U-Eksodusi 29:22-41 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

22. “Wothabatha amanoni enqama, nomsila ononileyo, nomhlehlo osibekela izibilini, namanoni esibindi, nezinso zombili namanoni akuzo, nomlenze wokunene, ngokuba kuyinqama yokwahlukaniselwa;

23. uthabathe isinkwa sibe sinye, neqebelengwane libe linye lesinkwa esinamafutha, nomqathane ube munye eqomeni lesinkwa esingenamvubelo eliphambi kukaJehova,

24. ubeke konke ezandleni zika-Aroni nasezandleni zamadodana akhe, ukuzulise kube ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova.

25. Ubuye ukuthabathe ezandleni zabo, ukushise e-altare phezu komnikelo wokushiswa, kube yiphunga elimnandi phambi kukaJehova: kungumnikelo womlilo kuJehova.

26. Uyakuthabatha isifuba senqama yokwahlukaniselwa kuka-Aroni, usizulise, sibe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova, sibe yisabelo sakho.

27. “Uyakusingcwelisa isifuba somnikelo wokuzuliswa nomlenze womnikelo wokuphakanyiswa, ozuliswayo nophakanyiswayo, okwenqama yokwahlukaniselwa, okuka-Aroni nokwamadodana akhe;

28. kuyakuba ngokuka-Aroni nokwamadodana akhe, kube yimfanelo ephakade kwabakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba kungumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa; koba ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli womhlatshelo weminikelo yabo yokuthula, umnikelo wabo wokuphakanyiswa kuJehova.

29. “Izambatho ezingcwele zika-Aroni ziyakuba ngezamadodana akhe emva kwakhe ukuba bagcotshwe, bahlukaniselwe, bembathe zona.

30. Indodana yakhe engumpristi esikhundleni sakhe ayizembathe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, nxa ingena etendeni lokuhlangana ukuyokhonza endaweni engcwele.

31. “Woyithabatha inqama yokwahlukaniselwa, upheke inyama yayo endaweni engcwele.

32. U-Aroni namadodana akhe bayakuyidla inyama yenqama nesinkwa esiseqomeni ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana,

33. badle lezo zinto ezenza ukubuyisana ukubahlukanisela nokubangcwelisa; zingadliwa ngumfokazi, ngokuba zingcwele.

34. Uma kusala inyama yokwahlukaniselwa kuze kuse noma isinkwa, ukushise okuseleyo ngomlilo, kungadliwa, ngokuba kungcwele.

35. “Uyakwenze njalo ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe, njengakho konke engikuyale ngakho; ukwahlukanisela kuyakuba yizinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

36. Imihla yonke wonikela ngenkunzi, ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ube ngowokubuyisana, uhlambulule i-altare, lapho ulenzela ukubuyisana, uligcobe ukuba ulingcwelise.

37. Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa wolenzela i-altare ukubuyisana, ulingcwelise, i-altare libe ngcwele kakhulu, nabo bonke abalithintayo bayakuba ngabangcwele.

38. “Yilokhu oyakunikela ngakho e-altare: amawundlu amabili anomnyaka munye imihla ngemihla njalo.

39. Elinye iwundlu wonikela ngalo ekuseni, elinye iwundlu wonikela ngalo kusihlwa.

40. Kanye nelinye iwundlu wonikela ngokweshumi kwempuphu ecolekileyo, ixovwe nokwesine kwehini* lamafutha agxotshiweyo, nokwesine kwehini lewayini, kube ngumnikelo wokuphuzwa.

41. Wonikela ngelinye iwundlu ngakusihlwa, wenze kulo njengomnikelo wempuphu wasekuseni nanjengomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwa, kube yiphunga elimnandi, umnikelo womlilo kuJehova.

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