Bagcina inkonzo yetende lokuhlangana, nenkonzo yendlu engcwele, nenkonzo yamadodana ka-Aroni, abafowabo, enkonzweni yendlu kaJehova.
UNumeri 1:53 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Kodwa amaLevi ayakumisa nxazonke zetabernakele lobufakazi, funa kufike ulaka phezu kwenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; amaLevi ayakugcina inkonzo yetende lobufakazi. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Kepha amaLevi ayakumisa nxazonke zetabernakele* lobufakazi, ukuze kungabikho lulaka phezu kwenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, amaLevi agcine izimfanelo zetabernakele lobufakazi.” IsiZulu 2020 AbaLevi bayomisa amathende abo azungeze ithabanakeli lobufakazi, ukuze ulaka lungehleli phezu kwenhlangano yabantu bakwa-Israyeli. AbaLevi bayakufeza yonke imisebenzi yokuqapha ithabanakeli lobufakazi.” |
Bagcina inkonzo yetende lokuhlangana, nenkonzo yendlu engcwele, nenkonzo yamadodana ka-Aroni, abafowabo, enkonzweni yendlu kaJehova.
Kepha thina, uJehova unguNkulunkulu wethu, asimshiyanga; abapristi abakhonza uJehova bangamadodana ka-Aroni, namaLevi alindele umsebenzi wawo.
Basebehlabela uJehova iminikelo yokutshiswa lempepha yamakha njalo ekuseni lakusihlwa njalo; nezinkwa zokubukwa bazihlela etafuleni elihlanzekile; nothi lwesibani lwegolide nezibani zalo zivutha njalo kusihlwa; kepha nina nimshiyile.
Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti ngabaprofethi; Bheka, ngiyabadlisa umhlonyane, ngibaphuzise inyongo; ngokuba kubaprofethi baseJerusalema kwaphuma ububi ezweni lonke.
Abaprofethi baprofetha amanga, nabapristi babusa ngezandla zabo; futhi abantu bami bangathanda kanjalo; futhi uyokwenzani ekupheleni kwakho?
Wayesethi uMose ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe u-Eleyazare no-Itamari: “Ningambuli amakhanda enu, ningaklebhuli izingubo zenu; ukuze ningafi, futhi ulaka lungehleli phezu kwabantu bonke; kepha abafowenu, yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, mabakhale ngomlilo uJehova awubasileyo.
Kodwa kumelwe ubeke amaLevi phezu kwetabernakele lobufakazi naphezu kwazo zonke izitsha zalo naphezu kwakho konke okungokwalo; kumelwe bathwale itabernakele nazo zonke izinto zalo; bayakulikhonza, balimise nxazonke zetabernakele.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza-ke njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose, benze njalo-ke.
UMose wayesethi ku-Aroni: “Thatha umcengezi womlilo, uthele kuwo umlilo wase-altare, ubeke impepho phezu kwawo, ungene masinyane ebandleni, uwenzele ukubuyisana, ngokuba intukuthelo kaJehova isiphumile; isiqalile isifo.
Kuncane yini kini ukuthi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli unahlukanisile nenhlangano yakwa-Israyeli ukuba anisondeze kuye ukuze nisebenze inkonzo yetabernakele likaJehova nokuma phambi kwebandla ukuze nikhonze?
Khona-ke itende lokuhlangana kumelwe likhuphuke kanye nekamu lamaLevi phakathi kwekamu; njengalokhu bemisa, bayakukhuphuka kanjalo, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe njengebhanela lakhe.
Imindeni yamaGereshoni kumelwe ikanise ngemva kwetabernakele ngasentshonalanga.
Isikhulu sendlu kayise wemindeni yakwaMerari sasinguSuriyeli indodana ka-Abihayili; kumelwe bakanise ohlangothini lwetabernakele, olubheke enyakatho.
Abamisa phambi kwetabernakele ngasempumalanga phambi kwetende lokuhlangana ngasempumalanga, bayakuba ngoMose no-Aroni namadodana akhe abagcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele enkonzweni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; futhi umfokazi osondelayo kumelwe abulawe.
Enxenyeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli uyakuthatha enye emashumini ayisihlanu, kubantu, nakuzo izinkomo, nakuzo izimbongolo, nasemhlambini wezimvu, kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezilwane, ukunike amaLevi agcina imihlambi isevisi. Wetabernakele leNkosi.
Enxenyeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli uMose wathatha enye emashumini ayisihlanu, kubantu nasezilwaneni, wayinika amaLevi agcina inkonzo yetende likaJehova; njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.
Ngamnika u-Aroni namadodana akhe amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abe yisipho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, benze inkonzo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli etendeni lokuhlangana, benzele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana. Kasikho isifo phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, lapho abantwana bakoIsrayeli besondela endlini engcwele.
Shumayela izwi; phuthuma ngenkathi, ingekho inkathi; sola, ukhuze, uyale ngakho konke ukubekezela nokufundisa.
Wabulala abantu baseBeti Shemeshi, ngokuba babebheke emphongolweni kaJehova, yebo, wabulala abantu abangamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu; isibhicongo.