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18 UJehova wathi ku-Aroni: “Wena namadodanakho nekoro yekhenu nizoziphendulela ngananyana ngimuphi umtjhapho owenziwa endaweni ecwengileko+ begodu wena namadodanakho nizoziphendulela ngananyana ngimuphi umtjhapho owenziwa ebaphristini.+ 2 Tjhideza abafowenu bekoro kaLevi, okuyikoro kayihlo bona bazokusebenza nawe, basize wena+ namadodanakho phambi kwetende lobuFakazi.+ 3 Bazokwenza umsebenzi obanikela wona begodu bazokwenza yoke imisebenzi eyenziwa etendeni+ kodwana akukafuzi batjhidele eduze nezitja zendaweni ecwengileko ne-aldareni ukuthi wena nabo ningafi.+ 4 Bazokusiza, benze imisebenzabo etendeni lokuhlangana nayo yoke imisebenzi eyenziwa etendeni, akunamuntu ongakavumeleki ongatjhidela kuwe.+ 5 Kufuze nenze umsebenzenu endaweni ecwengileko+ ne-aldareni+ khona ngingeze ngisasilingeka+ ngebanga lama-Israyeli. 6 Mina ngithethe abafowenu amaLevi hlangana nama-Israyeli bona abe sisipho kini.+ Anikelwe kuJehova bona enze umsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana.+ 7 Wena namadodanakho kufuze nenze imisebenzi yobuphristi e-aldareni nangale kwerharideni+ begodu kufuze niwenze umsebenzi lo.+ Ngininikele ubuphristi bona bube sisipho senu, nanyana ngubani ongakavumeleki otjhidelako kufuze abulawe.”+
8 UJehova waraga wathi ku-Aroni: “Ngibeke wena bona utlhogomele iminikelo engenzelwa yona.+ Nginikele wena namadodanakho ingcenye yazo zoke izinto ezicwengileko ezinikelwa ma-Israyeli. Lo mthetho ozokuhlala ukhona.+ 9 Nakhu okuzokuba ngekwenu eminikelweni ecwengeke khulu eyenziwa ngomlilo: yoke iminikelo ayenzako, kuhlanganise iminikelwawo yeenthoro,+ iminikelwawo yesono+ neminikelwawo yomlandu+ ayiletha kimi. Yinto ecwengeke khulu ekungeyakho namadodanakho. 10 Kufuze niyidlele endaweni ecwengeke khulu,+ woke amadoda angayidla begodu izokuba yinto ecwengileko kini.+ 11 Nanzi ezinye izinto ezizokuba ngezakho: izipho ama-Israyeli azinikeleko,+ kuhlanganise neminikelo ephephezeliswako.+ Ngiyinikela wena, amadodanakho namadodakazakho, yinto enizokuhlala niyifumana.+ Woke umuntu ohlwengileko ngendlinakho angayidla.+
12 “Woke amafutha asezingeni eliphezulu, iwayini elitjha elisezingeni eliphezulu neenthoro, okuziinthelo zokuthoma+ azinikela kuJehova, ngizinikela wena.+ 13 Iinthelo zokuthoma ezizokuvuthwa enarhenawo azoziletha kuJehova, zizokuba ngezenu.+ Woke umuntu ohlwengileko ngendlinakho angazidla.
14 “Zoke izinto ezinikelwe kuZimu kwa-Israyeli kufuze zibe ngezenu.+
15 “Woke amazibulo wezinto eziphilako+ azinikela kuJehova, kungaba mumuntu namkha isilwana kufuze abe ngewenu. Nanyana kunjalo, kufuze uhlenge amazibulo wabantu+ namazibulo weenlwana ezisilapheleko.+ 16 Kufuze uwahlenge ngemali yesihlengo, lokha nawanenyanga yinye ukuya phezulu, ngokwesilinganiso esibekiweko samatjhekeli*+ wesiliva amahlanu, ngokwesilinganiso setjhekeli lendawo ecwengileko, magera* ama-20. 17 Izibulo lekunzi, izibulo lemvu namkha izibulo lembuzi akukafuzi uwahlenge ngombana acwengile.+ Kufuze ufafaze iingazi zawo e-aldareni,+ amafuthawo uwatjhise abe mnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo, iphunga elimnandi kuJehova.+ 18 Inyamawo kufuze ibe ngeyakho. Isifuba somnikelo ophephezeliswako nomlenze wangesidleni kufuze zibe ngezakho.+ 19 Yoke iminikelo ecwengileko ama-Israyeli ayinikela uJehova+ ngiyinikele wena, amadodanakho namadodakazakho bona kube yinto enihlala niyithola.+ Lesi sivumelwano esingapheliko esenziwa ngetswayi* uJehova asenza nawe neenzukulwana zakho.”
20 UJehova waraga wathi ku-Aroni: “Angekhe ufumane ilifa enarhenawo begodu angekhe unikelwe ingcenye yenarha bona ibe ngeyakho,+ ngizokutlhogomela, ngikunikele okutlhogako enarheni yama-Israyeli.+
21 “Nginikele amadodana kaLevi yoke ingcenye yetjhumi+ kwa-Israyeli bona ibe lilifa lawo ngebanga lomsebenzi awenza etendeni lokuhlangana. 22 Abantu bakwa-Israyeli akukafuzi batjhidele etendeni lokuhlangana, nabangatjhidela bazozibangela isono bebafe. 23 AmaLevi ngiwo okufuze asebenze etendeni lokuhlangana begodu azoziphendulela ngebanga lemitjhapho eyenziwa babantu endaweni ecwengileko.+ Lo mthetho ozokuhlala usebenza kizo zoke iinzukulwana zenu, akukafuzi zibe nelifa hlangana nama-Israyeli.+ 24 Nginikele amaLevi kwetjhumi okunikelwe ma-Israyeli kuJehova bona kube lilifa lawo. Kungebangelo ngithe, ‘Hlangana nama-Israyeli akukafuzi afumane ilifa.’”+
25 Nje-ke uJehova wathi kuMosi: 26 “Tjela amaLevi uthi kiwo, ‘Nizokufumana ingcenye yetjhumi engininikela yona ivela kuma-Israyeli bona ibe lilifa lenu+ begodu kufuze nikhuphe ingcenye yetjhumi ninikele ngayo ibe mnikelo oya kuJehova.+ 27 Izokuthathwa njengomnikelo wenu, njengalokha ninikela ngeenthoro,+ iwayini namkha ngamafutha. 28 Nizokunikela kuJehova ngendlela le, nithathe eengcenyeni zetjhumi enizifumana kuma-Israyeli. Nizokunikela u-Aroni umphristi umnikelo kaJehova. 29 Nizokwenza yoke imihlobo yeminikelo kuJehova, nikhethe eziphweni eziphuma phambili eniphiwe zona,+ ibe ngokuthileko okucwengileko.’
30 “Kufuze uthi kiwo, ‘Nange nina maLevi ninikela ngokungcono khulu, kuzokuthathwa njengalokha naninikela ngeenthoro zenu, iwayini namkha amafutha. 31 Wena nomzakho ningayidlela nanyana kukuphi, yinto eniyifumana ngebanga lomsebenzi eniwenza etendeni lokuhlangana.+ 32 Angekhe nazibangela isono kwaphela naninikela ngokungcono khulu eniphiwe khona. Akukafuzi nisilaphaze izinto ezicwengileko zama-Israyeli ngombana nizokufa.’”+