Ukutlolwa kwabaphristi namaLevi
1Naku-ke umlando weenzukulwana zaka-Aroni noMosi ngesikhathi uSomnini akhuluma noMosi entabeni yeSinayi: 2Amabizo wamadodana ka-Aroni bekunguNadaba izibulo, alanywe ngu-Abihu, u-Elazara no-Itamara. 3Lawo-ke mabizo wamadodana ka-Aroni abaphristi abazesiweko ebegade ajanyiswe kobana abe baphristi. 4Kodwana uNadaba no-Abihu bafela phambi kwakaSomnini erhalawumbeni leSinayi lokha nabatjhidela e-aldarini namalahle atjhili. Bebanganabantwana. Ngu-Elazara no-Itamara kwaphela abasala bona balotjhe njengabaphristi ngesikhathi saka-Aroni uyise.
5Yeke uSomnini wathi kuMosi: 6“Tjhideza ikoro yakwaLevi bese uyibeka ngaphasi kwelawulo laka-Aroni umphristi. Kufuze imsekele 7ngokwenza imisebenzakhe phambi kwetende lokuhlanganela kanye neyomkhambathi woke, okutjho imisebenzi okufanele iyenze ethaberinakelini. 8AmaLevi kufuze atjheje yoke ipahla yetende lokuhlanganela begodu enze imisebenzi yethaberinakeli esikhundleni sama-Israyeli. 9Beka amaLevi aphelele emsebenzini ka-Aroni namadodanakhe. Kufuze abasize ngehlangothini lama-Israyeli. 10Kodwana u-Aroni namadodanakhe ababekwe bona benze umsebenzi wobuphristi. Nange kungaba khona omunye othatha umsebenzabo, akabulawe.”
11USomnini wakhuluma noMosi godu wathi: 12“Qala, ngimi okhethe amaLevi hlangana nama-Israyeli kobana ajamele woke amazibulo, okutjho koke okuphume qangi esibelethweni. Iye, amaLevi azakuba ngewami 13ngombana woke amazibulo ngewami. Kwathi lokha nangimadlha phasi woke amazibulo wenarheni yeGibhide, ngazihlukanisela woke amazibulo aduna, wabantu neweenlwana kwa-Israyeli; nje-ke angewami. NginguSomnini.”
14USomnini wabuye wakhuluma noMosi erhalawumbeni leSinayi wathi: 15“Tlolisa amaLevi ngokwezindlu zaboyise nangemindenawo. Boke abaduna ukusukela esaneni lenyanga ukuya phezulu kufuze batloliswe.”
16Nje-ke uMosi wawatlolisa ukuya ngelizwi lakaSomnini. Wenza njengombana bekayaliwe. 17Naka-ke amadodana kaLevi ngokwamabizwawo: NguGeritjhoni, uKhehathi noMerari. 18Amabizo wamadodana kaGeritjhoni ngokwemindenawo kunguLibini noTjhimeyi. 19WakaKhehathi ngokwemindenawo kungu-Amramu, uYitsihari, uRhebroni no-Uziyeli. 20WakaMerari ngokwemindenawo, kunguMarhili noMutjhi. Leyo-ke bekumindeni yamaLevi ngokwezindlu zaboyise.
21KuGeritjhoni kudabuka imindeni yamaLibini neyamaTjhimeyi. Leyo-ke bekumindeni kaGeritjhoni. 22Isibalo sabo boke abaduna abatlolisweko bemindeni le, ukusukela esaneni lenyanga ukuya phezulu, besiziinkulungwana ezilikhomba namakhulu amahlanu. 23Umndeni kaGeritjhoni lo, bekufuze uhlome amatendawo ngemuva kwethaberinakeli nca ngetjingalanga. 24Umrholi womndeni kaGeritjhoni bekungu-Eliyasafa umsa kaLayela. 25AmaGeritjhoni bekufuze atjheje itende lokuhlanganela: ithaberinakeli netende, okutjho isigubuzeso sethaberinakeli, itjhila lomnyango wetende lokuhlanganela, 26imilembelembe yesirhodlo, isivalo sesango lesirhodlo esizombeleze ithaberinakeli ne-aldari kanye neentambo zakhona. Koke okuphathelene nalokho bekumsebenzawo.
