ILevithikhusi 8

8 ¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose:

²"Thatha u-Aroni namadodana akhe kanye naye, izingubo, amafutha okugcoba, inkunzi yomnikelo wesono, izinqama ezimbili, nobhasikidi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, ³ubuthanise lonke ibandla emnyango wetende lokuhlangana."

⁴UMose wenza njengoba uBaba wethu amyalile; ibandla labuthana emnyango wetende lokuhlangana. ⁵UMose wathi kulo ibandla: “Yilokhu uBaba wethu akuyalile ukuba kwenziwe.” ⁶UMose waletha u-Aroni namadodana akhe phambili, wabageza ngamanzi. ⁷Wamgqokisa u-Aroni ingubo yangaphansi, wambopha ngebhande, wamembathisa isembatho, wamfaka i-efodi, wambopha ngebhande le-efodi elelukwe ngobuciko, walibophela kuye. ⁸Wamfaka isifuba, esifubeni wafaka i-Urimi ne-Thumimi. ^a a v8 I-Urimi ne-Thumimi kwakuyizinto ezingcwele ezazigcinwa esifubeni, zisetshenziselwa ukufuna ukuqondisa kukaNkulunkulu ezinqumweni ezibalulekile. ⁹Wafaka isigqoko ekhanda lika-Aroni, phambili kwaso wafaka ipuleti legolide, umqhele ongcwele, njengoba uBaba wethu amyala uMose. ¹⁰UMose wathatha amafutha okugcoba, wagcoba itabernakele nakho konke okukulo, wakungcwelisa. ¹¹Wafafaza okunye kwawo e-altare izikhathi eziyisikhombisa, egcoba i-altare, zonke izitsha zalo, nendishi nesisekelo sayo, ukuze akungcwelise. ¹²Wathela amanye amafutha okugcoba ekhanda lika-Aroni, wamgcoba ukuze amngcwelise. ^b b v12 Ukugcotshwa kuka-Aroni njengompristi omkhulu kukhombisa phambili kuJesu, uMpristi oMkhulu uBaba wethu amgcoba ukuze asondeze abantwana bakhe kuye. ¹³UMose waletha amadodana ka-Aroni phambili, wawagqokisa izingubo zangaphansi, wawabopha ngamabhande, wawafaka izigqoko emakhanda awo, njengoba uBaba wethu amyala uMose.

¹⁴Waletha inkunzi yomnikelo wesono, u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeka izandla zabo ekhanda layo. ¹⁵UMose wayihlaba, wathatha igazi, ngomunwe wakhe waligcoba ezimpondweni ze-altare nxazonke, wahlambulula i-altare. Wathela igazi eliseleyo phansi kwe-altare, walingcwelisa i-altare, elenzela inhlawulo. ¹⁶Wathatha onke amanoni asezibilinini, isiqa sesibindi, nezinso zombili namanoni azo, wakushisa e-altare. ¹⁷Kodwa inkunzi—isikhumba, inyama, nomswani—wakushisa ngaphandle kwekamu, njengoba uBaba wethu amyala uMose.

¹⁸Waletha inqama yomnikelo oshiswayo; u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeka izandla zabo ekhanda layo. ¹⁹UMose wayihlaba, wachitha igazi ezinhlangothini ze-altare. ²⁰Wayisika inqama yaba yizingcezu, washisa ikhanda, izingcezu, namanoni. ²¹Wageza izibilini nemilenze ngamanzi, wayibe eseshisa yonke inqama e-altare—umnikelo oshiswayo, iphunga elimnandi, umnikelo wokudla kuBaba wethu, njengoba uBaba wethu amyala uMose.

²²Waletha inqama yesibili, inqama yokumiswa, u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeka izandla zabo ekhanda layo. ²³UMose wayihlaba, wathatha elinye igazi layo, walifaka esicutshini sendlebe yakwesokunene ka-Aroni, esithupheni sakhe sokunene, nasozwaneni olukhulu lonyawo lwakhe lwesokunene. ²⁴UMose wasondeza amadodana ka-Aroni, wafaka igazi ezicutshini zezindlebe zawo zokunene, nasezithupheni zawo, nasozwaneni olukhulu lwawo, wabe esechitha eliseleyo ezinhlangothini ze-altare. ²⁵Wathatha amanoni, umsila onamanoni, onke amanoni asemathunjini, isiqa eside sesibindi, izinso zombili namanoni azo, nethanga lesokunene. ²⁶Obhasikidini wesinkwa esingenamvubelo ophambi kukaBaba wethu, wathatha iqebelengwane elilodwa, iqebelengwane elilodwa elinamafutha, neqebelengwane elilodwa eliyicwecwe, wakubeka phezu kwamanoni nethanga lesokunene. ²⁷Wakubeka konke lokhu ezandleni zika-Aroni nezamadodana akhe, wakuzunguza kwaba umnikelo wokuzunguza phambi kukaBaba wethu. ²⁸UMose wakususa ezandleni zabo, wakushisa e-altare kanye nomnikelo oshiswayo—umnikelo wokumiswa, iphunga elimnandi, umnikelo wokudla kuBaba wethu. ²⁹UMose wathatha isifuba, wasizunguza kwaba umnikelo wokuzunguza phambi kukaBaba wethu—isabelo sikaMose esivela enqameni yokumiswa, njengoba uBaba wethu amyala. ³⁰UMose wathatha amanye amafutha okugcoba nelinye igazi elalise-altare, wakufafaza phezu kuka-Aroni nezingubo zakhe, naphezu kwamadodana akhe nezingubo zawo. Kanjalo wamngcwelisa u-Aroni nezingubo zakhe, namadodana akhe nezingubo zawo kanye naye.

³¹UMose wathi ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe: “Phekani inyama emnyango wetende lokuhlangana, niyidle lapho kanye nesinkwa esiphuma obhasikidini womnikelo wokumiswa, njengoba ngiyalile ngathi: U-Aroni namadodana akhe bayakuyidla. ³²Konke okusalayo enyameni nasesinkweni, nikushise ngomlilo. ³³Ningaphumi emnyango wetende lokuhlangana izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, kuze kuphele izinsuku zokumiswa kwenu, ngokuba kuthatha izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ukunimisa. ³⁴Lokho okwenziwe namuhla, uBaba wethu ukuyalile ukuba kwenziwe ukuze nenzelwe inhlawulo. ³⁵Hlalani emnyango wetende lokuhlangana imini nobusuku, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, nenze lokho uBaba wethu akufunayo, ukuze ningafi—yilokhu engakuyalwa.” ³⁶Ngakho u-Aroni namadodana akhe benza konke uBaba wethu ayekuyalile ngoMose.