U-Eksodusi 40

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₂“Ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala wolimisa itabernakele* letende lokuhlangana. ₃Wofaka khona umphongolo wobufakazi, uwuhenqele umphongolo ngesihenqo. ₄Ulingenise itafula, uhlele izinto eziphezu kwalo, ulungenise uthi lwezibani, ubeke izibani zalo. ₅Ubeke i-altare legolide lempepho phambi komphongolo wobufakazi, ulengise iveli lomnyango wetabernakele.

₆“Ubeke i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa phambi komnyango wetabernakele letende lokuhlangana. ₇Ubeke umcengezi phakathi kwetende lokuhlangana ne-altare, uthele amanzi kuwo. ₈Ulungise igceke nxazonke, ulengise iveli lesango legceke.

₉“Uthabathe amafutha okugcoba, uligcobe itabernakele nakho konke okukulo, ulingcwelise kanye nempahla yalo yonke, libe ngcwele. ₁₀Ugcobe i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa nezinto zalo zonke, ulingcwelise i-altare, i-altare libe ngcwelengcwele. ₁₁Ugcobe umcengezi nesinqe sawo, uwungcwelise.

₁₂“Ulethe u-Aroni namadodana akhe emnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ubageze ngamanzi. ₁₃Umembathise u-Aroni izambatho ezingcwele, umgcobe, umngcwelise ukuba angikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi. ₁₄Ulethe amadodana akhe, uwembathise amabhantshi, ₁₅uwagcobe, njengalokho wamgcoba uyise, ukuba bangikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi, ukugcotshwa kwabo kube ngubupristi obuphakade kubo ezizukulwaneni zabo.” ₁₆Wenze njalo uMose; njengakho konke uJehova amyale ngakho, wenze njalo-ke.

₁₇Kwathi enyangeni yokuqala ngomnyaka wesibili, ngolokuqala lwenyanga itabernakele lamiswa. ₁₈UMose walimisa itabernakele, wabeka izinyawo zalo, wamisa amapulangwe alo, wafaka imishayo yalo, wamisa izinsika zalo. ₁₉Weneka itende phezu kwetabernakele, wabeka isifulelo setende phezu kwalo, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₂₀Wathabatha, wabufaka ubufakazi emphongolweni, wafaka izinti emphongolweni, wabeka isihlalo somusa phezu komphongolo. ₂₁Wangenisa umphongolo etabernakele, wamisa isihenqo seveli, wahenqela umphongolo wobufakazi, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₂₂Wafaka itafula etendeni lokuhlangana ohlangothini lwetabernakele olungasenyakatho ngaphandle kwesihenqo. ₂₃Wahlela izinkwa phezu kwalo phambi kukaJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₂₄Walubeka uthi lwezibani etendeni lokuhlangana malungana netafula ohlangothini lwetabernakele olungaseningizimu. ₂₅Wazibeka izibani phambi kukaJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₂₆Walibeka i-altare legolide etendeni lokuhlangana ngaphambi kwesihenqo. ₂₇Washisa lapho impepho yamakha athaphukayo, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose. ₂₈Walengisa iveli lomnyango wetabernakele.

₂₉Wabeka i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa ngasemnyango wetabernakele letende lokuhlangana, wanikela kulo ngomnikelo wokushiswa nangomnikelo wempuphu, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₃₀Wabeka umcengezi phakathi kwetende lokuhlangana ne-altare, wathela kuwo amanzi okugeza. ₃₁OMose no-Aroni namadodana akhe bahlambela kuwo izandla zabo nezinyawo zabo. ₃₂Nxa bengena etendeni lokuhlangana nanxa besondela e-altare, bageza njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₃₃Walungisa igceke lizungeza itabernakele ne-altare, walengisa iveli lesango legceke; kanjalo-ke uMose wawuqeda umsebenzi.

₃₄Ifu lase lisibekela itende lokuhlangana, nenkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa itabernakele. ₃₅UMose wayengenakungena etendeni lokuhlangana, ngokuba ifu lahlala phezu kwalo, nenkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa itabernakele.

₃₆Njalo lapho ifu lenyuswa etabernakele, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baqhubekela phambili ezinkambeni zabo zonke. ₃₇Kepha uma ifu lingenyuswanga, babengaqhubeki kwaze kwafika usuku lokwenyuswa kwalo. ₃₈Ngokuba ifu likaJehova laliphezu kwetabernakele emini, nomlilo wawukulo ebusuku emehlweni ayo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli ezinkambeni zabo zonke.