I-Eksodusi 25

25 ¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

²“Tshela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bangiqoqele umnikelo. Wamukeleni umnikelo wami kuwo wonke umuntu oshukunyiswa yinhliziyo yakhe. ³Nanku umnikelo eniyawamukela kubo: igolide, isiliva, nethusi, ⁴intambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ensomi, nebomvu, ilineni elicolekileyo, uboya bezimbuzi, ⁵izikhumba zezinqama eziphehliweyo, izikhumba ezicolekileyo, nezingodo zomtholo, ⁶amafutha esibani, amakha amafutha okugcoba nawempepho enuka kamnandi, ⁷amatshe e-onikisi, namatshe okufakwa ku-efodi nasesembathweni sesifuba. ^a a v7 I-efodi kwakuyisembatho esingcwele sompristi omkhulu; isembatho sesifuba kwakuyisikhwama esasigqokwa phezu kwalo, sakhelwe ngamatshe ayigugu ayishumi nambili amelela izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. ⁸Mabangenzele indlu engcwele, ukuze ngihlale phakathi kwabo. ^b b v8 Yonke indlu engcwele ikhona ngenxa yesizathu esisodwa: ukuze uBaba wethu ahlale phakathi kwabantwana bakhe — ukulangazelela kwenhliziyo yakhe akufeza kamuva ngokuza ukuba ahlale nathi yena uqobo. ⁹Yenza itabernakele nazo zonke izimpahla zalo ngokuqondene nesibonelo engikukhombisa sona.

Umphongolo womtholo negolide

¹⁰“Bayakwenza umphongolo ngezingodo zomtholo: ubude bawo bube amayintshi angamashumi amane nanhlanu, ububanzi amayintshi angamashumi amabili nesikhombisa, nokuphakama amayintshi angamashumi amabili nesikhombisa. ¹¹Wuhuqe ngegolide elicwengekileyo, ngaphakathi nangaphandle wuhuqe, wenze umphetho wegolide uwuzungeze. ¹²Wubumbele amasongo egolide amane, uwafake ezinyaweni zawo zozine: amasongo amabili ngakolunye uhlangothi, amasongo amabili ngakolunye. ¹³Uyakwenza izinti ngezingodo zomtholo, uzihuqe ngegolide. ¹⁴Ufake izinti emasongweni angasezinhlangothini zomphongolo, ukuze umphongolo uthwalwe ngazo. ¹⁵Izinti ziyakuhlala emasongweni omphongolo; aziyikukhishwa kuwo. ¹⁶Ufake emphongolweni ubufakazi engiyakukunika bona.

¹⁷“Yenza isisibekelo sokubuyisana ngegolide elicwengekileyo—ubude bube amayintshi angamashumi amane nanhlanu, ububanzi amayintshi angamashumi amabili nesikhombisa. ¹⁸Yenza amakherubi amabili egolide elikhandiweyo emaphethelweni amabili esihlalo somusa. ¹⁹Yenza elinye ikherubi ngakolunye uhlangothi, nelinye ikherubi ngakolunye uhlangothi; niyakwenza amakherubi ehlangene nesihlalo somusa, emaphethelweni aso omabili. ²⁰Amakherubi ayakwelula amaphiko awo phezulu, asibekele isihlalo somusa ngamaphiko awo, ubuso bawo bubhekene, bubheke esihlalweni somusa. ²¹Beka isihlalo somusa phezu komphongolo, emphongolweni ufake ubufakazi engiyakukunika bona. ²²Ngiyakuhlangana nawe khona lapho, ngikhulume nawe ngaphezu kwesihlalo somusa, phakathi kwamakherubi amabili aphezu komphongolo wobufakazi—konke engikuyalayo ngabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Itafula lobukhona

²³“Yenza itafula ngezingodo zomtholo: ubude bube amafuthi amathathu, ububanzi amayintshi ayishumi nesishiyagalombili, ukuphakama amayintshi angamashumi amabili nesikhombisa. ²⁴Uyakulihuqa ngegolide elicwengekileyo, wenze umphetho wegolide ulizungeze. ²⁵Wenze ibhande elilizungezileyo, ububanzi balo amayintshi amathathu, nomphetho wegolide uzungeze ibhande. ²⁶Wenze amasongo egolide amane, uwafake emagumbini omane asemilenzeni yalo yomine. ²⁷Amasongo ayakuba seduze nebhande, ukuze abambe izinti ezithwala itafula. ²⁸Wenze izinti ngezingodo zomtholo, uzihuqe ngegolide; itafula liyakuthwalwa ngazo. ²⁹Wenze izingqwembe zalo, nezinkezo zempepho, nemijeko, nezitsha zokuthela iminikelo yokuphuzwa—konke kube ngegolide elicwengekileyo. ³⁰Ubeke isinkwa sobukhona etafuleni phambi kwami njalo.

Uthi lwesibani lwegolide

³¹“Yenza uthi lwesibani ngegolide elicwengekileyo, lukhandiwe—isisekelo salo, nesiqu salo, nezinkezo zalo, namaqhuqhuva alo, nezimbali zalo kube yinto yinye nalo. ³²Amagatsha ayisithupha ayakuphuma ezinhlangothini zalo—amagatsha amathathu othi lwesibani ngakolunye uhlangothi, amagatsha amathathu othi lwesibani ngakolunye. ³³Izinkezo ezintathu ezimise okwama-alimondi, inkezo nganye ineqhuqhuva nembali, egatsheni linye; nezinye ezintathu, inkezo nganye ineqhuqhuva nembali, kwelinye—kube njalo ngamagatsha ayisithupha aphuma othini lwesibani. ³⁴Othini lwesibani ngokwalo: izinkezo ezine ezimise okwembali yama-alimondi, kanye namaqhuqhuva azo nezimbali zazo, ³⁵kube neqhuqhuva eliyinto yinye nalo ngaphansi kwamagatsha amabili, njalonjalo, ngamagatsha ayisithupha aphuma othini lwesibani. ³⁶Amaqhuqhuva alo namagatsha alo kuyakuba yinto yinye nalo, lonke lube yinto yinye ekhandiwe yegolide elicwengekileyo. ³⁷Wenze izibani eziyisikhombisa, uzikhanyise ukuba zikhanyise phambi kwalo. ³⁸Izindlawu zalo nezitsha zazo kuyakuba ngegolide elicwengekileyo. ³⁹Luyakwenziwa, kanye nazo zonke lezi zinto, ngamaphawundi acishe abe ngamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu egolide elicwengekileyo. ⁴⁰Qaphela ukuba wenze konke ngokwesibonelo osiboniswayo entabeni.”