17 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
17 USimakade wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
Kumelwe uthathe imali yokubuyisana kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uyihlukanisele inkonzo yetende lokuhlangana; ukuze kube yisikhumbuzo phambi kweNkosi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukwenzela imiphefumulo yenu inhlawulo yokuthula.
Kumelwe wenze umcengezi wethusi nonyawo lwawo lube ngethusi okuzogezwa ngalo; uwubeke phakathi kwetende lokuhlangana ne-altare, uthele amanzi kuwo.
Wenza nezitsha eziyishumi, wabeka eziyisihlanu ngakwesokunene nemihlanu ngakwesokhohlo ukuba kugezelwe kuzo; kodwa ulwandle lwalungolokugezela kulo abapristi.
Walenza i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa ngomuthi womtholo; ubude balo babuyizingalo eziyisihlanu, nobubanzi balo babuyizingalo eziyisihlanu; laliyisikwele; ukuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezintathu.
Wenza isitsha sethusi nothi lwalo ngethusi, ngezibuko zabesifazane ababebuthene ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
Wenza ulwandle olubunjiweyo, izingalo eziyishumi ukusuka kolunye umkhawulo kuze kufike kolunye umkhawulo; laliyizungezile, nokuphakama kwalo kwakuyizingalo eziyisihlanu; umucu oyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu wawudwengula inhlangothi zonke.
Wasesenza imiganu yokugezela yethusi elitshumi; umganu owodwa wawulemiganu engamatshumi amane, lenditshi ngayinye yayizingalo ezine, lesiceceni esisodwa sezisekelo ezilitshumi.