AmaNani

17 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: 2 “Khuluma labantu bako-Israyeli njalo uthathe intonga eyodwa yendlu ngayinye yaboyise kumkhokheli ngamunye wabendlu kayise.+ Kumele kube lentonga ezingu-12 njalo ubhale ibizo lomkhokheli ngamunye entongeni yakhe. 3 Intonga kaLevi kumele uyibhale ibizo lika-Aroni ngoba kumele kube lentonga eyodwa emele umkhokheli ngamunye wendlu yaboyise. 4 Faka intonga lezi etendeni lokuhlangana phambi koBufakazi+ lapho engihlala ngibonakala khona kuwe.+ 5 Intonga yomuntu engizamkhetha+ izahluma njalo ngizakuqeda du ukukhonona kwabantu bako-Israyeli ngami+ lokukhonona abakwenzayo ngani.”+

6 Ngakho uMosi wakhuluma labantu bako-Israyeli njalo bonke abakhokheli babo bamnika intonga zabo, ngayinye ingeyomkhokheli wabendlu kayise. Intonga lezo zazingu-12 njalo lentonga ka-Aroni yayiphakathi kwentonga zabo. 7 Ngemva kwalokho uMosi wafaka intonga lezo phambi kukaJehova etendeni loBufakazi.

8 Ngelanga elilandelayo uMosi wathi engena etendeni loBufakazi, wabona intonga ka-Aroni eyendlu kaLevi isihlumile, isikhipha amahlumela kanye lamaluba futhi isithela izithelo zama-alimondi ezivuthiweyo. 9 UMosi wasekhipha intonga lezo phambi kukaJehova waya lazo ebantwini bako-Israyeli bazibona futhi indoda ngayinye yathatha intonga yayo.

10 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Buyisela intonga ka-Aroni+ phambi koBufakazi igcinwe khonapho ukuze ibe luphawu+ ebantwini abahlamukayo,+ ukuze ukukhonona kwabo ngami kuphele futhi bangafi.” 11 UMosi wahle wakwenza lokho uJehova ayemtshele khona. Wenza khona kanye ayekutsheliwe.

12 Abako-Israyeli basebesithi kuMosi: “Sizakufa siphele sibili, sonke sizaphela nya! 13 Loba ngubani ozake asondele eduze kwethabanikeli likaJehova uzakufa.+ Kambe kumele sife ngaleyondlela yini?”+