Emva kwalokho kwafika izwi likaJehova ku-Abrama ngombono, lathi: “Ungesabi, Abrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho, nomvuzo wakho mkhulu kakhulu;
UNumeri 18:20 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 INkosi yasisithi kuAroni: Kawuyikuba lelifa elizweni labo, njalo kawuyikuba lesabelo phakathi kwabo; mina ngiyisabelo sakho lelifa lakho phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE UJehova wathi ku-Aroni: “Awuyikuba nafa ezweni lakubo, futhi ungabi nasabelo phakathi kwabo; mina ngiyisabelo sakho nefa lakho phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. IsiZulu 2020 USimakade wathi ku-Aroni: “Awuyukuba nafa ezweni lakubo, futhi awuyukuba nasabelo phakathi kwabo; Mina ngiyisabelo sakho nefa lakho phakathi kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli. |
Emva kwalokho kwafika izwi likaJehova ku-Abrama ngombono, lathi: “Ungesabi, Abrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho, nomvuzo wakho mkhulu kakhulu;
Ngakhala kuwe, Nkosi, ngathi: Wena uyisiphephelo sami lesabelo sami elizweni labaphilayo.
Inyama yami nenhliziyo yami kuyaphela, kepha uNkulunkulu uyidwala lenhliziyo yami nesabelo sami kuze kube phakade.
Kumelwe kube yifa labo: Mina ngiyifa labo; aniyikubanika mpahla kwa-Israyeli; Mina ngiyimpahla yabo.
Ngalokho wena namadodana akho kanye nawe niyakuba ngubupristi kukho konke okwase-altare nangaphakathi kwesihenqo; niyakukhonza; ngininikile ubupristi benu njengesipho; futhi umfokazi osondelayo kumelwe abulawe.
Ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nantathu, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu; ngoba babengabalwanga phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngoba kabalinikwanga ilifa phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
Ngakho uLevi akanasabelo nafa kanye nabafowabo; uJehova uyifa lakhe, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho emthembisile.
Kumelwe ujabule phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, wena namadodana akho namadodakazi akho nezinceku zakho nezincekukazi zakho nomLevi osemasangweni akho; ngoba akanasabelo nafa kanye nawe.
UmLevi (ngokuba akanasabelo nafa nawe), nomfokazi nentandane nomfelokazi abasemasangweni akho, bayakuza, badle, basuthe; ukuze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise emsebenzini wonke wesandla sakho owenzayo.
Isizwe sakwaLevi sodwa akasinikanga lifa; iminikelo yomlilo kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli iyifa labo njengokusho kwakhe kubo.
Kodwa isizwe sakwaLevi uMozisi akasinikanga ilifa; uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wayeyifa labo njengokusho kwakhe kubo.
Ngokuba uMose wazinika ifa lezizwe ezimbili nenxenye ngaphesheya kweJordani, kepha amaLevi akawanikanga ifa phakathi kwazo.
Kodwa amaLevi kawanasabelo phakathi kwenu; ngokuba ubupristi bukaJehova buyifa labo; uGadi noRubeni nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase base bemukela ifa labo ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga, uMose inceku kaJehova abanika lona.
Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu livela ezulwini, lithi: Bheka, itabernakele likaNkulunkulu likubantu, uyakuhlala nabo, babe ngabantu bakhe, yena uNkulunkulu abe nabo, abe nguNkulunkulu wabo.