Imisebenzi yabaphristi namaLevi
1USomnini wakhuluma no-Aroni wathi: “Wena namadodanakho kanye nekoro yekhenu enawe nizakuthwala isiphambeko esenziwe endaweni ecwengileko. Kodwana wena namadodanakho kwaphela nizakuthwala isiphambeko sobuphristi. 2Utjhideze abafowenu okutjho ikoro yamaLevi okuyindlu kayihlo ukuze bahlanganyele nawe, bakusize lokha wena namadodanakho nanilotjha phambi kwetende elinobufakazi. 3Bazakwenza imisebenzi obanikela yona etendeni loke, kodwana bangatjhideli ezitjeni ezicwengileko namkha e-aldarini. Nange bangatjhidela bazakufa bese nani niyafa. 4Bazakuhlanganyela nawe, baqale itende lokuhlanganela bebenze yoke imisebenzalo kodwana ongasi mphristi angatjhideli kini 5lokha nanisebenza ngezitja ezicwengileko namkha e-aldarini. Ngendlela leyo nizabe nikhandela ilaka lakaSomnini bona lingehleli phezu kwama-Israyeli godu. 6Yelela-ke, mina Somnini ngikhethe abafowenu amaLevi phakathi kwama-Israyeli njengesipho senu. Bona bahlukaniselwe uSomnini bonyana benze umsebenzi wetende lokuhlanganela. 7Kodwana wena namadodanakho akanye nawe nizakwenza umsebenzenu wobuphristi omayelana nakho koke okuphathelene ne-aldari nendawo engemuva kwesiyaya setjhila. Lokho kumsebenzenu. Ubuphristi ngibunikele nina njengesipho, nje-ke nanyana ngubani otjhidela eduze angasi mphristi, uzakubulawa.”
Izabelo zabaphristi namaLevi
8Godu uSomnini wathi ku-Aroni: “Mina Somnini, ngimi engikunikele umsebenzi ophathelene neminikelo esibiko, okutjho izipho ezikhethekileko zama-Israyeli. Ngikunikele zona bona kube sisabelo sakho namadodanakho nini nanini. 9Eminikelweni yoke ecwenge khulu uzakufunyana okungakatjhiswa e-aldarini. Iye, yoke iminikelo ecwenge khulu ephuma eminikelweni yeenthoro, emihlabelweni yehlambululo neyehlawulo ingeyakho namadodanakho. 10Nizayidla njengomnikelo ocwenge khulu. Boke abaduna phakathi kwabaphristi banelungelo lokuwudla. Kumnikelo ocwengileko kini. 11Nakhu okhunye godu okungokwakho: Isabelo esibekiweko eminikelweni yoke esibiko ama-Israyeli ayiletha kuSomnini, ngesakho. Ngisinikele wena namadodanakho kanye namadodakazakho njengesabelo senu nini nanini. Woke ohlambulukileko endlinakho angadla kiso. 12Koke okuhle kwesivuno sokuthoma samafutha we-oliva, kwewayini nokweenthoro okulethwa ma-Israyeli kuSomnini, ngikunikela wena. 13Isilumo sakho koke okusemasiminabo asiletha kuSomnini, sizakuba ngesakho. Woke ohlambulukileko endlinakho angadla kiso. 14Godu okuzilelwa ngakho uSomnini kwa-Israyeli kungokwakho. 15Koke okuduna okuphume qangi esibelethweni, kwabantu nekweenlwana okulethwe kuSomnini, kuzakuba ngokwakho. Nokho-ke amazibulo wabantu neweenlwana ezingakahlambuluki, niwahlenge. 16Lokha izibulo nalinenyanga yinye kumele ubeke inani lokuhlengwa elimagremu amatjhumi amahlanu nalikhomba wesiliva ukuya ngesilinganiso sendawo ecwengileko. 17Kodwana amazibulo weenkomo, izimvu neembuzi angahlengwa ngombana acwengile. Fafaza iingazi zawo phezu kwe-aldari, utjhise imihlwehlwe yawo kube mnikelo okhethekileko, owamukeleka kuSomnini. 18Inyama yawo izakuba ngeyakho njengombana isifuba esiphakanyiswa nomlenze wangesidleni kungokwakho. 19Yoke iminikelo esibiko elethwa ma-Israyeli kuSomnini, ngiyinikela wena, amadodanakho namadodakazakho kube sisabelo sakho nini nanini. Lokho kusivumelwano esijanyiswe ngetswayi ngehlangothini lakaSomnini mayelana nawe neenzukulwana zakho.”
20Godu uSomnini wathi ku-Aroni: “Angeze waba nelifa hlangana nama-Israyeli begodu nesabelo sesimu angeze ube naso phakathi kwawo. Mina Somnini ngisisabelo sakho nelifa lakho phakathi kwama-Israyeli.
21“Koke kwetjhumi kwa-Israyeli, ngikunikele amaLevi bona kube lilifa lawo lokuwavuza emsebenzinawo wokulotjha etendeni lokuhlanganela. 22Kusukela nje, ama-Israyeli akukafaneli atjhidele etendeni lokuhlanganela ngombana nakenza njalo azakuthwala isono bese ayafa. 23Kodwana maLevi azakwenza umsebenzi wetende lokuhlanganela begodu azakuthwala isiphambeko esenziwa kilo. Lokhu kuzakuba simiso sanini nanini eenzukulwaneni zawo. AmaLevi angeze aba nelifa hlangana nama-Israyeli 24ngombana ngiwanikele kwetjhumi okulethwa ma-Israyeli kuSomnini bona kube lilifa lawo. Kungalokho ngithe kiwo angeze aba nelifa hlangana nama-Israyeli.”
25USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi 26akakhulume namaLevi athi kiwo: “Lokha nanamukela kwetjhumi kuma-Israyeli engininikele khona bona kube ngokwenu, khuphani kwetjhumi emnikelweni lowo kube ngokwakaSomnini. Lokho kuzakuba ngokwetjhumi kokwetjhumi. 27Umnikelwenu wokwetjhumi lowo uzakubalwa ngasuthi mnikelo weenthoro ophuma eselelweni senu newayini kanye namafutha we-oliva aphuma ebutlhodlhelweni benu. 28Ngendlela leyo nani nizakhupha kuSomnini umnikelo wokwetjhumi kwakho koke kwenu enikwamukela kuma-Israyeli. Nje-ke nizakuthatha umnikelo kaSomnini lowo niwunikele u-Aroni umphristi. 29Eminikelweni yoke eninikelwa yona, nikelani uSomnini umnikelo ongowakhe. Lokho kuzakuba mnikelo ocwengileko kuSomnini kikho koke okuhle kweminikelo.”
30Godu uSomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi akakhulume namaLevi athi: “Lokha nina maLevi naninikela okukhethekileko kweminikelo leyo bese ithathwa ingasuthi sivuno esivela eselelweni nebutlhodlhelweni, 31okuseleko ningakudlela nanyana kukuphi, nina nezindlu zenu. Lokho kumvuzo wenu mayelana nomsebenzi wokulotjha etendeni lokuhlanganela. 32Angeze naba nomlandu ngawo naniwudlako ikani nje nanithome ngokunikela okukhethekileko kwawo kuSomnini. Ngalokho ningasilaphazi izipho ezikhethekileko zama-Israyeli ukuze ningafi.”