I-Eksodusi 28

28 ¹“Sondeza kuwe umfowenu u-Aroni, kanye namadodana akhe, bevela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze bangikhonze njengabapristi: u-Aroni, uNadabi, u-Abihu, u-Eleazare, u-Ithamari. Yilawa amadodana ka-Aroni. ²Yenzela u-Aroni umfowenu izingubo ezingcwele, ngenjongo yenkazimulo nobuhle. ³Khuluma kubo bonke abanekhono, engibagcwalise ngomoya wokuhlakanipha, ukuze benze izingubo zika-Aroni zokumngcwelisa, ukuze angikhonze njengompristi. ⁴Yilezi izingubo okufanele bazenze: isembatho sesifuba, i-efodi, ingubo, isambatho esielukiwe, isigqoko, nebhande. Bazokwenzela umfowenu u-Aroni namadodana akhe lezi zingubo ezingcwele, ukuze bangikhonze njengabapristi. ⁵Bazosebenzisa igolide, nentambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, nensomi, nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo.

I-Efodi

⁶“Yenza i-efodi ngegolide, nentambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, nensomi, nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo elephothiweyo, umsebenzi wengcweti enekhono. ⁷Liyoba nezingxenye ezimbili zamahlombe, ezihlanganiswe emaphethelweni alo womabili, zihlangene. ⁸Ibhande lokhalo elikulo kumele lifane nalo: igolide, nokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, nensomi, nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo elephothiweyo, kwenziwe kwaba yinto eyodwa. ⁹Thatha amatshe amabili e-onikisi, ubaze kuwo amagama amadodana akwa-Israyeli. ¹⁰Amagama ayisithupha etsheni elilodwa, ayisithupha asele etsheni lesibili, ngokulandelana kokuzalwa kwawo. ¹¹Njengoba umbazi wamatshe ebaza uphawu, baza amatshe womabili ngamagama amadodana akwa-Israyeli, bese uwafaka ezisekelweni zegolide elisontiweyo. ¹²Faka amatshe womabili ezingxenyeni zamahlombe ze-efodi abe ngamatshe esikhumbuzo amadodana akwa-Israyeli; u-Aroni uyothwala amagama awo phambi kwami emahlombe akhe womabili abe yisikhumbuzo. ¹³Yenza izisekelo zegolide elisontiweyo, ¹⁴namaketanga amabili egolide elicwengekileyo, asontiwe njengezintambo; bese uwafaka amaketanga asontiweyo ezisekelweni.

