Eksodusi 29:1-46
29 “Yilokhu okufanele ukwenze ukuze ubangcwelise ukuba babe abapristi kimi: Thatha ithole leduna, izinqama ezimbili eziphile kahle, +
2 isinkwa esingenamvubelo, olofu bezinkwa abamise okwesongo abanamafutha, nezingcezwana ezingenamvubelo ezigcotshwe ngamafutha. + Kufanele ukwenze ngofulawa ocolekile kakolweni
3 ukufake kubhasikidi ukulethe phambi kwami ngobhasikidi + kanye nenkunzi nezinqama ezimbili.
4 “Uzoletha u-Aroni namadodana akhe emnyango wetende lokuhlangana, + ubageze ngamanzi. +
5 Ngemva kwalokho kufanele uthathe izingubo + ugqokise u-Aroni ingubo enezikwele, ijazi elingenamikhono le-efodi, i-efodi nesiqephu sesifuba futhi kufanele ibhande elilukiwe* le-efodi ulibophe uliqinise okhalweni lwakhe. +
6 Kufanele umthwese iduku lokushuqula futhi ubeke uphawu olungcwele lokuzinikezela* edukwini lokushuqula; +
7 uthathe amafutha okugcoba + uwathele ekhanda lakhe umgcobe. +
8 “Ngemva kwalokho usondeze amadodana akhe uwagqokise izingubo, +
9 ubabophe ngamabhande endwangu, u-Aroni kanye namadodana akhe, ubashuqulise emakhanda; ubupristi buzoba ngobabo njengomthetho waphakade. + Yile ndlela okufanele umise ngayo u-Aroni namadodana akhe ukuba babe abapristi. +
10 “Kufanele ulethe inkunzi phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, u-Aroni namadodana akhe bazobeka izandla zabo phezu kwenhloko yenkunzi. +
11 Uhlabe inkunzi phambi kukaJehova, emnyango wetende lokuhlangana. +
12 Uthathe ngomunwe elinye igazi lenkunzi uligcobe ezimpondweni ze-altare, + lonke elinye igazi ulithulule phansi e-altare. +
13 Uthathe wonke umhlwehlwe + omboze amathumbu, amafutha asesibindini, nezinso ezimbili namafutha akuzo, ukushise ukuze kushunqe phezu kwe-altare. +
14 Kodwa inyama yenkunzi nesikhumba sayo nomswani wayo, uzokushisa ngomlilo kude nalapho nihlala khona. Kungumnikelo wesono.
15 “Uzothatha inqama eyodwa, u-Aroni namadodana akhe kumelwe babeke izandla zabo enhloko yale nqama. +
16 Yihlabe le nqama uthathe igazi layo ulifafaze kuzo zonke izinhlangothi ze-altare. +
17 Yihlinze inqama ibe izingxenye, ugeze amathumbu + namanqina ayo, bese uhlela izingxenye zayo kanye nenhloko yayo.
18 Kumelwe uyishise yonke inqama, uyishunqise phezu kwe-altare. Ingumnikelo oshiswayo oya kuJehova, iphunga elimnandi. *+ Ingumnikelo oshiswa emlilweni oya kuJehova.
19 “Ngemva kwalokho kufanele uthathe le enye inqama, u-Aroni namadodana akhe kufanele babeke izandla zabo phezu kwenhloko yayo. +
20 Uhlabe inqama futhi uthathe elinye igazi layo uligcobe endlebeni yesokudla ka-Aroni nasezindlebeni zesokudla zamadodana akhe nasezithupheni zabo nakobhozo bezinyawo zabo zesokudla, ufafaze igazi kuzo zonke izinhlangothi ze-altare.
21 Uthathe elinye igazi elise-altare namafutha okugcoba, + ukufafaze ku-Aroni nasezingutsheni zakhe nasemadodaneni akhe nasezingutsheni zawo, ukuze yena nezingubo zakhe namadodana akhe nezingubo zawo babe ngcwele. +
22 “Uthathe enqameni amafutha, umsila ononile, umhlwehlwe omboze amathumbu, amafutha asesibindini, izinso ezimbili namafutha akuzo + nomlenze wesokudla, ngoba iyinqama yokumisa u-Aroni njengompristi. +
23 Uthathe nesinkwa esiyindilinga, nolofu wesinkwa omise okwesongo onamafutha, nocezwana lwesinkwa kubhasikidi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo ophambi kukaJehova.
24 Kumelwe ukubeke konke ezandleni zika-Aroni nasezandleni zamadodana akhe, ukuzulise njengomnikelo ozuliswayo phambi kukaJehova.
25 Uzokuthatha ezandleni zabo ukushise e-altare, phezu komnikelo oshiswayo, kube yiphunga elimnandi phambi kukaJehova. Kungumnikelo oshiswa emlilweni oya kuJehova.
