I-Eksodusi 30

30 ¹“Yenza i-altare lokushisa impepho; ulenze ngomuthi womtholo. ²Libe yisikwele: ubude bucishe bube amayintshi ayishumi nesishiyagalombili, ububanzi bube amayintshi ayishumi nesishiyagalombili, nokuphakama kucishe kube izinyawo ezintathu, izimpondo zalo zibe nto yinye nalo. ³Ulihuqe ngegolide elicwengekileyo—ingaphezulu lalo, izinhlangothi nxazonke, nezimpondo—bese ufaka umphetho wegolide nxazonke zalo. ⁴Wenze amasongo amabili egolide ngaphansi komphetho walo, ezinhlangothini ezimbili ezibhekene, ukuze abambe izinti zokuthwala. ⁵Wenze izinti ngomuthi womtholo uzihuqe ngegolide. ⁶Ulibeke phambi kwekhethini elingasemphongolweni wobufakazi, phambi kwesihlalo somusa esiphezu kobufakazi, lapho ngiyakuhlangana nawe khona. ⁷Njalo ekuseni lapho elungisa izibani, u-Aroni uyakushisa kulo impepho enephunga elimnandi. ⁸Lapho u-Aroni elumeka izibani kusihlwa, uyakuyishisa—impepho engapheliyo phambi kwami, ezizukulwaneni zenu. ⁹Ninganikeli kulo impepho engavunyelwe, umnikelo wokushiswa, noma umnikelo wokudla; ningatheli kulo umnikelo wokuphuzwa. ¹⁰Kanye ngonyaka u-Aroni uyakwenza inhlawulo yokubuyisana ezimpondweni zalo; kanye ngonyaka, ngegazi lomnikelo wesono wokubuyisana, uyakulenzela inhlawulo kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu. Lingcwele kakhulu kimi.”

Isihlengo Sokubalwa Kwabantu

¹¹UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:

¹²“Lapho ubala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba ubabale, kumelwe ngamunye anginike isihlengo sokuphila kwakhe ngaleso sikhathi sokubala, ukuze kungafiki isifo kubo lapho bebalwa. ¹³Wonke umuntu obaliwe kumelwe anikele cishe ingxenye yesihlanu ye-awunsi yesiliva, ngesilinganiso sendlu engcwele, njengomnikelo kimi. ¹⁴Wonke obaliwe, oneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, uyakunikela lo mnikelo kimi. ¹⁵Abacebileyo mabanganikeli ngaphezulu, nabampofu banganciphisi, kule ngxenye yesihlanu ye-awunsi, lapho niwunikela kimi ukuze kwenziwe inhlawulo yokuphila kwenu. ¹⁶Thabatha imali yenhlawulo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; uyinikele ekukhonzeni kwetende lokuhlangana. Iyakuba yisikhumbuzo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli phambi kwami, ukwenza inhlawulo yokuphila kwenu.”

Umkhombe Wethusi

¹⁷UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:

¹⁸“Wenze umkhombe wethusi nesisekelo sawo sethusi, ukuze kugezwe. Uwubeke phakathi kwetende lokuhlangana ne-altare; ufake amanzi kuwo, ¹⁹ukuze u-Aroni namadodana akhe bawusebenzise ukugeza izandla nezinyawo zabo. ²⁰Lapho bengena etendeni lokuhlangana, kumelwe bageze ngamanzi ukuze bangafi; noma lapho besondela e-altare ukuba bakhonze, ukushisa umnikelo wokudla kimi. ²¹Kumelwe bageze izandla nezinyawo zabo, funa bafe. Kuyisimiso esihlala njalo ku-Aroni nakwinzalo yakhe, isizukulwane ngesizukulwane.”

Amafutha Angcwele Okugcoba

²²UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:

²³“Thabatha iziqholo ezinhle kakhulu: amaphawundi angu-12½ emure oluketekayo, ingxenye yalokho—amaphawundi angu-6¼—esinamoni esinephunga elimnandi, namaphawundi angu-6¼ omhlanga onephunga elimnandi, ²⁴namaphawundi ayishumi nambili nengxenye ekhasiya, kulinganiswe ngesilinganiso sendlu engcwele, negaloni lamafutha omnqumo. ²⁵Uwenze abe ngamafutha angcwele okugcoba, amakha axutshiweyo, umsebenzi womenzi wamakha—amafutha angcwele okugcoba. ²⁶Ngawo ugcobe itende lokuhlangana, umphongolo wobufakazi, ²⁷itafula nazo zonke izitsha zalo, uthi lwezibani nezitsha zalo, i-altare lempepho, ²⁸i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa nazo zonke izitsha zalo, nomkhombe nesisekelo sawo. ²⁹Ukungcwelise ukuze kube ngcwele kakhulu; konke okukuthintayo kuyakuba ngcwele. ³⁰Gcoba u-Aroni namadodana akhe; ubangcwelise ukuze bangikhonze njengabapristi. ³¹Khuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uthi: ‘Lokhu kuyakuba ngamafutha ami angcwele okugcoba kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu. ³²Ningawatheli emzimbeni womuntu, ningenzi lutho olufana nawo ngendlela yokwenziwa kwawo. Angcwele—ayakuba ngcwele kini. ³³Noma ngubani oxuba okufana nawo, noma owafaka kowezizwe, uyakunqunywa asuswe ebantwini bakubo.’”

Impepho Engcwele

³⁴UBaba wethu wathi kuMose: “Thabatha iziqholo ezinephunga elimnandi—i-sitakte, i-onika, ne-galibhanu—lezi ziqholo ezinephunga elimnandi kanye nenhlaka ecwengekileyo, ngezilinganiso ezilinganayo, ^a a v34 I-sitakte, i-onika, ne-galibhanu ziyinhlaka yezitshalo enephunga elimnandi eyayisetshenziswa ekuxubeni impepho eMpumalanga Eseduze yasendulo. ³⁵uzenze impepho enephunga elimnandi, umsebenzi womenzi wamakha, enungwe ngosawoti, ecwengekile engcwele. ³⁶Gaya enye yayo ibe yimpuphu kahle, ubeke enye phambi kobufakazi etendeni lokuhlangana, lapho ngiyakuhlangana nawe khona. Iyakuhlala ingcwele kakhulu kini. ³⁷Ningazenzeli impepho ngale ndlela yokwenziwa; ingcwele kini, ngokuba ingeyami. ³⁸Noma ngubani owenza efana nayo ukuze ajabulele iphunga layo uyakunqunywa asuswe ebantwini bakubo.”