Isembatho Sesifuba

¹⁵“Yenza isembatho sesifuba sokwahlulela: umsebenzi wekhono, owenziwe njengomsebenzi we-efodi—igolide, nokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, nensomi, nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo elephothiweyo. ¹⁶Siyoba yisikwele futhi siphindwe kabili, cishe amayintshi ayisishiyagalolunye ubude namayintshi ayisishiyagalolunye ububanzi. ¹⁷Faka kuso imigqa emine yamatshe. Umugqa wokuqala uyoba yikharineliyane, netophazi, nebheriyeli; ¹⁸umugqa wesibili ube yithekhwoyizi, nelaphisilazuli, ne-emeraldi; ¹⁹umugqa wesithathu ube yijasinti, ne-agathi, ne-amethisti; ²⁰umugqa wesine ube yibheriyeli, ne-onikisi, nejaspi. Ayobekwa ezisekelweni zegolide elisontiweyo. ²¹Amatshe ayishumi nambili, elilodwa ngegama ngalinye lamadodana akwa-Israyeli—elilinye nelinye libazwe njengophawu ngegama lalo, ngezizwe eziyishumi nambili. ²²Senzele isembatho sesifuba amaketanga egolide elicwengekileyo, asontiwe njengezintambo. ²³Yenza izindandatho ezimbili zegolide zesembatho sesifuba, bese ubophela izindandatho zombili emaphethelweni aso womabili. ²⁴Bese ubophela izintambo ezimbili zegolide ezindandathweni zombili ezisemaphethelweni esembatho sesifuba. ²⁵Bophela izihloko ezimbili ezisele zezintambo ezisekelweni zombili ezisontiweyo, uzihlanganise nezingxenye zamahlombe ze-efodi ngaphambili. ²⁶Yenza izindandatho ezimbili zegolide; uzifake ezihlokweni zombili zesembatho sesifuba, onqenqemeni lwaso lwangaphakathi eduze ne-efodi. ²⁷Yenza ezinye izindandatho ezimbili zegolide, uzixhume ezingxenyeni zombili zamahlombe ze-efodi, phansi ngaphambili, eduze komthungo wayo, ngaphezu kwebhande layo elelukiweyo. ²⁸Isembatho sesifuba siyoboshelwa ngezindandatho zaso ezindandathweni ze-efodi ngentambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ukuze sihlale phezu kwebhande le-efodi elelukiweyo, singasuki kulo. ²⁹U-Aroni uyothwala amagama amadodana akwa-Israyeli phezu kwenhliziyo yakhe esembathweni sesifuba sokwahlulela lapho engena eNdaweni eNgcwele, kube yisikhumbuzo esimi njalo phambi kwami. ³⁰Faka i-Urimi neThumimi esembathweni sesifuba sokwahlulela, ukuze kulale phezu kwenhliziyo ka-Aroni lapho eza phambi kwami. U-Aroni uyohlala ethwala ukwahlulela kwamadodana akwa-Israyeli phezu kwenhliziyo yakhe phambi kwami. ^a a v30 I-Urimi neThumimi kwakuyizinto ezingcwele umpristi ophakeme ayezithwala esembathweni sesifuba ukuze aqonde izinqumo zikaBaba wethu ngabantu bakhe.

Ingubo Necwecwe Legolide

³¹“Yenza ingubo ye-efodi yonke iphelele ngokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. ³²Kube nesikhala sekhanda maphakathi nayo, sibe nomphetho owelukiweyo nxazonke zaso njengongcollo wesambatho, ukuze singaklebhuki. ³³Yenza amahalananda entambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, nensomi, nokubomvu, nxazonke zomphetho wayo, kube namabheli egolide phakathi kwawo. ³⁴Ibheli legolide nehalananda, ibheli legolide nehalananda, nxazonke zomphetho wengubo. ³⁵U-Aroni kumele ayigqoke lapho ekhonza. Umsindo wayo uyozwakala lapho engena ephuma eNdaweni eNgcwele phambi kwami, ukuze angafi.

³⁶“Yenza icwecwe legolide elicwengekileyo; ubaze kulo njengokubaza kophawu: ‘Ongcwele kuBaba.’ ³⁷Likhungele esigqokweni ngentambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ngaphambili kwesigqoko. ³⁸Liyoba sebunzini buka-Aroni; uyothwala icala lezinto ezingcwele abantu bakwa-Israyeli abazingcwelisayo njengezipho zabo ezingcwele. Liyohlala ebunzini lakhe njalo, ukuze bamukeleke phambi kwami. ³⁹Luka isambatho selineni elicolekileyo, wenze isigqoko selineni elicolekileyo, wenze nebhande, umsebenzi womfekethisi. ⁴⁰Amadodana ka-Aroni uwenzele izambatho, namabhande, nezigqoko, ngenjongo yenkazimulo nobuhle. ⁴¹Gqokisa u-Aroni umfowenu namadodana akhe kanye naye, ubagcobe, ubabeke esikhundleni, ubangcwelise, ukuze bangikhonze njengabapristi. ⁴²Benzele izingubo zangaphansi zelineni ukuze zisibekele ubunqunu benyama yabo, zisuke ezinkalweni ziye emathangeni. ⁴³U-Aroni namadodana akhe kumele bazigqoke noma nini lapho bengena etendeni lokuhlangana noma besondela e-altare ukuyokhonza eNdaweni eNgcwele, ukuze bangathwali icala bese befa. Lesi yisimiso esimi njalo kuye nasenzalweni yakhe emva kwakhe.”