Eksodus 30:1-38
30 “Umele wenze isibingelelo sokutshisa isiqhumiso esiqholiweyo,+ usenze ngomthi womnga.+
2 Masibe sisikwere, sibe nobude obuyikubhite,* ububanzi obuyikubhite kuze ukuphakama kwaso kube ziikubhite ezimbini. Iimpondo zaso zimele zakhelwe kuso.+
3 Uze utyabeke umphezulu waso ngegolide esulungekileyo, utyabeke namacala aso onke, kunye neempondo zaso. Umele usijikeleze ngomqukumbelo wegolide.
4 Uze usenzele amakhonkco egolide amabini. Loo makhonkco amele abe sezantsi komqukumbelo waso kumacala amabini ameleneyo, abe ziindawo zokuxhasa iipali zokusithwala.
5 Yenza ezo pali ngomthi womnga, uzityabeke ngegolide.
6 Umele usibeke phambi kwekhethini ekufuphi netyeya yoBungqina,+ phambi kwesivalo esiphezu koBungqina, apho ndiza kuzityhila kuwe khona.+
7 “UAron+ uza kutshisela kuso+ isiqhumiso esiqholiweyo,+ asiqhumise xa elungisa izibane+ ntsasa nganye.
8 Kwakhona, uAron uza kutshisa isiqhumiso esiqholiweyo xa ezokukhanyisa ngokuhlwa.* Lowo iza kuba ngumnikelo wesiqhumiso owenziwa qho phambi koYehova zizo zonke izizukulwana zenu.
9 Animele ninikele isiqhumiso esiqholiweyo+ esingekho mthethweni kweso sibingelelo, animele ninikele nomnikelo otshiswayo okanye umnikelo wokutya okuziinkozo, ningagaleli nomnikelo oselwayo kuso.
10 UAron makahlawule kwiimpondo zaso kanye ngonyaka.+ Umele ahlawule ngenxalenye yegazi lomnikelo wokuhlawulela wesono+ kube kanye ngonyaka, kuzo zonke izizukulwana zenu. Eso sibingelelo sisesona singcwele kuYehova.”
11 UYehova wathi kuMoses:
12 “Nanini na xa ubala inani loonyana bakaSirayeli,+ ngamnye kubo makahlawulele ubomi* bakhe kuYehova ngelo xesha lokubalwa kwabo. Makwenziwe loo nto ukuze kungaziswa sibetho kubo xa bebalwa.
13 Nantsi into emele ikhutshwe ngabo bonke abo babaliweyo: ihafu yeshekele* ngokweshekele yendawo engcwele.*+ Ishekele ilingana neegera* ezingamashumi amabini. Loo hafu yeshekele ingumnikelo kuYehova.+
14 Wonke umntu obaliweyo, osusela kwiminyaka eyi-20 ukonyuka, umele awukhuphe umnikelo kaYehova.+
15 Isityebi masinganikeli ngaphezu kwehafu yeshekele,* nehlwempu malinganikeli ngaphantsi kwehafu yeshekele xa benikela umnikelo kuYehova ukuze kuhlawulelwe ubomi* babo.
16 Uze uyithathe imali yesilivere abahlawula ngayo oonyana bakaSirayeli, uyisebenzisele umsebenzi owenziwa ententeni yokuhlangana, ukuze ibe sisikhumbuzo kumaSirayeli phambi koYehova, ukuze kuhlawulelwe ubomi* benu.”
17 UYehova waqhubeka ethetha noMoses esithi:
18 “Yenza ngekopolo isitya sokuhlambela nento esibekwa+ kuyo, usibeke phakathi kwentente yokuhlangana nesibingelelo uze ugalele amanzi kuso.+
19 UAron noonyana bakhe bamele bahlambele kuso izandla neenyawo zabo.+
20 Xa bengena ententeni yokuhlangana okanye beyokusebenza esibingelelweni, ukuze banikele iminikelo etshiswayo nokuze baqhumise kuYehova, bamele bahlambe ngamanzi ukuze bangafi.
