Umsebenti wemaLevi elusendvo lwaKhohati
1Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi: 2“Bala emaKhohati langemaLevi lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo. 3Bala onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulasaneminyaka lengema-30 kuya kulengema-50 budzala, labo lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana. 4Umsebenti walamaKhohati ethendeni lekuhlangana bekukunakekela tintfo letingcwelengcwele.
5“Nase kufanele kutfutfwe inkambu, bo-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kufanele bangene ekhatsi ethendeni lekukhontela, betfule lendvwangu lesembikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane, bese baliphutsa ngayo. 6Batawube sebaphindze balembonya ngesikhumba lesishukiwe selihhashi laselwandle, ngetulu bendlale indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, bafake timboko talo endzaweni yato.
7“Ngetulu kwelitafula lesinkhwa sekubekwa embikwaSimakadze kufanele bendlale indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, bese etikwalo babeka emapulede, netitja temphepho, netindishi, netindzebe temnikelo wekunatfwa; kufanele nesinkhwa sekubekwa embikwaSimakadze sihlale sikhona etikwalo. 8Etikwako konkhe loku kufanele bendlale indvwangu lebovu ngalokutopele, bese kumbonywa ngesikhumba lesishukiwe selihhashi laselwandle, bafake timboko talo endzaweni yato.
9“Bayawutsatsa indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka baphutse lolutsi lwetibane tekukhanyisa, kanye netibane talo, nentsambo yalo, netijubantsambo, netitsebe, netindzebe temafutsa. 10Batakugocotela kanye naletintfo letihambisana nalo ngesikhumba lesishukiwe semahhashi aselwandle, bakufake eluhlakeni lwekwetfwala.
11“Etikwelilati legolide kufanele bendlale indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, bese bambonya loko ngesikhumba lesishukiwe semahhashi aselwandle, bafake timboko talo endzaweni yato. 12Kufanele batsatse tonkhe letintfo letisetjentiswa ekukhonteni endzaweni lengcwele, batigocote ngalendvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, bakumbonye ngesikhumba semahhashi aselwandle, bese bakubeka eluhlakeni lwekwetfwala. 13Kufanele besuse umlotsa elatini lelitfusi, bese bendlala indvwangu lebukhwebeletane etikwalo. 14Bayawubeka etikwayo tonkhe titja letisetjentiswa enkonzweni yelilati: emakesi, netintsi tenyama, nemafosholo, nemigezelo yekunyenyeta, nato tonkhe titja taselatini. Etikwalo bese bendlala sikhumba lesishukiwe semahhashi aselwandle, bafake timboko talo endzaweni yato. 15Nase bacedzile bo-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kumbonya indzawo lengcwele nato tonkhe timphahla tayo, nenkambu yonkhe seyilungele kusuka ihambe, emaKhohati kufanele kube ngiwo letfwalako, kodvwa angatitsintsi letintfo letingcwele, funa afe.
“Ngito leto tintfo tasethendeni lekuhlangana letifanele kwetfwalwa ngemaKhohati.
16“Eleyazare, indvodzana ya-Aroni, umphristi, nguye lotawuphatsa emafutsa etibane, nemphepho lenuka kamnandzi, neminikelo yafutsi yalokutinhlavu, nemafutsa emgcobo, abe liso etikwalo lonkhe lithende lekukhontela nako konkhe lokukulo, ngisho etikwayo yonkhe indzawo lengcwele nako konkhe lokukuyo.”
17Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi: 18“Caphelani kutsi tinsendvo tesive semaKhohati tingapheli emkhatsini wemaLevi, 19kodvwa niwaphatse ngendlela yekutsi aphile angafi, nakasondzela eceleni kwetintfo letingcwelengcwele. Bo-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kufanele bangene endzaweni lengcwele bawabele ngulowo nalowo inkonzo nemsebenti locondzene naye. 20Kodvwa emaKhohati akukafaneli kutsi angene abuke tintfo letingcwele ngisho nangesikhashana nje, funa afe.”
