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3Lezi-ke yizizukulwana zikaAroni lezikaMozisi, ngosuku iNkosi eyakhuluma ngalo loMozisi entabeni yeSinayi. 2 Lala ngamabizo amadodana kaAroni; izibulo uNadabi, loAbihu, uEleyazare, loIthamaria. 3 La ngamabizo amadodana kaAroni, abapristi abagcotshiweyo, owabehlukanisela ukusebenza njengabapristib. 4 Kodwa uNadabi loAbihu bafa phambi kweNkosi, lapho benikela umlilo ongejwayelekanga phambi kweNkosi enkangala yeSinayic. Babengelabantwana. Ngakho uEleyazare loIthamari basebenza njengabapristi phambi kukaAroni uyise.

5 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 6 Sondeza isizwe sakoLevi, usimise phambi kukaAroni umpristi, ukuthi bamsebenzeled. 7 Bazagcina imfanelo yakhe lemfanelo yenhlangano yonke phambi kwethente lenhlangano ukwenza inkonzo yethabhanekele. 8 Bazalondoloza yonke impahla yethente lenhlangano, lemfanelo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuthi benze inkonzo yethabhanekelee. 9 Njalo uzanikela amaLevi kuAroni lemadodaneni akhe; aphiwe lokuphiwa kuye bephuma kubantwana bakoIsrayelif. 10 Njalo uAroni lamadodana akhe uzabamisa, bagcine-ke ubupristi babog. Lowemzini osondelayo uzabulawah.

11 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 12 Mina-ke, khangela, ngithethe amaLevi ephuma phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli endaweni yalo lonke izibulo elivula isizalo kubantwana bakoIsrayeli. Ngakho amaLevi azakuba ngawamii, 13 ngoba lonke izibulo lingelamij ngosuku engatshaya ngalo lonke izibulo elizweni leGibhithe. Ngizehlukanisele lonke izibulo koIsrayeli, kusukela emuntwini kusiya enyamazaneni; lizakuba ngelamik; ngiyiNkosi.

14 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi enkangala yeSinayi isithi: 15 Bala abantwana bakoLevi ngezindlu zaboyise langensendo zabo; wonke owesilisa kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, uzababalal. 16 Ngakho uMozisi wababala ngokomlomo weNkosi njengokulaywa kwakhe. 17 Lala ayengamadodana kaLevi ngamabizo awo: UGerishoni loKohathi loMerarim. 18 Lala ngamabizo amadodana kaGerishoni ngensendo zawo: ULibini loShimeyin. 19 Lamadodana kaKohathi ngensendo zawo: UAmramu loIzihari, uHebroni loUziyelio. 20 Lamadodana kaMerari ngensendo zawo: UMahli loMuship. Lezi zinsendo zamaLevi ngezindlu zaboyise.

21 KuGerishoni kwakulosendo lwamaLibini losendo lwamaShimeyi; lezi zinsendo zamaGerishoni. 22 Ababalwayo babo, ngenani labo bonke abesilisa, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, ababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lamakhulu amahlanu. 23 Insendo zamaGerishoni zizamisa amathente azo ngemva kwethabhanekele ngentshonalangaq. 24 Lesiphathamandla sendlu kayise wamaGerishoni sizakuba nguEliyasafi indodana kaLayeli. 25 Lemfanelo yamadodana kaGerishoni ethenteni lenhlangano izakubar lithabhanekeles, lethentet, isifulelo salou, lesilenge somnyango wethente lenhlangano, 26 lamakhetheni egumav, lesilenge somnyango weguma elingasethabhanekeleni lelingaselathini inhlangothi zonkew, lentambo zalo, ngokomsebenzi walo wonkex.

27 LakuKohathi kwakulosendo lwamaAmramu, losendo lwamaIzihari, losendo lwamaHebroni, losendo lwamaUziyeli. Lezi zinsendo zamaKohathiy. 28 Kunani labo bonke abesilisa, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, babeyizinkulungwane eziyisificaminwembili lamakhulu ayisithupha, begcina imfanelo yendlu engcwele. 29 Insendo zamadodana kaKohathi zizamisa amathente azo eceleni kwethabhanekele ngeningizimuz. 30 Lesiphathamandla sendlu kayise wensendo zamaKohathi sizakuba nguElizafani indodana kaUziyelia. 31 Lemfanelo yawo izakuba ngumtshokotshob, letafulac, loluthi lwesibaned, lamalathie, lezitsha zendlu engcwele abakhonza ngazo, lesilengef, layo yonke inkonzo yalo. 32 Njalo umphathi weziphathamandla zamaLevi uzakuba nguEleyazare, indodana kaAroni umpristi; ubuphathi bakhe babukwabagcina ukulindwa kwendlu engcwele.

