23 Utlolise ukusukela kwabaneminyaka ematjhumi amathathu ukuya ematjhumini amahlanu, okutjho boke ekufuze balotjhe bebasebenze etendeni lokuhlanganela.
Laba-ke bekumindeni yamaLevi ebekumele basebenze ngethempelini lakaSomnini. Boke ebebangaphezu kweminyaka ematjhumi amabili ubudala babalwa, amabizwabo abe atloliswa eenqhemeni zomsebenzi ngaphasi kweenhloko zemindeni.
Ngokuya ngomyalo wokugcina kaDavida, amaLevi gade abalwe kusukela kwabaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ubudala nanyana ukudlula.
Wabala amaLevi abasele aneminyaka ematjhumi amathathu nokudlula. Bekuziinhloko zamadoda aziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu nabunane.
“Godu bala amaGeritjhoni ngezindlu zaboyise nangokwemindeni.
Naku umsebenzi wemindeni yamaGeritjhoni ekulotjheni nekuthwaleni imithwalo:
Utlolise ukusukela kwabaneminyaka ematjhumi amathathu ukuya ematjhumini amahlanu, okutjho boke ekufuze balotjhe bebasebenze etendeni lokuhlanganela.”
kodwana abaneminyaka ematjhumi amahlanu bazakuthatha umhlalaphasi, bangasasebenzi.
Ngubani osebenza njengejoni ngeendleko zakhe na? Ngubani otjala isidiribe kodwana angagomi amadiribaso na? Ngubani owelusa umhlambi kodwana angaseli ibisi lawo na?
nangokukhuluma iqiniso emandleni kaZimu. Lokho sikwenza ngeenkhali zokulunga ngesidleni nangesinceleni.
ngombana iinkanuko zenyama ziphambene nokufunwa nguMoya, kanti nokufunwa nguMoya kuphambene neenkanuko zenyama. Iye, izintwezi ziphambene, khona ningazukwenza enikuthandako.
Labo abangebakaKrestu Jesu babethele esiphambanweni inyama kanye nemizwa neenkanuko zayo.
Thimothi ndodanami, ngikunikela umyalo lo ukuya ngokweemphorofido ezenziwe ngawe phambilini khona kuzakuthi nawuzilandelako, ulwe ukulwa okuhle,
Ngilwile ukulwa okuhle, ngiliqedile ibanga lami, ngilondile ukukholwa.