AmaNani 17:1-13
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Intonga ka-Aroni esilamahlumela iba luphawu (1-13)
17 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi:
2 “Khuluma labantu bako-Israyeli njalo uthathe intonga eyodwa yendlu ngayinye yaboyise kumkhokheli ngamunye wabendlu kayise.+ Kumele kube lentonga ezingu-12 njalo ubhale ibizo lomkhokheli ngamunye entongeni yakhe.
3 Intonga kaLevi kumele uyibhale ibizo lika-Aroni ngoba kumele kube lentonga eyodwa emele umkhokheli ngamunye wendlu yaboyise.
4 Faka intonga lezi etendeni lokuhlangana phambi koBufakazi+ lapho engihlala ngibonakala khona kuwe.+
5 Intonga yomuntu engizamkhetha+ izahluma njalo ngizakuqeda du ukukhonona kwabantu bako-Israyeli ngami+ lokukhonona abakwenzayo ngani.”+
6 Ngakho uMosi wakhuluma labantu bako-Israyeli njalo bonke abakhokheli babo bamnika intonga zabo, ngayinye ingeyomkhokheli wabendlu kayise. Intonga lezo zazingu-12 njalo lentonga ka-Aroni yayiphakathi kwentonga zabo.
7 Ngemva kwalokho uMosi wafaka intonga lezo phambi kukaJehova etendeni loBufakazi.
8 Ngelanga elilandelayo uMosi wathi engena etendeni loBufakazi, wabona intonga ka-Aroni eyendlu kaLevi isihlumile, isikhipha amahlumela kanye lamaluba futhi isithela izithelo zama-alimondi ezivuthiweyo.
9 UMosi wasekhipha intonga lezo phambi kukaJehova waya lazo ebantwini bako-Israyeli bazibona futhi indoda ngayinye yathatha intonga yayo.
10 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Buyisela intonga ka-Aroni+ phambi koBufakazi igcinwe khonapho ukuze ibe luphawu+ ebantwini abahlamukayo,+ ukuze ukukhonona kwabo ngami kuphele futhi bangafi.”
11 UMosi wahle wakwenza lokho uJehova ayemtshele khona. Wenza khona kanye ayekutsheliwe.
12 Abako-Israyeli basebesithi kuMosi: “Sizakufa siphele sibili, sonke sizaphela nya!
13 Loba ngubani ozake asondele eduze kwethabanikeli likaJehova uzakufa.+ Kambe kumele sife ngaleyondlela yini?”+
