3 Ibizo laka-Aroni litlolwe phezu kwentonga yekoro kaLevi. Kufuze kube nentonga yinye yehloko yekoro.
ULevi bekalama uSimiyoni. Lawa bekumabizo wamadodana kaLevi ukuya ngokutloliswa kwawo: uGeritjhoni, uKhehathi noMerari. ULevi waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi amathathu namikhomba.
U-Amramu wathatha ukghariyakhe uJokobedi bona abe mkakhe. Yena wambelethela u-Aroni noMosi. U-Amramu waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi amathathu namikhomba.
Nizidurhise nina! Ngini eningithume kuSomnini uZimenu nathi, ‘Yewusithandazele kuSomnini uZimethu, sitjela koke uSomnini uZimethu akutjhoko, yeke thina sizakwenza.’
“Ndodana yomuntu, thatha ilithi bese utlola kilo bunje, ‘NgelakaJuda kanye nama-Israyeli ayingcenye yakhe.’ Godu thatha elinye ilithi malungana no-Efrayimu, utlole kilo bunje, ‘NgelakaJosefa nayo yoke indlu ka-Israyeli eyingcenye yakhe.’
“Khuluma nama-Israyeli akunikele iintonga ezilitjhumi nambili, kube yintonga yinye ephuma kumrholi wekoro enye nenye. Utlole ibizo lomrholi phezu kwentongakhe.
Beka iintongezo ngetendeni lokuhlanganela phambi komfaji wobufakazi, lapha vane ngihlangane nawe khona.
USomnini wakhuluma no-Aroni wathi: “Wena namadodanakho kanye nekoro yekhenu enawe nizakuthwala isiphambeko esenziwe endaweni ecwengileko. Kodwana wena namadodanakho kwaphela nizakuthwala isiphambeko sobuphristi.
Kodwana wena namadodanakho akanye nawe nizakwenza umsebenzenu wobuphristi omayelana nakho koke okuphathelene ne-aldari nendawo engemuva kwesiyaya setjhila. Lokho kumsebenzenu. Ubuphristi ngibunikele nina njengesipho, nje-ke nanyana ngubani otjhidela eduze angasi mphristi, uzakubulawa.”
Iphasi lavula umlomalo labaginya kanye noKhorarhi. Ijima lamadoda amakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu lafa ngokuqothulwa mlilo. Ngendlela leyo abantwaba baba sitjengiso sesiyeleliso.