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.