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3 Leti bekutitukulwane ta-Aroni naMosi ngelilanga Jehova lakhuluma ngalo naMosi eNtsabeni iSinayi.+ 2 Nankha emabito emadvodzana a-Aroni: Nadabi, lebekangumntfwana wakhe wekucala, Abihu,+ Eliyezeri+ na-Ithamari.+ 3 Ngulawo-ke emabito emadvodzana a-Aroni, labegcotjwe* kutsi abe baphristi.+ 4 BoNadabi na-Abihu bafa embikwaJehova ehlane laseSinayi, ngesikhatsi baletsa umlilo longakavumeleki kuJehova,+ futsi bebete bantfwana. Kepha bo-Eliyezeri+ na-Ithamari+ bona bachubeka babaphristi kanye nababe wabo Aroni.
5 Jehova wase utsi kuMosi: 6 “Uboletsa emaLevi,+ uwamise embikwa-Aroni umphristi futsi kufanele amsite.+ 7 Kufanele afeze imisebenti yawo layentela Aroni naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli embikwelithende lekuhlangana, ngekutsi awente wonkhe umsebenti wawo wasethendeni lekukhontela. 8 Atawunakekela tonkhe tintfo+ letisetjentiswa ethendeni lekuhlangana, afeze nemisebenti layentela ema-Israyeli ngekutsi asebente ethendeni lekukhontela.+ 9 Utawutsatsa emaLevi uwanikete Aroni nemadvodzana akhe. Atawutsatfwa kuma-Israyeli, aniketwe Aroni kuze amsite.+ 10 Ubobeka Aroni nemadvodzana akhe, futsi kufanele bente imisebenti yabo yebuphristi.+ Nobe ngumuphi umuntfu longakavumeleki* lotawusondzela endzaweni lengcwele kufanele abulawe.”+
11 Jehova wachubeka watsi kuMosi: 12 “Mine ngitawutsatsa emaLevi esiveni sema-Israyeli esikhundleni sawo onkhe ematibulo* ema-Israyeli,+ futsi atawuba ngewami. 13 Onkhe ematibulo ngewami.+ Ngalelilanga lengabulala ngalo onkhe ematibulo aseGibhithe,+ ngatingcwelisela onkhe ematibulo aka-Israyeli, kusukela ematibulweni ebantfu kuya ematibulweni etilwane.+ Ngako-ke ematibulo atawuba ngewami. NginguJehova.”
14 Jehova waphindze wakhuluma naMosi ehlane laseSinayi,+ watsi: 15 “Ubobhalisa emadvodzana aLevi ngetindlu tawo nangemindeni yawo. Kufanele ubhalise bonkhe labadvuna kusukela kulabanenyanga yinye budzala kuya etulu.”+ 16 Ngako Mosi wawabhalisa njengobe nje Jehova abemtjelile. 17 Emabito emadvodzana aLevi bekunguGeshoni, Khohati, naMerari.+
18 Emabito emadvodzana aGeshoni ngekwemindeni yawo bekunguLibni naShimeyi.+
19 Emadvodzana aKhohati ngekwemindeni yawo bekungu-Amramu, Jisihari, Hebroni, na-Uziyeli.+
20 Emadvodzana aMerari ngekwemindeni yawo bekunguMahali+ naMushi.+
Lena-ke bekuyimindeni yemaLevi ngekwetindlu tawo.
21 KuGeshoni kwavela umndeni wemaLibni+ nemndeni wemaShimeyi. Lena-ke bekuyimindeni yemaGeshoni. 22 Bonkhe labadvuna lababhaliswa kulemindeni, kusukela kulabanenyanga yinye budzala kuya etulu bebangu-7 500.+ 23 Imindeni yemaGeshoni yamisa emathende ayo ngemuva kwelithende lekukhontela,+ ngasenshonalanga. 24 Umholi wendlu yemaGeshoni bekungu-Eliyasafa indvodzana yaLayeli. 25 Imisebenti emadvodzana aGeshoni+ labenayo ethendeni lekuhlangana beyikunakekela lithende lekukhontela+ netindvwangu talo tekumbonya letehlukahlukene,+ kanye nendvwangu* yemnyango+ welithende lekuhlangana, 26 tindvwangu letilenga ebaleni,+ indvwangu*+ yeligede lelibala* lelitungeleta lithende lekukhontela neli-al’thare, tintsambo telithende kanye nawo wonkhe umsebenti lohlobene naloku.
