18 Nje-ke esikhundleni sawo woke amazibulo wama-Israyeli, ngizithathele amaLevi bona abe ngewami.
Kodwana u-Israyeli welula isandla sakhe sokudla wasibeka ehloko ka-Efrayimu phezu kobana gade angomncani, waphambanisa izandla zakhe wabeka sekhohlo ehloko kaManase phezu kobana uManase bekalizibulo.
“Qala, ngimi okhethe amaLevi hlangana nama-Israyeli kobana ajamele woke amazibulo, okutjho koke okuphume qangi esibelethweni. Iye, amaLevi azakuba ngewami
Beka amaLevi aphelele emsebenzini ka-Aroni namadodanakhe. Kufuze abasize ngehlangothini lama-Israyeli.
Mbala, woke amazibulo wama-Israyeli, kungaba ngewabantu namkha wefuyo, angewami. Kwathi mhlana ngimadlha woke amazibulo enarheni yeGibhide, ngazahlukanisela wona kwa-Israyeli bona abe ngewami.
Nginikele amaLevi ngokupheleleko ku-Aroni namadodanakhe bona enze umsebenzi wama-Israyeli ngetendeni lokuhlanganela. Azakwenzela ama-Israyeli itethelelo kuSomnini, ngaleyondlela avikele amatshwenyeko nakwenzeka bona ama-Israyeli atjhidele khulu endaweni ecwengileko.”