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.”