Isiphatho Sezibane
UAron umisa izibane ezisixhenxe, baze abaLevi bahlanjululwe, bachetywe, batshangatshangiswe phambi koBawo wethu njengomnikelo ophilayo kaSirayeli—benikelwe esikhundleni samazibulo ukuze abantu basondele ngaphandle kwesibetho. Inkonzo yabo iqala kweminyaka engamashumi amabini anesihlanu ise kumashumi mahlanu.
8 1Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses, wathi:
2“Yithi kuAron: Xa uzimise izibane, izibane ezisixhenxe mazikhanyise phambi kwesiphatho sezibane.”
3Wenza njalo ke uAron; wazikhanyisa izibane zaso ukuze zikhanyisele phambi kwesiphatho sezibane, njengoko uBawo wethu wamwisela umthetho uMoses. 4Umsebenzi wesiphatho sezibane: yigolide ekhandiweyo, ikhandwe kususela esikhondweni saso kuse ezintyantyambeni zaso—senziwa kanye njengoko uBawo wethu wambonisa uMoses.
Abahlulelwe kuBawo Wethu
5Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses, wathi:
6“Thabatha abaLevi phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, ubahlambulule. 7Ukubahlambulula, yenza oku: bafefe ngamanzi okuhlanjululwa, badlulise isitshetshe sokucheba emzimbeni wabo wonke, bazihlambe iingubo zabo, bahlambuluke. a a v7 Amanzi okuhlanjululwa ayengamanzi akhethekileyo okuhlambulula awayesetyenziswa ekwahlulweni kwabaLevi, ebonisa ukuba benziwe bahlambuluka ukuze bakhonze phambi koBawo wethu. 8Mabathabathe inkunzi entsha yenkomo esemhlambini, nomnikelo wayo wokudla ongumgubo ocoliweyo ogalelwe ioli; uze wena uthabathe inkunzi entsha yesibini yenkomo ibe lidini lesono. 9Sondeza abaLevi phambi kwentente yokuhlangana, uhlanganise ibandla lonke loonyana bakaSirayeli. 10Xa ubasondeza abaLevi phambi kwam, oonyana bakaSirayeli mababeke izandla zabo phezu kwabaLevi, 11uAron wobatshangatshangisa abaLevi phambi kwam, babe ngumtshangatshangiso ophuma koonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuze basebenze umsebenzi wam. 12AbaLevi bobeka izandla zabo phezu kweentloko zeenkunzi; usondeze enye ibe lidini lesono, enye ibe lidini elinyukayo kum, ukuze ucamagushele abaLevi. 13Misa abaLevi phambi koAron noonyana bakhe, ubasondeze kum babe ngumtshangatshangiso. 14Bahlule abaLevi phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli; abaLevi ngabam. 15Emva koko abaLevi bongena baye kukhonza ententeni yokuhlangana, wakuba ubahlambulule, wabatshangatshangisa baba ngumtshangatshangiso. 16Kuba banikelwe ngokupheleleyo kum phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli; esikhundleni sento yonke evula isizalo, amazibulo abo bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, ndibathabathile kum. 17Onke amazibulo akwaSirayeli, nokuba ngawomntu nokuba ngawezilwanyana, ngawam; mhla ndawabethayo onke amazibulo aseYiputa, ndawazahlulela kum. 18Ndibathabathile abaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli. 19Ndibanike abaLevi kuAron noonyana bakhe, bangumnikelo ophuma koonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuze basebenzele oonyana bakaSirayeli ententeni yokuhlangana, bawacamagushele oonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuze kungabikho sibetho phezu koonyana bakaSirayeli xa besondela engcweleni.”
20OoMoses noAron nebandla lonke loonyana bakaSirayeli benza kubaLevi konke uBawo wethu awamwisela umthetho ngako uMoses ngabaLevi; benza njalo kubo oonyana bakaSirayeli. 21AbaLevi bazihlambulula esonweni, bazihlamba iingubo zabo; uAron wabatshangatshangisa baba ngumtshangatshangiso phambi koBawo wethu, wabacamagushela ukuze abahlambulule. 22Emva koko abaLevi bangena ukuba basebenze ententeni yokuhlangana phambi koAron noonyana bakhe; benza kubaLevi njengoko uBawo wethu wamwisela umthetho uMoses.
23Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses, wathi:
24“Nantsi into ephathelele kubaLevi: bethabathela kominyaka emashumi mabini anamihlanu ezelwe, boza kusebenza umsebenzi ententeni yokuhlangana. 25Ukususela kominyaka emashumi mahlanu ezelwe, boyeka umsebenzi wenkonzo, bangabi saphinda basebenze. 26Banganceda abazalwana babo ententeni yokuhlangana ngokulinda isigxina, kodwa bangenzi msebenzi. Woyenjenjalo ke ukubabela abaLevi imisebenzi yabo.”
