I-Eksodusi 29

29 ¹“Ukuze ubahlukanisele ukungikhonza njengabapristi, yenza lokhu: thatha ithole elilodwa lenkunzi nezinqama ezimbili ezingenasici, ²nesinkwa esingenamvubelo, namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo axutshwe namafutha, nezinkwana eziyizicaba ezigcotshwe ngamafutha, konke kwenziwe ngofulawa ocolekileyo kakolweni. ³Ukufake obhasikidini olulodwa, ukwethule kukona, kanye nenkunzi nezinqama ezimbili. ⁴Bese uletha u-Aroni namadodana akhe emnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ubageze ngamanzi. ⁵Thatha izingubo ugqokise u-Aroni ingubo yangaphansi, nejazi le-efodi, ne-efodi, nesaba sesifuba, umbophele ibhande le-efodi elelukiweyo. ⁶Ufake iqhiye ekhanda lakhe, ubeke umqhele ongcwele phezu kweqhiye. ⁷Bese uthatha amafutha okugcoba, uwathele ekhanda lakhe, umgcobe. ⁸Letha amadodana akhe, uwagqokise izingubo zangaphansi. ⁹Ubophe amabhande ku-Aroni nasemadodaneni akhe, ubafake izigqoko. Ubupristi bungobabo ngesimiso esihlala njalo. Kanjalo uyakubabeka u-Aroni namadodana akhe ebupristini.

¹⁰“Letha inkunzi phambi kwetende lokuhlangana; u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeke izandla zabo ekhanda layo. ¹¹Uyihlabe inkunzi phambi kwami emnyango wetende lokuhlangana. ¹²Thatha elinye igazi lenkunzi, ngomunwe wakho ulifake ezimpondweni ze-altare; uthele lonke elisele phansi esisekelweni se-altare. ¹³Thatha wonke amanoni amboza izibilini, nophethelo lwesibindi, nezinso zombili namafutha azo, ukushise e-altare. ¹⁴Inyama yenkunzi, nesikhumba sayo, nomswane wayo ukushise ngaphandle kwekamu. Kungumnikelo wesono.

¹⁵“Thatha inqama eyodwa; u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeke izandla zabo ekhanda layo. ¹⁶Uyihlabe inqama, uthathe igazi layo, ulisakaze ezinhlangothini ze-altare. ¹⁷Siqe inqama ibe yizingcezu, ugeze izibilini zayo nemilenze yayo, ukubeke kanye nezingcezu zayo nekhanda layo. ¹⁸Bese ushisa inqama yonke e-altare. Kungumnikelo woshiso kimi, iphunga elimnandi, umnikelo wokudla owethulwa kimi.

¹⁹“Thatha enye inqama, u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeke izandla zabo ekhanda layo. ²⁰Uyihlabe inqama, uthathe elinye igazi layo, ulifake esicutshini sendlebe yesokunene ka-Aroni, nasezicutshini zezindlebe zesokunene zamadodana akhe, naseminweni yabo emikhulu yesokunene, nasezinzwaneni zabo ezinkulu zesokunene, bese usakaza igazi eliseleyo ezinhlangothini ze-altare. ²¹Thatha elinye igazi elise-altare namanye amafutha okugcoba, ukufafaze phezu kuka-Aroni naphezu kwezingubo zakhe, naphezu kwamadodana akhe naphezu kwezingubo zawo kanye naye. Khona uyakuba ngcwele yena nezingubo zakhe, kanye namadodana akhe nezingubo zawo. ²²Thatha amanoni enqameni: umsila ononileyo, namanoni amboza izibilini, nophethelo olude lwesibindi, nezinso zombili namafutha azo, nethanga lesokunene—ngokuba iyinqama yokubekwa kobupristi. ²³Thatha isinkwa esisodwa, neqebelengwane elilodwa lamafutha, nesinkwana esisodwa esiyisicaba, obhasikidini wesinkwa esingenamvubelo ophambi kwami. ²⁴Konke lokhu ukubeke ezandleni zika-Aroni nasezandleni zamadodana akhe, ukuzunguze kube ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa phambi kwami. ²⁵Ukuthathe ezandleni zabo, ukushise e-altare phezu komnikelo woshiso, kube yiphunga elimnandi phambi kwami. Kungumnikelo wokudla kimi.

