UNumeri 3

₁Lezi ziyizizukulwane zika-Aroni nezikaMose ngalolo suku uJehova akhuluma ngalo kuMose entabeni yaseSinayi.

₂Lawa angamagama amadodana ka-Aroni: uNadabi izibulo, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari. ₃Yilawo angamagama amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi abagcotshiweyo, abahlukaniselwa ukukhonza esikhundleni sobupristi. ₄ONadabi no-Abihu bafa phambi kukaJehova, benikela ngomlilo ongafanele ebusweni bukaJehova ehlane laseSinayi; babengenabantwana. Kwase kukhonza o-Eleyazare no-Itamari esikhundleni sobupristi ebusweni buka-Aroni uyise.

₅UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₆“Sondeza isizwe sakwaLevi, usimise phambi kuka-Aroni, umpristi, ukuba simkhonze. ₇Bayakugcina izimfanelo zakho nezimfanelo zenhlangano yonke phambi kwetende lokuhlangana ukwenza inkonzo yetabernakele.* ₈Bayakugcina yonke impahla yetende lokuhlangana nezimfanelo zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukwenza inkonzo yetabernakele.* ₉Uyakunikela amaLevi ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe; ayanikelwa ngempela kuye, evela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli. ₁₀Uyakumisa u-Aroni namadodana akhe, bagcine ubupristi babo; umfokazi osondelayo uyakubulawa.”

₁₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₁₂“Mina ngikhiphile amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli esikhundleni samazibulo onke avula isizalo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; amaLevi ayakuba ngawami. ₁₃Ngokuba onke amazibulo angawami; ngalolo suku engabulala ngalo onke amazibulo ezweni laseGibithe ngazingcwelisela amazibulo onke kwa-Israyeli, awabantu nawezilwane; ayakuba ngawami; nginguJehova.”

₁₄UJehova wakhuluma kuMose ehlane laseSinayi, wathi: ₁₅“Bala abantwana bakwaLevi ngezindlu zawoyise nangemindeni yabo; uyakubala bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu.” ₁₆UMose wababala njengezwi likaJehova, njengalokho wayalwa.

₂₁KwaGereshoni kwavela umndeni wamaLibini nomndeni wamaShimeyi; yileyo eyimindeni yamaGereshoni. ₂₂Labo ababalwayo kubo njengokomumo wabesilisa bonke kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu, ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu ayisihlanu. ₂₃Imindeni yamaGereshoni iyakumisa emva kwetabernakele* ngasentshonalanga. ₂₄Isikhulu sendlu kayise wamaGereshoni siyakuba ngu-Eliyasafa indodana kaLayeli. ₂₅Imfanelo yamadodana kaGereshoni etendeni lokuhlangana iyakuba yitabernakele,* netende, nesimbozo salo, neveli lomnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ₂₆nezilenge zegceke, neveli lomnyango wegceke elingasetabernakele* nangase-altare nxazonke, nezintambo zalo, nayo yonke inkonzo yalokho.

₂₇KwaKohati kwavela umndeni wama-Amramu, nomndeni wamaJisihari, nomndeni wamaHebroni, nomndeni wama-Uziyeli; yileyo eyimindeni yamaKohati. ₂₈Njengokomumo wabo bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu babe yizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili namakhulu ayisithupha, begcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele. ₂₉Imindeni yamadodana kaKohati iyakumisa eceleni kwetabernakele* ngaseningizimu. ₃₀Isikhulu sendlu kayise wemindeni yamaKohati siyakuba ngu-Elisafani indodana ka-Uziyeli. ₃₁Okugcinwa yibo kuyakuba ngumphongolo, netafula, nothi lwezibani, nama-altare, nezimpahla zendlu engcwele abakhonza ngazo, neveli, nayo yonke inkonzo yalokho. ₃₂U-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni umpristi uyakuba yisikhulu sezikhulu zamaLevi, abonise abagcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele.

₃₃KwaMerari kwavela umndeni wamaMaheli nomndeni wamaMushi; yileyo eyimindeni yamaMerari. ₃₄Labo ababalwayo kubo njengokomumo wabesilisa bonke kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu babe yizinkulungwane eziyisithupha namakhulu amabili. ₃₅Isikhulu sendlu kayise wemindeni yamaMerari sasinguSuriyeli indodana ka-Abihayili; bayakumisa eceleni kwetabernakele* ngasenyakatho. ₃₆Imfanelo emiselwe amadodana kaMerari iyakuba ngamapulangwe etabernakele,* nemishayo yalo, nezinsika zalo, nezinyawo zalo, nezinto zonke zalo, nenkonzo yonke yalokho, ₃₇nezinsika zegceke nxazonke, nezinyawo zazo, nezikhonkwane zazo, nezintambo zazo.

₃₈Labo abamisa phambi kwetabernakele* ngasempumalanga, ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana ngasekuphumeni kwelanga, bayakuba ngoMose no-Aroni namadodana akhe, begcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele, begcina imfanelo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; umfokazi osondelayo uyakubulawa.

₃₉Bonke ababalwayo bamaLevi ababalwa nguMose nangu-Aroni ngesiyalezo sikaJehova ngemindeni yabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu, babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili.

₄₀UJehova wathi kuMose: “Bala onke amazibulo esilisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu, ubale umumo wamagama abo. ₄₁Uyakungithabathela amaLevi nginguJehova esikhundleni samazibulo onke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nezinkomo zamaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke ezinkomo zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.”

₄₂UMose wabala, njengalokho uJehova emyalile, onke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. ₄₃Onke amazibulo esilisa njengokomumo wamagama kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu alabo ababalwayo kubo ayeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu.

₄₄UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₄₅“Thabatha amaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli nezinkomo zamaLevi esikhundleni sezinkomo zabo, amaLevi abe ngawami; nginguJehova. ₄₆Ukuba kuhlengwe labo abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu bamazibulo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abadlula amaLevi, ₄₇uyakuthabatha amashekeli* ayisihlanu ngamunye ngenhloko; ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele uyakuwathabatha ishekeli lingamagera* angamashumi amabili; ₄₈umnike u-Aroni namadodana akhe imali umumo wabo odlulelayo ohlengwa ngayo.”

₄₉UMose wayesethatha imali yokuhlenga kulabo abadlula abahlengiwe ngamaLevi; ₅₀kuwo amazibulo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli wayithatha imali, amashekeli* ayinkulungwane namakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele. ₅₁UMose wamnika u-Aroni namadodana akhe imali yokuhlenga njengezwi likaJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.