1. Lezi ziyizizukulwane zika-Aroni nezikaMose ngalolo suku uJehova akhuluma ngalo kuMose entabeni yaseSinayi.
2. Lawa angamagama amadodana ka-Aroni: uNadabi izibulo, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari.
3. Yilawo angamagama amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi abagcotshiweyo, abahlukaniselwa ukukhonza esikhundleni sobupristi.
4. ONadabi no-Abihu bafa phambi kukaJehova, benikela ngomlilo ongafanele ebusweni bukaJehova ehlane laseSinayi; babengenabantwana. Kwase kukhonza o-Eleyazare no-Itamari esikhundleni sobupristi ebusweni buka-Aroni uyise.
5. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
6. “Sondeza isizwe sakwaLevi, usimise phambi kuka-Aroni, umpristi, ukuba simkhonze.
7. Bayakugcina izimfanelo zakho nezimfanelo zenhlangano yonke phambi kwetende lokuhlangana ukwenza inkonzo yetabernakele.*
8. Bayakugcina yonke impahla yetende lokuhlangana nezimfanelo zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukwenza inkonzo yetabernakele.*
9. Uyakunikela amaLevi ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe; ayanikelwa ngempela kuye, evela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
10. Uyakumisa u-Aroni namadodana akhe, bagcine ubupristi babo; umfokazi osondelayo uyakubulawa.”
11. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
12. “Mina ngikhiphile amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli esikhundleni samazibulo onke avula isizalo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; amaLevi ayakuba ngawami.
13. Ngokuba onke amazibulo angawami; ngalolo suku engabulala ngalo onke amazibulo ezweni laseGibithe ngazingcwelisela amazibulo onke kwa-Israyeli, awabantu nawezilwane; ayakuba ngawami; nginguJehova.”
14. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose ehlane laseSinayi, wathi:
15. “Bala abantwana bakwaLevi ngezindlu zawoyise nangemindeni yabo; uyakubala bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu.”
16. UMose wababala njengezwi likaJehova, njengalokho wayalwa.
17. Lawa angamadodana kaLevingamagama awo: oGereshoni,noKohati, noMerari.
18. Lawa angamagama amadodanakaGereshoni ngemindeni yawo:oLibini noShimeyi.
19. Namadodana kaKohati ngemindeniyawo: o-Amramu, noJisihari,noHebroni, no-Uziyeli.
20. Namadodana kaMerari ngemindeniyawo: oMaheli noMushi. Leyoiyimindeni yamaLevi ngezindluzawoyise.
21. KwaGereshoni kwavela umndeni wamaLibini nomndeni wamaShimeyi; yileyo eyimindeni yamaGereshoni.
22. Labo ababalwayo kubo njengokomumo wabesilisa bonke kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu, ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu ayisihlanu.
23. Imindeni yamaGereshoni iyakumisa emva kwetabernakele* ngasentshonalanga.
24. Isikhulu sendlu kayise wamaGereshoni siyakuba ngu-Eliyasafa indodana kaLayeli.
25. Imfanelo yamadodana kaGereshoni etendeni lokuhlangana iyakuba yitabernakele,* netende, nesimbozo salo, neveli lomnyango wetende lokuhlangana,
26. nezilenge zegceke, neveli lomnyango wegceke elingasetabernakele* nangase-altare nxazonke, nezintambo zalo, nayo yonke inkonzo yalokho.
27. KwaKohati kwavela umndeni wama-Amramu, nomndeni wamaJisihari, nomndeni wamaHebroni, nomndeni wama-Uziyeli; yileyo eyimindeni yamaKohati.
28. Njengokomumo wabo bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu babe yizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili namakhulu ayisithupha, begcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele.
29. Imindeni yamadodana kaKohati iyakumisa eceleni kwetabernakele* ngaseningizimu.
30. Isikhulu sendlu kayise wemindeni yamaKohati siyakuba ngu-Elisafani indodana ka-Uziyeli.
31. Okugcinwa yibo kuyakuba ngumphongolo, netafula, nothi lwezibani, nama-altare, nezimpahla zendlu engcwele abakhonza ngazo, neveli, nayo yonke inkonzo yalokho.
32. U-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni umpristi uyakuba yisikhulu sezikhulu zamaLevi, abonise abagcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele.
33. KwaMerari kwavela umndeni wamaMaheli nomndeni wamaMushi; yileyo eyimindeni yamaMerari.
34. Labo ababalwayo kubo njengokomumo wabesilisa bonke kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu babe yizinkulungwane eziyisithupha namakhulu amabili.
35. Isikhulu sendlu kayise wemindeni yamaMerari sasinguSuriyeli indodana ka-Abihayili; bayakumisa eceleni kwetabernakele* ngasenyakatho.
36. Imfanelo emiselwe amadodana kaMerari iyakuba ngamapulangwe etabernakele,* nemishayo yalo, nezinsika zalo, nezinyawo zalo, nezinto zonke zalo, nenkonzo yonke yalokho,
37. nezinsika zegceke nxazonke, nezinyawo zazo, nezikhonkwane zazo, nezintambo zazo.
38. Labo abamisa phambi kwetabernakele* ngasempumalanga, ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana ngasekuphumeni kwelanga, bayakuba ngoMose no-Aroni namadodana akhe, begcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele, begcina imfanelo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; umfokazi osondelayo uyakubulawa.
39. Bonke ababalwayo bamaLevi ababalwa nguMose nangu-Aroni ngesiyalezo sikaJehova ngemindeni yabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu, babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili.
40. UJehova wathi kuMose: “Bala onke amazibulo esilisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu, ubale umumo wamagama abo.
41. Uyakungithabathela amaLevi nginguJehova esikhundleni samazibulo onke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nezinkomo zamaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke ezinkomo zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.”
42. UMose wabala, njengalokho uJehova emyalile, onke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
43. Onke amazibulo esilisa njengokomumo wamagama kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu alabo ababalwayo kubo ayeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu.
44. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
45. “Thabatha amaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli nezinkomo zamaLevi esikhundleni sezinkomo zabo, amaLevi abe ngawami; nginguJehova.
46. Ukuba kuhlengwe labo abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu bamazibulo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abadlula amaLevi,
47. uyakuthabatha amashekeli* ayisihlanu ngamunye ngenhloko; ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele uyakuwathabatha ishekeli lingamagera* angamashumi amabili;
48. umnike u-Aroni namadodana akhe imali umumo wabo odlulelayo ohlengwa ngayo.”
49. UMose wayesethatha imali yokuhlenga kulabo abadlula abahlengiwe ngamaLevi;
50. kuwo amazibulo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli wayithatha imali, amashekeli* ayinkulungwane namakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele.
51. UMose wamnika u-Aroni namadodana akhe imali yokuhlenga njengezwi likaJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.