27 KuKhohati kwavela umndeni wema-Amramu, wemaJisihari, wemaHebroni kanye newema-Uziyeli. Lena-ke bekuyimindeni yemaKhohati.+ 28 Bonkhe labadvuna lababhaliswa labasukela enyangeni yinye kuya etulu budzala bebangu-8 600. Umsebenti wabo bekukunakekela indzawo lengcwele.+ 29 Imindeni yemadvodzana aKhohati yamisa emathende ayo eningizimu yelithende lekukhontela.+ 30 Umholi wendlu yemaKhohati bekungu-Elisafani indvodzana ya-Uziyeli.+ 31 Umsebenti wawo bekukunakekela Libhokisi,+ litafula,+ lutsi lwesibane,+ ema-al’thare,+ tintfo letisetjentiswa endzaweni lengcwele,+ indvwangu yekwehlukanisa*+ kanye nayo yonkhe imisebenti lehlobene naloku.+
32 Umholi lomkhulu wemaLevi bekungu-Eliyezeri+ indvodzana ya-Aroni umphristi, futsi nguye lebekangamele labo labenta imisebenti yasendzaweni lengcwele.
33 KuMerari kwavela umndeni wemaMahali nemndeni wemaMushi. Lena-ke bekuyimindeni yemaMerari.+ 34 Bonkhe labadvuna lababhaliswa labasukela enyangeni yinye budzala kuya etulu bebangu-6 200.+ 35 Umholi wendlu yemaMerari bekunguSuriyeli indvodzana ya-Abihayili. EmaMerari abemise emathende awo enyakatfo yelithende lekukhontela.+ 36 Emadvodzana aMerari abenemsebenti wekunakekela emabhaluko*+ elithende lekukhontela, imigcala yalo,+ tinsika talo,+ emaseko alo, nato tonkhe tintfo letisetjentiswa kulo,+ kanye nawo wonkhe umsebenti lohlobene naloku.+ 37 Abephindze anakekele tinsika lebetitungelete libala, nemaseko ato,+ tikhonkwane tato, kanye netintsambo tato.
38 BoMosi na-Aroni kanye nemadvodzana akhe bamisa emathende abo embikwelithende lekukhontela, ngasemphumalanga, embikwelithende lekuhlangana. Umsebenti lebebawufezela ema-Israyeli bekukunakekela indzawo lengcwele. Nobe ngumuphi umuntfu longakavumeleki* lobekatawusondzela kuyo abetawubulawa.+
39 Bonkhe labadvuna labangemaLevi labasukela enyangeni yinye budzala kuya etulu futsi lababhaliswa nguMosi na-Aroni ngekwemindeni yabo, njengobe Jehova abeshito, bebangu-22 000.
40 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Ubobhalisa onkhe ematibulo lamadvuna ema-Israyeli lasukela enyangeni yinye budzala kuya etulu,+ uwabale futsi uwabhalise ngemabito awo. 41 Ubongitsatsela emaLevi esikhundleni sawo onkhe ematibulo ema-Israyeli,+ utsatse netilwane letifuywako temaLevi esikhundleni sawo onkhe ematibulo etilwane letifuywako tema-Israyeli.+ NginguJehova.” 42 Ngako Mosi wawabhalisa onkhe ematibulo ema-Israyeli, njengobe nje Jehova abemtjelile. 43 Onkhe ematibulo lamadvuna lasukela enyangeni yinye budzala kuya etulu futsi labhaliswa ngemabito awo, abengu-22 273.
44 Jehova wachubeka wakhuluma naMosi, watsi: 45 “Ubotsatsa emaLevi esikhundleni sawo onkhe ematibulo ema-Israyeli, utsatse netilwane letifuywako temaLevi esikhundleni setilwane letifuywako tema-Israyeli. EmaLevi kufanele abe ngewami, nginguJehova. 46 Linani lematibulo+ ema-Israyeli belingetulu kwelinani lematibulo emaLevi ngalangu-273. Kuze uhlenge lamatibulo langu-273,+ 47 ubotsatsela ngalinye lawo emagremu langu-57* elisiliva+ lakalwe ngesisindvo lesisemtsetfweni sasendzaweni lengcwele. Lishekeli lingemagera* langu-20.+ 48 Lemali kufanele uyinikete Aroni nemadvodzana akhe, ibe yekuhlenga lamatibulo ema-Israyeli labengetulu ngawo kumaLevi.” 49 Ngako Mosi wayitsatsa lemali yekuhlenga lamatibulo ema-Israyeli labengetulu ngawo kumaLevi. 50 Lemali wayitsatsa ematibulweni ema-Israyeli futsi beyingemakhilogremu langaba ngu-16* elisiliva, ngesisindvo lesisemtsetfweni sasendzaweni lengcwele. 51 Njengobe livi* laJehova belishito, Mosi watsatsa lemali wayinika Aroni nemadvodzana akhe, njengobe nje Jehova abemtjelile.