Izambatho zomphristi omkhulu
1USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Umnakwenu u-Aroni namadodanakhe akaphume phakathi kwama-Israyeli. Qala ngimkhethile yena namadodanakhe uNadabi no-Abihu, u-Elazara no-Itamara kobana babe baphristi bangilotjhe.
2“Wenzele umnakwenu u-Aroni izambatho ezicwengileko kobana abe nesithunzi ahlonipheke. 3Tjela boke abanekghono, engibaphe ukuhlakanipha, kobana benzele u-Aroni izambatho ukuze ahlukaniselwe ubuphristi bami.
4“Nanzi izambatho okumele bazenze: iporiyana yomphristi, i-efodi, ijasi, iphuraphura enomphetho, ingwani yomphristi kanye nomkhungo. Abenzele namadodana womfowenu u-Aroni izambatho ezikhethekileko kobana abe baphristi bami.
5“Bazakusebenzisa imicwana yegolide, iwulu ehlaza komkayi, ebubende netlerebede kanye nelineni emhlophe. 6Abasebenze ngobukghoni ukwenza i-efodi ngelineni emhlophe, ethungwe ngemicwana yegolide nangewulu ehlaza komkayi, ebubende netlerebede. 7I-efodi leyo ayibe nemitletle emibili yamahlombe ukuze ihlanganise ingcenye yangemuva neyangaphambili emphethwenayo. 8Ibhande lokuyibopha elithungelelwe kiyo nalo alenziwe ngelineni emhlophe ethungwe ngemicwana yegolide nangewulu ehlaza komkayi, ebubende netlerebede.
9“Uthathe amatje amabili abomvu naligugu utlole kiwo ngokugobhodlha amabizo wamadodana ka-Israyeli, 10asithandathu elitjeni elinye, nasithandathu kelinye ilitje ngendlela alamana ngayo. 11Ugobhodlhe amabizo wamadodana ka-Israyeli ematjeni amabili njengombazi natlola elitjeni lokugiba. Amatje lawo uwaphethe ngemicwana yegolide 12bewuwathungelele phezu kwemitletle yamahlombe we-efodi, abe sikhumbuzo samadodana ka-Israyeli. U-Aroni akembathe amabizwawo emahlombakhe phambi kwakaSomnini kube sikhumbuzo. 13Lokha nawuphetha amatje lawo ngemicwana yegolide 14uthungelele iinketanyana ezimbili zegolidembala khonapho. Iinketanyanezo azilukwe njengalokha nakulukwa imicwana.
15“Wenze ngobukghoni imbada yeporiyana yomphristi lapha kufakwa khona amatje wefumbe. Uyenze ifane nangendlela ekwenziwe ngayo i-efodi: ngelineni emhlophe, ethungwe ngemicwana yegolide nangewulu ehlaza komkayi, ebubende netlerebede. 16Ayilingane mahlangothi woke nayibhinciweko, ibe masentimitha amatjhumi amabili nambili ubude nobubanzi. 17Uyifake amarhemo amane wamatje aligugu:
“Irhemo lokuthoma libe nerubi,
18irhemo lesibili libe nesimaragidu,
19irhemo lesithathu libe nehiyasinthi,
20irhemo lesine libe nebherili,
“Woke amatje lawo uwarubele ngemicwana yegolide. 21Akube mamatje alitjhumi nambili, anamabizo ukuya ngamadodana ka-Israyeli. Azakuba njengamatje wokugiba, enye nenye ikoro kezilitjhumi nambili itlolwe ngokugobhodlhwa elitjeni layo.
