INumeri 4

4 ¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose no-Aroni, wathi:

²“Balani abakwaKohati phakathi kwabaLevi, ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise. ³Kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya kwabangamashumi amahlanu ubudala, bonke abangena enkonzweni ukuba basebenze etendeni lokuhlangana.

⁴“Lona umsebenzi wamadodana kaKohati etendeni lokuhlangana: izinto ezingcwelengcwele. ⁵Lapho ikamu lisuka, u-Aroni namadodana akhe bayalehlisa ikhethini lesihenqo, bawusibekele ngalo umphongolo wobufakazi. ⁶Bawusibekele ngesikhumba esihle, bendlale indwangu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka yonke phezu kwalokho, bafake izinti zawo.

⁷“Etafuleni lobuKhona bayakwendlala indwangu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, babeke izitsha, izinditshi, izindebe, nezinkamba zokuthela phezu kwalo; isinkwa esijwayelekile sihlale phezu kwalo. ⁸Bendlale indwangu ebomvu klebhu phezu kwazo, balisibekele ngesikhumba esihle, bafake izinti zalo.

⁹Bayakuthatha indwangu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, basibekele uthi lwezibani lokukhanya, izibani zalo, izindlawu, imicengezi, nazo zonke izitsha zamafutha ezisetshenziselwa ukulusebenza. ¹⁰Balusonge kanye nazo zonke izitsha zalo ngesikhumba esihle, balubeke phezu kohlaka lokuthwala.

¹¹“Phezu kwe-altare legolide bendlale indwangu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, balisibekele ngesikhumba esihle, bafake izinti zalo. ¹²Bathathe zonke izinto zomsebenzi ezisetshenziswa endlini engcwele, bazifake endwangwini eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, bazisibekele ngesikhumba esihle, bazibeke phezu kothi lokuthwala.

¹³“Bakhiphe umlotha e-altare, bendlale indwangu eyibubende phezu kwalo. ¹⁴Phezu kwalo babeke zonke izitsha zalo zomsebenzi—izitsha zomlilo, izimfoloko, amafosholo, izindishi, zonke izitsha ze-altare—bese bendlala phezu kwalo isisibekelo sesikhumba esihle, bafake izinti zalo.

¹⁵“Lapho u-Aroni namadodana akhe beqeda ukusibekela izinto ezingcwele nazo zonke izitsha zendawo engcwele, nalapho ikamu lisuka, amadodana kaKohati eza ukuzozithwala, kodwa akumele bazithinte izinto ezingcwele funa bafe. Le imithwalo yamadodana kaKohati etendeni lokuhlangana.

¹⁶“U-Eleazare indodana ka-Aroni umpristi unesibopho samafutha esibani, impepho enuka kamnandi, umnikelo wokudla wansuku zonke, namafutha okugcoba—unesibopho setabernakele lonke, konke okukulo, indawo engcwele nempahla yayo.”

¹⁷UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose no-Aroni, wathi:

¹⁸“Ningavumeli isizwe semindeni yabakwaKohati ukuba sinqunywe siphele phakathi kwabaLevi. ¹⁹Kwenzeni lokhu kubo ukuze baphile bangafi lapho besondela ezintweni ezingcwelengcwele: u-Aroni namadodana akhe kumele bangene, babele yilowo nalowo umsebenzi wakhe nomthwalo wakhe. ²⁰Kodwa akumele bangene babuke izinto ezingcwele, ngisho umzuzwana, funa bafe.”

Umsebenzi WabakwaGereshoni

²¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

²²“Bala nawo amadodana kaGereshoni, ngezindlu zawoyise nangemindeni yawo. ²³Bala labo abaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya kwengamashumi amahlanu abakhonzayo, benza umsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana.

²⁴“Lona umsebenzi wemindeni yabakwaGereshoni, ekukhonzeni nasekuthweleni: ²⁵Bathwala amakhethini etabernakele, itende lokuhlangana, isisibekelo salo, isisibekelo sesikhumba esihle esiphezu kwalo, nesihenqo somnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ²⁶amakhethini egceke, isihenqo somnyango wesango legceke, elizungeza itabernakele ne-altare, izintambo zawo, nazo zonke izinto zomsebenzi wawo—bakwenze konke okudingekayo ngalezi zinto. ²⁷U-Aroni namadodana akhe bayawuqondisa wonke umsebenzi wabakwaGereshoni—ukuthwala kwabo nemisebenzi yabo; babele konke okumele bakuthwale. ²⁸Lona umsebenzi wemindeni yabakwaGereshoni etendeni lokuhlangana, umsebenzi wabo ngaphansi kuka-Ithamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi.

Amadodana kaMerari

²⁹“Ngokuqondene namadodana kaMerari, uyakuwabala ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise. ³⁰Bala wonke oneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya kwengamashumi amahlanu ongena enkonzweni ukuba asebenze etendeni lokuhlangana. ³¹Lona umsebenzi wawo, inkonzo yawo etendeni lokuhlangana: amapulangwe, imishayo, izinsika, nezisekelo zetabernakele. ³²Izinsika zegceke nxazonke, kanye nezisekelo zazo, izikhonkwane, nezintambo, zonke izinto zazo nomsebenzi wazo—babele ngamagama lokho okumele yilowo nalowo akuthwale. ³³Lona umsebenzi wemindeni yabakwaMerari etendeni lokuhlangana, ngaphansi kuka-Ithamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi.”

Wonke Umuntu Ubalwa Ngegama

³⁴Ngakho uMose, u-Aroni, nabaholi bebandla babala amadodana abakwaKohati ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise, ³⁵abaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya kwengamashumi amahlanu, bonke abajoyina inkonzo yomsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana. ³⁶Ababalwa ngemindeni yawo babeyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amahlanu. ³⁷Yileli inani lababalwa bemindeni yabakwaKohati, bonke abakhonza etendeni lokuhlangana, uMose no-Aroni ababebalile ngokomyalo kaBaba wethu ngesandla sikaMose.

³⁸Ababalwa bamadodana kaGereshoni, ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise, ³⁹kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya kwengamashumi amahlanu, bonke abangena emsebenzini wenkonzo etendeni lokuhlangana. ⁴⁰Ababalwa ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise babeyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amathathu. ⁴¹Yilaba ababalwa emindenini yabakwaGereshoni, bonke abakhonza etendeni lokuhlangana, uMose no-Aroni ababebalile ngokomyalo kaBaba wethu.

⁴²Ababalwa bemindeni yamadodana kaMerari, ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise, ⁴³kusukela eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu kuya kwengamashumi amahlanu, bonke abangena enkonzweni yomsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana, ⁴⁴ababalwa ngemindeni yawo babeyizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amabili. ⁴⁵Yilaba ababalwa emindenini yamadodana kaMerari, uMose no-Aroni ababebalile ngokomyalo kaBaba wethu ngesandla sikaMose.

⁴⁶Bonke labo uMose, u-Aroni, nabaholi bakwa-Israyeli ababala phakathi kwabaLevi, ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise. ⁴⁷Kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya kwengamashumi amahlanu, wonke okhonzayo nothwala imithwalo etendeni lokuhlangana. ⁴⁸Ababalwa babeyizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili namakhulu amahlanu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili. ⁴⁹Ngokomyalo kaBaba wethu, uMose wabela yilowo nalowo umsebenzi wakhe nomthwalo wakhe, wababala, njengoba uBaba wethu ayala uMose.