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36 “Besaleli utawusebenta na-Oholiyabi kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza lanelikhono* Jehova lawanike kuhlakanipha nekucondza, kuze bati kutsi kufanele bawente njani wonkhe umsebenti wendzawo lengcwele njengobe nje Jehova ashito.”+
2 Ngako Mosi wabita Besaleli na-Oholiyabi kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza lanelikhono Jehova lawanike kuhlakanipha,+ onkhe labechutjwa yinhlitiyo kutsi asite ekwenteni lomsebenti.+ 3 Batsatsa yonkhe leminikelo+ yekwenta umsebenti endzaweni lengcwele, leyo ema-Israyeli labeyiletse kuMosi. Kodvwa njalo ekuseni ema-Israyeli abechubeka aletsa kuye iminikelo yekutitsandzela.
4 Ngesikhatsi sebawucalile lomsebenti longcwele, sisebenti ngasinye kuto tonkhe leti letinelikhono besiya kuMosi, 5 sifike sitsi: “Labantfu sebaletsa lokungetulu kwaloko lokudzingekako kulomsebenti Jehova latsite awentiwe.” 6 Ngako Mosi watsi akukhishwe simemetelo kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli, lesitsi: “Sale nima kuletsa iminikelo letawusetjentiswa ethendeni lekukhontela.” Ngaleyo ndlela labantfu bamiswa kutsi bachubeke baletsa iminikelo. 7 Letintfo lebekunikelwe ngato kuze kwentiwe wonkhe lomsebenti besetenele futsi titinyenti kakhulu.
8 Ngako tonkhe letisebenti letinelikhono+ tenta lelithende lekukhontela+ ngetindvwangu letingu-10 letentiwe ngelineni lecolisakele futsi lephotsiwe, ngentsambo leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, ngensontfo lebukhwebeletane* nangentsambo lebovu. Besaleli watfungela imihlobiso yemakherubhi kuletindvwangu.+ 9 Indvwangu ngayinye beyingemamitha langaba ngu-12* budze, nemamitha langaba mabili* bubanti. Tonkhe letindvwangu betilingana. 10 Watsatsa letisihlanu tato watihlanganisa todvwa, naleletinye letisihlanu nato watihlanganisa todvwa. 11 Ngemuva kwaloko wenta tihilelo ngentsambo leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka emphetfweni wendvwangu lesekugcineni kuleti letihlanganisiwe, watenta lapho bekutawuhlangana khona letindvwangu. Waphindze wenta tihilelo nasemphetfweni wendvwangu lesekugcineni kuleti letinye letihlanganisiwe, nato watenta lapho bekutawuhlangana khona letindvwangu. 12 Wenta tihilelo letingu-50 emphetfweni walenye yaletindvwangu letisekugcineni, naletinye letingu-50 emphetfweni walelenye, kuze letihilelo ticondzane lapho titawuhlanganiswa khona. 13 Ekugcineni wase wenta emahhuka eligolide langu-50 futsi wahlanganisa ngawo letindvwangu, kuze lelithende lekukhontela libe yintfo yinye.
14 Wabese wenta tindvwangu tekumbonya lelithende lekukhontela ngeboya bembuti. Wenta tindvwangu letingu-11.+ 15 Indvwangu ngayinye beyingemamitha langaba ngu-13 budze, nemamitha langaba mabili bubanti. Tonkhe letindvwangu letingu-11 betilingana. 16 Wahlanganisa tindvwangu letisihlanu todvwa, naleti letinye letisitfupha nato watihlanganisa todvwa. 17 Ngemuva kwaloko wenta tihilelo letingu-50 emphetfweni wendvwangu lesekugcineni kuleti tekucala, watenta lapho bekutawuhlangana khona letindvwangu. Wenta netihilelo letingu-50 emphetfweni wendvwangu lesekugcineni kuleti letinye, lapho betitawuhlanganiswa khona. 18 Wenta emahhuka elitfusi langu-50 ekuhlanganisa letindvwangu, kuze lelithende lekukhontela libe yintfo yinye.
