UBawo Umisela Ababingeleli nabaLevi Bakhe
Indlu ka-Aron ithwala isono sengcwele, baza abaLevi banikwa bona njengomnikelo. Akukho namnye kubo ozuza umhlaba: izishumi, neentlahlela, namazibulo ngumvuzo wabo, yaye uBawo wethu ngokwakhe uthi yena usisabelo sabo nelifa labo phakathi kwamaSirayeli.
18 1UBawo wethu wathi kuAron: “Wena, noonyana bakho, nendlu kayihlo, niya kuthwala isono sengcwele; wena noonyana bakho niya kubuthwala ubugwenxa bobubingeleli benu. 2Sondeza nabazalwana bakho kananjalo—isizwe sakwaLevi, isizwe sikayihlo—basondele kuwe, bakuncedise, wena noonyana bakho, phambi kwentente yesingqino. 3Bosigcina isigxina sakho nesigxina sentente yonke, kodwa bangasondeli ezintweni ezingcwele zengcwele nasesibingelelweni, hleze bafe bona kwanani. 4Bosondela kuwe, basigcine isigxina sentente yokuhlangana, umsebenzi wayo wonke—kodwa owasemzini angasondeli kuni.
5Gcinani isigxina sengcwele nesigxina sesibingelelo, ukuze ingqumbo ingaphindi ibe phezu koonyana bakaSirayeli. 6Mna ke ndibathabathile abazalwana benu abaLevi phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli—bangumnikelo kuni, benikelwe kum, ukuze basebenze umsebenzi wentente yokuhlangana. 7Wena noonyana bakho niya kugcina ububingeleli benu kuzo zonke izinto zesibingelelo nangaphaya komkhusane; nilungiselele khona. Ndininika ububingeleli benu bube ngumnikelo; owasemzini osondelayo makabulawe ife.”
UBawo Ubonelela Abakhonzi Bakhe
8UBawo wethu wathi kuAron: “Yabona, ndikunike isigxina semirhumo yam, zonke izinto ezingcwele zoonyana bakaSirayeli. Ndizinike wena noonyana bakho zibe sisabelo, zibe ngummiselo ongunaphakade. 9Yeyakho le nto ezintweni eziyingcwele kangcwele ezigcinwe emlilweni: yonke iminikelo yabo—wonke umnikelo wokudla, lonke idini lesono, nalo lonke idini letyala abalizisayo kum—iyingcwele kangcwele, yeyakho neyoonyana bakho. 10Wodla endaweni eyingcwele kangcwele; yonke into eyindoda yolidla—liyingcwele kuwe.
11Nale nto yeyakho: umrhumo weminikelo yabo, nayo yonke imitshangatshangiso yoonyana bakaSirayeli. Ndiyinike wena, noonyana bakho, neentombi zakho ndawonye nawe—ngummiselo ongunaphakade. Wonke ohlambulukileyo endlwini yakho wodla kuyo. 12Onke amafutha amahle, newayini entsha, nengqolowa—intlahlela yazo abanika kum—ndiyinike wena. 13Intlahlela yongeniselo lomhlaba wabo, abayizisayo kum, yeyakho. Wonke ohlambulukileyo endlwini yakho wodla kuyo.
14Yonke into esingelwe phantsi kwaSirayeli yoba yeyakho. 15Onke amazibulo awenyama yonke, nokuba ngawabantu nokuba ngawezinto ezizitho zine, abawasondezayo kum, oba ngawakho—kodwa uze uwakhulule amazibulo abantu, uwakhulule namazibulo ezinto ezizitho zine eziziinqambi. 16Wowakhulula ngokumiselwa, ethabathela kunyana onyanga-nye, ngeeshekele ezintlanu zesilivere, ngokweshekele yengcwele.
17Kodwa izibulo lenkomo, nelemvu, nelebhokhwe uze ungalikhululi—zingcwele. Wolitshiza igazi lazo esibingelelweni, uqhumisele ngamanqatha azo, kube kukudla kwasemlilweni, ivumba elithozamisayo kum. 18Ke yona inyama yazo yoba yeyakho, njengokuba incum yomtshangatshangiso nomlenze wasekunene zizezakho. 19Yonke imirhumo yezinto ezingcwele abayisondezayo oonyana bakaSirayeli kum ndiyinike wena, noonyana bakho, neentombi zakho ndawonye nawe, ibe sisabelo esingunaphakade. Ngumnqophiso wetyuwa ongunaphakade phambi kwam, wena nembewu yakho ndawonye nawe.” a a v19 Umnqophiso wetyuwa wawungumnqophiso ongaqhawulekiyo, ongunaphakade—ityuwa iyalondoloza ize ingaboli, imela ukumi ngonaphakade.
20UBawo wethu wathi kuAron: “Akuyi kuba nalifa ezweni labo, ungabi nasabelo phakathi kwabo. Ndim isabelo sakho nelifa lakho phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli.”
21“Yabona, abaLevi ndibanike zonke izishumi kwaSirayeli zibe lilifa, zibe sisananelo somsebenzi abawenzayo, umsebenzi wentente yokuhlangana. 22Oonyana bakaSirayeli mabangabi sasondela ententeni yokuhlangana, hleze bathwale ityala bafe. 23Kodwa bona abaLevi bosebenza umsebenzi wentente yokuhlangana, bathwale bona ityala labo. Ngummiselo ongunaphakade lowo ezizukulwaneni zenu: abayi kuba nalifa phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli. 24Kuba isishumi esisondezwayo ngoonyana bakaSirayeli kum sibe ngumrhumo, ndisinike abaLevi sibe lilifa labo. Ngenxa yoko ndithe kubo: abayi kuba nalifa phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli.”
25UBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, esithi:
26“Thetha kubaLevi, uthi kubo: Xa nithabatha isishumi endininike sona kum phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli sibe lilifa lenu, nosondeza kuso umrhumo kum—isishumi sesishumi. 27Umrhumo wenu woba kuni njengengqolowa yasesandeni, njengongeniselo olupheleleyo lwasesixovulelweni. 28Nani nosondeza umrhumo kum kuzo zonke izishumi zenu enizithabatha koonyana bakaSirayeli, ninika kuzo umrhumo wam kuAron umbingeleli. 29Kuzo zonke izinto enizinikwayo nosondeza wonke umrhumo kum—kuyo yonke into, inxalenye yayo elungileyo nengcwele.
30“Ngoko uze uthi kubo: xa senisondeze inxalenye yayo elungileyo, yoba kubaLevi njengongeniselo lwasesandeni nolwasesixovulelweni. 31Noyidlela naphi na, nina nezindlu zenu—kuba ngumvuzo wenu wokulungiselela kwenu ententeni yokuhlangana. 32Aniyi kuzeka tyala ngayo xa senisondeze inxalenye yayo elungileyo. Kodwa nize ningazihlambeli izinto ezingcwele zoonyana bakaSirayeli, hleze nife.”