Eksodus 28:1-43
28 “Thatha kumaSirayeli uAron umntakwenu kunye noonyana bakhe, ukuze babe ngababingeleli bam.+ Biza uAron+ kunye noNadabhi, uAbhihu,+ uEleyazare noItamare,+ oonyana bakhe.+
2 Uze umenzele iimpahla ezingcwele uAron umntakwenu, ukuze abe nozuko, abe mhle.+
3 Thetha nabo bonke abo banobuchule* endibanike umoya wobulumko,+ yaye bona baza kumenzela iimpahla zokumenza ngcwele uAron, ukuze abe ngumbingeleli.
4 “Nazi iimpahla abaza kuzenza: isingxobo,*+ i-efodi,+ isambatho esingenamikhono,+ umwunduzo onemibalabala, iqhiya yamadoda+ nombhinqo.+ Ezi mpahla zingcwele bamele bazenzele uAron umntakwenu noonyana bakhe, ukuze abe ngumbingeleli kum.
5 Abo bantu banobuchule mabasebenzise igolide, umsonto oluhlaza,* uboya obumsobo,* uboya obubomvu krwe nelinen yodidi.
6 “Bamele benze iefodi ngegolide, ngomsonto oluhlaza,* ngoboya obumsobo,* ngoboya obubomvu krwe, nangelinen yodidi ephothiweyo nelukiweyo, yaye imele ibe nemihombiso.+
7 Mayibe namagxa okuyixakatha adityaniswe emiphethweni yayo emibini.
8 Ibhanti*+ eliphothiweyo elidityaniswe ne-efodi ukuze liyibambe ihlale endaweni yayo, nalo malenziwe ngezinto ezifanayo: igolide, umsonto oluhlaza,* uboya obumsobo,* uboya obubomvu krwe nelinen ephothiweyo yodidi nelukiweyo.
9 “Uze uthathe amatye amabini eanikis,+ ubhale kuwo amagama oonyana bakaSirayeli.+
10 Bhala amagama abo amathandathu kwelinye ilitye uze amanye amathandathu uwabhale kwelinye ilitye ngokokuzalwa kwabo.
11 Umbhali wamatye umele abhale amagama oonyana bakaSirayeli kuwo omabini loo matye, ngendlela ebeya kubhala ngayo isixhobo sokubeka isitampu.+ Uze uwafake kwizakhelo zegolide.
12 Uze uwafake omabini la matye emagxeni e-efodi, abe ngamatye esikhumbuzo koonyana bakaSirayeli,+ aze uAron athwale amagama abo phambi koYehova emagxeni akhe omabini, abe sisikhumbuzo.
13 Uze wenze nezakhelo zegolide
14 namatsheyini amibini egolide esulungekileyo aphothwe okwentambo.+ Uze uwafake loo matsheyini kwezo zakhelo.+
15 “Ichule lokuhombisa malenze isingxobo* sokugweba.+ Simele senziwe sifane ne-efodi, senziwe ngegolide, ngomsonto oluhlaza,* ngoboya obumsobo,* ngoboya obubomvu krwe, nangelinen ephothiweyo yodidi nelukiweyo.+
16 Masibe sisikwere xa siphindwe kubini, ubude baso bube ngangesandla esoluliweyo* nobubanzi baso bube ngangesandla esoluliweyo.
17 Uze ufake kweso singxobo iziseko ezinamatye zibe yimiqolo emine. Kumqolo wokuqala makubekho irubhi, itopazi ne-emeraldi.
18 Kumqolo wesibini makubekho itekoyisi, isafire neyaspisi.
19 Kumqolo wesithathu makubekho ileshem, iagate neamethiste.
20 Kumqolo wesine makubekho ikrizolite, ianikis nejeyidi. Onke loo matye amele afakwe kwizakhelo zegolide.
21 Loo matye amele alingane namagama ayi-12 oonyana bakaSirayeli. Litye ngalinye limele libhalwe ngendlela esibhalwa ngayo isixhobo sokubeka isitampu, negama ngalinye elibhaliweyo limele isizwe esinye kwezo ziyi-12.
22 “Uze wenze namatsheyini egolide esulungekileyo aphothwe okwentambo, uhombise ngawo isingxobo.+
23 Eso singxobo senzele amakhonkco egolide amabini, uwafake ezikoneni zombini zesingxobo.
24 Uze ufake ezo ntambo zimbini zegolide emakhonkcweni lawo omabini asezikoneni zesingxobo.
25 Umele uthathe iincam zombini zezo ntambo uzifake kwizakhelo zombini ezisemagxeni e-efodi ngaphambili uze uzibophelele.