²⁶“Thatha isifuba senqama yokubekwa kobupristi ka-Aroni, usizunguze phambi kwami kube ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa; siyisabelo sakho. ²⁷Hlukanisa isifuba somnikelo wokuzunguzwa nethanga eliphakanyisiweyo kwenqama yokubekwa kobupristi—izabelo zika-Aroni nezamadodana akhe. ²⁸Kungokuka-Aroni nokwamadodana akhe njengesabelo esihlala njalo esiphuma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba kungumnikelo—umnikelo ophuma eminikelweni yokuthula yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, umnikelo wabo kimi.

²⁹“Izingubo ezingcwele zika-Aroni ziyakudlulela emadodaneni akhe emva kwakhe, ukuze bagcotshwe babekwe ebupristini bezembethe. ³⁰Indodana eyakungena esikhundleni sakhe ibe ngumpristi, ingene etendeni lokuhlangana ukuze ikhonze eNdaweni eNgcwele, iyakuzigqoka izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

³¹“Thatha inqama yokubekwa kobupristi, upheke inyama yayo endaweni engcwele. ³²Emnyango wetende lokuhlangana, u-Aroni namadodana akhe bayakudla inyama yenqama nesinkwa esisobhasikidini. ³³Bayakudla lokho okwenza inhlawulo yokubuyisana ekubekweni kwabo nasekwahlukaniselweni kwabo, kodwa akekho owangaphandle oyakukudla, ngokuba kungcwele. ³⁴Uma kusala enye inyama yokubekwa kobupristi noma isinkwa kuze kuse ekuseni, ushise okuseleyo ngomlilo. Akufanele kudliwe, ngokuba kungcwele.

³⁵“Yenzela u-Aroni namadodana akhe kanjalo, ngokwakho konke engakuyala ngakho. Uyakubabeka ebupristini izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ³⁶Usuku ngalunye unikele ngenkunzi ibe ngumnikelo wesono wenhlawulo yokubuyisana. Uhlanze i-altare ngokulenzela inhlawulo yokubuyisana, uligcobe ukuze ulahlukanisele. ³⁷Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa wenzele i-altare inhlawulo yokubuyisana, ulahlukanisele. Khona liyakuba ngcwelengcwele, futhi konke okulithintayo kuyakuba ngcwele.

³⁸“Yilokhu oyakukunikela e-altare: amawundlu amabili anonyaka owodwa usuku ngalunye, ngaphandle kokuyeka. ³⁹Unikele ngewundlu elilodwa ekuseni, nangelinye kusihlwa. ⁴⁰Newundlu lokuqala unikele ngofulawa ocolekileyo cishe amalitha amabili oxutshwe namafutha acindezelweyo cishe ilitha elilodwa, newayini cishe ilitha elilodwa kube ngumnikelo wokuphuzwa. ⁴¹Unikele ngewundlu lesibili kusihlwa kanye nomnikelo wokudla nomnikelo wokuphuzwa onjengowasekuseni, kube yiphunga elimnandi, umnikelo wokudla kimi. ⁴²Kuyakuba ngumnikelo woshiso waphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu emnyango wetende lokuhlangana phambi kwami, lapho ngiyakuhlangana khona nani ukuze ngikhulume nani. ⁴³Khona lapho ngiyakuhlangana nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, inkazimulo yami iyakuyenza ingcwele leyo ndawo. ⁴⁴Ngiyakulahlukanisela itende lokuhlangana ne-altare, ngibahlukanisele u-Aroni namadodana akhe ukuze bangikhonze njengabapristi.

⁴⁵“Ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngibe nguBaba wabo. ⁴⁶Bayakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wabo, owabakhipha ezweni laseGibhithe ukuze ngihlale phakathi kwabo. NginguBaba wabo.”