Numeri 18:1-32
18 UYehova wathi kuAron: “Wena, oonyana bakho nenzala yakho, nini abaza kuba netyala layo nantoni na eyenzeka kwingcwele,+ yaye nguwe noonyana bakho abaza kuba netyala layo nantoni na engafanelekanga eyenziwa ngababingeleli.+
2 Uze usondeze nabantakwenu abangabaLevi, isizwe sikatata wakho, ukuze babe kunye nawe, bakuncedise+ wena noonyana bakho phambi kwentente yoBungqina.+
3 Bamele benze imisebenzi obanika yona nayo yonke imisebenzi eyenziwa ententeni.+ Kodwa ke mabangasondeli kwizinto zendawo engcwele nasesibingelelweni, ukuze bangafi, nani ningafi.+
4 Baza kuba kunye nawe, benze imisebenzi yabo yasententeni, yonke nje imisebenzi yasententeni, yaye akukho mntu unganikwanga mvume* umele asondele kuni.+
5 Nimele niyenze yonke imisebenzi yendawo engcwele+ neyesibingelelo,+ ukuze ndingaphindi ndicaphuke+ ngenxa yabantu bakwaSirayeli.
6 Phakathi kwamaSirayeli ndiye ndathatha abantakwenu, abaLevi ukuze babe sisipho kuni.+ Banikelwe kuYehova ukuze basebenze ententeni yokuhlangana.+
7 Wena noonyana bakho niza kwenza imisebenzi yababingeleli esibingelelweni nangaphaya kwekhethini,+ ibe lowo iza kuba ngumsebenzi wenu.+ Ndininike lo msebenzi wababingeleli ukuze ube sisipho kuni, yaye nawuphi na umntu osondelayo, enganikwanga mvume* ufanele abulawe.”+
8 UYehova waqhubeka wathi kuAron: “Ndikubeka ukuba ujonge yonke iminikelo enikwa mna.+ Ezinye izinto ezingcwele ezinikelwa ngamaSirayeli, ndizinike wena noonyana bakho, ibe ziza kuhlala zizezenu.+
9 Nazi izinto eziza kuba zezakho kwezona zinto zingcwele eziyiminikelo etshiswayo: yonke iminikelo abayizisayo, equka iminikelo yokutya,+ iminikelo yabo yesono+ neminikelo yetyala,+ abayizisa kum. Le minikelo iza kuba yeyona nto ingcwele kuwe nakoonyana bakho.
10 Nimele niyityele kweyona ndawo ingcwele.+ Imele ityiwe ngawo onke amadoda. Mayibe yinto engcwele kuni.+
11 Nazi ezinye izinto eziza kuba zezakho: izipho abazinikelayo+ nayo yonke iminikelo etshangatshangiswayo+ yamaSirayeli. Ndizinika wena noonyana bakho neentombi zakho, yaye ziza kuhlala zizezenu.+ Zimele zityiwe ngabo bonke abantu abacocekileyo endlini yakho.+
12 “Ndisinika wena sonke isivuno sabo sokuqala+ abasinikela kuYehova, esisesi: eyona oli yabo intle, iwayini yabo entsha eyeyona ilungileyo nokutya okuziinkozo.+
13 Zonke izinto abazivune kuqala elizweni labo, abazizisa kuYehova, ziza kuba zezakho.+ Zimele zityiwe ngabo bonke abantu abacocekileyo abasendlini yakho.
14 “Yonke into enikelweyo* kwaSirayeli iza kuba yeyakho.+
15 “Izibulo layo yonke into ephilayo+ elinikelwa kuYehova, nokuba lelomntu okanye lelesilwanyana, liza kuba lelakho. Kodwa ke, nakanjani na umele ulikhulule+ izibulo lomntu+ nezibulo lesilwanyana esingacocekanga.
16 Ufanele ulikhulule ngemali yokulikhulula xa linenyanga ukuya phezulu, ulihlawulele ngeeshekele* ezintlanu zesilivere,+ ngokweshekele yendawo engcwele.* Ishekele ziigera* eziyi-20.
