6 “Tjhideza ikoro yakwaLevi bese uyibeka ngaphasi kwelawulo laka-Aroni umphristi. Kufuze imsekele
Nje-ke wathi: “Akakho namunye ongathwala umfaji kaZimu ngaphandle kwamaLevi ngombana uSomnini wakhetha wona bonyana athwale umfaji kaZimu nokobana alotjhe phambi kwakhe isiphelani.”
Umsebenzi wamaLevi bekukusiza iinzukulwana zaka-Aroni ekulotjheni ngethempelini lakaSomnini: ukutjheja iinrhodlo zethempeli namarhayisi, ukuhlanza zoke izinto ezikhethekileko nokwenza eminye imisebenzi ephathelene nokulotjha endlini kaZimu.
Ngendlela leyo amaLevi enza imisebenzawo ngetendeni lokuhlangana nangendaweni ecwengileko. Enza lokhu asiza abafowabo okuziinzukulwana zaka-Aroni malungana nokulotjha ngethempelini lakaSomnini.
Naka amadoda enza umsebenzi lo ngokumukeza aboyise: KebakwaKhehathi umkhaleli bekunguHemani, umsa kaJuweli omsa kaSamyela,
Nje-ke madodanami, ningaliseleli izinto ngombana uSomnini ukhethe nina kobana nize phambi kwakhe nizomlotjha bese nitjhisa netjhwalo.”
Abaphristi bahlelwa ngokweengaba zabo namaLevi ngokweenqhema mayelana nomsebenzi wokulotjha uZimu eJerusalema njengombana kutloliwe encwadini kaMosi.
Nizakwazi-ke bonyana nginithumelele isiyeleliswesi ngebanga lesivumelwano sami noLevi.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
“Koke kwetjhumi kwa-Israyeli, ngikunikele amaLevi bona kube lilifa lawo lokuwavuza emsebenzinawo wokulotjha etendeni lokuhlanganela.
“Ngemva kwalokho itende lokuhlanganela lizakuwiswa kanye nekampa yamaLevi ephakathi kweenkampa ezinye. Ama-Israyeli azakuwisa amatendawo ngendlela awahlome ngayo, ikoro ngekoro endawenayo njengokwesibekiso.
Ikoro yakwaLevi yona akhange itloliswe neenkoro ezinye. Kwaba njengombana uSomnini bakayale uMosi.
Yeke uSomnini wathi kuMosi:
Ngesikhatheso uSomnini wahlukanisela ikoro yakwaLevi kobana ithwale umfaji wesivumelwano sakhe nokobana ibe ziinceku zakhe ukuze ilotjhe uSomnini beyibusise ebizweni lakhe njengombana kunjalo nanamhlanje.