33 KoMerari kwakulusendo lwamaMahli losendo lwamaMushi; lezi zinsendo zamaMerari. 34 Lababalwayo babo, ngenani labo bonke abesilisa, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, babeyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha lamakhulu amabili. 35 Lesiphathamandla sendlu kayise wensendo zakoMerari sizakuba nguZuriyeli indodana kaAbihayili. Bazamisa amathente abo eceleni kwethabhanekele ngenyakatho. 36 Lobuphathi bokulinda bamadodana kaMerari buzakuba ngamapulanka ethabhanekeleg, lemithando yaloh, lensika zaloi, lezisekelo zaloj, lezitsha zalo zonke, lawo wonke umsebenzi walo, 37 lensika zeguma inhlangothi zonke, lezisekelo zazok, lezikhonkwane zazol, lentambo zazom.

38 Lalabo ababemise amathente abo phambi kwethabhanekele ngempumalanga, phambi kwethente lenhlangano, kwakungoMozisi loAroni lamadodana akhe, belondoloza ukulindwa kwendlu engcwele, kusenzelwa umlindo wabantwana bakoIsrayelin. Lowemzini osondelayo uzabulawao.

39 Bonke ababalwayo bamaLevi, oMozisi loAroni abababalayo, ngokomlayo weNkosi, ngezinsapho zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambilip.

40 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Bala wonke amazibulo esilisa abantwana bakoIsrayeli, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, uthathe inani lamabizo abo. 41 Uzangithathela amaLevi (ngiyiNkosi) endaweni yawo wonke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli; lezifuyo zamaLevi endaweni yamazibulo wonke phakathi kwezifuyo zabantwana bakoIsrayeliq. 42 Ngakho uMozisi wabala wonke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuye. 43 Lawo wonke amazibulo esilisa, ngenani lamabizo, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, kwababaliweyo babo, ayezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lantathu.

44 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 45 Thatha amaLevi endaweni yamazibulo wonke phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, lezifuyo zamaLevi endaweni yezifuyo zabo; lamaLevi azakuba ngawamir; ngiyiNkosi. 46 Mayelana labazahlengwa, abangamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lantathu bamazibulo abantwana bakoIsrayelis, abaphezu kwenani lamaLevit; 47 uzathatha lamashekeli* nganhlanu nganhlanu ngekhandau, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele uzawathathav; ishekeli lingamagera* angamatshumi amabiliw. 48 Unike kuAroni lakumadodana akhe imali yabahlengiweyo abasele phakathi kwabo. 49 UMozisi wasethatha imali yohlengo kulabo ababesele phezu kwabahlengwa ngamaLevi. 50 Wayithatha imali kumazibulo abantwana bakoIsrayeli, amashekeli ayinkulungwane lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwelex. 51 UMozisi wasenika uAroni lamadodana akhe imali yabahlengiweyo, ngokomlomo weNkosi, njengalokhu iNkosi imlayile uMozisiy.

a Eks. 6.23.

b Levi 8.

c Levi 10.1,2; Nani 26.61; 1 Lan. 24.2.

d 1.50; 8.6; 18.2.

e 3.38; 8.11,15,24,26.

f 8.19; 18.6.

g 18.7.

h 3.38; 1.51.

i 8.16; 3.41.

j Eks. 13.2. Levi 27.26. Nani 8.16. Luka 2.23.

k Eks. 13.12,15; Nani 8.17.

l 3.39; 26.62; 1.47.

m Gen. 46.11. Eks. 6.16; Nani 26.57. 1 Lan. 6.1,16; 23.6.

n Eks. 6.17; 1 Lan. 6.17; 23.7.

o Eks. 6.18; 1 Lan. 6.2,18.

p Eks. 6.19; 1 Lan. 6.19; 23.21.

q 1.53; 3.29,35,38.

r 4.24-26.

s Eks. 25.9.

t Eks. 26.7; 36.14.

u Eks. 26.14.

v Eks. 27.9.

w Eks. 27.16.

x 3.37. Eks. 35.18; 39.40.

y 1 Lan. 26.23.

z Eks. 40.22,24; Nani 3.35.

a Eks. 6.22. Levi 10.4.

b Eks. 25.10.

c Eks. 25.23.

d Eks. 25.31.

e Eks. 27.1; 30.1.

f Eks. 35.12; 39.34; 40.21; Eks. 26.31; Nani 4.5.

g Eks. 26.15.

h Eks. 26.26.

i Eks. 26.32,37.

j Eks. 26.19.

k Eks. 27.10.

l Eks. 27.19.

m 3.26.

n 1.53.

o 3.10.

p 3.22,28,34; Nani 3.46-49.

q 3.12,45.

r 3.12,41.

s Eks. 13.13; Nani 18.15.

t 3.39,43.

u Levi 27.6. Nani 18.16.

v 1.2.

w Eks. 30.13.

x 3.46,47.

y 3.48.