I-Eksodusi 25

₁USimakade wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₂“Khuluma nabantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuze bangilethele umnikelo, kube yilowo nalowo anikele ngokuthanda kwenhliziyo yakhe; ningilethele umnikelo wami. ₃Yilo umnikelo eniyakuwuletha uvela kubo: igolide, isiliva, ithusi, ₄okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, okubukhwebezane, okubomvu, ilineni elicolekileyo, uboya bezimbuzi; ₅izikhumba zezinqama ezidaywe zabomvu; izikhumba zamahlengethwa, izingodo zokhuni lomkhambathi, ₆amafutha ezibani, amakha, amafutha okugcoba nawempepho, ₇amatshe amashohamu, namatshe okuhlobisa ingubo yamahlombe nasesifubeni.

₈“Mabangenzele ithabanakeli elingcwele ukuze ngihlale phakathi kwabo. ₉Yenzani konke njengalokho engizakunikhombisa khona, umfanekiso wethabanakeli, nayo yonke impahla ekulo, niyakuyenza kanjalo.”

₁₀“Bayakuwenza umphongolo ngokhuni lomkhambathi, ubude bube ngamakhubhithi amabili nengxenye, ububanzi bube yikhubhithi nengxenye, nokuphakama kwawo kube yikhubhithi nengxenye. ₁₁Uyakuwucaka ngegolide elicwengekileyo ngaphandle nangaphakathi, uwenzele umphetho wegolide nxazonke. ₁₂Uwenzele amasongo amane egolide, uwafake emilenzeni yawo yomine; amasongo abe mabili ohlangothini ngalunye. ₁₃Wenze izingongolo ngokhuni lomkhambathi bese uzicaka ngegolide, ₁₄izingongolo uzifake emasongweni asezinhlangothini zomphongolo ukuze uthwalwe ngazo. ₁₅Izingongolo kufanele zihlale emasongweni, zingasuswa kuwo. ₁₆Uyofaka emphongolweni izibhebhe zamatshe engizokunika zona. ₁₇Uyokwenza isivalo sesihlalo somusa ngegolide elicwengekileyo, ubude baso bube ngamakhubhithi amabili nengxenye, ububanzi baso bube yikhubhithi nengxenye. ₁₈Uyokwenza amakherubhi amabili ngegolide elicangcathiweyo; uwabeke emphethweni wesihlalo somusa nxazombili zaso. ₁₉Uyokwenza ikherubhi ngalinye libe sekugcineni kwezinhlangothi zombili, uwenze ekugcineni nxazombili, ahlangane nesihlalo somusa. ₂₀Amakherubhi ayokwelula amaphiko awo ngaphezulu, amboze ngawo isihlalo somusa, abhekane ngobuso; ubuso bawo buyobheka isihlalo somusa. ₂₁Uyosibeka isihlalo somusa phezu komphongolo, ufake phakathi izibhebhe zamatshe engizokunika zona. ₂₂Ngiyohlangana nawe lapho, ngikhulume nawe ngiphezu kwesihlalo somusa naphakathi kwamakherubhi amabili aphezu komphongolo wobufakazi, ngiyakukuyala ngakho konke oyakukukhuluma kubantu bakwa-Israyeli.”

₂₃“Uyokwenza itafula ngokhuni lomkhambathi, ubude balo bube ngamakhubhithi amabili, ububanzi balo bube yikhubhithi, nokuphakama kwalo kube yikhubhithi nengxenye. ₂₄Uyolicaka ngegolide elicwengekileyo, ulenzele umphetho wegolide nxazonke. ₂₅Uyolenzela unqenqema olungangesandla ububanzi nxazonke, ulenzele nomphetho wegolide nxazonke. ₂₆Uyolenzela amasongo amane ngegolide, uwafake emakhoneni omane asemilenzeni yalo. ₂₇Eduze konqenqema kuyakuba khona amasongo okuyongena kuwo izingongolo zokuthwala itafula. ₂₈Uyozenza izingongolo ngokhuni lomkhambathi, uzicake ngegolide ukuze itafula lithwalwe ngazo. ₂₉Uyokwenza izingqwembe zalo, izinkomishi, izinkezo, nezinkamba zokuthela; ukwenze ngegolide elicwengekileyo. ₃₀Uyobeka njalo phambi kwami phezu kwetafula isinkwa soBukhona bami.”

₃₁“Uyokwenza uthi lwezibani ngegolide elicwengekileyo, uyakulwenza ngomsebenzi ocangcathiweyo, isisekelo salo, nesiqu salo kwenziwe ngegolide elicangcathiweyo; izimbali zokuhlobisa, imiqumbe, namacembe, kube kunye nalo. ₃₂Kuyakuba khona amagatsha ayisithupha aphuma ezinhlangothini zalo, abe mathathu ngasohlangothini ngalunye. ₃₃Igatsha lokuqala kufanele lithwale izindebe ezintathu ezimise okwe-alimondi eliqhakazileyo, imiqumbe, namacembe avulekileyo. Igatsha lesibili kufanele lithwale izindebe ezintathu ezimise okwe-alimondi, nemiqumbe namacembe azo. Makufane kuwo wonke amagatsha ayisithupha enabele ngaphandle othini lwezibani. ₃₄Othini lwezibani makube nezindebe ezine ezimise okwe-alimondi, nemiqumbe yazo, namacembe azo. ₃₅Kuyokuba khona umqumbe phansi kwamagatsha amabili, umqumbe phansi kombanqwana bamagatsha esibili, nomqumbe phansi kombanqwana bokugcina bamagatsha, kuyoba njalo kuwo oyisithupha amagatsha enabele ngaphandle othini lwezibani. ₃₆Imiqumbe yawo, namagatsha awo ayokuba yingxenye eyodwa nawo, konke kube ngumsebenzi owodwa ocangcathiwe wegolide elicwengekileyo.

₃₇“Uyokwenza izibani eziyisikhombisa uzibeke othini, zikhanyise phambi kwalo. ₃₈Uyokwenza izindlawu nezitsha zomlotha ngegolide elicwengekileyo. ₃₉Uthi lwezibani nakho konke lokhu makwenziwe ngamathalenta egolide elicwengekileyo. ₄₀Qikelela ukuba lokho ukwenze ngendlela okhonjiswe yona kule ntaba.