26 Uze wenze amakhonkco egolide amabini, uwafake ezikoneni zombini zesingxobo, kwicala elingaphakathi elithene nca ne-efodi.+
27 Umele wenze amanye amakhonkco egolide amabini uwafake ngaphambili kwiefodi, ezantsi kwamagxa e-efodi malunga nalapho adibana khona, kodwa emantla ebhanti* eliphothiweyo le-efodi.+
28 Isingxobo simele sibotshelelwe endaweni yaso ngentambo eluhlaza,* kudityaniswe amakhonkco aso namakhonkco e-efodi. Siza kutsho sihlale endaweni yaso kwi-efodi, emantla ebhanti* eliphothiweyo.
29 “UAron umele athwale amagama oonyana bakaSirayeli kwisingxobo sokugweba phezu kwentliziyo yakhe xa engena eNgcweleni, ukuze loo nto ihlale isisikhumbuzo phambi koYehova.
30 Uze ufake iUrim neTumim*+ kwisingxobo sokugweba, ibe zimele zibe phezu kwentliziyo ka-Aron xa engena phambi koYehova. UAron umele ahlale efake ezi zinto zokugweba oonyana bakaSirayeli phezu kwentliziyo yakhe phambi koYehova.
31 “Uze wenze isambatho esingenamikhono se-efodi ngomsonto oluhlaza.*+
32 Masivuleke apha emqaleni waso.* Le ndawo ivulekileyo imele yenzelwe umphetho ophothiweyo lichule lomluki. Loo ndawo ivulekileyo mayibe njengeyesambatho sentsimbi somkhosi, ukuze ingakrazuki.
33 Uze wenze umphetho weerharnati ngomsonto oluhlaza,* ngoboya obumsobo,* nangoboya obubomvu krwe, usijikeleze nangeentsimbi zegolide phakathi kwezo rharnati.
34 Faka intsimbi yegolide, ufake irharnati, ufake intsimbi yegolide, ufake irharnati, wenze loo nto kuwo wonke loo mphetho wesambatho esingenamikhono.
35 UAron umele asinxibe ukuze enze imisebenzi yakhe, ibe isandi saso masivakale xa engena ephuma kwindawo engcwele phambi koYehova ukuze angafi.+
36 “Yenza ipleyiti emenyezelayo ngegolide esulungekileyo, ubhale kuyo ngendlela umntu ebeya kubhala ngayo isixhobo sokubeka isitampu, lo mbhalo: ‘BobukaYehova ubungcwele.’+
37 Umele uyibophelele kwiqhiya ka-Aron+ ngentambo eluhlaza.* Imele ihlale ingaphambili kuloo qhiya.
38 Imele ibe sebunzi kuAron, kwaye uAron uza kuphendula xa kukho umntu ongaziphathi kakuhle izinto ezingcwele,+ zinto ezo amaSirayeli azingcwalisayo xa ezinikela njengezipho ezingcwele. Imele ihlale isebunzini lakhe, ukuze athandwe nguYehova.
39 “Uze woluke umwunduzo onemibala-bala ngelinen yodidi, iqhiya yamadoda ngelinen yodidi wenze nombhinqo owolukiweyo.+
40 “Uze wenzele oonyana baka-Aron+ imiwunduzo, imibhinqo, nezinto zokuthwala entloko ukuze babe nozuko, babe bahle.+
41 Umele umnxibise zona uAron umntakwenu noonyana bakhe abakunye naye. Uze ubathambise,+ ubamisele,*+ ubenze ngcwele, ukuze babe ngababingeleli bam.
42 Umele ubenzele nooshoti* belinen, ukuze bogqume ubuze babo.+ Bamele basuke esinqeni bayokutsho emathangeni.
43 Ezi mpahla zimele zinxitywe nguAron noonyana bakhe xa bengena ententeni yokuhlangana okanye besondela esibingelelweni, bezokusebenza endaweni engcwele ukuze bangabi natyala baze bafe. Lo ngumthetho oza kuhlala usebenza kuye nakwinzala* yakhe.
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Ngokoqobo, “abantliziyo zilumkileyo.”
^ Esi sisingxobo esihonjisiweyo esasinxitywa ngumbingeleli omkhulu esifubeni. Funda Ingcaciso Yamagama.
^ Okanye “obupepuli.”
^ Okanye “oblu.”
^ Okanye “oblu.”
^ Okanye “obupepuli.”
^ Okanye “Umbhinqo.”
^ Okanye “oblu.”
^ Okanye “obupepuli.”
^ Okanye “obupepuli.”
^ Okanye “oblu.”
^ Esi sisingxobo esihonjisiweyo esasinxitywa ngumbingeleli omkhulu esifubeni. Funda Ingcaciso Yamagama.
^ Oko kukuthi, malunga ne-22,2 cm. Funda Isihlomelo B14.
^ Okanye “ombhinqo.”
^ Okanye “eblu.”
^ Okanye “ombhinqo.”
^ Funda Ingcaciso Yamagama.
^ Okanye “oblu.”
^ Okanye “ukuze ufake intloko.”
^ Okanye “obupepuli.”
^ Okanye “oblu.”
^ Okanye “eblu.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “ugcwalise izandla zabo.”
^ Okanye “iimpahla zangaphantsi.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “nakwimbewu.”
