I-Eksodusi 39

39 ¹Ngentambo eluhlaza, nebubende, nebomvu klebhu benza izingubo ezelukwe kahle zokukhonza endaweni engcwele; benzela u-Aroni izingubo ezingcwele, njengokuba uBaba wethu wamyala uMose.

²Wenza i-efodi ngegolide, nangentambo eluhlaza, nebubende, nebomvu, nangelineni elelukwe kahle.

³Bakhanda igolide laba ngamacwecwe, balisika laba yizintambo, bazeluka kanye nentambo eluhlaza, nebubende, nebomvu, nelineni elihle—umsebenzi womklami onekhono. ⁴Benza izingcezu zamahlombe zayo, zihlanganiswe emaceleni ayo womabili. ⁵Ibhande elelukiwe le-efodi laliyinto yinye nayo, lenziwa ngendlela efanayo: igolide, nentambo eluhlaza, nebubende, nebomvu, nelineni elisontwe kahle, njengokuba uBaba wethu wamyala uMose.

⁶Benza amatshe e-onikisi, afakwe ezinsimbini zegolide ezelukiwe, aqoshwe njengokuqoshwa kophawu, enamagama amadodana ka-Israyeli. ⁷Wawafaka ezingcezwini zamahlombe ze-efodi abe ngamatshe esikhumbuzo amadodana ka-Israyeli, njengokuba uBaba wethu wayemyalile uMose.

Isembatho Sesifuba

⁸Wenza isembatho sesifuba—umsebenzi onekhono njengowe-efodi—ngegolide, nentambo eluhlaza, nebubende, nebomvu, nelineni elisontwe kahle. ⁹Siyisikwele siphindwe kabili, benza isembatho sesifuba—cishe izintshi eziyisishiyagalolunye ubude nezintshi eziyisishiyagalolunye ububanzi, siphindwe kabili. ¹⁰Bafaka kuso imigqa emine yamatshe. Umugqa wokuqala wawuyikhaneliyani, netophazi, ne-emeraldi; ¹¹umugqa wesibili, i-thekhoyizi, nesafire, ne-emeraldi; ¹²umugqa wesithathu, ijasinti, ne-agathi, ne-amethisti; ¹³umugqa wesine, ibherili, ne-onikisi, nejaspi. Ayevalelwe ezinsimbini zegolide ezelukiwe. ¹⁴Amatshe ayishumi nambili, elilodwa ngegama ngalinye lamadodana ka-Israyeli, yilelo nalelo liqoshwe njengophawu ngegama lalo, ngenxa yezizwe eziyishumi nambili. ¹⁵Benzela isembatho sesifuba amaketanga aphothiwe egolide elicwengekileyo, njengezintambo. ¹⁶Benza izinsimbi ezimbili zegolide ezelukiwe namasongo amabili egolide, bawabophela amasongo womabili emaceleni womabili esembatho sesifuba. ¹⁷Bazibophela izintambo ezimbili zegolide emasongweni womabili asemaceleni esembatho sesifuba. ¹⁸Bafaka izihloko zombili zezintambo ezimbili ezinsimbini zombili ezelukiwe, bazifaka ezingcezwini zamahlombe ze-efodi, ngaphambili kwayo. ¹⁹Benza amasongo amabili egolide bawafaka emaceleni womabili esembatho sesifuba, onqenqemeni lwaso lwangaphakathi olubheke i-efodi. ²⁰Benza amasongo amabili egolide bawafaka ezingcezwini zombili zamahlombe ze-efodi, phansi ngaphambili, eduze nomthungo ongaphezu kwebhande layo elelukiwe. ²¹Bawabophela amasongo esembatho sesifuba emasongweni e-efodi ngentambo eluhlaza, ukuze sihlale ebhandeni le-efodi elelukiwe singaxegi ku-efodi, njengokuba uBaba wethu wamyala uMose.

Ingubo Nomphetho Wayo

²²UBhesaleli wenza ingubo ye-efodi yaba luhlaza lonke, umsebenzi womeluki. ²³Intunja yayo yayiphakathi nendawo, njengentunja yebhantshi, inomphetho owelukiwe nxazonke zayo ukuze ingaklebhuki. ²⁴Benza amahalananda ngentambo eluhlaza, nebubende, nebomvu, nelineni elisontiwe emphethweni wengubo. ²⁵Benza amabhela egolide elicwengekileyo bawafaka phakathi kwamahalananda emphethweni wengubo, nxazonke phakathi kwamahalananda. ²⁶Ibhela nehalananda, ibhela nehalananda, nxazonke emphethweni wengubo yokukhonza, njengokuba uBaba wethu wamyala uMose.

²⁷Benzela u-Aroni namadodana akhe izingubo ezinde zelineni elihle, umsebenzi womeluki, ²⁸iqhiya yelineni elihle, izigqoko ezinhle zelineni elihle, nezingubo zangaphansi zelineni elisontwe kahle. ²⁹Ibhande: ilineni elelukwe kahle, nentambo eluhlaza, nebubende, nebomvu, umsebenzi wokufeketha, njengokuba uBaba wethu wamyala uMose.

³⁰Benza icwecwe lomqhele ongcwele ngegolide elicwengekileyo, baliqopha njengophawu bathi: “Kungcwele kuBaba wethu.” ³¹Baliphothela intambo eluhlaza, balibophela eqhiyeni ngaphezulu, njengokuba uBaba wethu wamyala uMose.

Konke Kuqediwe, Konke Kulungile

³²Wonke umsebenzi wetabernakele, itende lokuhlangana, waphela. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza konke njengalokho uBaba wethu akuyala uMose—benza kanjalo. ³³Baletha kuMose itabernakele: itende, nempahla yalo yonke, izicabu, amapulangwe, imishayo, izinsika, nezisekelo; ³⁴isembozo sezikhumba zezinqama ezidaywe zabomvu, isembozo sesikhumba esihle, nekhethene lokusitha, ³⁵umphongolo wobufakazi kanye nemizaca yawo nesihlalo somusa; ³⁶itafula kanye nazo zonke izitsha zalo nesinkwa sokubukwa; ³⁷uthi lwezibani lwegolide elicwengekileyo, izibani zalo ezihleliwe, zonke izitsha zalo, namafutha okukhanyisa; ³⁸i-altare legolide, amafutha okugcoba, impepho enukelela kamnandi, nekhethene lomnyango wetende; ³⁹i-altare lethusi kanye nohele lwalo lwethusi, imizaca, nazo zonke izitsha zalo, umgqomo kanye nesisekelo sawo; ⁴⁰amakhethene eguma, izinsika zalo, nezisekelo zalo, ikhethene lomnyango weguma, izintambo, izikhonkwane, nazo zonke izinto zomsebenzi wetabernakele, itende lokuhlangana; ⁴¹nezingubo ezelukwe kahle zokukhonza endaweni engcwele, izingubo ezingcwele zika-Aroni umpristi, nezingubo zamadodana akhe zomsebenzi wobupristi. ⁴²Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babewenzile wonke umsebenzi njengalokho uBaba wethu ayekuyale uMose. ⁴³UMose wawuhlola wonke umsebenzi: babewenzile njengokuba uBaba wethu wayala—benza kanjalo. UMose wababusisa.