I-Eksodusi 38

38 ¹Wenza i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa ngomuthi womtholo: ubude nobubanzi balo babungaba yizinyawo eziyisikhombisa nengxenye—liyisikwele—ukuphakama kwalo kuyizinyawo ezine nengxenye. ²Wenza izimpondo emagumbini alo omane, zaba yinto yinye nalo, walinameka ngethusi. ³Wenza zonke izitsha ze-altare: izimbiza, amafosholo, imicengezi, izimfoloko, nezitsha zomlilo—zonke izitsha zalo zethusi. ⁴Wenzela i-altare uhlaka lwethusi olunjengenetha, walubeka ngaphansi komphetho walo, lwafinyelela phakathi nendawo. ⁵Wabumba amasongo amane emagumbini omane ohlaka lwethusi, ukuze abambe izinti. ⁶Wenza izinti ngomuthi womtholo, wazinameka ngethusi. ⁷Wafaka izinti emasongweni ezinhlangothini ze-altare, ukuze lithwalwe ngazo; walenza lingenalutho ngaphakathi, ngamapulangwe.

Umcengezi wethusi

⁸Wenza umcengezi wethusi nonyawo lwawo lwethusi ngezibuko zabesifazane ababekhonza emnyango wetende lokuhlangana.

⁹Wenza iguma. Amakhetheni alo ohlangothini oluseningizimu ayenziwe ngelineni elisontwe kahle, ubude bawo babungaba yizinyawo eziyikhulu namashumi amahlanu.

¹⁰Izinsika zawo ezingamashumi amabili nezisekelo ezingamashumi amabili: zethusi. Izingwegwe zezinsika neziphuku zazo: zisiliva. ¹¹Ohlangothini olusenyakatho: amakhetheni ayizinyawo eziyikhulu namashumi amahlanu, enezinsika zethusi ezingamashumi amabili nezisekelo zethusi ezingamashumi amabili; izingwegwe zezinsika neziphuku zazo zaziyisiliva. ¹²Ohlangothini olusentshonalanga: amakhetheni angaba yizinyawo ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, izinsika eziyishumi, izisekelo eziyishumi; izingwegwe zezinsika neziphuku zazo zaziyisiliva. ¹³Ohlangothini olusempumalanga, ngasekuphumeni kwelanga, iguma lalingaba yizinyawo ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu ububanzi. ¹⁴Amakhetheni abude bawo babuyizinyawo ezingamashumi amabili nambili nengxenye ohlangothini olulodwa lwesango, enezinsika ezintathu nezisekelo ezintathu. ¹⁵Kwaba njalo nangakolunye uhlangothi: amakhetheni emaceleni omabili esango leguma, abude bawo babungaba yizinyawo ezingamashumi amabili nambili nengxenye, elilodwa linezinsika ezintathu nezisekelo ezintathu. ¹⁶Wonke amakhetheni azungeza iguma ayenziwe ngelineni elisontwe kahle. ¹⁷Izisekelo zezinsika zeguma zazenziwe ngethusi; izingwegwe zazo neziphuku zazo zaziyisiliva; ukunanyekwa kwezihloko zazo kwakuyisiliva; zonke izinsika zeguma zaziboshwe ngesiliva. ¹⁸Ikhetheni lesango leguma lalifekethiswe ngentambo eluhlaza, nebubende, nebomvu klebhu nangelineni elisontwe kahle—ubude balo babungaba yizinyawo ezingamashumi amathathu, ukuphakama kuyizinyawo eziyisikhombisa nengxenye, njengamakhetheni eguma. ¹⁹Izinsika zalo ezine nezisekelo ezine zazenziwe ngethusi; izingwegwe zazo, isiliva; ukunanyekwa kwezihloko zazo neziphuku zazo, isiliva. ²⁰Zonke izikhonkwane zetabernakele nezazungeza iguma zazenziwe ngethusi.

UBhezaleli no-Oholiyabe

²¹Lawa yizibalo zetabernakele, itabernakele lobufakazi, ezabhalwa ngokuyala kukaMose—umsebenzi wamaLevi ngaphansi kuka-Ithamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi. ²²UBhezaleli indodana ka-Uri, indodana kaHuri, owesizwe sakwaJuda, wenza konke uBaba wethu akuyala uMose, ²³wayenaye u-Oholiyabe indodana ka-Ahisamaki, owesizwe sakwaDani, umqophi, umklami, nomfekethisi ngentambo eluhlaza, nebubende, nebomvu klebhu, nangelineni elicolekileyo.

²⁴Lonke igolide elasetshenziswa emsebenzini, kuwo wonke umsebenzi wendlu engcwele—igolide lomnikelo wokuzuliswa—laba ngamaphawundi angaba yizinkulungwane ezimbili nekhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nantathu, ngesilinganiso sendlu engcwele. ²⁵Isiliva salabo ababalwa ebandleni laba ngamaphawundi angaba yizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu namashumi amane nanhlanu, ngesilinganiso sendlu engcwele: ²⁶Isiliva esingaba yingxenye yesihlanu ye-awunsi ngekhanda ngalinye, kwabalwa wonke umuntu, oneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu: amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha namathathu, namakhulu amahlanu namashumi amahlanu. ²⁷Amaphawundi angaba yizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu esiliva abunjwa ngawo izisekelo zendlu engcwele nezisekelo zekhetheni—izisekelo eziyikhulu kuleso siliva, esinye saba ngamaphawundi angaba ngamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu. ²⁸Ngamaphawundi angamashumi amane nanhlanu esiliva wenza izingwegwe zezinsika, wanameka izihloko zazo, wazenzela iziphuku. ²⁹Ithusi lomnikelo wokuzuliswa laba ngamaphawundi angaba yizinkulungwane ezinhlanu namakhulu amathathu neshumi. ³⁰Ngalo wenza izisekelo zomnyango wetende lokuhlangana, i-altare lethusi kanye nohlaka lwalo lwethusi, nazo zonke izitsha ze-altare. ³¹izisekelo ezazungeza iguma, izisekelo zesango leguma, zonke izikhonkwane zetabernakele, nazo zonke izikhonkwane ezazungeza iguma.