16. “Imfanelo ka-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni umpristi iyakuba ngamafutha okukhanyisa nempepho ethaphukayo, nomnikelo wempuphu wemihla yonke, namafutha okugcoba; imfanelo yakhe iyitabernakele* lonke nakho konke okukulo, indlu engcwele nezinto zayo.”
17. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi:
18. “Ninganqumi isizwe semindeni yamaKohati kumaLevi,
19. kepha ukuba baphile, bangafi, lapho besondela ezintweni ezingcwelengcwele, nenze kanje kubo: u-Aroni namadodana akhe bayakungena, babamise, kube yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe nasemthwalweni wakhe;
20. kepha abayikungena ukubona okungcwele nangesikhashana nje, funa bafe.”
21. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
22. “Bala umumo wamadodana kaGereshoni nawo ngezindlu zawoyise nangemindeni yawo
23. kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu kuze kube kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke abangena enkonzweni ukwenza umsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana.
24. “Nanku umsebenzi wemindeni yamaGereshoni ngokukhonza nangokuthwala:
25. bayakuthwala izilenge zetabernakele,* netende lokuhlangana, nesimbozo salo, nesimbozo sesikhumba samatahasi* esiphezu kwalo, neveli lomnyango wetende lokuhlangana,
26. nezilenge zegceke, neveli lomnyango wesango legceke elingasetabernakele* nangase-altare nxazonke, nezintambo zakho, nezinto zonke zokukhonza kwabo; nakho konke okwenzelwa zona bayakukwenza.
27. Ngesiyalezo sika-Aroni nangesamadodana akhe uyakwenziwa wonke umsebenzi wamadodana amaGereshoni emithwalweni yawo yonke nasemisebenzini yawo yonke; niwamisele yonke imithwalo yawo ezakugcinwa yiwo.
28. Lowo ungumsebenzi wemindeni yamadodana amaGereshoni etendeni lokuhlangana; okugcinwa yiwo kube phansi kwesandla sika-Itamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi.
29. “Amadodana kaMerari uwabale ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise;
30. kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu kuze kube kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu wobabala bonke abangena emsebenzini ukwenza umsebenzi wetende lokuhlangana.
31. Nakhu okuzakugcinwa yibo ukuba bakuthwale ngokomsebenzi wabo wonke etendeni lokuhlangana: amapulangwe etabernakele,* nemishayo yalo, nezinsika zalo, nezinyawo zalo,