Numeri 8:1-26
8 Jehova wakhuluma naMosi watsi:
2 “Tjela Aroni utsi: ‘Nawukhanyisa letibane letingu-7, kufanele tikhanyise endzaweni lesembikwelutsi lwesibane.’”+
3 Naku-ke Aroni lakwenta: Wakhanyisa letibane futsi takhanyisa indzawo lesembikwelutsi lwesibane,+ njengobe nje Jehova abetjele Mosi.
4 Nayi indlela lolutsi lobelwentiwe ngayo: Belwakhiwe* ngeligolide, kusukela esicwini salo kuyewufika emacembeni futsi lwentiwe ngesandvo.+ Lolutsi belwakhiwe ngendlela Jehova lakhombisa ngayo Mosi embonweni.+
5 Jehova waphindze wakhuluma naMosi watsi:
6 “Kuma-Israyeli, ubotsatsa emaLevi futsi uwahlante.+
7 Nayi indlela lokufanele uwahlante ngayo: Ubowafafata ngemanti lasusa sono, futsi kufanele ahhule wonkhe umtimba wawo, awashe tingubo tawo, nawo atihlante.+
8 Ngemuva kwaloko atawutsatsa inkunzana+ kanye nafulaha locolisakele lohlanganiswe nemafutsa, lotawuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu+ lohambisana nalenkunzana. Wena utawutsatsa lenye inkunzana letawuba ngumnikelo wesono.+
9 Uboletsa emaLevi embikwelithende lekuhlangana, uphindze uhlanganise ndzawonye onkhe ema-Israyeli.+
10 Nawuletsa emaLevi embikwaJehova, ema-Israyeli kufanele abeke tandla tawo kulamaLevi.+
11 Aroni abonikela* emaLevi embikwaJehova abe ngumnikelo lojikitiswako+ losuka kuma-Israyeli, futsi emaLevi atawukwenta umsebenti waJehova.+
12 “Ngemuva kwaloko emaLevi atawubeka tandla tawo etinhloko taletinkunzi,+ bese atsatsa yinye yato ayente umnikelo wesono, lelenye ayente umnikelo wekushiswa kuJehova, kuze wona abuyisane naNkulunkulu.+
13 Utawaletsa futsi eme embikwa-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe, unikele* ngawo abe ngumnikelo lojikitiswako kuJehova.
14 EmaLevi ubowehlukanisa kuma-Israyeli, futsi wona atawuba ngewami.+
15 Ngemuva kwaloko atawungena ethendeni lekuhlangana kuze ente imisebenti yakhona. Nguleyo-ke indlela lotawahlanta ngayo emaLevi, nalotawanikela* ngayo kuze abe ngumnikelo lojikitiswako.
16 Wona anikelwe kimi aba tipho letitsetfwe kuma-Israyeli. Ngitawutitsatsela wona esikhundleni sawo onkhe ematibulo* ema-Israyeli.+
17 Onkhe ematibulo ema-Israyeli ngewami, kusukela ematibulweni ebantfu kuya ematibulweni etilwane.+ Ngatingcwelisela wona ngelilanga lengabulala ngalo onkhe ematibulo aseveni laseGibhithe.+
18 Ngitawutsatsa emaLevi esikhundleni sawo onkhe ematibulo ema-Israyeli.
19 EmaLevi ngitawanika Aroni nemadvodzana akhe abe tipho letitsetfwe kuma-Israyeli, kuze entele sive sema-Israyeli imisebenti ethendeni lekuhlangana,+ aphindze ente kutsi sibuyisane nami kuze singehlelwa yinhlekelele+ ngenca yekutsi sisondzele endzaweni lengcwele.”
20 BoMosi na-Aroni nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli bakwenta loku kumaLevi. Ema-Israyeli akwenta konkhe loko Jehova labetjele Mosi kutsi kwentiwe kumaLevi.
21 Ngako emaLevi atihlanta aphindze awasha tingubo tawo,+ ngemuva kwaloko Aroni wanikela* ngawo aba ngumnikelo lojikitiswako embikwaJehova.+ Aroni wabese wenta kutsi lamaLevi abuyisane naNkulunkulu kuze ahlanteke.+
22 Ngemuva kwaloko angena ethendeni lekuhlangana kuze ente imisebenti yawo embikwa-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe. Nguloko-ke lokwentiwa kumaLevi, njengobe nje Jehova abetjele Mosi.
23 Jehova wabese ukhuluma naMosi watsi:
24 “Nayi indlela letawusetjentiswa kumaLevi: Kusukela nakaneminyaka lengu-25 budzala, umLevi angacala kusebenta ethendeni lekuhlangana.
25 Kodvwa nasekendlulile eminyakeni lengu-50, utawuyekela kusebenta ethendeni lekuhlangana.
26 Angabasita bomnakabo labenta imisebenti yabo kulelithende lekuhlangana, kodvwa yena akukafaneli ayente leyo misebenti. Nguloko-ke lokufanele ukwente lokumayelana nemaLevi nemisebenti yawo.”+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Loku kusho kutsi belwentiwe kusetjentiswa sandvo.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “kujikitisa,” lokusho kuya emuva naphambili.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “kujikitisa,” lokusho kuya emuva naphambili.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “kujikitisa,” lokusho kuya emuva naphambili.
^ Nobe “onkhe ematibulo lavula sibeletfo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nalotawajikitisa,” lokusho kuya emuva naphambili.
