UNUMERI 4

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose nakuAroni, wathi:

₂Bala umumo wamadodana kaKohati phakathi kwamadodana kaLevi ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise,

₃kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu kuze kufike kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke abangena enkonzweni ukwenza umsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana.

₄Nanku umsebenzi wamadodana kaKohati etendeni lokuhlangana: izinto ezingcwelengcwele.

₅Nxa ikamu* lisuka, uAroni uyakungena kanye namadodana akhe, behliseiveli lesihenqo, basibekele umphongolo wobufakazi ngalo,

₆bawembese isikhumba samatahasi*, bendlale phezu kwawo indwangu eluhlaza yonke, bafake izinti zawo.

₇Etafuleni lezinkwa zokubukwa bayakwendlala indwangu eluhlaza, babeke kuyo izingqwembe, nezinkezo, nezinkamba, nezindebe zokuthela; nesinkwa esinganqamukiyo siyakuba-phezu kwalo.

₈Bayakwendlala phezu kwazo indwangu ebomvu, bayisibekele ngesikhumba samatahasi*, bafake izinti zalo.

₉Bayakuthabatha indwangu eluhlaza, balusibekele uthi lwezibani, nezib nizalo, nezizenze zalo, nezitsha zalo zomlotha, nezitsha zonke zalo zamafutha abakhonza ngazo kulo;

₁₀bayakulufaka kanye nezinto zalo zonke esikhumbeni samatahasi*, babeke konke ohlakeni.

₁₁Ealtare legolide bayakwendlala indwangu eluhlaza, bayisibekele ngesikhumba samatahasi*, bafake izinti zalo.

₁₂Bayakuthabatha zonke izitsha zokukhonza abakhonza ngazo endlini engcwele, bazifake endwangwini eluhlaza, bazisibekele ngesikhumba samatahasi*, bazibeke ohlakeni.

₁₃Bayakususa umlotha ealtare, bendlale kulo indwangu ebubende,

₁₄babeke kuyo zonke izinto zalo abakhonza ngazo kulo, imicengezi yempepho, nezimfoloko, namafosholo, nezitsha, nezinto zonke zealtare, bendlale phezu kwazo isimbozo sesikhumba samatahasi*, bafake izinti zalo.

₁₅Nxa uAroni namadodana akhe sebeqedile ukusibekela indlu engcwele nempahla yonke yendlu engcwele, lapho ikamu* liyakusuka, emva kwalokho amadodana kaKohati ayakufika ukukuthwala, kepha awayikuthinta okungcwele, funa afe. Lezozinto zingumthwalo wamadodana kaKohati etendeni lokuhlangana.

₁₆Imfanelo kaEleyazare indodana ka-Aroni umpristi iyakuba-ngamafutha okukhanyisa, nempepho ethaphukayo, nomnikelo wempuphu wemihla yonke, namafutha okugcoba; imfanelo yakhe iyitabernakele* lonke nakho konke okukulo, indlu engcwele nezinto zayo.

₁₇UJehova wakhuluma kuMose nakuAroni, wathi:

₁₈Ninganqumi isizwe semindeni yamaKohati kumaLevi,

₁₉kepha ukuba baphile, bangafi, lapho besondela ezintweni ezingcwelengcwele, nenze kanje kubo: uAroni namadodana akhe bayakungena, babamise, kube-yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe nasemthwalweni wakhe;

₂₀kepha abayikungena ukubona okungcwele nangesikhashana nje, funa bafe.

₂₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₂₂Bala umumo wamadodana kaGereshoni nawo ngezindlu zawoyise nangemindeni yawo

₂₃kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu kuze kube-kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke abangena enkonzweni ukwenza umsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana.

₂₄Nanku umsebenzi wemindeni yamaGereshoni ngokukhonza nangokuthwala:

₂₅bayakuthwala izilenge zetabernakele*, netende lokuhlangana, nesimbozo salo, nesimbozo sesikhumba samatahasi* esiphezu kwalo, neveli lomnyango wetende lokuhlangana,

₂₆nezilenge zegceke, neveli lomnyango wesango legceke elingasetabernakele* nangasealtare nxazonke, nezintambo zakho, nezinto zonke zokukhonza kwabo; nakho konke okwenzelwa zona bayakukwenza.

₂₇Ngesiyalezo sika-Aroni nangesamadodana akhe uyakwenziwa wonke umsebenzi wamadodana amaGereshoni emithwalweni yawo yonke nasemisebenzini yawo yonke; niwamisele yonke imithwalo yawo ezakugcinwa yiwo.

₂₈Lowo ungumsebenzi wemindeni yamadodana amaGereshoni etendeni lokuhlangana; okugcinwa yiwo kube-phansi kwesandla sikaItamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi.

₂₉Amadodana kaMerari uwabale ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise;

₃₀kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu kuze kube-kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu wobabala bonke abangena emsebenzini ukwenza umsebenzi wetende lokuhlangana.

₃₁Nakhu okuzakugcinwa yibo ukuba bakuthwale ngokomsebenzi wabo wonke etendeni lokuhlangana: amapulangwe etabernakele*, nemishayo yalo, nezinsika zalo, nezinyawo zalo,

₃₂nezinsika zegceke nxazonke, nezinyawo zazo, nezikhonkwane zazo, nezintambo zazo, nempahla yonke yazo, nenkonzo yonke yazo, nibamisele ngamagama impahla abafanele ukuyithwala.

₃₃Lowo ungumsebenzi wemindeni yamadodana kaMerari ngokomsebenzi wabo wonke etendeni lokuhlangana phansi kwesandla sikaItamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi.

₃₄OMose noAroni nezikhulu zenhlangano babala amadodana amaKohati ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise,

₃₅kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu kuze kube-kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke abangena emsebenzini ukukhonza etendeni lokuhlangana;

₃₆labo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo babeyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisihlanu.

₃₇Yilabo ababalwayo bemindeni yamaKohati, bonke abakhonza etendeni lokuhlangana, ababalwa nguMose nanguAroni njengesiyalezo sikaJehova ngesandla sikaMose.

₃₈Labo ababalwayo bamadodana kaGereshoni ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise,

₃₉kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu kuze kube-kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke abangena emsebenzini ukukhonza etendeni lokuhlangana,

₄₀labo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise babeyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amathathu.

₄₁Yilabo ababalwayo bemindeni yamadodana kaGereshoni, bonke abakhonza etendeni lokuhlangana, ababalwa nguMose nanguAroni njengesiyalezo sikaJehova.

₄₂Labo ababalwayo bemindeni yamadodana kaMerari ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise,

₄₃kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu kuze kube-kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke abangena emsebenzini ukukhonza etendeni lokuhlangana,

₄₄labo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo babeyizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amabili.

₄₅Yilabo ababalwayo bemindeni yamadodana kaMerari ababalwa nguMose nanguAroni njengesiyalezo sikaJehova ngesandla sikaMose.

₄₆Bonke ababalwayo bamaLevi ababalwa nguMose nanguAroni nayizikhulu zakwaIsrayeli ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise,

₄₇kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu kuze kube-kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke abangena ukwenza umsebenzi wenkonzo nomsebenzi wokuthwala etendeni lokuhlangana,

₄₈labo ababalwayo kubo babeyizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili namakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.

₄₉Njengesiyalezo sikaJehova babalwa ngesandla sikaMose, yilowo nalowo ngokomsebenzi wakhe nangokomthwalo wakhe; base bebalwa-ke, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.