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8 UJehova wakhuluma noMosi, wathi: 2 “Khuluma no-Aroni uthi kuye, ‘Nawukhanyisa iimbani, iimbani ezilikhomba kufuze zikhanyise indawo ephambi kwelithi lesibani.’”+ 3 Nje-ke u-Aroni wenza njalo. Wakhanyisa iimbani bona zikhanyise phambi kwelithi lesibani+ njengombana uJehova ayale uMosi. 4 Nasi indlela ilithi lesibani ebelenziwe ngayo: Belikhandwe+ ngegolide kusukela esiqwini salo ukuya emathuthumbeni, belenziwe ngendlela uJehova ayitjengise uMosi embonweni.+
5 UJehova wakhuluma godu noMosi, wathi: 6 “Thatha amaLevi hlangana nama-Israyeli uyowahlambulula.+ 7 Le yindlela okufuze uwahlambulule ngayo: Ufafaze ngamanzi wokuhlambulula isono, kufuze asuse uboya obusemzimbenawo ngotjhefana, ahlanze izambatho zawo begodu azihlambulule.+ 8 Kufuze athathe ikunzana+ nomnikelo weenthoro+ weflowuru esefiweko ehlanganiswe namafutha. Uthathe enye ikunzana bona ibe mnikelo wesono.+ 9 Kufuze ulethe amaLevi phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, uhlanganise yoke ihlangano yakwa-Israyeli.+ 10 Nawuletha amaLevi phambi kwakaJehova, ama-Israyeli kufuze abeke izandla zawo phezu kweenhloko zamaLevi.+ 11 U-Aroni kufuze anikele amaLevi phambi kwakaJehova bona abe mnikelo ophephezeliswako,+ ovela kuma-Israyeli begodu azokwenza umsebenzi kaJehova.+
12 “AmaLevi azokubeka izandla zawo phezu kweenhloko zeenkunzi.+ Ngemva kwalokho, azokunikela enye ibe mnikelo wesono, enye ibe mnikelo otjhiswako oya kuJehova bona kwenziwe umnikelo wokulitjalelwa kwezono+ zawo. 13 Ngemva kwalokho, uzokujamisa amaLevi phambi kwaka-Aroni namadodanakhe, abe mnikelo ophephezeliswako oya kuJehova. 14 Kufuze uhlukanise amaLevi hlangana nama-Israyeli, amaLevi azokuba ngewami.+ 15 Ngemva kwalokho, amaLevi azokuza azokusebenza etendeni lokuhlangana. Le yindlela okufuze uwahlanze ngayo begodu uwanikele abe mnikelo ophephezeliswako. 16 Azizipho engiziphiwe ma-Israyeli. Esikhundleni sawo woke amazibulo wakwa-Israyeli,+ ngizokuthatha wona. 17 Ngombana woke amazibulo hlangana nama-Israyeli ngewami, kokubili umuntu nesilwana.+ Ngazicwengisela wona ngelanga ngibulala woke amazibulo wenarheni yeGibhide.+ 18 Ngizokuthatha amaLevi esikhundleni sawo woke amazibulo wakwa-Israyeli. 19 Ngizokunikela amaLevi abe sisipho ku-Aroni namadodanakhe, isipho esivela kuma-Israyeli bona enzele ama-Israyeli imisebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana+ begodu awenzele umnikelo wokulitjalelwa kwezono ukwenzela bona angehlelwa yihlekelele+ lokha nawatjhidela endaweni ecwengileko.”
20 UMosi, u-Aroni nayo yoke ihlangano yakwa-Israyeli benza lokhu kumaLevi. Ama-Israyeli enza koke uJehova akuyale uMosi malungana namaLevi. 21 Nje-ke amaLevi azicwengisa, ahlanza nezambatho zawo,+ ngemva kwalokho, u-Aroni wawanikela aba mnikelo ophephezeliswako phambi kwakaJehova.+ U-Aroni wawenzela umnikelo wokulitjalelwa kwezono bona awahlambulule.+ 22 AmaLevi araga nokwenza umsebenzawo etendeni lokuhlangana phambi kwaka-Aroni namadodanakhe. Ama-Israyeli enza njengombana uJehova ayale uMosi malungana namaLevi.
23 Nje-ke uJehova wakhuluma noMosi, wathi: 24 “Lokhu kuzokusebenza kumaLevi: Indoda eneminyaka kusukela kwema-25 ukuya phezulu izokuhlanganyela nalabo abasebenza etendeni lokuhlangana, 25 kodwana nasele idlule iminyaka ema-50, angeze isasebenza khona. 26 Ingasiza abafowabo abasebenza etendeni lokuhlangana kodwana yona akukafuzi yenze umsebenzi lapho. Ngilokhu okufuze ukwenze malungana namaLevi nemisebenzawo.”+