U-Eksodusi 40:1-38
40 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wathi kuMosi:
2 “Mhlaka 1 ngenyanga yokuqala kumele umise ithabanikeli, okutsho itende lokuhlangana.+
3 Faka ibhokisi loBufakazi phakathi kwalo,+ ubusuvala ngekhetheni+ lapho okulebhokisi lelo khona.
4 Kumele ungenise itafula+ phakathi kwethabanikeli, uhlele kuhle lezinto okufanele zibe phezu kwayo, ubusungenisa loluthi lwesibane+ ulumathise lezibane zalo.+
5 Ngemva kwalokho thatha i-alithare lokutshisela impepha+ elenziwe ngegolide ulifake phambi kwebhokisi loBufakazi, ufake lekhetheni lokuvala umnyango wethabanikeli endaweni yalo.+
6 “Kumele uthathe i-alithare lomnikelo wokutshiswa+ ulifake phambi komnyango wethabanikeli, okutsho itende lokuhlangana,
7 ubusubeka inditshi phakathi laphakathi kwetende lokuhlangana kanye le-alithare, uthele amanzi phakathi kwayo.+
8 Ngemva kwalokho kumele ulungise iguma+ elizagombolozela ithabanikeli njalo ufake lekhetheni+ lokuvala igedi leguma.
9 Ubusuthatha amafutha angcwele+ ugcobe ithabanikeli lezinto zonke eziphakathi kwalo,+ ulingcwelise kanye lezitsha zalo zonke ukuze libe ngcwele.
10 Kumele ugcobe i-alithare lomnikelo wokutshiswa lazo zonke izitsha zalo, ulingcwelise ukuze libe li-alithare elingcwele kakhulu.+
11 Ugcobe lenditshi kanye lesisekelo sayo uyingcwelise.
12 “Ngemva kwalokho sondeza u-Aroni lamadodana akhe eduze komnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ubagezise ngamanzi.+
13 Kumele ugqokise u-Aroni izigqoko ezingcwele,+ umgcobe+ njalo umngcwelise ukuze abe ngumphristi wami,
14 ubususondeza lamadodana akhe uwagqokise izigqoko ezinde.+
15 Kufanele uwagcobe njengalokho okwenze kuyise+ ukuze abe ngabaphristi bami njalo ukugcotshwa kwawo kuzakwenza umsebenzi wobuphristi uhlale ungowabo kuzo zonke izizukulwane zabo.”+
16 UMosi wenza konke uJehova ayemtshele khona.+ Wenza khona kanye ayekutsheliwe.
17 Ngakho ithabanikeli lamiswa+ mhlaka 1 ngenyanga yokuqala, ngomnyaka wesibili.
18 UMosi wathi emisa ithabanikeli wafaka izisekelo zalo+ phansi, wamisa lamapulanka,+ wafaka lemithando yalo+ njalo wamisa lensika zalo.
19 UMosi wasesendlala ilembu letende+ phezu kwethabanikeli, wafaka lesembeso+ salo phezu kwalo njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuye.
20 Ngemva kwalokho wathatha amatshe oBufakazi+ wawafaka phakathi kwebhokisi loBufakazi,+ wahloma lezigodo+ zokulithwala, wafaka lesivalo+ phezu kwalo.+
21 Wasengenisa ibhokisi lelo phakathi kwethabanikeli wafaka lekhetheni+ endaweni yalo, walivalela ibhokisi loBufakazi+ njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuye.
22 Wasefaka itafula+ phakathi kwethabanikeli, okutsho itende lokuhlangana. Wayibeka eceleni elingasenyakatho phandle kwekhetheni,
23 UMosi wasefolisa izinkwa+ endaweni yazo phezu kwetafula, phambi kukaJehova, njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuye.
24 Wafaka loluthi lwesibane+ phakathi kwethabanikeli, okutsho itende lokuhlangana njalo lwaluphambi kwetafula eceleni elingaseningizimu.
25 UMosi walumathisa izibane+ phambi kukaJehova, njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuye.
26 Ngemva kwalokho wafaka i-alithare legolide+ phakathi kwetende lokuhlangana, phambi kwekhetheni,
27 ukuze athunqise impepha enukelelayo+ phezu kwalo,+ njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuye.
28 Wasefaka ikhetheni+ lokuvala umnyango wethabanikeli endaweni yalo.
29 UMosi wabeka i-alithare lomnikelo wokutshiswa+ emnyango wethabanikeli, okutsho itende lokuhlangana ukuze anikele umnikelo wokutshiswa+ kanye lomnikelo wamabele kulo, njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuye.
30 Wasefaka inditshi phakathi laphakathi kwetende lokuhlangana kanye le-alithare, wathela amanzi okugeza+ phakathi kwayo.
31 UMosi lo-Aroni kanye lamadodana akhe bageza izandla lenyawo ngamanzi ayephakathi kwayo.
32 Loba nini lapho ababesiya khona etendeni lokuhlangana kumbe besondela e-alithareni babegeza,+ njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuMosi.
33 Wacina ngokulungisa iguma+ elaligombolozele ithabanikeli kanye le-alithare, wasefaka lekhetheni lokuvala igedi leguma.+
UMosi wawuqeda-ke umsebenzi.
34 Ngakho iyezi laqala ukusibekela itende lokuhlangana njalo inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwala ethabanikeli.+
35 UMosi wayengasenelisi ukungena etendeni lokuhlangana ngoba iyezi lalilokhu liphezu kwalo njalo inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwala ethabanikeli.+
36 Kuzo zonke izigaba zohambo+ lwabo abako-Israyeli babesithi nxa bangabona iyezi lisukuma phezu kwethabanikeli, bahle basuke baqhubeke ngohambo.
37 Kodwa nxa iyezi lingasukumanga babengasuki, babelinda kuze kufike ilanga elizasukuma ngalo.+
38 Emini iyezi likaJehova laliphezu kwethabanikeli njalo ebusuku umlilo wawuqhubeka uphezu kwethabanikeli phambi kwamehlo abo bonke abendlu ka-Israyeli kuzo zonke izigaba zohambo lwabo.+
