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₁*UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis ₂makaxelele uAron ukuba xa ebeka esaa sibane sizibane zisixhenxe, aze asimise ngohlobo lokuba ilitha laso liwe ngaphambili. ₃UAron wawuthobela loo myalelo, wasimisa njengoko kutshiwo isibane. ₄Wasibumba sonke ngegolide ngokomfanekiso awayewubonisiwe nguNdikhoyo uMosis.

₅*UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis ₆ukuba abakhethe abaLevi kumaSirayeli, abahlambulule ₇ngolu hlobo: “Bafefe ngamanzi okuhlambulula, utsho bachebe babususe bonke uboya emizimbeni, bazihlambe neempahla zabo. Bakuba benjenjalo ke baya kuhlambuluka. ₈Emva koko ke mabathathe inkunzana yenkomo, baphathe nomgubo onamafutha ukulungiselela ukwenza idini leenkozo; uze futhi uthathe enye inkunzi yenkomo yokwenza umnikelo wesono. ₉Qokelela ibandla lamaSirayeli ephela, uze bona abaLevi ubemise phambi *kwesibingelelo. ₁₀AmaSirayeli ke aya kubeka izandla zawo phezu kweentloko zabaLevi. ₁₁Ke uAron uya kusuka abanikezele abaLevi abo kum, babe ngumnikelo owanga-wangiswayo ovela kumaSirayeli, ukuze bawufanele umsebenzi wam. ₁₂AbaLevi ke baya kubeka izandla phezu kwezaa nkunzi zimbini. Enye yazo yeyedini lesono, kanti ke enye yeyedini elitshiswayo, khon' ukuze abaLevi bacanyagushelwe.”

₁₃UNdikhoyo waqhuba wathi: “AbaLevi mababe ngumnikelo owanga-wangiswayo, baze bonganyelwe nguAron noonyana bakhe. ₁₄Ngale ndlela ke bakhethe abaLevi kumaSirayeli, babe libango lam. ₁₅Wakuba ke ubahlambulule, wabanikezela abaLevi, baya kukufanela ukubusa esibingelelweni. ₁₆Kuwo onke amaSirayeli abaLevi ngabam ncakasana, kuba ndibanga bona endaweni yoonyana bamazibulo bamaSirayeli. ₁₇Ukuwabulala kwam amazibulo amaJipta, ndazibekela bucala bonke oonyana bamazibulo bamaSirayeli, ngokunjalo namaduna angamazibulo emfuyo yawo. ₁₈Kambe ke ngoku ndibanga abaLevi endaweni yamazibulo amaSirayeli; ₁₉abaLevi aba ndiwabeka phantsi koAron noonyana bakhe, bangumnikelo wamaSirayeli esibingelelweni, khon' ukuze babuse bangxengxeze, amaSirayeli angehlelwa sisibetho ebesingawehlelayo xa asondele esibingelelweni.”

₂₀Ngoko ke uMosis noAron nalo lonke ibandla lamaSirayeli babamisela babanikezela abaLevi ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo. ₂₁AbaLevi bazicoca bahlamba neempahla zabo, waza ke uAron wabanikezela baba sisipho esiwanga-wangiswayo sikaNdikhoyo, waza wabahlambulula ngokuwacamagushela. ₂₂Mayela nabaLevi amaSirayeli alungisa konke ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo kuMosis. Baba ke ngoko ngolu hlobo abaLevi bafikelele kwibanga lokubusa esibingelelweni phantsi koAron noonyana bakhe.

₂₃UNdikhoyo wanika uMosis ₂₄ummiselo othi: “Ixesha lokuqala komLevi ngamnye ukubusa esibingelelweni loba kuxa aneminyaka engamashumi amabini nantlanu, ₂₅aze aphumle xa anamashumi amahlanu. ₂₆Phofu ke angákhe aqhube encedisa oogxa bakhe, kodwa ke yena siqu engenamsebenzi uthe ngxishi. Nantso ke indlela baya kusebenza ngayo abaLevi.”