U-Eksodusi 35

₁UMose wabutha yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wathi kuyo: “Yilawa mazwi awayalile uJehova ukuba niwenze. ₂Izinsuku eziyisithupha kosetshenzwa umsebenzi, kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuyakuba kini usuku olungcwele, lube yisabatha lokuphumula likaJehova; bonke abenza umsebenzi ngalo bayakubulawa. ₃Aniyikubasa mlilo ezindlini zenu ngosuku lwesabatha.”

₄UMose wakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Yile nto ayale ngayo uJehova, ethi: ₅Thabathani phakathi kwenu umnikelo ube ngokaJehova; bonke abanenhliziyo ethandayo mabawulethe, ube ngumnikelo kaJehova: igolide, nesiliva, nethusi, ₆nokuluhlaza nokububende nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo, noboya bezimbuzi, ₇nezikhumba ezibomvu zezinqama, nezikhumba zamatahasi,* nomuthi womtholo, ₈namafutha okukhanyisa, namakha amafutha okugcoba nawempepho ethaphukayo, ₉namatshe amashohamu,* namatshe okufakwa, abe ngawengubo yamahlombe nawesihlangu sesifuba.

₁₀“Bonke abahlakaniphile ngenhliziyo mabeze, bakwenze konke uJehova akuyalileyo: ₁₁itabernakele,* netende lalo, nesifulelo salo, nezinkibaniso zalo, namapulangwe alo, nemishayo yalo, nezinsika zalo, nezinyawo zalo; ₁₂umphongolo nezinti zawo, nesihlalo somusa, nesihenqo seveli; ₁₃itafula nezinti zalo nezitsha zonke zalo, nezinkwa zokubukwa; ₁₄nothi lwezibani lokukhanyisa, nezitsha zalo nezibani zalo, namafutha okukhanyisa; ₁₅ne-altare lempepho nezinti zalo, namafutha okugcoba, nempepho ethaphukayo, neveli lomnyango ngasemnyango wetabernakele; ₁₆i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa nehele lalo lethusi, nezinti zalo, nezitsha zonke zalo, nomcengezi nesinqe sawo, ₁₇nezilenge zegceke, nezinsika zalo, nezinyawo zazo, neveli lesango legceke, ₁₈nezikhonkwane zetabernakele, nezikhonkwane zegceke, nezintambo zazo, ₁₉nezambatho ezifekethisiweyo zokukhonza endaweni engcwele, nezambatho ezingcwele zika-Aroni umpristi, nezambatho zamadodana akhe zokukhonza esikhundleni sobupristi.”

₂₀Yayisisuka yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ebusweni bukaMose. ₂₁Bafika, kwaba yilowo nalowo owavuswa yinhliziyo yakhe nowaqhutshwa ngumoya wakhe, baletha umnikelo kaJehova ube ngowomsebenzi wetende lokuhlangana, nowenkonzo yonke yalo, nowezambatho ezingcwele. ₂₂Beza abesilisa nabesifazane, bonke abaqhutshwa yizinhliziyo zabo, baletha iziqhobosho namacici nezindandatho namasongo, izinto zonke zegolide, bonke ababenokunikela ngomnikelo wegolide kuJehova. ₂₃Bonke okwafunyanwa kubo okuluhlaza nokububende nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo, noboya bezimbuzi, nezikhumba ezibomvu zezinqama, nezikhumba zamatahasi,* bakuletha. ₂₄Bonke abanikela ngomnikelo wesiliva nowethusi baletha umnikelo kuJehova, nabo bonke okwafunyanwa kubo umuthi womtholo womsebenzi wenkonzo bawuletha. ₂₅Bonke abesifazane abahlakaniphile ngenhliziyo baphotha ngezandla zabo, baletha okuphothiweyo, okuluhlaza nokububende nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo. ₂₆Bonke abesifazane abavuselwa yizinhliziyo zabo ukuhlakanipha baphotha uboya bezimbuzi. ₂₇Izinduna zaletha amatshe amashohamu* namatshe okufakwa, awengubo yamahlombe nawesihlangu sesifuba, ₂₈namakha, namafutha okukhanyisa nawokugcoba nawempepho ethaphukayo. ₂₉Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bawuletha umnikelo wesihle kuJehova, bonke abesilisa nabesifazane, abanhliziyo yabo ibavusele ukulethela yonke imisebenzi ayale ngayo uJehova ukuba yenziwe ngesandla sikaMose.

₃₀UMose wathi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: “Bhekani, uJehova ubize ngegama uBesaleli indodana ka-Uri kaHure, owesizwe sakwaJuda; ₃₁umgcwalisile ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, ngokuhlakanipha nangokuqonda nangokwazi nangamandla emisebenzini yonke ₃₂ukuba aqambe imisebenzi yobungcweti, asebenze ngegolide, nangesiliva, nangethusi, ₃₃nangokuqopha amatshe okufakwa, nangokuqopha imithi, ukuba asebenze yonke imisebenzi yobungcweti. ₃₄Ubeke enhliziyweni yakhe ukuba afundise, yena no-Oholiyabe indodana ka-Ahisamaki, owesizwe sakwaDani. ₃₅Laba ubagcwalisile ngokuhlakanipha kwenhliziyo ukuba basebenze yonke imisebenzi, eyomqophi neyengcweti neyomfekethisi, ngokuluhlaza nangokububende nangokubomvu, nangelineni elicolekileyo, neyomaluki, neyabasebenza namuphi umsebenzi, nabaqamba imisebenzi yobungcweti.