21 Bamele bahlambe izandla neenyawo ukuze bangafi, ibe lowo ngumthetho oza kuhlala uhleli kuye, nakwinzala yakhe, kuzo zonke izizukulwana.”+
22 UYehova waqhubeka ethetha noMoses esithi:
23 “Uze uthathe ezona ziqholo zinuka kamnandi: amagaqa emore ayi-500, isinamon emnandi eyihafu yaloo mlinganiselo, ibe ngamagaqa ayi-250, nekalamo emnandi ibe ngamagaqa ayi-250,
24 nekasiya ibe ngamagaqa ayi-500 xa zikalwe ngokweshekele yendawo engcwele,*+ kunye nehin* yeoli yeminquma.
25 Emva koko yenza ioli engcwele yokuthambisa. Imele ixutywe ngobuchule.*+ Iza kuba yioli engcwele yokuthambisa.
26 “Uze uthambise ngayo intente yokuhlangana+ netyeya yoBungqina,
27 netafile nazo zonke izinto zayo, isiphatho sezibane nazo zonke izinto zaso, nesibingelelo sesiqhumiso,
28 nesibingelelo somnikelo otshiswayo nazo zonke izinto zaso, nesitya kunye nesiseko saso.
29 Uze uzingcwalise ukuze zibe zezona zingcwele.+ Nabani na ozichukumisayo umele abe ngcwele.+
30 Umele uthambise uAron+ noonyana bakhe,+ ubangcwalise babe ngababingeleli bam.+
31 “Umele uthethe namaSirayeli uthi: ‘Le oli imele ihlale iyioli engcwele yokuthambisa kuzo zonke izizukulwana zenu.+
32 Ayimele ithanjiswe emzimbeni, kwaye ningaze nenze umxube ofana nowayo. Le oli ingcwele. Imele ihlale ingcwele kuni.
33 Umntu okhe wazixubela umxube ofana nayo waza wathambisa umntu ongalinikwanga ilungelo lokuthanjiswa ngayo umele abulawe.’”+
34 Emva koko uYehova wathi kuMoses: “Thatha umlinganiselo olinganayo wezi ziqholo:+ amafutha estorakisi, ionika, igalebhana eqholiweyo nentlaka yokuqhumisa esulungekileyo.
35 Yenza ngazo isiqhumiso esiqholiweyo.+ Lo mxube wezinongo umele uxutywe ngobuchule,* ugalelwe ityiwa,+ usulungeke, ube ngcwele.
36 Umele ugube inxalenye yazo ibe ngumgubo ocoliweyo uze ubeke inxalenye yaloo mgubo phambi koBungqina ententeni yokuhlangana, apho ndiza kuzityhila khona kuwe. Lo mgubo umele ube ngowona ungcwele kuni.
37 Nize ningazenzeli isiqhumiso esiqholiweyo esinjengeso uza kusenza ngalo mxube.+ Simele sibe njengento engcwele kaYehova kuni.
38 Nabani na ozenzela esinjengaso ukuze anandiphe ivumba laso, makabulawe kubantu bakowabo.”
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Ikubhite yayilingana ne-44,5 cm. Funda Isihlomelo B14.
^ Ngokoqobo, “phakathi kweengokuhlwa ezimbini.”
^ Okanye “umphefumlo.”
^ Ishekele yayilingana ne-11,4 g. Funda Isihlomelo B14.
^ Okanye “ngokweshekele engcwele.”
^ Igera yayilingana ne-0,57 g. Funda Isihlomelo B14.
^ Okanye “umphefumlo.”
^ Ishekele yayilingana ne-11,4 g. Funda Isihlomelo B14.
^ Okanye “imiphefumlo.”
^ Okanye “ngokweshekele engcwele.”
^ Ihin yayilingana ne-3,67 L. Funda Isihlomelo B14.
^ Okanye “ngokomenzi wezithambiso.”
^ Okanye “ngokomenzi wezithambiso.”
