Numeri 4:1-49
4 UJehova wakhuluma noMosi no-Aroni, wathi:
2 “Kufuze kubalwe amadodana kaKhehathi+ hlangana namadodana kaLevi ngokwemindenawo nangokweenkoro zaboyise,
3 woke kusukela kaneminyaka ema-30+ kuya kwema-50+ asesiqhemeni esisebenza etendeni lokuhlangana.+
4 “Lo msebenzi wamadodana kaKhehathi etendeni lokuhlangana.+ Ucwengeke khulu:
5 U-Aroni namadodanakhe bazokuza lokha ama-Israyeli nawafudukako begodu bazokwehlisa irharideni,+ bagubuzese ngalo umfaji+ wobuFakazi.
6 Bazowugubuzesa ngesikhumba sesili, bandlale itjhila elihlaza komkayi phezu kwawo begodu bafake iingodo+ zokuwuthwala.
7 “Kufuze bandlale itjhila elihlaza komkayi phezu kwetafula loburotho bombukiso,+ babeke phezu kwayo izitja, amakomitji, iinkotlelo, namajege womnikelo oselwako;+ uburotho okunikelwa ngabo+ kufuze buhlale bukiyo.
8 Bazokundlala itjhila elibomvu be phezu kwazo, bagubuzese itafula ngesikhumba sesili* begodu bafake iingodo+ zokuyithwala.
9 Bazokuthatha itjhila elihlaza komkayi bagubuzese ilithi lesibani,+ iimbani zalo,+ iincimasibani, izinto zokuphatha umlilo+ neenkotlelo zokuphatha amafutha weembani.
10 Bazokuphuthela ilithi lesibani nazo zoke izitja zalo ngesikhumba sesili, bazolithwala ngesigodo eside.
11 Bazokundlala itjhila elihlaza komkayi phezu kwe-aldara legolide,+ baligubuzese ngesikhumba sesili, bafake neengodo zalo+ zokulithwala.
12 Bazokuthatha zoke izitja+ ezisetjenziswa endaweni ecwengileko, baziphuthele ngetjhila elihlaza komkayi nangesikhumba sesili bazithwale ngesigodo eside.
13 “Kufuze basuse umlotha e-aldareni,+ bandlale phezu kwalo itjhila elenziwe ngewulu esipiridzana.
14 Bazokubeka phezu kwalo zoke izitja abazisebenzisa e-aldareni: izinto zokuphatha umlilo, iimforogo, iinrharafu neenkotlelo nazo zoke izitja ze-aldareni;+ bazoligubuzesa ngesikhumba sesili, bafake neengodo+ zokulithwala.
15 U-Aroni namadodanakhe kufuze baqede ukugubuzesa indawo ecwengileko+ nezinto zendaweni ecwengileko ngaphambi kobana ikampa ifuduke. Amadodana kaKhehathi azokuza azozithwala+ kodwana akukafuzi athinte indawo ecwengileko ngombana azokufa.+ Lo msebenzi wamadodana kaKhehathi ebebawenza etendeni lokuhlangana.
16 U-Elazara+ indodana ka-Aroni umphristi nguye ozokutlhogomela amafutha weembani,+ ipepho enuka kamnandi,+ umnikelo weenthoro owenziwa qobe langa namafutha wokuzesa.+ Uzokutlhogomela ithaberinakeli loke nakho koke okukilo kuhlanganise nendawo ecwengileko nezitja zakhona.”
17 UJehova waragela phambili wakhuluma noMosi no-Aroni wathi:
18 “Ningavumeli ikoro yemindeni yamaKhehathi+ itjhatjalaliswe hlangana namaLevi.
19 Nakhu okufuze nikwenze ukuze ikoro yamaKhehathi ingafi ngebanga lokutjhidela ezintweni ezicwengeke khulu.+ U-Aroni namadodanakhe bazokuza banikele umuntu ngamunye umsebenzi nalokho okufuze akuthwale.
20 Akukafuzi bangene babone izinto ezicwengileko ngitjho nanyana kungokwesikhatjhana ngombana bazokufa.”+
21 UJehova wathi kuMosi:
22 “Kufuze kubalwe amadodana kaGeritjhoni+ ngokweenkoro zaboyise nangokwemindenawo.
23 Kufuze utlolise boke kusukela kwabaneminyaka ema-30 kuya kwema-50 asesiqhemeni esabelwe ukusebenza etendeni lokuhlangana.
