1. UJehova esetendeni lokuhlangana wambiza uMose, wakhuluma kuye, wathi:
2. “Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Nxa umuntu wakini eletha umnikelo kuJehova, anonikela ngomnikelo wenu wezinkomo zemihlambi nowezimvu.
3. “ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe ungumnikelo wokushiswa wemihlambi, uyakunikela ngeduna elingenasici, anikele ngalo ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, aze amukeleke kuJehova.
4. Uyakubeka isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wokushiswa; uyakwamukelwa ngenxa yakhe, umenzele ukubuyisana.
5. Wolihlaba iduna phambi kukaJehova, amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, alethe igazi, afafaze ngegazi nxazonke ze-altare elingasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
6. Uyakuhlinza umnikelo wokushiswa, awuhlahlele izitho.
7. Amadodana ka-Aroni umpristi abeke umlilo e-altare, ahlele izinkuni phezu komlilo;
8. amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, ahlele izitho, nenhloko, namanoni, phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare,
9. ahlanze izibilini zalo namanqina alo ngamanzi, umpristi akushise konke e-altare, kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.
10. “ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe ungowemihlambi, owasezimvini noma owasezimbuzini, ube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, wonikela ngeduna elingenasici.
11. Alihlabe ngasohlangothini lwe-altare olungasenyakatho phambi kukaJehova; amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, afafaze i-altare ngegazi lalo nxazonke.
12. Alihlahlele izitho nenhloko yalo namanoni alo, umpristi akuhlele phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare,