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₁*UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: ₂“Thetha namaSirayeli, uthathe iintonga zibe lishumi elinambini kwiinkokheli zakwaSirayeli; ibe nye intonga kwindlu nganye. Kwintonga yenkokheli nganye bhala igama layo, ₃uze ubhale igama lika-Aron kwintonga yendlu kaLevi. Ngoko ke inkokheli yendlu nganye yoba nentonga yayo. ₄Zithathe ezo ntonga, uye nazo *esibingelelweni, uzibeke phambi kwetyesi enobungqina bomnqophiso apho ndidibana khona nani. ₅Intonga yendoda endiyinyulileyo iya kuntshula amagqabi. Ngaloo ndlela ke ndiya kuluphelisa uzenge-zenge lwezikhalazo zamaSirayeli ngakuwe.”

₆Ngenene ke uMosis wayalela amaSirayeli ukuba inkokheli nganye imnike intonga; zaza ke zenjenjalo. Inkokheli yendlu nganye yakhupha intonga; zaza ke zaba lishumi elinambini zizonke, neka-Aron ikwalapho. ₇Xa zizonke ezo ntonga ke uMosis wangena nazo esibingelelweni, wazibeka phambi kukaNdikhoyo.

₈Ngengomso ke uMosis akungena esibingelelweni wafumanisa ukuba intonga ka-Aron, emele indlu kaLevi, intshule amagqabi. Ewe, yantshula yanamathupha, yaza yavelisa neentyatyambo ngokunjalo neziqhamo zealmondi! ₉UMosis ke wazithatha zonke ezo ntonga, waphuma nazo, wazibonisa amaSirayeli. Ke wona ayibona into eyenzekileyo, yaza ke yayileyo inkokheli yathatha eyayo. ₁₀UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis ukuba athathe intonga ka-Aron, ayibeke kwaphambi kwetyesi yomnqophiso. Watsho esithi mayigcinwe apho, khon' ukuze ibe sisikhumbuzo kumaSirayeli agwayimbayo, khon' ukuze ayeke ukukhalaza, hleze afe. ₁₁UMosis ke wenza ngokwaloo myalelo kaNdikhoyo.

₁₂AmaSirayeli ke athi kuMosis: “Xa kuyiloo nto ke sifile; kuphelile kuthi! ₁₃Nomntu othe cakatha nje ukusondela esibingelelweni uza kufa. Ngaba ke siza kufa sonke?”