ULevitikusi 8

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₂“Thabatha u-Aroni namadodana akhe kanye naye, nezambatho, namafutha okugcoba, nenkunzi yomnikelo wesono, nezinqama zombili, neqoma lezinkwa ezingenamvubelo, ₃ubuthele inhlangano yonke ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.” ₄UMose wenza njengalokho uJehova emyalile; inhlangano yabuthelwa ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.

₅UMose wayesethi kuyo inhlangano: “Nansi into uJehova ayale ngayo ukuba yenziwe.” ₆UMose waletha u-Aroni namadodana akhe, wabageza ngamanzi. ₇Wamfaka ibhantshi, wambhincisa ibhande,* wamembathisa ijazi; wamfaka ingubo yamahlombe, wambhincisa ibhande elifekethisiweyo lengubo yamahlombe, wayibophela kuye ngalo. ₈Wamfaka isihlangu sesifuba, nasesihlangwini sesifuba wabeka i-Urimi neThumimi.* ₉Wafaka isigqoko ekhanda lakhe, nasesigqokweni ngaphambili wafaka ungcwecwe wegolide, umqhele ongcwele, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₁₀UMose wathatha amafutha okugcoba, waligcoba itabernakele* nakho konke okuphakathi kwalo, wakungcwelisa. ₁₁Wafafaza ngawo i-altare kasikhombisa, waligcoba i-altare kanye nezitsha zonke zalo, nomcengezi nesinqe sawo, ukuba kungcweliswe. ₁₂Wathela amafutha okugcoba ekhanda lika-Aroni, wamgcoba ukuba angcweliswe. ₁₃UMose wayeseletha amadodana ka-Aroni, wawembathisa amabhantshi, wawabhincisa amabhande,* wawafaka izigqoko, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₁₄Waletha nenkunzi yomnikelo wesono; u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeka izandla zabo enhloko yenkunzi yomnikelo wesono. ₁₅Wayeseyihlaba; uMose wathatha igazi, walibheca ezimpondweni ze-altare nxazonke ngomunwe wakhe, waliphothula i-altare, walithulula igazi ngasesinqeni se-altare, walingcwelisa ukuba alenzele ukubuyisana. ₁₆Wathatha onke amanoni aphezu kwezibilini, namanoni aphezu kwesibindi, nezinso zombili namanoni azo, uMose wakushisa e-altare. ₁₇Kepha inkunzi nesikhumba sayo, nenyama yayo, nomswani wayo, wakushisa ngomlilo ngaphandle kwekamu,* njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₁₈Wayeseletha inqama yomnikelo wokushiswa; u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeka izandla zabo enhloko yenqama. ₁₉Wayihlaba, uMose wafafaza i-altare ngegazi nxazonke. ₂₀Wayeseyihlahlela inyama izitho; uMose washisa inhloko nezitho namanoni. ₂₁Wahlanza izibilini namanqina ngamanzi; uMose washisa yonke inqama e-altare; yayingumnikelo wokushiswa, waba yiphunga elimnandi, umnikelo womlilo kuJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₂₂Waletha nenye inqama, inqama yokwahlukaniselwa; u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeka izandla zabo enhloko yenqama. ₂₃Wayihlaba; uMose wathatha igazi layo, walibheca esicutshini sendlebe yokunene ka-Aroni, nasesithupheni sesandla sakhe sokunene, nakuqukula wonyawo lwakhe lokunene. ₂₄Wayeseletha amadodana ka-Aroni, uMose walibheca igazi esicutshini sendlebe yabo yokunene, nasesithupheni sesandla sabo sokunene, nakuqukula wonyawo lwabo lokunene; uMose wafafaza i-altare ngegazi nxazonke. ₂₅Wawathatha amanoni, nomsila ononileyo, nawo onke amanoni aphezu kwezibilini, namanoni aphezu kwesibindi, nezinso zombili namanoni azo, nomlenze wokunene, ₂₆naseqomeni lezinkwa ezingenamvubelo elalisebusweni bukaJehova wathatha iqebelengwane laba linye elingenamvubelo, neqebelengwane laba linye lesinkwa samafutha, nomqathane munye, wakubeka phezu kwamanoni naphezu komlenze wokunene, ₂₇wakubeka konke ezandleni zika-Aroni, nasezandleni zamadodana akhe, wakuzulisa kwaba ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova. ₂₈UMose wayesekuthatha ezandleni zabo, wakushisa e-altare emnikelweni wokushiswa; kwakungokokwahlukaniselwa, kwaba yiphunga elimnandi, umnikelo womlilo kuJehova. ₂₉UMose wathatha isifuba, wasizulisa saba ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova; sasiyisabelo sikaMose sasenqameni yokwahlukaniselwa, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₃₀UMose wayesethatha amafutha okugcoba, negazi elalise-altare, wafafaza ngalo u-Aroni nezambatho zakhe, namadodana akhe kanye naye, nezambatho zamadodana akhe, wangcwelisa u-Aroni nezambatho zakhe, namadodana akhe kanye naye, nezambatho zamadodana akhe.

₃₁Wathi uMose ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe: “Phekani inyama ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, niyidle kanye nesinkwa esiseqomeni lokwahlukaniselwa, njengalokho ngayala ngathi: ‘U-Aroni namadodana akhe bayakukudla.’ ₃₂Okuseleyo kwenyama nokwesinkwa anokushisa ngomlilo. ₃₃Ningaphumi emnyango wetende lokuhlangana izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, kungakapheli izinsuku zokwahlukaniselwa kwenu, ngokuba uyakunahlukanisela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ₃₄UJehova uyalile ukuba kwenziwe njengalokho kwenziwe namuhla, ukuze nenzelwe ukubuyisana. ₃₅Ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana niyakuhlala imini nobusuku izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, nisigcine isiyalezo sikaJehova, ukuze ningafi, ngokuba ngiyaliwe kanjalo.” ₃₆U-Aroni namadodana akhe benza konke uJehova ayale ngakho ngesandla sikaMose.