3. kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu kuze kufike kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke abangena enkonzweni ukwenza umsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana.
4. “Nanku umsebenzi wamadodana kaKohati etendeni lokuhlangana: izinto ezingcwelengcwele.
5. Nxa ikamu* lisuka, u-Aroni uyakungena kanye namadodana akhe, behlise iveli lesihenqo, basibekele umphongolo wobufakazi ngalo,
6. bawembese isikhumba samatahasi,* bendlale phezu kwawo indwangu eluhlaza yonke, bafake izinti zawo.
7. “Etafuleni lezinkwa zokubukwa bayakwendlala indwangu eluhlaza, babeke kuyo izingqwembe, nezinkezo, nezinkamba, nezindebe zokuthela; nesinkwa esinganqamukiyo siyakuba phezu kwalo.
8. Bayakwendlala phezu kwazo indwangu ebomvu, bayisibekele ngesikhumba samatahasi,* bafake izinti zalo.
9. “Bayakuthabatha indwangu eluhlaza, balusibekele uthi lwezibani, nezibani zalo, nezizenze zalo, nezitsha zalo zomlotha, nezitsha zonke zalo zamafutha abakhonza ngazo kulo;
10. bayakulufaka kanye nezinto zalo zonke esikhumbeni samatahasi,* babeke konke ohlakeni.
11. “E-altare legolide bayakwendlala indwangu eluhlaza, bayisibekele ngesikhumba samatahasi,* bafake izinti zalo.
12. “Bayakuthabatha zonke izitsha zokukhonza abakhonza ngazo endlini engcwele, bazifake endwangwini eluhlaza, bazisibekele ngesikhumba samatahasi,* bazibeke ohlakeni.
13. “Bayakususa umlotha e-altare, bendlale kulo indwangu ebubende,
14. babeke kuyo zonke izinto zalo abakhonza ngazo kulo, imicengezi yempepho, nezimfoloko, namafosholo, nezitsha, nezinto zonke ze-altare, bendlale phezu kwazo isimbozo sesikhumba samatahasi,* bafake izinti zalo.
15. “Nxa u-Aroni namadodana akhe sebeqedile ukusibekela indlu engcwele nempahla yonke yendlu engcwele, lapho ikamu* liyakusuka, emva kwalokho amadodana kaKohati ayakufika ukukuthwala, kepha awayikuthinta okungcwele, funa afe. Lezo zinto zingumthwalo wamadodana kaKohati etendeni lokuhlangana.
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;