Exodus 28

Izembatho zabapristi

1Wena-ke sondeza kuwe uAroni umnewenu lamadodana akhe kanye laye a, phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuze bangisebenzele njengabapristi, uAroni, uNadabi loAbihu, uEleyazare loIthamari, amadodana kaAroni b. 2Umenzele-ke uAroni umnewenu izembatho ezingcwele c, ezobukhosi lezokucecisa. 3Wena-ke khuluma labo bonke abahlakaniphileyo ngenhliziyo d, engibagcwalise ngomoya wenhlakanipho e, ukuze benze izembatho zikaAroni zokumehlukanisela ukungisebenzela njengompristi. 4Lalezi yizembatho abazazenza; isembatho sesifuba f le-efodi* g, lebhatshi h, lesigqoko esilamabala i, iqhiye j, lebhanti k; bamenzele uAroni umnewenu izembatho ezingcwele, lezamadodana akhe, ukuze angisebenzele njengompristi. 5Bona-ke kabathathe igolide lokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka l lokuyibubende lokubomvu lelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu.

6Besebesenza i-efodi ngegolide m, okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka n, lokuyibubende, okubomvu, lelembu elicolekileyo lentambo ephothiweyo, umsebenzi wengcitshi o. 7Sizakuba lezichibi ezimbili zamahlombe, zihlangane emaceleni aso womabili, ukuze sihlanganiswe. 8Ibhanti elelukwe ngobungcitshi le-efodi lakhe, elikuye, lizakuba njengomsebenzi walo, liyinto yinye, ngegolide, okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka p, lokuyibubende, lokubomvu, lelembu elicolekileyo lentambo ephothiweyo. 9Njalo uzathatha amatshe amabili ama-onikse* q, ubaze kuwo amabizo amadodana kaIsrayeli, 10ayisithupha kumabizo awo phezu kwelinye ilitshe, lamabizo ayisithupha aseleyo phezu kwelinye ilitshe, njengokuzalwa kwawo. 11Njengomsebenzi wombazi wamatshe r, njengokubazwa kwendandatho elophawu, uzawabaza amatshe womabili, ngamabizo amadodana kaIsrayeli, uwenze amiswe ezisekelweni zegolide ezitshiliweyo. 12Njalo uzabeka amatshe womabili ezichibini zamahlombe ze-efodi*, amatshe esikhumbuzo ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli; loAroni uzathwala amabizo abo emahlombe akhe womabili phambi kweNkosi s, kube yisikhumbuzo t.

13Wenze lezisekelo ezitshiliweyo zegolide, 14lamaketane amabili egolide elicwengekileyo u, uwenze ukuthi abe njengamagoda, umsebenzi ophothiweyo, amaketane aphothiweyo uwabophele ezisekelweni ezitshiliweyo zegolide.

15Ubususenza isembatho sesifuba sokwahlulela v, kube ngumsebenzi wengcitshi w, uyenze njengomsebenzi we-efodi, ngegolide, okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka x, lokuyibubende, lokubomvu, langelembu elicolekileyo lentambo ephothiweyo uzasenza. 16Kasilingane inhlangothi zozine, siphindwe kabili, ubude baso bube yikwelulwa kweminwe, lobubanzi baso bube yikwelulwa kweminwe. 17Njalo uhlele kuso inhlelo zamatshe y, imizila emine yamatshe; umzila wesardiyusi*, itopazi* le-emeraldi*, umzila wokuqala. 18Lomzila wesibili ube lerubi*, isafire*, lendayimana z, 19lomzila wesithathu ube lejasinte*, i-agate*, le-ametiste*, 20lomzila wesine ube lebherule*, le-onikse*, lejaspi*; amatshe la azasekelwa ngegolide ezisekelweni zawo ezitshiliweyo. 21Lamatshe azakuba lamabizo amadodana kaIsrayeli, alitshumi lambili, lamabizo awo; njengokubazwa kwendandatho elophawu, yilelo lalelo lebizo lalo; azakuba ngawezizwe ezilitshumi lambili.

