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10 Ngokuya kwesikhathi amadodana ka-Aroni uNadabi lo-Abhihu+ athatha inkezwana zawo zokuthwala amalahle afaka umlilo lempepha+ kuzo. Aseqalisa ukutshisela uJehova impepha ngomlilo ongavunyelwayo,+ into ayengazange awatshele ukuthi ayenze. 2 Khonokho nje kwehla umlilo uvela kuJehova wabatshisa+ bafa phambi kukaJehova.+ 3 UMosi wasesithi ku-Aroni: “UJehova uthi, ‘Ngizangcweliswa phakathi kwalabo abaseduze kwami,+ ngikhazinyuliswe phambi kwabo bonke abantu.’” U-Aroni waqhubeka ethule.
4 Ngakho uMosi wabiza uMishayeli lo-Elizafani amadodana ka-Uziyeli+ uyisemncane ka-Aroni wathi kubo: “Buyani lizothwala izidumbu zabafowenu lizisuse phambi kwendawo engcwele lizise phandle kwezihonqo.” 5 Lakanye babuya bawathwala amadoda la elokhu egqoke izigqoko zawo ezinde bawasa phandle kwezihonqo njengoba nje uMosi wayetshilo.
6 UMosi wasekhuluma lo-Aroni lamanye amadodana akhe u-Eliyazari lo-Ithamari wathi: “Lingayekeli inwele zenu zingakanywanga futhi lingadabuli izigqoko zenu+ ukuze lingafi njalo uNkulunkulu angathukutheleli ibandla lonke. Bonke abanye abafowenu bako-Israyeli yibo abazakhalela labo ababulewe nguJehova ngomlilo. 7 Lina akumelanga lisuke emnyango wetende lokuhlangana ngoba lingafa. Phela uJehova uligcobile ngamafutha angcwele.”+ Lakanye bakwenza lokho uMosi ayebatshele khona.
8 UJehova wasesithi ku-Aroni: 9 “Wena lamadodana akho linganathi iwayini loba eminye imihlobo yotshwala nxa lisiza etendeni lokuhlangana+ ukuze lingafi. Lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu. 10 Lokhu kuzakwenza kube lomehluko phakathi kokungcwele lokungcolileyo laphakathi kokuhlanzekileyo lokungahlanzekanga,+ 11 njalo lizakwenelisa ukufundisa abako-Israyeli yonke imilayo ekhulunywe nguJehova esebenzisa uMosi.”+
12 UMosi wasekhuluma lo-Aroni lamadodana akhe ayesele u-Eliyazari lo-Ithamari wathi: “Thathani umnikelo wamabele osele eminikelweni etshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo lipheke ngawo isinkwa esingelamvubelo, lisidlele eduze kwe-alithare+ ngoba kungcwele kakhulu.+ 13 Kumele liwudlele endaweni engcwele+ ngoba lesi yisabelo sakho lamadodana akho esivela eminikelweni etshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo. Lokhu yikho engikutsheliweyo. 14 Wena lamadodana akho lamadodakazi akho+ lizakudla isifuba sokuzunguzwa lomlenze wesabelo esingcwele.+ Lizakudlela endaweni engcwele ngoba izinto lezi ziyisabelo sakho lamadodana akho esivela emihlatshelweni yobudlelwano elethwa ngabantu bako-Israyeli. 15 Bazaletha umlenze wesabelo esingcwele lesifuba somnikelo wokuzunguzwa lamafutha eminikelo etshiswa ngomlilo ukuze kube ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa phambi kukaJehova. Lokhu kuzahlala kuyisabelo sakho lesamadodana akho+ njengoba nje uJehova etshilo.”
16 UMosi wathi esedinga imbuzi yomnikelo wesono+ wasethola ukuthi yayisitshiswe yaphela. Yikho wazondela u-Eliyazari lo-Ithamari amadodana ka-Aroni ayesele, wathi kubo: 17 “Liyekeleleni ukudla umnikelo wesono endaweni engcwele?+ Phela ungcwele kakhulu njalo liwuphiwe ukuze lithwale isiphambeko sabantu bonke futhi libahlawulele phambi kukaJehova. 18 Khangelani khathesi igazi lawo alizange lilethwe endaweni engcwele.+ Bekumele liwudlele endaweni engcwele umnikelo lo njengoba nje ngatshelwa.” 19 U-Aroni waphendula uMosi wathi: “Abantu bawulethile sibili umnikelo wabo wesono lomnikelo wabo wokutshiswa phambi kukaJehova+ kodwa uyakwazi okungehleleyo. Aluba ngiwudlile umnikelo wesono lamuhla, uJehova ubezathokoza yini?” 20 UMosi wathi ekuzwa lokho wasuthiseka.