Numeri 4:1-49
4 Jehova wabese ukhuluma naMosi na-Aroni, watsi:
2 “KumaLevi kufanele nibale emaKhohati+ ngekwemindeni yawo nangekwetindlu tawo,
3 nibale bonkhe labaneminyaka lesukela kulengu-30+ kuya kulengu-50 budzala+ futsi labasecenjini lelabelwe kutsi lisebente ethendeni lekuhlangana.+
4 “Ngulona umsebenti lotakwentiwa ngemaKhohati ethendeni lekuhlangana,+ futsi ungcwele ngelizinga leliphakeme:
5 Nasekuhanjwa, bo-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe batawuta behlise indvwangu yekwehlukanisa,+ bambonye ngayo libhokisi+ leBufakazi.
6 Ngetulu kwayo batawubeka sikhumba lesishukiwe sesilwane* baphindze beleke indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, bese bafaka tindvuku talo tekuletfwala.+
7 “Batawutsatsa indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka bayendlale etikwelitafula letinkhwa+ letinikelwe kuNkulunkulu, bese babeka titja, tindzebe, tindziwo kanye netindishi lokutfululwa ngato umnikelo walokunatfwako.+ Sinkhwa lesinikelwa njalo+ kuNkulunkulu kufanele sihlale sisetikwalelitafula.
8 Letintfo batawutimbonya ngendvwangu lebovu, ngetulu beleke sikhumba lesishukiwe sesilwane, bese bafaka tindvuku talo tekuletfwala.+
9 Ngemuva kwaloko batawutsatsa indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka bambonye ngayo lutsi lwesibane+ lokukhanyiswa ngalo, kanye netibane talo,+ tindlawu talo, titja tekufaka emalahle+ nato tonkhe titja temafutsa lasetjentiswa kuletibane.
10 Lolutsi lwesibane kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letisetjentiswa kulo batakugocotela ngesikhumba lesishukiwe sesilwane bese bakubeka etikwelugodvo lokutawutfwalwa ngalo.
11 Batawutsatsa indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka bambonye ngayo li-al’thare lelentiwe ngeligolide,+ ngetulu beleke sikhumba lesishukiwe sesilwane, bese bafaka tindvuku talo tekuletfwala.+
12 Ngemuva kwaloko, batawutsatsa tonkhe leletinye tintfo+ labatisebentisa nabenta umsebenti endzaweni lengcwele batifake endvwangwini leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, futsi batimbonye ngesikhumba lesishukiwe sesilwane, bese batibeka etikwelugodvo lokutawutfwalwa ngalo.
13 “Kufanele basuse umlotsa* e-al’thare+ bese balimbonya ngendvwangu leyentiwe ngensontfo lebukhwebeletane.*
14 Batawubese babeka tonkhe letintfo letisetjentiswa kulo: lokutitja tekufaka emalahle, timfologo, emafosholo, tindishi, nato tonkhe tintfo talo.+ Ngemuva kwaloko, batawutsatsa sikhumba lesishukiwe sesilwane balimbonye ngaso bese bafaka tindvuku talo tekuletfwala.+
15 “Nasekuhanjwa, bo-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kufanele bacedze kumbonya tintfo tasendzaweni lengcwele+ kanye nako konkhe lokusetjentiswa kuyo. EmaKhohati atawubese ayeta atetfwale,+ kodvwa akukafaneli atitsintse letintfo, ngobe nakatitsintsa atakufa.+ Lona ngumsebenti* lomayelana nelithende lekuhlangana lokufanele wentiwe ngemaKhohati.
16 “Eliyezeri+ indvodzana ya-Aroni umphristi nguye lotawengamela emafutsa ekukhanyisa,+ imphepho leneliphunga lelimnandzi,+ umnikelo walokutinhlavu lonikelwa njalo kanye nemafutsa ekugcoba.+ Nguye lotawengamela lonkhe lithende lekukhontela nato tonkhe tintfo letikulo, lokufaka ekhatsi indzawo lengcwele netintfo letisetjentiswa kuyo.”
17 Jehova wachubeka akhuluma naMosi na-Aroni, watsi:
18 “Ningavumeli kutsi sive semaKhohati+ sibhujiswe emkhatsini wemaLevi.
19 Tonkhe letintfo kufanele nitente kuze lesive sichubeke siphila, singabulawa kutsi sisondzele etintfweni letingcwele ngelizinga leliphakeme.+ Bo-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe batawungena ethendeni lekuhlangana futsi banike umuntfu ngamunye umsebenti wakhe, bamtjele naloko lokufanele akwetfwale.
20 EmaKhohati akukafaneli atsi nakangena abone tintfo letingcwele, ngisho kwesikhashana nje, ngobe nakangatibona atawufa.”+
21 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova wakhuluma naMosi watsi:
22 “Kufanele kubalwe emaGeshoni+ ngekwetindlu tawo nangekwemindeni yawo.
23 Ubobhalisa bonkhe labaneminyaka lesukela kulengu-30 kuya kulengu-50 budzala futsi labasecenjini lelabelwe kutsi lisebente ethendeni lekuhlangana.
