Numbers - Chapter 8

Verse 1: UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

Verse 2: “Yisho ku-Aroni, uthi kuye: ‘Nxa ubeka izibani, izibani eziyisikhombisa mazikhanyise ngaphambi kothi lwezibani.’ ”

Verse 3: U-Aroni wenze njalo; wabeka izibani zalo ukuba zikhanyise ngaphambi kothi lwezibani, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

Verse 4: Nanku umsebenzi wothi lwezibani, umsebenzi wegolide elikhandiweyo: kuze kube sesinqeni salo nasezimbalini zalo kwakungumsebenzi okhandiweyo; njengesifanekiso uJehova asibonise uMose, wenze njalo uthi lwezibani.

Verse 5: UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

Verse 6: “Thabatha amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ubahlambulule.

Verse 7: Uyakwenza kanje kubo ukuba ubahlambulule: fafaza amanzi okuphothula, baziphucule umzimba wonke, bahlanze izingubo zabo, bazihlambulule.

Verse 8: Bathabathe iduna nomnikelo walo wempuphu, impuphu ecolekileyo exovwe namafutha; nelinye iduna uyakulithabatha libe ngumnikelo wesono.

Verse 9: Uyakuletha amaLevi phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, ubuthe yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,

Verse 10: ulethe amaLevi phambi kukaJehova; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babeke izandla zabo phezu kwamaLevi,

Verse 11: u-Aroni azulise amaLevi phambi kukaJehova abe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa ovela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, aze asebenze umsebenzi kaJehova.

Verse 12: “AmaLevi ayakubeka izandla zawo ezinhloko zezinkunzi, wena unikele ngenye ibe ngumnikelo wesono, enye ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova ukwenzela amaLevi ukubuyisana.

Verse 13: Uyakubeka amaLevi phambi kuka-Aroni naphambi kwamadodana akhe, unikele ngawo abe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa kuJehova.

Verse 14: Uyakwahlukanisa amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, amaLevi abe ngawami.

Verse 15: “Emva kwalokho amaLevi ayakungena ukwenza inkonzo yetende lokuhlangana; uyakuwahlambulula, unikele ngawo abe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa.

Verse 16: Ngokuba mina nginikiwe wona phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; esikhundleni sakho konke okuvula isizalo, amazibulo abo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngizithabathele wona.

Verse 17: Ngokuba onke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli angawami, awabantu nawezilwane; mhla ngishaya amazibulo onke ezweni laseGibithe ngazingcwelisela wona.

Verse 18: Ngithabathile amaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Verse 19: Ngiwanikile amaLevi abe yisipho sika-Aroni nesamadodana akhe esivela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukusebenza umsebenzi wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli etendeni lokuhlangana nokwenzela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana, ukuze kungabikho sifo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli besondela endlini engcwele.”

Verse 20: Benze njalo-ke oMose no-Aroni nayo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli kumaLevi; njengakho konke uJehova amyala ngakho uMose ngamaLevi, benze njalo kuwo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Verse 21: AmaLevi aziphothula, ahlanza izingubo zawo; u-Aroni wanikela ngawo abe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova; u-Aroni wawenzela ukubuyisana ukuwahlambulula.

Verse 22: Emva kwalokho amaLevi angena ukwenza umsebenzi wawo etendeni lokuhlangana phambi kuka-Aroni naphambi kwamadodana akhe; njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose ngamaLevi, benze njalo-ke kuwo.

Verse 23: UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

Verse 24: “Yilokhu okungokwamaLevi: kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu kuya phezulu ayakungena ukugcina umsebenzi wenkonzo yetende lokuhlangana:

Verse 25: kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu bayakuphuma emsebenzini wenkonzo, bangabe besakhonza;

Verse 26: kodwa bayakukhonza kanye nabafowabo etendeni lokuhlangana, bagcine imfanelo kepha bangabe besakhonza. Uyakwenze njalo kumaLevi ngezimfanelo zawo.”