22“Iinketanyana ezimbili zegolidembala ezilukwe njengemicwana uzazibophelela eporiyaneni nganasi indlela: 23Yenza amasongo amabili wegolide bese uwathungelela emajikenayo angehla. 24Ufake iinketanyana ezimbili zegolide ngemasongweni amabili emajikeni weporiyana. 25Bopha amaphelelo weenketanyana ezimbili emphethweni orutjelweko wamatje asemtletleni we-efodi emahlombe ukuze iporiyana ibe sesifubeni. 26Wenze amasongo amanye amabili wegolide, uwathungelele emajikeni amanye angaphasi womphetho weporiyana. 27Godu wenze amanye amasongo amabili wegolide bese uwathungelela ngaphambili phasi emitletleni yamahlombe hlanu kwalapha ihlangana khona ne-efodi ngehla kwebhande. 28Bophelela amasongo weporiyana emasongweni we-efodi ngomtiya ohlaza komkayi ukuze ibe ngehla kwebhande le-efodi. Lokho kuzakwenza bonyana iporiyana ingatjhaphuluki isuke e-efodini.
29“Ngaleyondlela u-Aroni uzakuthwala amabizo wamadodana ka-Israyeli eporiyaneni enembada yamatje wefumbe. Amabizo lawo uzawathwala ehliziywenakhe lokha naya endaweni ecwengileko kube sikhumbuzo sanini nanini phambi kwakaSomnini. 30Ngembadeni yeporiyana ubeke amatje wefumbe okuyi-urimi nethumimi, abe sehliziyweni ka-Aroni lokha nayokuvela phambi kwakaSomnini. Ngaleyondlela u-Aroni uzakuhlala athwele amatje wefumbe yokuhlahla ama-Israyeli ehliziywenakhe njalo.
31“Wenze ijasi ekhambisana ne-efodi ibe hlaza komkayi koke. 32Phakathi nendawo ibe nentamo lapha kungena khona ihloko, uyithungelele umphetho olukiweko entanyeni ufane nomphetho wesambatho sepi ukuze ingadabuki. 33Emphethwenayo ngenzasi wenze amarharinada ngewulu ehlaza komkayi, ebubende netlerebede azombeleze umphetho abe neenkhencezo zegolide hlangana, 34kube sikhencezo segolide nerharinada, godu isikhencezo segolide nerharinada njalo njalo magegana nomphetho wejasi. 35U-Aroni akembathe ijasi leyo njalo lokha nangenako nalokha naphumako endaweni ecwengileko yokulotjha phambi kwakaSomnini ukuze kuzwakale ukukhenceza. Nangembathi njalo, uzakufa.
36“Godu wenze ithuthumbo legolidembala, uligwale ngokuligobhodlha amagama athi, ‘Ohlukaniselwe uSomnini’ njengomgobhodlho wesigibo. 37Ulibophelele engwanini ngomtiya ohlaza komkayi; libe ngaphambili engwanini 38phezu kwepandla ka-Aroni. Ithuthumbelo lizakuhlala lisepandla ka-Aroni njalo ukuze ama-Israyeli amukeleke phambi kwakaSomnini lokha naletha izipho ezikhethileko. Ngaleyondlela u-Aroni uzakwenza bonyana izono zama-Israyeli zithethelelwe lokha naphambukako ekunikeleni nanyana ngiziphi izipho.”
Izambatho zabaphristi
39Godu uSomnini wathi kuMosi: “Lokha nawuthungela u-Aroni iphuraphura ngelineni emhlophe nalokha nawumenzela ingwani ngelineni emhlophe kanye nomkhungo ngobukghoni, 40wenzele namadodanakhe iimphuraphura, imikhungo yokuthekeleza nemibhode. Lokhu ukwenze kobana abe nesithunzi abe ahlonipheke. 41Wembathise umnakwenu u-Aroni namadodanakhe akanye naye, ubahlukanisele ubuphristi bami ngokubazesa nangokubajamisa. 42Ubenzele iindzeredzere ngelineni kobana bafihle ububhunubhunu babo ukusuka edinini ukufika emadolweni. 43U-Aroni namadodanakhe bayembathe lokha nabangena ngetendeni lokuhlanganela ngitjho nalokha nabatjhidela e-aldarini kobana balotjhe endaweni ecwengileko. Nakungasinjalo bazazithwesa umlandu bese bayafa. Lokhu kuzakuba simiso sanini nanini ku-Aroni neenzukulwaneni zakhe ngemva kwakhe.”