Umsebenti wemaLevi elusendvo lwemaGeshoni
21Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: 22“Bala futsi emaGeshoni, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo. 23Bala onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulasaneminyaka lengema-30 kuya kulengema-50 budzala lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana. 24Lena-ke yinkonzo yelusendvo lwemaGeshoni nabenta imisebenti yabo betfwala lemitfwalo: 25Batakwetfwala tindvwangu telithende lekukhontela, nelithende lekuhlangana, kanye netimbonyo talo letingetulu tesikhumba lesishukiwe semahhashi aselwandle, netindvwangu letisekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana, 26netindvwangu tesibuya, nendvwangu lesekungeneni kwesibuya lesitungeleta lithende lekukhontela nelilati, netintsambo tato, nato tonkhe timphahla letisetjentiswa ekukhonteni, babuye bente konkhe lokudzinga kwentiwa macondzana nato. 27Yonkhe inkonzo yemaGeshoni itakwentiwa ngekuyala kwa-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe, nako konkhe lokufanele bakwetfwale nalokufanele bakwente. Nine-ke nibone kutsi bakwenta konkhe yini labatjelwe kona. 28Lena-ke yinkonzo yelusendvo lwakaGeshoni ethendeni lekuhlangana, umsebenti batakuwenta ngaphansi kwesandla sa-Ithamari, indvodzana ya-Aroni, umphristi.”
Umsebenti wemaLevi elusendvo lwakaMerari
29“Bala emaMerari, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo. 30Bala bonkhe labadvuna kusukela kulabaneminyaka lengema-30 budzala kuya kulengema-50, laba lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana. 31Lena-ke ngimisebenti lekufanele bayente: kufanele betfwale tinsikabhaluko tendzawo lengcwele, nemakabha, netinsika kanye nemaseko ato, 32netinsika letitungeleta sibuya, nemaseko ato, netikhonkhwane telithende, netintsambo, nato tonkhe timphahla nalokunye lokuhambisana nako. Nguleyo naleyo ndvodza uyibhalise eceleni kwelibito laleyo mphahla lekufanele iyetfwale. 33Lena-ke yinkonzo yemindeni yemaMerari ethendeni lekuhlangana ngaphansi kwesandla sa-Ithamari, indvodzana ya-Aroni, umphristi.”
Lubalo lwesive semaLevi
34BoMosi, na-Aroni, nebaholi besive babala emaKhohati, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo. 35Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabeneminyaka lengema-30 budzala kuya kulengema-50, laba lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana, 36abalwa, lusendvo ngelusendvo, aba ti-2 750. 37Ngibo bonkhe-ke laba netinsendvo temaKhohati labebatawukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana. Bo-Mosi na-Aroni bawabala njengekuyalwa kwaMosi nguSimakadze.
38EmaGeshoni abalwa, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo. 39Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabeneminyaka lengema-30 budzala kuya kulengema-50, laba lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana, 40abalwa, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo, aba ti-2 630. Ngibo bonkhe lababetinsendvo temaGeshoni lababekhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana. 41BoMosi na-Aroni bababala njengekuyalwa kwaMosi nguSimakadze.
42EmaMerari abalwa, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo. 43Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabeneminyaka lengema-30 budzala kuya kulengema-50, laba lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana, 44abalwa, lusendvo ngelusendvo aba ti-3 200. 45Ngibo bonkhe-ke lababetinsendvo temaMerari. BoMosi na-Aroni bawabala njengekuyalwa kwaMosi nguSimakadze.
46Ngako boMosi, na-Aroni, nebaholi bema-Israyeli bawabala onkhe emaLevi, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo. 47Asawonkhe emadvodza labeneminyaka lengema-30 budzala kuya kulengema-50, laba lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana, 48aba ti-8 580. 49Kwaya njengekuyalwa kwaMosi nguSimakadze kutsi ngulowo nalowo ente umsebenti wakhe lowawucondzene naye kutsi awente.
Ngako-ke bonkhe babalwa njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
