UBawo wethu Ungcwalisa Ababingeleli Bakhe
UMoses uyabahlamba, abanxibise, abathambise uAron noonyana bakhe, abeke igazi endlebeni yabo yokunene, nakwisithupha, nakubhontsi wonyawo, abamisele kangangeentsuku ezisixhenxe emnyango wentente. Abazimiseli ngokwabo; inyathelo ngalinye yiloo nto uBawo wethu awayalela ukuba yenziwe.
8 1Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses:
2“Thabatha uAron noonyana bakhe ndawonye naye, nezambatho, neoli yentambiso, nenkunzi entsha yedini lesono, neenkunzi zombini zezimvu, nengobozi enezonka ezingenagwele, 3ulihlanganise lonke ibandla emnyango wentente yokuhlangana.”
4Wenza uMoses njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho; lahlanganisana ibandla emnyango wentente yokuhlangana. 5Waza uMoses wathi kwibandla: “Yiyo le into uBawo wethu ayiwisele umthetho ukuba yenziwe.” 6Wandula uMoses wabasondeza uAron noonyana bakhe, wabahlamba ngamanzi. 7Wamnxiba uAron ingubo yangaphantsi, wambhinqisa umbhinqo, wamnxiba ingubo yokwaleka, wambeka i-efodi, wambhinqisa ngombhinqo we-efodi olukwe ngobugcisa, wayixakatha kuye. 8Wambeka ubengo, waza elubengweni wafaka iiUrim neeTumim. a a v8 IiUrim neeTumim zazizinto ezingcwele ezazigcinwa elubengweni, zisetyenziselwa ukufuna isikhokelo sikaThixo kwizigqibo ezibalulekileyo. 9Wambeka unkontsho entlokweni ka-Aron, waza phambi kwalo wabeka imbasa yegolide, isithsaba esingcwele, njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses. 10Wandula uMoses wathabatha ioli yentambiso, wawuthambisa umnquba nako konke okukuwo, wawungcwalisa. 11Wafefa ngenxalenye yayo phezu kwesibingelelo izihlandlo zosixhenxe, wasithambisa isibingelelo, nempahla yaso yonke, nohehema lwesitya sokuhlambela noseko lwalo, ukuze akungcwalise. 12Wagalela inxalenye yeoli yentambiso entlokweni ka-Aron, wamthambisa ukuze amngcwalise. b b v12 Ukuthanjiswa kuka-Aron njengombingeleli omkhulu kualatha phambili kuYesu, uMbingeleli Omkhulu uBawo wethu amthambisileyo ukuze asondeze abantwana bakhe kuye. 13Wandula uMoses wabasondeza phambili oonyana baka-Aron, wabanxiba iingubo zangaphantsi, waza wababhinqisa imibhinqo, wabanxiba iminqwazi ezintlokweni zabo, njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses.
14Wayizisa inkunzi entsha yedini lesono, waza uAron noonyana bakhe bacinezela ngezandla zabo entlokweni yayo. 15Wayixhela uMoses, walithabatha igazi, waliqaba ngomnwe wakhe ezimpondweni zesibingelelo ngeenxa zonke, wasihlambulula isibingelelo. Igazi eliseleyo wagalela esisekweni sesibingelelo, wasingcwalisa isibingelelo, wasicamagushela. 16Wathabatha wonke umhlehlo ophezu kwezibilini, nomhlehlo ophezu kwesibindi, nezintso zombini nenqatha lazo, waqhumisela ngazo esibingelelweni. 17Ke yona inkunzi entsha—isikhumba sayo, nenyama yayo, nomswane wayo—wazitshisa ngaphandle kweminquba, njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses.
18Wayizisa inkunzi yemvu yedini elinyukayo; waza uAron noonyana bakhe bacinezela ngezandla zabo entlokweni yayo. 19Wayixhela uMoses, walitshiza igazi esibingelelweni, wajikelezisa. 20Wayityatya inkunzi yemvu yaba ngamaqhekeza, waqhumisela ngentloko, nangamaqhekeza, nangenqatha. 21Wazihlamba ngamanzi izibilini neentungo, wandula waqhumisela ngayo yonke inkunzi yemvu esibingelelweni—idini elinyukayo, ivumba elithozamisayo, ukudla kwasemlilweni kuBawo wethu, njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses.
22Wayizisa inkunzi yemvu yesibini, inkunzi yemvu yokumisela, waza uAron noonyana bakhe bacinezela ngezandla zabo entlokweni yayo. 23Wayixhela uMoses, wathabatha inxalenye yegazi layo, waliqaba esithinzini sendlebe yasekunene ka-Aron, nasesithupheni sesandla sakhe sokunene, nakubhontsi wonyawo lwakhe lwasekunene. 24Wabasondeza uMoses oonyana baka-Aron, waliqaba igazi ezithinzini zeendlebe zabo zasekunene, nasezithupheni zabo, nakoobhontsi bazo, waza wagalela igazi eliseleyo esibingelelweni, wajikelezisa. 25Wathabatha inqatha, nomsila otyebileyo, nalo lonke inqatha eliphezu kwezibilini, nomhlehlo ophezu kwesibindi, nezintso zombini nenqatha lazo, nomlenze wasekunene. 26Engobozini yezonka ezingenagwele eziphambi koBawo wethu wathabatha intendana yesonka ibe nye, nomnye umqhathane ogalelwe ioli, nesinye isonkana esisicaba, wazibeka phezu kwenqatha naphezu komlenze wasekunene. 27Wazibeka zonke ezi zinto ezandleni zika-Aron nakoonyana bakhe, waza wazitshangatshangisa phambi koBawo wethu, zaba ngumtshangatshangiso. 28UMoses wazithabatha ezandleni zabo, waza waqhumisela ngazo phezu kwedini elinyukayo esibingelelweni—lidini lokumisela, ivumba elithozamisayo, ukudla kwasemlilweni kuBawo wethu. 29Wathabatha uMoses incum, wayitshangatshangisa yaba ngumtshangatshangiso phambi koBawo wethu—sisabelo sikaMoses eso enkunzini yemvu yokumisela, njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho. 30Wathabatha uMoses inxalenye yeoli yentambiso, nenxalenye yegazi elisesibingelelweni, wafefa ngayo kuAron nasezambathweni zakhe, nakoonyana bakhe nasezambathweni zabo. Wamngcwalisa ke uAron nezambatho zakhe, noonyana bakhe nezambatho zabo kunye naye.
31Wathi uMoses kuAron nakoonyana bakhe: “Yiphekeni inyama emnyango wentente yokuhlangana, niyidlele khona kunye nesonka esisengobozini yedini lokumisela, njengoko ndawisayo umthetho ndisithi: UAron noonyana bakhe boyidla. 32Okuseleyo enyameni nasesonkeni nokutshisa ngomlilo. 33Ize ningaphumi emnyango wentente yokuhlangana iintsuku ezisixhenxe, zide ziphele iintsuku zokumiselwa kwenu, kuba kuya kuthabatha iintsuku ezisixhenxe ukunimisela. 34Oko kwenziwe namhlanje, uBawo wethu uwise umthetho ukuba kwenziwe ukuze anicamagushele. 35Nize nihlale emnyango wentente yokuhlangana imini nobusuku, iintsuku ezisixhenxe, nenza oko kufunwa nguBawo wethu, ukuze ningafi—kuba yiyo le nto ndayiwiselwayo umthetho.” 36Wenza ke uAron noonyana bakhe konke uBawo wethu abekuwisele umthetho ngoMoses.