelo zayo, nazo zonke izitya zeoli zayo, abakonzayo kuyo ngazo. ₁₀Baya kubeka yona, nazo zonke impahla zayo, esigubungelweni sezintsu zamacelesi, baze bayibeke pezu kwesibonda sokutwala. ₁₁Napezu kwesibingelo segolide baya kwandlala iqiya yezuluṙa, bagubungele yona ngesigubungelo sezintsu zamacelesi, bafake izibonda zaso. ₁₂Kanjako bozitabata zonke impahla zenkonzo, abakonzayo ngazo kweyingcwele indawo, bazibeke eqiyeni yezuluṙa, bazigubungele ngesigubungelo sezintsu zamacelesi, bazibeke pezu kwesibonda sokutwala. ₁₃Baya kwandula basuse ututu esibingelweni, bandlale pezu kwaso iqiya yesimnyama; ₁₄baze babeke pezu kwayo zonke impahla zaso, ezo bakonza kuso ngazo, izipatamlilo, neforoke, nezikotululo, nezitya zokufefela, zonke impahla zaso isibingelo; bati kanjalo bandlale pezu kwaso isigubungelo sezintsu zamacelesi, bafake izibonda zaso. ₁₅Boti bakuba begqibile u‐Arone nonyana bake ukugubungela eyingcwele indawo, nazo zonke impahla zeyingcwele indawo, ekundulukeni kwomnquba; emveni kwoko, baya kuza onyana baka‐Kohati ukuza kutwala: kodwa mabangayicukumisi leyonto ingcwele, hleze bafe. Ezi zinto zingumtwalo wonyana baka‐Kohati ententeni yentlangano.

₁₆Nokulinda kuka‐Elezari, unyana ka‐Arone umperisite, yioli yesikanyiso, nesiqumiso esimnandi, nomnikelo wokudla wemihla ngemihla, neoli yokutambisa; kwa ukulindwa kwayo yonke itabanakele, nokwako konke okukuyo, okweyingcwele indawo, nokwazo zonke impahla zayo.

₁₇Waza wateta uyehova ku‐Mosesi naku‐Arone, esiti: ₁₈Isizwe sezizalwane zama‐Kokati maningasinqamli pakati kwaba‐Levi; ₁₉koko lento niya kuyenza kubo, ukuba bapile, bangafi nokufa, bakusondela kweyingcwele yezingcwele: u‐Arone nonyana bake baya kungena, babamise abanye ngabanye pezu kwenkonzo yabo nasekutwaleni kwabo. ₂₀Kodwa abayi kungena ukuza kubona, nxa kugujungelwa okuyingcwele, hleze bafe.

₂₁Wateta uyehova kanjako ku‐Mosesi, esiti: ₂₂Tabata inani lonyana baka‐Gereshone nabo, ngendlu zoyise zabo, ngezizalwane zabo: ₂₃abaminyaka ingamashumi matatu nabapezulu, kwa kude kube ngabaminyaka ingamashumi mahlanu, nbudala babo, wobabala: bonke abangenayo ukwenza ubukonzo, ukuba basebenze umsebenzi ententeni yentlangano. ₂₄Yoba yilé inkonzo yezizalwane zama‐Gereshone, ekusebenzeni nasekutwaleni. ₂₅Baya kutwala izikuselo zetabanakele, nentente yentlangano, isigubungelo sayo, nesigubungelo sezintsu zamacelesi, esipezu kwaso ngapezulu, nelengalenga locango lwentente yentlangano; ₂₆namalengalenga ebala, nelengalenga locango lwesango lebala, elingakuyo itabanakele nangakuso isibingelo ngento engqongayo; nentambo zazo, nazo zonke impahla zenkonzo yazo, nako konke okuzenzelweyo, ukuba bakonze ngazo. ₂₇Yoba ngelizwi lika‐Arone nonyana bake yonke inkonzo yonyana bama‐Gereshone, kuko konke ukutwala kwabo, nakuko konke ukusebenza kwabo; naniya kubamisela ukugcinwa kwayo yonke imitwalo yabo. ₂₈Yilé inkonzo yezizalwane zonyana baka‐Gereshone ententeni yentlangano: nesigcinelo sabo, soba ngapantsi kwesandla sika‐Yitamare, unyana ka‐Arone umperisite.

