Numbers 18

Lokho okunikwa abapristi lamaLevi

1INkosi yasisithi kuAroni: Wena lamadodana akho lendlu kayihlo kanye lawe a lizathwala ububi bendlu engcwele; futhi wena lamadodana akho kanye lawe lizathwala ububi bobupristi benu b. 2Labafowenu, isizwe sakoLevi, isizwe sikayihlo, basondeze-ke lawe ukuze bahlanganiswe lawe c, bakusize d. Kodwa wena lamadodana akho kanye lawe lizakuba phambi kwethente lobufakazi e. 3Bazagcina umlayo wakho, lemfanelo zethente lonke f; kodwa kabayikusondela ezitsheni zendlu engcwele lelathini g, ukuze bangafi, labo lani h. 4Bazahlanganiswa lawe, bagcine imfanelo zethente lenhlangano kuyo yonke inkonzo yethente; kodwa owemzini kayikusondela kini i. 5Njalo lizagcina imfanelo zendlu engcwele lemfanelo zelathi j, ukuze kungabi kusaba khona ulaka phezu kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli k. 6Mina-ke, khangelani, ngithethe abafowenu amaLevi bevela phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli l. Bayisipho kini, baphiwe iNkosi ukwenza inkonzo yethente lenhlangano m. 7Ngakho wena lamadodana akho kanye lawe lizagcina ubupristi benu kuzo zonke izinto zelathi n laphakathi kweveyili, likhonze o. Nginike ubupristi benu bube ngumsebenzi wesipho; kodwa owemzini osondelayo uzabulawa.

8INkosi yasisithi kuAroni: Mina-ke, khangela, ngikunike ukuphathwa kweminikelo yami yokuphakanyiswa yazo zonke izinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakoIsrayeli p; ngiziphe wena, ngenxa yokugcotshwa, lamadodana akho q, ngesimiso esilaphakade r. 9Lokhu kuzakuba ngokwakho okuvela ezintweni ezingcwelengcwele, zivela emlilweni s; yonke iminikelo yabo, yonke iminikelo yabo yokudla t, layo yonke iminikelo yabo yesono u, layo yonke iminikelo yabo yecala, abazayibuyisela kimi v; izakuba ngengcwelengcwele ibe ngeyakho leyamadodana akho w. 10Lizakudlela engcweleni yezingcwele; wonke owesilisa uzakudla; kuzakuba ngcwele kuwe x. 11Lalokhu ngokwakho: Umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesipho sabo, layo yonke iminikelo yokuzunguzwa yabantwana bakoIsrayeli y; ngikuphe wena lamadodana akho lamadodakazi akho, ngesimiso esilaphakade z. Wonke ohlambulukileyo endlini yakho uzakudla aa. 12Ikhethelo lonke lamafutha, lekhethelo lonke lewayini elitsha, lelamabele ab, lengqabutho yalezo abazazinikela eNkosini, ngiziphe wena ac. 13Izithelo zokuqala zakho konke okuselizweni labo abazakuletha eNkosini kuzakuba ngokwakho ad. Wonke ohlambulukileyo endlini yakho uzakudla ae. 14Konke okwehlukanisiweyo koIsrayeli kuzakuba ngokwakho af. 15Konke okuvula isizalo, kwayo yonke inyama abakuletha eNkosini, phakathi kwabantu laphakathi kwezifuyo, kuzakuba ngokwakho ag; kodwa izibulo lomuntu uzalihlenga lokulihlenga, lezibulo lenyamazana engcolileyo uzalihlenga ah. 16Lalezo ezizahlengwa uzazihlenga kusukela sezilenyanga, njengesilinganiso sakho ai, ngemali yamashekeli* amahlanu, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele aj, elingamagera* angamatshumi amabili ak. 17Kodwa izibulo lenkomo, kumbe izibulo lemvu, kumbe izibulo lembuzi, awuyikuwahlenga, angcwele al. Uzafafaza igazi lawo phezu kwelathi, utshise amahwahwa awo, abe ngumnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo, kube luqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini am. 18Lenyama yawo izakuba ngeyakho, njengesifuba esizunguziweyo lanjengomlenze wokunene, kuzakuba ngokwakho an. 19Yonke iminikelo yokuphakanyiswa yezinto ezingcwele abantwana bakoIsrayeli abayinikela eNkosini ngiyinike wena lamadodana akho lamadodakazi akho kanye lawe, ngesimiso esilaphakade ao. Kuyisivumelwano setswayi esilaphakade phambi kweNkosi kuwe lakunzalo yakho kanye lawe ap.

20INkosi yasisithi kuAroni: Kawuyikudla ilifa elizweni labo, kawuyikuba lesabelo phakathi kwabo; ngiyisabelo sakho lelifa lakho phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli aq. 21Khangela-ke, nginike abantwana bakoLevi konke okwetshumi koIsrayeli kube yilifa, ngomsebenzi wabo abawenzayo ar, inkonzo yethente lenhlangano as. 22Njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli bangabe besasondela ethenteni lenhlangano at hlezi bathwale isono bafe au. 23Kodwa amaLevi azakwenza inkonzo yethente lenhlangano av, wona athwale ububi bawo. Kuzakuba yisimiso esilaphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu; laphakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli kawayikuzuza ilifa aw. 24Ngoba okwetshumi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli abakunikela eNkosini kube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa, ngikunike amaLevi kube yilifa ax. Ngakho ngitshilo kiwo ukuthi phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli kawayikuzuza ilifa ay.

25INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 26Futhi uzakhuluma kumaLevi uthi kuwo: Nxa lithatha ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli okwetshumi engilinike khona, kuvela kubo kube yilifa lenu, lizanikela kokwakho umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi, kube ngokwetshumi kwalokho okwetshumi az. 27Lomnikelo wenu wokuphakanyiswa uzabalelwa lina, njengamabele ebala lokubhulela lanjengokugcwala kwesikhamelo sewayini ba. 28Ngalokhu lani lizanikela umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi kukho konke okwetshumi kwenu elikwemukelayo ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli; lizanika kokwayo umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi, kuAroni umpristi. 29Kuzo zonke izipho zenu lizanikela wonke umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi; ekhethelweni lonke lazo, ingxenye yayo engcwelisiweyo evela kuyo. 30Futhi uzakuthi kuwo: Lapho linikela ikhethelo lazo elivela kuzo, kuzabalelwa amaLevi njengesivuno sebala lokubhulela lanjengesivuno sesikhamelo sewayini bb. 31Lizakudla lokho endaweni zonke, lina lendlu yenu, ngoba kungumvuzo wenu ngomsebenzi wenu ethenteni lenhlangano bc. 32Njalo kaliyikuthwala isono ngenxa yakho, lapho seliphakamisile ikhethelo lakho kukho bd; kaliyikungcolisa izinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuze lingafi be.

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