UAroni umisa izibane

8INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 2 Tshono kuAroni uthi kuye: Nxa ulumathisa izibanea, izibane eziyisikhombisa zizakhanyisa ngaphambili phambi koluthi lwesibane. 3 UAroni wasesenza njalo; ngaphambili phambi koluthi lwesibane walumathisa izibaneb zalo, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi. 4 Lalo umsebenzi woluthi lwesibane wawungowegolide elikhandiweyoc, kuze kube sesidindini salo kuze kuye emalubeni alo lwalukhandiwed; njengesifanekiso iNkosi eyamtshengisa sona uMozisi, walwenza njalo uluthi lwesibanee.

Ukwehlukaniswa kwamaLevi

5 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 6 Khupha amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, uwahlambulule; 7 wenze ngokunjalo kuwo ukuwahlambulula; ufafaze phezu kwawo amanzi okuhlambululaf, njalo adlulise impuco emzimbeni wawo wonke, awatshe izigqoko zawo, azihlambululeg. 8 Athathe ijongosi ithole lenkomo, lomnikelo walo wokudla, impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, uthathe lelinye ijongosi ithole lenkomo, libe ngumnikelo wesonoh. 9 Njalo uzasondeza amaLevi phambi kwethente lenhlanganoi, ubuthanise inhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayelij. 10 Usondeze amaLevi phambi kweNkosi, njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli bazabeka izandla zabo phezu kwamaLevik, 11 loAroni azunguze amaLevi, abe ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa phambi kweNkosi, evela ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli, ukuze abe ngasebenza umsebenzi weNkosi. 12 AmaLevi azabeka-ke izandla zawo enhlokweni yamajongosil; unikele elinye libe ngumnikelo wesono, lelinye libe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa eNkosini, ukuwenzela amaLevi inhlawulo yokuthulam. 13 Njalo uzawamisa amaLevi phambi kukaAroni laphambi kwamadodana akhe, uwazunguze abe ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa eNkosini. 14 Ngakho uzakwehlukanisa amaLevi uwakhuphe phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuthi amaLevi abe ngawamin. 15 Lemva kwalokho amaLevi azangena ukukhonza ethenteni lenhlangano. Njalo uzawahlambulula, uwazunguze abe ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa. 16 Ngoba wona aphiwe lokuphiwa mina ephuma phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli. Esikhundleni salokho okuvula sonke isizalo, izibulo laye wonke wabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngizithathele wonao. 17 Ngoba lonke izibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli ngelami, phakathi kwabantu laphakathi kwezifuyop. Ngosuku engatshaya ngalo lonke izibulo elizweni leGibhithe ngazingcwelisela wona; 18 sengithethe amaLevi esikhundleni sawo wonke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli. 19 Ngiwanikile amaLevi njengabaphiweyo kuAroni lakumadodana akhe, ephuma phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeliq, ukukhonza inkonzo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli ethenteni lenhlangano, lokwenzela abantwana bakoIsrayeli inhlawulo yokuthula, ukuze kungabi lenhlupheko phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, nxa abantwana bakoIsrayeli besondela endlini engcweler. 20 UMozisi loAroni lenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesenza kumaLevi njengakho konke iNkosi eyakulaya uMozisi mayelana lamaLevi; benza njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli kuwo. 21 LamaLevi azihlambulula, awatsha izembatho zawo; uAroni wasewazunguza aba ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa phambi kweNkosi; loAroni wawenzela inhlawulo yokuthula ukuwahlambululas. 22 Lemva kwalokho amaLevi angena ukwenza inkonzo yawo ethenteni lenhlangano phambi kukaAroni laphambi kwamadodana akhe. Njengalokhu iNkosi yamlaya uMozisi ngamaLevi, benza njalo kuwo.

Iminyaka yokusebenza kwamaLevi

23 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 24 Yilokhu okuqondene lamaLevi: Kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu langaphezulu azangena ukukhonza inkonzo, enkonzweni yethente lenhlanganot. 25 Njalo kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu azaphuma enkonzweni yenkonzo, angabe esasebenza; 26 kodwa azasiza abazalwane bawo ethenteni lenhlangano ukugcina umlindo, kodwa angasebenzi umsebenzi. Uzakwenza njalo kumaLevi kumfanelo zawou.