₂₉Onyana baka‐Merari, uya kubala bona ngezizalwane zabo, ngendlu zoyise zabo: ₃₀abaminyaka ingamashumi matatu nabapezulu, kwa kude kube ngabaminyaka ingamashumi mahlanu, ubudala babo, wobabala; bonke abangenayo kobubukonzo, ukuba basebenze umsebenzi wasententeni yentlangano. ₃₁Nasi isigcinelo sokutwala kwabo, ngako konke ukukonza kwabo ententeni yentlangano: iplanke zetabanakele, nemivalo yayo, nentsika zayo, neziseko zayo, ₃₂kwa nentsika zebala ezilingqongayo, neziseko zazo, nezikonkwane zazo, nentambo zazo, kunye nazo zonke impahla zazo, nako konke okwenkonzo yazo; naniya kuzibala ngamagama impahla zesigcinelo sokutwala kwabo. ₃₃Yilé inkonzo yezizalwane zonyana baka‐Merari, ngako konke ukukonza kwabo ententeni yentlangano, ngapantsi kwesandla sika‐Yitamare, unyana ka‐Arone umperisite.

₃₄Baza bati u‐Mosesi, no‐Arone, nenkosi zentlanganiso, babala onyana bama‐Kohati, ngezizalwane zabo, nangendlu zoyise zabo, ₃₅abaminyaka ingamashumi matatu nabapezulu, kwa kude kube ngabaminyaka ingamashumi mahlanu, ubudala babo, bonke abangenayo kobubukonzo, ngenxa yomsebenzi ententeni yentlangano: ₃₆baye ababalweyo babo, ngezizalwane zabo, bengamawaka mabini anamakulu asixe̔nxe anamashumi mahlanu. ₃₇Aba bangababalweyo bezizalwane zama‐Kohati, bonke abakonzayo ententeni yentlangano, abati u‐Mosesi no‐Arone bababala ngelizwi likayehova ngesandla sika‐Mosesi.

₃₈Kanjalo ababalweyo bonyana baka‐Gereshone, ngezizalwane zabo, nangendlu zoyise zabo, ₃₉abaminyaka ingamashumi matatu nabapezulu, kwa kude kube ngabaminyaka ingamashumi mahlanu, ubudala babo, bonke abangenayo kobubukonzo, ngenxa yomsebenzi ententeni yentlangano, ₄₀kwa ababalweyo babo, ngezizalwane zabo, nangendlu zoyise zabo, bebengamawaka mabini anamakulu matandatu anamashumi matatu. ₄₁Aba bangababalweyo bezizalwane zonyana baka‐Gereshone, bonke abakonzayo ententeni yentlangano, abati u‐Mosesi no‐Arone bababala ngelizwi likayehova.

₄₂Nababalweyo bezizalwane zonyana baka‐Merari, ngezizalwane zabo, nangendlu zoyise zabo, ₄₃abaminyaka ingamashumi matatu nabapezulu, kwa kude kube ngabaminyaka ingamashumi mahlanu, ubudala babo, bonke abangenayo kobubukonzo, ngenxa yomsebenzi ententeni yentlangano, ₄₄kwa ababalweyo babo, ngezizalwane zabo, bebengamawaka matatu anamakulu mabini. ₄₅Aba bangababalweyo bezizalwane zonyana baka‐Merari, abati u‐Mosesi no‐Arone bababala ngelizwi likayehova ngesandla sika‐Mosesi.

₄₆Bonke ababalweyo, okuya u‐Mosesi no‐Arone, nenkosi zakwa‐Sirayeli, bababala aba‐Levi, ngezizalwane zabo, nangendlu zoyise zabo, ₄₇abaminyaka ingamashumi matatu nabapezulu, kwa kude kube ngabaminyaka ingamashumi mahlanu, ubudala babo, bonke abangenayo ukuza kuwenza umsebenzi wobukonzo, nomsebenzi wokutwala, ententeni yentlangano, ₄₈kwa ababalweyo babo, bebengamawaka asibozo anamakulu mahlanu anamashumi asibozo. ₄₉Ngelizwi likayehova babebalwa, ngesandla sika‐Mosesi, abanye ngabanye ngokusebenza kwabo, nangokutwala kwabo: abo babalwayo nguye, bebengabo uyehova ebemyalele u‐Mosesi ngabo.