26 “Ngemva kwalokho uthathe isifuba senqama yokumisa umpristi, + enikelelwa u-Aroni, usizulise njengomnikelo ozuliswayo phambi kukaJehova, sizoba isabelo sakho.
27 Kufanele ungcwelise isifuba somnikelo ozuliswayo nomlenze wesabelo esingcwele okuzulisiwe futhi okuthathwe enqameni yokumisa umpristi, + kulokho obekunikelelwa u-Aroni namadodana akhe.
28 Kufanele kube okuka-Aroni namadodana akhe ngomthetho waphakade okufanele ugcinwe ama-Israyeli, ngoba kuyisabelo esingcwele futhi kuyoba isabelo esingcwele okufanele sinikelwe ama-Israyeli. + Kuyisabelo sawo esingcwele asinika uJehova esivela emihlatshelweni yawo ehlanganyelwayo. +
29 “Izingubo ezingcwele + zika-Aroni ziyosetshenziswa amadodana akhe + ngemva kwakhe lapho egcotshwa futhi emiswa njengabapristi.
30 Umpristi ozongena esikhundleni sakhe phakathi kwamadodana akhe futhi ongena etendeni lokuhlangana ukuba akhonze endaweni engcwele uyozigqoka izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. +
31 “Uzothatha inqama yokumisa umpristi ubilise inyama yayo endaweni engcwele. +
32 U-Aroni namadodana akhe bazodla + leyo nyama yenqama kanye nesinkwa esikubhasikidi emnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
33 Kufanele badle izinto ezazinikelwe njengesihlawulelo ukuze bamiswe njengabapristi nokuba bangcweliswe. Kodwa umuntu ongagunyaziwe* akufanele azidle ngoba ziyizinto ezingcwele. +
34 Uma kukhona inyama yomhlatshelo wokumisa umpristi nesinkwa okusale kwaze kwaba sekuseni, kumelwe nikushise ngomlilo. + Akumelwe kudliwe ngoba kuyinto engcwele.
35 “Kufanele wenze ngale ndlela ku-Aroni namadodana akhe, ngokuvumelana nakho konke engikuyale ngakho. Uzothatha izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ukubamisa njengabapristi. +
36 Uzonikela inkunzi yomnikelo wesono nsuku zonke ngenjongo yokuhlawulelwa, uhlanze i-altare esonweni ngokulenzela isihlawulelo, kumelwe uligcobe ukuze ulingcwelise. +
37 Uzothatha izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ukwenzela i-altare isihlawulelo, kumelwe ulingcwelise ukuze libe i-altare elingcwelengcwele. + Noma ubani othinta i-altare kumelwe abe ngcwele.
38 “Yilokhu ozokunikela e-altare: amawundlu amabili eduna anonyaka owodwa, usuku nosuku. +
39 Elilodwa uzolinikela ekuseni, elinye ulinikele uma sekuhwalele. *+
40 Ingxenye yeshumi ye-efa* likafulawa ocolekile ohlanganiswe nengxenye yesine yehini* lamafutha omnqumo, nomnikelo ophuzwayo wengxenye yesine yehini lewayini, kuzohambisana newundlu leduna lokuqala.
41 Elesibili uzolinikela uma sekuhwalele,* kanye nomnikelo ofanayo wokudla okusanhlamvu nophuzwayo onjengowasekuseni. Uzokunikela kube iphunga elimnandi,* umnikelo oshiswa emlilweni oya kuJehova.
42 Kufanele kube umnikelo oshiswa njalo kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu emnyango wetende lokuhlangana phambi kukaJehova, lapho ngizozibonakalisa khona kini ukuze ngikhulume nawe lapho. +
43 “Ngizozibonakalisa lapho kuma-Israyeli futhi lizongcweliswa ngenkazimulo yami. +
44 Ngizongcwelisa itende lokuhlangana ne-altare futhi ngizongcwelisa u-Aroni namadodana akhe + ukuze babe abapristi kimi.
45 Ngizohlala* phakathi kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli, ngibe uNkulunkulu wabo. +
46 Nakanjani bazokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, owabakhipha ezweni laseGibhithe ukuze ngihlale phakathi kwabo. + NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “ibhande lasokhalweni.”
^ Noma, “umqhele ongcwele.”
^ Noma, “elanelisayo; elizolisayo.” NgesiHebheru, “elizolile.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “isihambi,” okuwukuthi, umuntu ongeyena owomndeni ka-Aroni.
^ NgesiHebheru, “phakathi kokuhlwa okubili.”
^ I-efa lalilingana no-22 L. Bheka iSithasiselo B14.
^ Ihini lalilingana no-3,67 L. Bheka iSithasiselo B14.
^ NgesiHebheru, “phakathi kokuhlwa okubili.”
^ Noma, “elanelisayo; elizolisayo.” NgesiHebheru, “elizolile.”
^ Noma, “Ngizohlala etabernakele.”