24 Nakhu imindeni yamaGeritjhoni okufuze ikwenze beyikuthwale:+
25 Izokuthwala amatjhila wethaberinakeli,+ itende lokuhlangana, isigubuzeso salo nesigubuzeso esenziwe ngesikhumba sesili esiphezu kwalo,+ irharideni elisebungenweni betende lokuhlangana,+
26 amarharideni wesirhodlo,+ irharideni elisebungenweni besirhodlo+ esibhode ithaberinakeli ne-aldara, iintambo zetende, izitja zalo nakho koke okusetjenziswa ethaberinakeli. Lo msebenzawo.
27 Woke umsebenzi wamadodana wamaGeritjhoni,+ koke okufuze akuthwale kuzokunqotjhiswa ngu-Aroni namadodanakhe kufuze nibanikele imithwalo le bona ibe msebenzawo.
28 Lo msebenzi ozokwenziwa mindeni yamaGeritjhoni etendeni lokuhlangana+ begodu imisebenzayo le izokunqotjhiswa ngu-Itamara+ indodana ka-Aroni umphristi.
29 “Amadodana kaMerari+ uzowatlolisa ngokwemindenawo nangokweenkoro zawo.
30 Kufuze utlolise woke aneminyaka kusukela kwema-30 ukuya kwema-50, woke asesiqhemeni esabelwe ukuyokusebenza etendeni lokuhlangana.
31 Nakhu okufuze akuthwale+ malungana nomsebenzawo etendeni lokuhlangana: amafremu+ wethaberinakeli, iinqabo,+ iinsika,+ iinsekelo;+
32 iinsika+ ezibhode isirhodlo, iinsekelo,+ iinkhonkhwani zetende,+ iintambo zetende nazo zoke izinto ezisetjenziswa emsebenzini lo. Kufuze wabele ngamunye lokho azokuthwala.
33 Le yindlela imindeni yamadodana kaMerari+ okufuze isebenze ngayo etendeni lokuhlangana inqotjhiswa ngu-Itamara indodana ka-Aroni umphristi.”+
34 UMosi no-Aroni namakhosana+ wehlangano batlolisa amadodana wamaKhehathi+ ngokwemindenawo nangokweenkoro zawo,
35 woke aneminyaka kusukela kwema-30 ukuya kwema-50 asesiqhemeni esabelwe ukusebenza etendeni lokuhlangana.+
36 Inani lalabo abatloliswako ngokwemindenabo belizii-2 750.+
37 Laba batloliswa emindenini yamaKhehathi, boke ebebasebenza etendeni lokuhlangana. UMosi no-Aroni babatlolisa ngendlela uJehova ayale ngayo uMosi.+
38 Amadodana kaGeritjhoni+ atloliswa ngokwemindenawo nangokweenkoro zawo,
39 woke aneminyaka kusukela kwema-30 ukuya kwema-50 asesiqhemeni esabelwe ukusebenza etendeni lokuhlangana.
40 Inani lalabo abatloliswe ngokwemindenabo nangokweenkoro zabo belizii-2 630.+
41 Laba ngilaba abatloliswako emindenini yamadodana kaGeritjhoni, boke ebebasebenza etendeni lokuhlangana. UMosi no-Aroni babatlolisa ngendlela uJehova ayala ngayo.+
42 Amadodana kaMerari atloliswa ngokwemindenawo nangokweenkoro zawo,
43 woke aneminyaka kusukela kwema-30 ukuya kwema-50 ebewasesiqhemeni esabelwe ukusebenza etendeni lokuhlangana.+
44 Inani lalabo abatloliswa ngokwemindenabo belizii-3 200.+
45 Laba ngilaba abatloliswa emindenini yamadodana kaMerari, uMosi no-Aroni babatlolisa ngendlela uJehova ayale ngayo uMosi.+
46 UMosi no-Aroni namakhosana wakwa-Israyeli batlolisa woke amaLevi la ngokwemindenawo nangokweenkoro zaboyise;
47 bewaneminyaka ehlangana kwema-30 ukuya kwema-50, woke bewabelwe ukusebenza etendeni lokuhlangana nokuthwala izinto zalo.+
48 Inani lalawo atloliswako belizii-8 580.+
49 Atloliswa ngendlela uJehova ayale ngayo uMosi, ngamunye ngokomsebenzi abelwe wona nangalokho okufuze akuthwale; atloliswa njengombana uJehova ayale uMosi.
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