27KuKhehathi kudabuka imindeni yama-Amramu, yamaYitsihari, yamaRhebroni neyama-Uziyeli. Leyo-ke bekumindeni kaKhehathi. 28Isibalo sabo boke abaduna abatlolisweko bemindeni le, ukusukela esaneni lenyanga ukuya phezulu, besiziinkulungwana ezibunane namakhulu asithandathu. Umndeni lo bekufuze utjheje ipahla yendawo ecwengileko. 29AmaKhehathi la bekufuze ahlome amatendawo ngehlangothini langesewula yethaberinakeli. 30Umrholi womndeni kaKhehathi bekungu-Elitsafani umsa ka-Uziyeli. 31Imisebenzi yamaKhehathi beyiphathelene nokutjheja umfaji wesivumelwano, itafula, ilithi leembani, ama-aldari, izitja zendawo ecwengileko ezisetjenziswa baphristi kanye nesiyaya sendawo ecwenge khulu. Koke okuphathelene nalokho bekumsebenzawo. 32U-Elazara umsa ka-Aroni umphristi, bekayinduna ekulu yamaLevi begodu bekufuze abe nelihlo phezu kwabatjheji bendawo ecwengileko.
33KuMerari kudabuka imindeni yamaMarhili neyamaMutjhi. Leyo-ke bekumindeni kaMerari. 34Isibalo sabo boke abaduna abatlolisweko bemindeni le, ukusukela esaneni lenyanga ukuya phezulu, besiziinkulungwana ezisithandathu namakhulu amabili. 35Umrholi womndeni kaMerari bekunguTsuriyeli umsa ka-Abirhayili. AmaMerari bekufuze ahlome amatendawo ngehlangothini langetlhagwini yethaberinakeli. 36Imisebenzi yamaMerari beyiphathelene nokutjheja amahlaka wethaberinakeli, iinqabo, iinsika namanzinziswalo kanye nazo zoke iinsetjenziswa zakhona. Koke okuphathelene nalokho bekumsebenzawo. 37Godu bekufuze atjheje iinsika ezizombeleze isirhodlo namanzinziswazo, iinkhonkhwani kanye neentambo zakhona.
38Labo ebekufuze bahlome amatendabo ngaphambi kwethaberinakeli, ngehlangothini langepumalanga yetende lokuhlanganela, nguMosi no-Aroni kanye namadodanakhe. Ngibo ebe baqalene nokulotjha endaweni ecwengileko esikhundleni sama-Israyeli. Nanyana ngubani omunye ozakutjhidela eendaweni ezikhethiselako, akabulawe.
39Isibalo samaLevi esatloliswa nguMosi no-Aroni ngokomyalo kaSomnini, besiziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amabili nambili. Bekutloliswe boke abaduna ngokwemindeni ukusukela esaneni lenyanga ukuya phezulu.
40Godu uSomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: “Yewutlolise woke amazibulo aduna kwa-Israyeli ukusukela esaneni lenyanga ukuya phezulu, uwabale ngokwamabizwawo. 41Esikhundleni samazibulo woke aduna wama-Israyeli, ngihlukanisela amaLevi, nesikhundleni samazibulo wefuyo yama-Israyeli ungihlukanisele amazibulo wefuyo yamaLevi. NginguSomnini.”
42Nje-ke uMosi watlolisa woke amazibulo hlangana nama-Israyeli njengombana uSomnini bekamyalile. 43Isibalo sabatlolisweko, okutjho boke abaduna abamazibulo ukusukela esaneni lenyanga ukuya phezulu, besiziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amabili nambili namakhulu amabili namatjhumi alikhomba nantathu.
44USomnini wabuya wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 45“Ngihlukanisela amaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo woke wama-Israyeli nefuyo yamaLevi esikhundleni sefuyo yama-Israyeli. Iye, amaLevi ngewami. NginguSomnini. 46Amazibulo amakhulu amabili namatjhumi alikhomba nantathu wama-Israyeli angaphezulu kwesibalo samaLevi kufuze ahlengwe. 47Umuntu ngamunye akahlengwe ngeempaparwana ezihlanu zesiliva okumagremu amatjhumi amahlanu nahlanu ngokwesilinganiso sendawo ecwengileko. 48Thatha koke lokho ukunikele u-Aroni namadodanakhe kube sihlengo samazibulo wama-Israyeli angaphezulu kwesibalo samaLevi.”
49Nje-ke uMosi wabuthelela isiliva yesihlengo ebantwini abangaphezulu kwesibalo sabahlengwe maLevi. 50Isiliva ayibuthelele emazibulweni wama-Israyeli leyo, yaba makhilogremu alitjhumi nahlanu nesiquntu ngokwesilinganiso sendawo ecwengileko. 51Ngokunjalo-ke uMosi wanikela u-Aroni namadodanakhe isiliva yesihlengo ngokuya ngelizwi lakaSomnini. Kwaba njengombana uSomnini bekamyalile.
