ULEVITIKUSI 9

₁Kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili uMose wabiza uAroni namadodana akhe namalunga akwaIsrayeli,

₂wathi kuAroni: Mawuzithathele ithole lenkunzi, libe-ngumnikelo wesono, nenqama ibe-ngumnikelo wokushiswa, okungenasici, unikele ngakho phambi kukaJehova.

₃Khuluma kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli, uthi: Thathani impongo, ibe-ngumnikelo wesono, nethole newundlu, omabili abe-nomnyaka munye, angenasici, abe-ngumnikelo wokushiswa,

₄nenkunzi nenqama zibe-yiminikelo yokuthula, zihlatshwe phambi kukaJehova, nomnikelo wempuphu oxovwé namafutha, ngokuba namuhla uJehova uyabonakala kini.

₅Baletha-ke lokho uMose akuyalayo phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, nenhlangano yonke yasondela, yema phambi kukaJehova.

₆Wayesethi uMose: Nansi into uJehova ayala ngayo ukuba niyenze, kuze kubonakale kini inkazimulo kaJehova.

₇UMose wathi kuAroni: Sondela ealtare, unikele ngomnikelo wakho wesono nangomnikelo wakho wokushiswa, uzenzele wena nabantu ukubuyisana, andukuba unikele ngomnikelo wabantu, ubenzele ukubuyisana, njengalokho uJehova eyalile.

₈UAroni wayesesondela ealtare, walihlaba ithole lomnikelo wesono ongowakhe.

₉Amadodana ka-Aroni aletha igazi kuye; wagcobhoza umunwe egazini, walibheca ezimpondweni zealtare, wathulula elinye igazi ngasesinqeni sealtare;

₁₀kepha amanoni nezinso namanoni aphezu kwesibindi emnikelweni wesono wakushisa ealtare, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₁₁Inyama nesikhumba wakushisa ngomlilo ngaphandle kwekamu*.

₁₂Wawuhlaba umnikelo wokushiswa; amadodana ka-Aroni aletha kuye igazi, wafafaza ngalo ialtare nxazonke.

₁₃Anikeza kuye umnikelo wokushiswa izitho ngezitho kanye nenhloko, wakushisa ealtare.

₁₄Wahlanza izibilini namanqina, wakushisa phezu komnikelo wokushiswa ealtare.

₁₅Wayeseletha umnikelo wabantu, wathatha impongo yomnikelo wesono ongowabantu, wayihlaba, wanikela ngayo ngenxa yesono njengowokuqala.

₁₆Waletha umnikelo wokushiswa, wanikela ngawo njengokwesimiso.

₁₇Wayeseletha umnikelo wempuphu, wagcwalisa isandla sakhe ngawo, wawushisa ealtare ngaphandle komnikelo wokushiswa wasekuseni.

₁₈Wahlaba inkunzi nenqama, zibengumhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula ongowabantu; amadodana ka-Aroni aletha kuye igazi owafafaza ngalo ialtare nxazonke,

₁₉namanoni enkunzi nawenqama, nomsila ononileyo, nalawo asibekela izibilini, nezinso, namanoni esibindi,

₂₀abeka amanoni phezu kwezifuba; wawashisa amanoni ealtare;

₂₁izifuba nomlenze wokunene wakuzulisa, kube-ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova, njengalokho uMose eyalile.

₂₂UAroni waphakamisela izandla zakhe kubantu, wababusisa; wayesehla ekunikeleni ngomnikelo wesono nangomnikelo wokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula.

₂₃OMose noAroni bangena etendeni lokuhlangana, babuye baphuma, bababusisa abantu; yayisibonakala inkazimulo kaJehova kubantu bonke.

₂₄Kwaphuma umlilo ngaphambi kukaJehova, waqeda umnikelo wokushiswa namanoni ealtare; sebekubona abantu bonke benanela, bakhothamela phansi ngobuso.