22Wenze-ke esembathweni sesifuba amaketane aphothiweyo omsebenzi wegoda egolide elicwengekileyo, 23wenze futhi phezu kwesembatho sesifuba amasongo amabili egolide, uwafake amasongo amabili emaceleni womabili esembatho sesifuba. 24Ufake amaketane amabili egolide aphothiweyo emasongweni amabili emaceleni esembatho sesifuba; 25kodwa izihloko zombili zamaketane womabili aphothiweyo uzifake ezisekelweni ezimbili ezitshiliweyo, uzibeke ezichibini ze-efodi, phambili kwayo kanye.

26Uzakwenza njalo amasongo amabili egolide, uwafake emaceleni womabili esembatho sesifuba, emphethweni waso ongaphakathi kwe-efodi. 27Wenze futhi amasongo amabili egolide, uwafake ezichibini ezimbili ze-efodi, ngaphansi ngaphambili kwaso, eduze kokuhlangana kwazo, phezu kwebhanti elelukwe ngobungcitshi le-efodi aa. 28Bazabophela-ke isembatho sesifuba ngamasongo aso emasongweni e-efodi ngentambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ukuze sibe phezu kwebhanti elelukwe ngobungcitshi ab, njalo isembatho sesifuba singakhumuki e-efodini. 29Njalo uAroni uzathwala amabizo abantwana bakoIsrayeli ac esembathweni sesifuba sokwahlulela phezu kwenhliziyo yakhe, nxa engena endaweni engcwele, kube yisikhumbuzo phambi kweNkosi njalonjalo.

30Uzafaka-ke esembathweni sesifuba sokwahlulela iUrimi leThumimi ad, njalo kube phezu kwenhliziyo kaAroni, nxa engena phambi kweNkosi; ngakho uAroni uzakuthwala ukwahlulelwa kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli phezu kwenhliziyo yakhe phambi kweNkosi njalonjalo ae.

31Uzakwenza ibhatshi lonke le-efodi ngokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka af; 32njalo sibe lesikhala sekhanda ngaphakathi kwaso, isikhala sibe lomphetho osizingelezeleyo, umsebenzi owelukiweyo, sibe njengesikhala sebhatshi lensimbi, ukuze singadabuki ag.

33Lemiphethweni yaso wenze amapomegranati* ngokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka lokuyibubende lokubomvu, emiphethweni yaso osizingelezeleyo, lamabhera egolide phakathi kwawo asizingelezeleyo, 34ibhera legolide lepomegranati, ibhera legolide lepomegranati, emiphethweni yebhatshi kuzingelezele. 35UAroni kasembathele-ke ukukhonza, lokukhenceza kwaso kuzwakale lapho engena endaweni engcwele phambi kweNkosi, lalapho ephuma, ukuze angafi.

36Uzakwenza njalo incence ngegolide elicwengekileyo ah, ubaze kuyo ukubazwa kwendandatho elophawu ai: UBUNGCWELE ENKOSINI aj. 37Uyifake phezu kwentambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ukuze ibe phezu kweqhiye ak, ibe ngaphambili kweqhiye. 38Izakuba sebunzini likaAroni, ukuze uAroni athwale ububi bezinto ezingcwele al, abantwana bakoIsrayeli abazazingcwelisa, kuzo zonke izipho zabo ezingcwele; njalo izahlala isebunzini lakhe, ukuze bemukeleke phambi kweNkosi am.

39Uzakweluka njalo isigqoko ngelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu elilamabala an, wenze leqhiye ngelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, lebhanti, umsebenzi womfekethisi ngenalithi ao.

40Wenzele-ke amadodana kaAroni ap izigqoko, uwenzele amabhanti aq, lezingowane uwenzele, kube ngokobukhosi lokuceca ar. 41Umgqokise zona uAroni umnewenu lamadodana akhe kanye laye, ubagcobe as, ubehlukanise, ubangcwelise ukuze bangisebenzele njengabapristi. 42Ubenzele labokabhudula bangaphansi belembu elicolekileyo at okusibekela inyama yobunqunu, aqale ekhalweni afike emathangazini; 43njalo uAroni lamadodana akhe bawagqoke lapho bengena ethenteni lenhlangano kumbe lapho besondela elathini ukukhonza endaweni engcwele au, hlezi bathwale ububi av, bafe. Kuzakuba yisimiso esilaphakade aw kuye lakuyo inzalo yakhe emva kwakhe.

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