UEKSODUSI 40

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₂Ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala wolimisa itabernakele* letende lokuhlangana.

₃Wofaka khona umphongolo wobufakazi, uwuhenqele umphongolo ngesihenqo.

₄Ulingenise itafula, uhlele izinto eziphezu kwalo, ulungenise uthi lwezibani, ubeke izibani zalo.

₅Ubeke ialtare legolide lempepho phambi komphongolo wobufakazi, ulengise iveli lomnyango wetabernakele.

₆Ubeke ialtare lomnikelo wokushiswa phambi komnyango wetabernakele letende lokuhlangana.

₇Ubeke umcengezi phakathi kwetende lokuhlangana nealtare, uthele amanzi kuwo.

₈Ulungise igceke nxazonke, ulengise iveli lesango legceke.

₉Uthabathe amafutha okugcoba, uligcobe itabernakele nakho konke okukulo, ulingcwelise kanye nempahla yalo yonke, libe-ngcwele.

₁₀Ugcobe ialtare lomnikelo wokushiswa nezinto zalo zonke, ulingcwelise ialtare, ialtare libe-ngcwelengcwele.

₁₁Ugcobe umcengezi nesinqe sawo, uwungcwelise.

₁₂Ulethe uAroni namadodana akhe emnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ubageze ngamanzi.

₁₃Umembathise uAroni izambatho ezingcwele, umgcobe, umngcwelise ukuba angikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi.

₁₄Ulethe amadodana akhe, uwembathise amabhantshi,

₁₅uwagcobe, njengalokho wamgcoba uyise, ukuba bangikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi, ukugcotshwa kwabo kubengubupristi obuphakade kubo ezizukulwaneni zabo.

₁₆Wenze njalo uMose; njengakho konke uJehova amyalé ngakho, wenze njaloke.

₁₇Kwathi enyangeni yokuqala ngomnyaka wesibili, ngolokuqala lwenyanga itabernakele lamiswa.

₁₈UMose walimisa itabernakele, wabeka izinyawo zalo, wamisa amapulangwe alo, wafaka imishayo yalo, wamisa izinsika zalo.

₁₉Weneka itende phezu kwetabernakele, wabeka isifulelo setende phezu kwalo, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₂₀Wathabatha, wabufaka ubufakazi emphongolweni, wafaka izinti emphongolweni, wabeka isihlalo somusa phezu komphongolo.

₂₁Wangenisa umphongolo etabernakele, wamisa isihenqo seveli, wahenqela umphongolo wobufakazi, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₂₂Wafaka itafula etendeni lokuhlangana ohlangothini lwetabernakele olungasenyakatho ngaphandle kwesihenqo.

₂₃Wahlela izinkwa phezu kwalo phambi kukaJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₂₄Walubeka uthi lwezibani etendeni lokuhlangana malungana netafula ohlangothini lwetabernakele olungaseningizimu.

₂₅Wazibeka izibani phambi kukaJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₂₆Walibeka ialtare legolide etendeni lokuhlangana ngaphambi kwesihenqo.

₂₇Washisa lapho impepho yamakha athaphukayo, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₂₈Walengisa iveli lomnyango wetabernakele.

₂₉Wabeka ialtare lomnikelo wokushiswa ngasemnyango wetabernakele letende lokuhlangana, wanikela kulo ngomnikelo wokushiswa nangomnikelo wempuphu, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₃₀Wabeka umcengezi phakathi kwetende lokuhlangana nealtare, wathela kuwo amanzi okugeza.

₃₁OMose noAroni namadodana akhe bahlambela kuwo izandla zabo nezinyawo zabo.

₃₂Nxa bengena etendeni lokuhlangana nanxa besondela ealtare, bageza njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₃₃Walungisa igceke lizungeza itabernakele nealtare, walengisa iveli lesango legceke; kanjalo-ke uMose wawuqeda umsebenzi.

₃₄Ifu lase lisibekela itende lokuhlangana, nenkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa itabernakele.

₃₅UMose wayengenakungena etendeni lokuhlangana, ngokuba ifu lahlala phezu kwalo, nenkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa itabernakele.

₃₆Njalo lapho ifu lenyuswa etabernakele, abantwana bakwaIsrayeli baqhubekela phambili ezinkambeni zabo zonke.

₃₇Kepha uma ifu lingenyuswanga, babengaqhubeki kwaze kwafika usuku lokwenyuswa kwalo.

₃₈Ngokuba ifu likaJehova laliphezu kwetabernakele emini, nomlilo wawukulo ebusuku emehlweni ayo yonke indlu yakwaIsrayeli ezinkambeni zabo zonke.