Uthi lwezibani
U-Aroni umisa izibani eziyisikhombisa, futhi amaLevi ayagezwa, aphucwe, futhi azulazuliswe phambi kukaBaba wethu njengomnikelo ophilayo ka-Israyeli — anikelwa esikhundleni samazibulo ukuze abantu basondele ngaphandle kwesifo. Inkonzo yawo isukela eminyakeni engamashumi amabili nanhlanu kuya kwengamashumi amahlanu.
8 1UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
2"Yisho ku-Aroni: Lapha ukhanyisa izibani, lezi eziyisikhombisa zimele zikhanye phambi kothi lwezibani."
3U-Aroni wenze njalo, wakhanyisa izibani zalo ukuze zikhanyise ngaphambi kothi lwezibani, njengalokho uBaba wethu wayala uMose. 4Umsebenzi wothi lwezibani: wawuyigolide elikhandiweyo, likhandwe kusukela esisekelweni kuze kufike ezimbalini—lwenziwa kanye njengalokho uBaba wethu akubonisa uMose.
Ukwahlukaniselwa uBaba wethu
5UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
6"Thabatha abaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ubahlambulule. 7Ukubahlambulula, yenza kanje: fafaza phezu kwabo amanzi okuhlanjululwa, udlulise insingo emzimbeni wabo wonke, bahlanze izingubo zabo, babe ngabahlanzekileyo. a a v7 Amanzi okuhlanjululwa ayengamanzi akhethekileyo okuhlambulula ayesetshenziswa ekwahlukaniselweni kwabaLevi, ebabeka njengabenziwe bahlanzeka ukuze bakhonze ebukhoneni bukaBaba wethu. 8Mabathabathe ithole lenkomo emhlambini, nomnikelo walo wempuphu wempuphu ecolekileyo exutshwe namafutha, wena uthabathe elesibili ithole lenkomo emhlambini libe ngumnikelo wesono. 9Letha abaLevi phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, ubuthanise lonke ibandla labantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 10Lapho ulethe abaLevi phambi kwami, ama-Israyeli azobeka izandla zawo phezu kwabaLevi, 11U-Aroni azulise abaLevi phambi kwami, babe ngumnikelo ovela kuma-Israyeli, ukuze benze inkonzo yami. 12AbaLevi bazobeka izandla zabo phezu kwamakhanda amathole; nikela ngalinye libe ngumnikelo wesono, elinye libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa kimi, ukuze kwenzelwe abaLevi ukubuyisana. 13Misa abaLevi phambi kuka-Aroni namadodana akhe, ubanikele kimi babe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa. 14Yahlukanisa abaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; abaLevi bangabami. 15Ngemva kwalokho abaLevi bazongena ukuze bakhonze etendeni lokuhlangana, nxa usubahlambululile wabazulisa babe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa. 16Ngokuba banikelwe kimi ngokupheleleyo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, esikhundleni sakho konke okuvula isizalo—amazibulo abo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli—ngabathabathela kimi. 17Onke amazibulo akwa-Israyeli, awabantu nawezilwane, angawami; ngosuku engashaya ngalo onke amazibulo aseGibhithe, ngazahlukanisela kimi. 18Ngithabathe abaLevi esikhundleni sawo wonke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 19Nginikele abaLevi ku-Aroni namadodana akhe, babe yisipho esivela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze bakhonze abantwana bakwa-Israyeli etendeni lokuhlangana, benzele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana, ukuze kungabikho sifo esishaya abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nxa besondela endaweni engcwele."
20UMose, no-Aroni, nalo lonke ibandla labakwa-Israyeli benza kubaLevi konke uBaba wethu akuyala uMose ngabaLevi; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njalo kubo. 21AbaLevi bazihlambulula esonweni, bahlanza izingubo zabo; u-Aroni wabanikela babe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaBaba wethu, wabenzela ukubuyisana ukuze abahlambulule. 22Emva kwalokho abaLevi beza ukuze bakhonze etendeni lokuhlangana phambi kuka-Aroni namadodana akhe; benza kubaLevi njengalokho uBaba wethu ayala uMose.
23UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
24"Lokhu kuqondene nabaLevi: kusukela eminyakeni engamashumi amabili nanhlanu, bazakuza ukukhonza emsebenzini wetende lokuhlangana. 25Kusukela eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu bazakuyeka umsebenzi wenkonzo, bangabe besakhonza. 26Bangasiza abafowabo etendeni lokuhlangana ngokulinda, kodwa bangawenzi umsebenzi. Yilokhu ozakwenza ukwaba imisebenzi yabaLevi."