17 Uze ungalikhululi lona izibulo lenkomo eliyinkunzi okanye izibulo elilitakane legusha eliyinkunzi okanye izibulo lebhokhwe,+ kuba angcwele. Igazi lawo ufanele ulifefe esibingelelweni,+ wona amanqatha awo uqhumise ngawo, abe ngumnikelo otshiswayo olivumba elimnandi* kuYehova.+
18 Inyama yawo iza kuba yeyakho, njengokuba iyeyakho inyama yesifuba* nomlenze wasekunene womnikelo otshangatshangiswayo.+
19 Yonke iminikelo engcwele, amaSirayeli aza kuyinika uYehova,+ ndiyinika wena noonyana bakho neentombi zakho, ibe iza kuhlala iyeyenu.+ Esi sisivumelwano esiza kuhlala sihleli* uYehova asenza nawe nenzala yakho.”
20 UYehova waqhubeka wathi kuAron: “Awuzukuba nalo ilifa elizweni lamaSirayeli, yaye awuzukusikelwa mhlaba kulo.+ Elakho ilifa phakathi kwamaSirayeli ndim.+
21 “Uyabona, ndinike abaLevi zonke izishumi+ zamaSirayeli ukuba zibe lilifa labo ngenxa yomsebenzi abawenzayo, umsebenzi wasententeni yokuhlangana.
22 Abantu bakwaSirayeli abamele baphinde basondele ententeni yokuhlangana, kungenjalo baza kuba nesono baze bafe.
23 NgabaLevi abaza kusebenza ententeni yokuhlangana, ngabo abaza kuthwala ityala lamaSirayeli.+ Kuzo zonke izizukulwana zenu, abaLevi abafanelanga babe nalifa phakathi kwamaSirayeli.+ Lowo iza kuba ngumthetho oza kuhlala uhleli kuzo zonke izizukulwana zenu.
24 Kuba ilifa endilinike abaLevi zizishumi eziza kunikelwa ngabantu bakwaSirayeli, abaza kuzinikela kuYehova. Yiloo nto ndithe kubo, ‘Abamele babe nelifa phakathi kwamaSirayeli.’”+
25 Emva koko uYehova wathi kuMoses:
26 “Yithi kubaLevi, ‘AmaSirayeli aza kuninika izishumi eziza kuba lilifa lenu,+ yaye kuzo nimele ninikele izishumi kuYehova.+
27 Yaye lowo iza kuba ngumnikelo wenu, ofana nokutya okuziinkozo okuvela kwibala lokubhula,+ okanye iwayini eninzi okanye ioli eninzi, ezisuka kwiindawo ezixovulwa kuzo.
28 Ngale ndlela nani niza kutsho nikwazi ukunikela kuYehova nithatha kuzo zonke izishumi enizifumana kumaSirayeli. Nimele nizinike uAron umbingeleli izinto enizinikela kuYehova.
29 Kwezi zipho zingcwele nizifumeneyo, nize nikhethe ezona zihle, kwenzelwe uYehova lonke uhlobo lweminikelo.’+
30 “Uze uthi kubo, ‘Xa abaLevi benikela ngezona zipho zihle kuza kufana nokuba banikela ngesivuno esivela kwibala lokubhula nangewayini okanye ioli, ezivela kwindawo ezixovulwa kuyo.
31 Nina neentsapho zenu ningazityela naphi na ezishiyekileyo, kuba nibhatalwa ngazo ngenxa yomsebenzi eniwenza ententeni yokuhlangana.+
32 Anizukuba nasono ukuba nje ninikela ngezona zilungileyo kuzo, yaye nimele ningazisebenzisi kakubi izinto ezingcwele ezivela kumaSirayeli, kungenjalo niza kufa.’”+
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Ngokoqobo, “mntu ungaziwayo,” oko kukuthi, umntu ongaphumi kwintsapho ka-Aron.
^ Ngokoqobo, “engumntu ongaziwayo,” oko kukuthi, umntu ongaphumi kwintsapho ka-Aron.
^ Oko kukuthi, yonke into engcwaliselwe uThixo yaza yanikelwa ngokupheleleyo kuye.
^ Igera yayilingana ne-0,57 g. Funda Isihlomelo B14.
^ Okanye “ngokweshekele engcwele.”
^ Ishekele yayilingana ne-11,4 g. Funda Isihlomelo B14.
^ Okanye “elixolisayo; elizolisayo.” Ngokoqobo, “elithozamisayo.”
^ Okanye “incum.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “sisivumelwano setyiwa.”