24 Nati tintfo imindeni yemaGeshoni leyabelwe kutsi itinakekele iphindze itetfwale:+
25 tindvwangu telithende lekukhontela,+ indvwangu yelithende lekuhlangana, indvwangu yalo yekumbonya kanye nesikhumba lesishukiwe sesilwane lebeselekwe ngetulu kwayo,+ indvwangu* yemnyango welithende lekuhlangana,+
26 tindvwangu letilengiswe ebaleni,*+ indvwangu* yeligede lelibala lelitungelete lithende lekukhontela+ neli-al’thare, tintsambo talelithende kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letisetjentiswa kulo, nako konkhe lokuhlobene nalomsebenti. Ngulona-ke umsebenti wemaGeshoni.
27 Yonkhe lemisebenti kanye nemitfwalo yemaGeshoni+ kufanele ibukwe ngu-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe. Tonkhe letintfo titawuba ngumsebenti wemaGeshoni.
28 Ngulona umsebenti lotakwentiwa yimindeni yemaGeshoni ethendeni lekuhlangana,+ futsi atawusebenta ngephansi kwa-Ithamari+ indvodzana ya-Aroni umphristi.
29 “Emadvodzana aMerari+ nawo utawabhalisa ngekwemindeni yawo kanye nangekwetindlu tawo.
30 Utawubhalisa bonkhe labaneminyaka lesukela kulengu-30 kuya kulabaneminyaka lengu-50 budzala, bonkhe labo labasecenjini lelabelwe kutsi lisebente ethendeni lekuhlangana.
31 Nguleti tintfo labatawutetfwala+ letihlobene nemsebenti wabo wasethendeni lekuhlangana: emabhaluko*+ elithende lekukhontela, imigcala yalo,+ tinsika talo,+ emaseko alo;+
32 tinsika+ telibala, emaseko ato,+ tikhonkwane tato,+ tintsambo tato, nato tonkhe tintfo letisetjentiswa kuto, kanye nako konkhe lokuhlobene nalomsebenti. Letintfo letitawetfwalwa utawutabela ngamunye wabo ngekwemabito abo.
33 Ngulena-ke indlela imindeni yemadvodzana aMerari+ letawusebenta ngayo ethendeni lekuhlangana, icondziswa ngu-Ithamari indvodzana ya-Aroni umphristi.”+
34 Ngako-ke boMosi na-Aroni kanye nebaholi+ bema-Israyeli bawabhalisa emaKhohati+ ngekwemindeni yawo kanye nangekwetindlu tawo,
35 babhalisa bonkhe labaneminyaka lesukela kulengu-30 kuya kulengu-50 budzala, futsi lebebasecenjini lalabo lababelwe kutsi basebente ethendeni lekuhlangana.+
36 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa ngekwemindeni yabo bebangu-2 750.+
37 Ngulabo-ke lababhaliswa emindenini yemaKhohati, futsi laba ngibo bonkhe lebebasebenta ethendeni lekuhlangana. BoMosi na-Aroni bababhalisa njengobe Jehova abetjele Mosi.+
38 Emadvodzana aGeshoni+ nawo abhaliswa ngekwemindeni yawo kanye nangekwetindlu tawo.
39 Kwabhaliswa bonkhe lebebaneminyaka lesukela kulengu-30 kuya kulengu-50 budzala futsi lebebasecenjini lelabelwe kutsi lisebente ethendeni lekuhlangana.
40 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa ngekwemindeni yabo kanye nangekwetindlu tabo bebangu-2 630.+
41 Ngulabo-ke lababhaliswa emindenini yemadvodzana aGeshoni, futsi laba ngibo bonkhe lebebasebenta ethendeni lekuhlangana. BoMosi na-Aroni bababhalisa njengobe Jehova abeshito.+
42 Emadvodzana aMerari abhaliswa ngemindeni yawo nangetindlu tawo.
43 Kwabhaliswa bonkhe labaneminyaka lesukela kulengu-30 kuya kulengu-50 budzala futsi labasecenjini lelabelwe kutsi lisebente ethendeni lekuhlangana.+
44 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa ngemindeni yabo bebangu-3 200.+
45 Ngulabo-ke lababhaliswa emindenini yemadvodzana aMerari, futsi babhaliswa nguMosi na-Aroni njengobe Jehova abetjele Mosi.+
46 BoMosi na-Aroni kanye nebaholi baka-Israyeli bawabhalisa onkhe lamaLevi ngekwemindeni yawo nangekwetindlu tawo.
47 Kwabhaliswa labo labaneminyaka lesukela kulengu-30 kuya kulengu-50 budzala, futsi bonkhe bebabelwe kutsi basebente ethendeni lekuhlangana baphindze betfwale tintfo talo.+
48 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa bebangu-8 580.+
49 Babhaliswa njengobe Jehova abeshito kuMosi, kwaba nguloyo naloyo ngekwemsebenti lanikwe wona nangekwetintfo lokufanele atitfwale. Ngako-ke babhaliswa njengobe nje Jehova abetjele Mosi.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Tilwane taselwandle.
^ NgesiNgisi kutsi “purple.”
^ Nobe “umlotsa lonemafutsa,” lokusho umlotsa lonemafutsa etilwane lebetentiwa umhlatjelo.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngumtfwalo.”
^ Nobe “likhethini.”
^ Nobe “esibuyeni.”
^ Nobe “likhethini.”
^ Lamabhaluko abenjengetinsika temnyango. Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
