UNUMERI 8
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Ukukhanyiswa kwelithi leembani
1USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi 2akakhulume no-Aroni athi: “Lokha nawukhanyisa iimbani ezilikhomba kufuze zikhanyise indawo ephambi kwelithi lazo.” 3Nje-ke u-Aroni wenza njalo. Wajamisa iimbani bona zikhanyise endaweni ephambi kwelithi lazo njengombana uSomnini ayale uMosi. 4Ilithi leembani, ukusukela esikhondweni bekube semathuthumbenalo, belikhandwe ngegolide. Bekumsebenzi okhandwe ukuya ngomfanekiso uSomnini awukhombisa uMosi.
AmaLevi ahlukaniselwa umsebenzi wokulotjha etendeni lokuhlanganela
5Godu uSomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 6“Khupha amaLevi kuma-Israyeli, uwahlambulule. 7Nasi indlela ozawahlambulula ngayo: Afafaze ngamanzi wehlambululo, uwenze bona asuse boke uboya emzimbenawo bese ahlanze nezambatho zawo nawo ahlambe. 8Nje-ke akathathe ikunzana nomnikelo wakhona weenthoro ongoweflowuru esefiweko edutjwe ngamafutha we-oliva bese wena uthatha enye ikunzana kube ngeyomhlabelo wehlambululo. 9Tjhideza amaLevi ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlanganela bese uhlanganisa umkhambathi wakwa-Israyeli woke. 10Lokha nawutjhideza amaLevi phambi kwakaSomnini, ama-Israyeli kufuze abeke izandla zawo phezu kwawo. 11U-Aroni yena kufuze anikele amaLevi lawo phambi kwakaSomnini njengomnikelo wesibiko ophuma kuma-Israyeli ukuze akwazi ukusebenzela uSomnini. 12Ngalokho amaLevi azakubeka izandla zawo phezu kweenhloko zeenkunzanezo. Wena-ke unikele enye yazo ibe ngeyomhlabelo wehlambululo kuthi enye ibe ngeyomhlabelo wokutjhiswa kuSomnini, ukwenzela amaLevi itethelelo kuSomnini. 13Nje-ke jamisa amaLevi phambi kwaka-Aroni namadodanakhe bese wena uwanikela abe njengomnikelo osibiko kuSomnini. 14Ngendlela leyo-ke uzakukhupha amaLevi phakathi kwama-Israyeli ukuze abe ngewami.
15“Emva kobana uhlambulule bewanikela amaLevi njengomnikelo osibiko, azakungena ngetendeni lokuhlanganela bona alotjhe. 16Iye, amaLevi anikelwe mina ngokupheleleko hlangana nama-Israyeli. Ngizithathele wona bona abe ngewami esikhundleni sawo woke amazibulo wama-Israyeli, koke okuvele qangi esibelethweni. 17Mbala, woke amazibulo wama-Israyeli, kungaba ngewabantu namkha wefuyo, angewami. Kwathi mhlana ngimadlha woke amazibulo enarheni yeGibhide, ngazahlukanisela wona kwa-Israyeli bona abe ngewami. 18Nje-ke esikhundleni sawo woke amazibulo wama-Israyeli, ngizithathele amaLevi bona abe ngewami. 19Nginikele amaLevi ngokupheleleko ku-Aroni namadodanakhe bona enze umsebenzi wama-Israyeli ngetendeni lokuhlanganela. Azakwenzela ama-Israyeli itethelelo kuSomnini, ngaleyondlela avikele amatshwenyeko nakwenzeka bona ama-Israyeli atjhidele khulu endaweni ecwengileko.”
20UMosi no-Aroni kanye nomkhambathi woke wama-Israyeli benza kumaLevi koke uSomnini agade ayale uMosi ngakho. 21AmaLevi ahlanza izambatho zawo bese u-Aroni wawanikela njengomnikelo osibiko kuSomnini, wawenzela netethelelo kobana awahlambulule. Ngaleyondlela amaLevi ahlanjululwa ezonweni zawo. 22Emva kwalokho amaLevi eza bona athome umsebenzawo etendeni lokuhlanganela ngaphasi kwelihlo laka-Aroni namadodanakhe. Lokho uSomnini agade ayale uMosi bona kwenziwe kumaLevi, bakwenza kiwo.
23USomnini wabuya wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 24“Nakhu okumayelana nabaduna bamaLevi: Ukusukela kwabaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili nahlanu ukuya phezulu, bazakungena bona benze umsebenzi wetende lokuhlanganela, 25kodwana abaneminyaka ematjhumi amahlanu bazakuthatha umhlalaphasi, bangasasebenzi. 26Nokho bangasiza ngokuba lilihlo labafowabo etendeni lokuhlanganela, kodwana bangasebenzi. Ngilokho ozakwenza ngamaLevi lokha nawuwahlelela umsebenzi.”
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