19 Wenta lenye indvwangu yekumbonya lelithende lekukhontela ngetikhumba tetimvu letidaywe taba bovu, ngetulu kwayo wenta nalenye indvwangu yekumbonya ngetikhumba tetilwane.*+
20 Wase wenta emabhaluko* alelithende lekukhontela ngesigodvo sesihlahla semgamba,+ futsi wawamisa acondza.+ 21 Libhaluko ngalinye belingemamitha langaba sihlanu* kuphakama, bubanti balo bungemasentimitha langaba ngu-66.* 22 Libhaluko ngalinye belinetinhlokwana letimbili letilinganisile. Wawenta ngaleyo ndlela onkhe emabhaluko alelithende lekukhontela. 23 Umhlubulo walelithende lekukhontela loseningizimu wawentela emabhaluko langu-20, futsi wawenta abuka eningizimu. 24 Ngemuva kwaloko wenta emaseko elisiliva langu-40 ngephansi kwalamabhaluko langu-20. Kwaba nemaseko lamabili ngephansi kwelibhaluko lekucala kuze kungene letinhlokwana talo letimbili, futsi kwakunalamabili ngephansi kwelibhaluko ngalinye kulawa lalandzelako kuze kungene tinhlokwana talo letimbili.+ 25 Kulomhlubulo walelithende lekukhontela losenyakatfo, wenta emabhaluko langu-20 26 nemaseko awo elisiliva langu-40. Kwaba nemaseko lamabili ngephansi kwelibhaluko lekucala, nalamabili ngephansi kwelibhaluko ngalinye kulawa lamanye.
27 Encenyeni lengemuva yalelithende lekukhontela lengasenshonalanga wenta emabhaluko lasitfupha.+ 28 Emabhaluko lamabili wawenta aba semakoneni langemuva alelithende lekukhontela. 29 Abebhancene kusuka phansi kuya etulu aze ayewufika ejiveni lekucala. Omabili wawenta ngalendlela futsi aba semakoneni alelithende lekukhontela. 30 Lamabhaluko abengu-8 asawonkhe, futsi emaseko awo elisiliva abengu-16. Kwakunemaseko lamabili ngephansi kwelibhaluko ngalinye.
31 Wabese wenta imigcala ngesigodvo semgamba, kwaba nemigcala lesihlanu lengena kulamabhaluko lakumunye walemihlubulo yalelithende lekukhontela+ 32 naleminye imigcala lesihlanu lengena kulamabhaluko lakulolomunye umhlubulo, kanye naleminye lesihlanu lengena kulawo lasencenyeni lengemuva yalelithende lekukhontela, enshonalanga. 33 Lemigcala lesemkhatsini wayifaka yavundla emkhatsini walamabhaluko yasuka ekucaleni yaze yaphumela ekugcineni. 34 Lamabhaluko wawanameka ngeligolide, wenta nemajiva eligolide lokutawungena kuwo lemigcala, nalemigcala wayinameka ngeligolide.+
35 Ngemuva kwaloko wenta indvwangu+ ngentsambo leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, nangensontfo lebukhwebeletane, nangentsambo lebovu kanye nangelineni lecolisakele futsi lephotsiwe. Watfungela imihlobiso+ yemakherubhi+ kuyo. 36 Lendvwangu wayentela tinsika letine ngesigodvo semgamba watinameka ngeligolide. Wenta nemahhuka ato ngeligolide. Letinsika watentela emaseko lamane elisiliva. 37 Ngemuva kwaloko wenta indvwangu* yasekungeneni kwalelithende lekukhontela, wayeluka ngentsambo leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, nangensontfo lebukhwebeletane, nangentsambo lebovu, kanye nangelineni lecolisakele futsi lephotsiwe.+ 38 Wenta netinsika letisihlanu letentiwe ngemgamba nemahhuka ato. Tihloko taletinsika kanye netintfo tato tekuhlanganisa* watinameka ngeligolide, kodvwa emaseko ato lasihlanu bekentiwe ngelitfusi.