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| 1. | Lezi-ke yizizukulwana zikaAroni lezikaMozisi, ngosuku i Nkosi eyakhuluma ngalo loMozisi entabeni yeSinayi. |
| 2. | Lala ngamabizo amadodana kaAroni; izibulo uNadabi, loAbihu, uEleyazare, loIthamari. |
| 3. | La ngamabizo amadodana kaAroni, abapristi abagcotshiweyo, owabehlukanisela ukusebenza njengabapristi. |
| 4. | Kodwa uNadabi loAbihu bafa phambi kwe Nkosi, lapho benikela umlilo ongejwayelekanga phambi kwe Nkosi enkangala yeSinayi. Babengelabantwana. Ngakho uEleyazare loIthamari basebenza njengabapristi phambi kukaAroni uyise. |
| 5. | I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: |
| 6. | Sondeza isizwe sakoLevi, usimise phambi kukaAroni umpristi, ukuthi bamsebenzele. |
| 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 yethabhanekele. |
| 9. | Njalo uzanikela amaLevi kuAroni lemadodaneni akhe; aphiwe lokuphiwa kuye bevela kubantwana bakoIsrayeli. |
| 10. | Njalo uAroni lamadodana akhe uzabamisa, bagcine-ke ubupristi babo. Lowemzini osondelayo uzabulawa. |
| 11. | I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: |
| 12. | Mina-ke, khangela, ngithethe amaLevi ephuma phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli endaweni yalo lonke izibulo elivula isizalo kubantwana bakoIsrayeli. LamaLevi azakuba ngawami, |
| 13. | ngoba lonke izibulo lingelami ngosuku engatshaya ngalo lonke izibulo elizweni leGibhithe. Ngizingcwelisele lonke izibulo koIsrayeli, kusukela emuntwini kusiya enyamazaneni; lizakuba ngelami; ngiyi Nkosi. |
| 14. | I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi enkangala yeSinayi isithi: |
| 15. | Bala abantwana bakoLevi ngezindlu zaboyise langensendo zabo; wonke owesilisa kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, uzababala. |
| 16. | Ngakho uMozisi wababala ngokomlomo we Nkosi njengokulaywa kwakhe. |
| 17. | Lala ayengamadodana kaLevi ngamabizo awo: UGerishoni loKohathi loMerari. |
| 18. | Lala ngamabizo amadodana kaGerishoni ngensendo zawo: ULibini loShimeyi. |
| 19. | Lamadodana kaKohathi ngensendo zawo: UAmramu loIzihari, uHebroni loUziyeli. |
| 20. | Lamadodana kaMerari ngensendo zawo: UMahli loMushi. 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 ngentshonalanga. |
| 24. | Lesiphathamandla sendlu kayise wamaGerishoni sizakuba nguEliyasafi indodana kaLayeli. |
| 25. | Lemfanelo yamadodana kaGerishoni ethenteni lenhlangano izakuba lithabhanekele, lethente, isifulelo salo, lesilenge somnyango wethente lenhlangano, |
| 26. | lamakhetheni eguma, lesilenge somnyango weguma elingasethabhanekeleni lelingaselathini inhlangothi zonke, lentambo zalo, ngokomsebenzi walo wonke. |
| 27. | LakuKohathi kwakulosendo lwamaAmramu, losendo lwamaIzihari, losendo lwamaHebroni, losendo lwamaUziyeli. Lezi zinsendo zamaKohathi. |
| 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 ngeningizimu. |
| 30. | Lesiphathamandla sendlu kayise wensendo zamaKohathi sizakuba nguElizafani indodana kaUziyeli. |
| 31. | Lemfanelo yawo izakuba ngumtshokotsho, letafula, loluthi lwesibane, lamalathi, lezitsha zendlu engcwele abakhonza ngazo, lesilenge, 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 ethabhanekele, lemithando yalo, lensika zalo, lezisekelo zalo, lezitsha zalo zonke, lawo wonke umsebenzi walo, |
| 37. | lensika zeguma inhlangothi zonke, lezisekelo zazo, lezikhonkwane zazo, lentambo zazo. |
| 38. | Lalabo ababemise amathente abo phambi kwethabhanekele ngempumalanga, phambi kwethente lenhlangano, kwakungoMozisi loAroni lamadodana akhe, belondoloza ukulindwa kwendlu engcwele, kusenzelwa umlindo wabantwana bakoIsrayeli. Lowemzini osondelayo uzabulawa. |
| 39. | Bonke ababalwayo bamaLevi, oMozisi loAroni abababalayo, ngokomlayo we Nkosi, ngezinsapho zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili. |
| 40. | I Nkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Bala wonke amazibulo esilisa abantwana bakoIsrayeli, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, uthathe inani lamabizo abo. |
| 41. | Uzangithathela amaLevi (ngiyi Nkosi ) endaweni yawo wonke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli; lezifuyo zamaLevi endaweni yamazibulo wonke phakathi kwezifuyo zabantwana bakoIsrayeli. |
| 42. | Ngakho uMozisi wabala wonke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, njengokulaya kwe Nkosi kuye. |
| 43. | Lawo wonke amazibulo esilisa, ngenani lamabizo, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, kwababaliweyo babo, ayezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lantathu. |
| 44. | I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: |
| 45. | Thatha amaLevi endaweni yamazibulo wonke phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, lezifuyo zamaLevi endaweni yezifuyo zabo; lamaLevi azakuba ngawami; ngiyi Nkosi. |
| 46. | Mayelana labazahlengwa, abangamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lantathu bamazibulo abantwana bakoIsrayeli, abaphezu kwenani lamaLevi; |
| 47. | uzathatha lamashekeli* nganhlanu nganhlanu ngekhanda, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele uzawathatha; ishekeli lingamagera* angamatshumi amabili. |
| 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 engcwele. |
| 51. | UMozisi wasenika uAroni lamadodana akhe imali yabahlengiweyo, ngokomlomo we Nkosi, njengalokhu i Nkosi imlayile uMozisi. |
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