A ʻo ka ʻoihana mālama a nā keiki a Merari, ʻo ia nā papa o ka halelewa, me kona mau kaola, a me kona mau pou, a me kona mau kumu, a me kona mau ipu, a me ka ʻoihana a pau i laila,
¶ Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hoʻomoana ma ke alo o ka halelewa, ma ka ʻaoʻao hikina, i mua o ka halelewa anaina ma ka hikina, ʻo ia ʻo Mose a me ʻAʻarona a me kāna mau keiki, i mea e mālama ai i ke keʻena kapu, no ka ʻoihana a nā mamo a ʻIseraʻela; a ʻo ke kanaka ʻē ke hele mai a kokoke, e make nō ia.