UEksodusi 38 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELEI-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa 1 Walenza i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa ngomuthi womtholo; ubude balo babuyizingalo eziyisihlanu, nobubanzi balo babuyizingalo eziyisihlanu; laba nezinhlangothi ezine ezilingeneyo; nokuphakama kwalo kwakuyizingalo ezintathu. 2 Wazenza izimpondo zalo emagumbini alo omane, izimpondo zalo zazikunye nalo; walinameka ngethusi. 3 Wazenza zonke izinto ze-altare, amakhanzi, namafosholo, nezitsha, nezimfoloko, nemicengezi yomlilo; wazenza zonke izinto zalo ngethusi. 4 Walenzela i-altare ihele lethusi elenziwe njengenetha phansi kosiko oluzungeza i-altare ukuba lifinyelele ngaphakathi kwe-altare ukuya phezulu. 5 Wakhanda amasongo amane amagumbi omane ehele lethusi, abe yizindawo zezinti. 6 Wazenza izinti ngomuthi womtholo, wazinameka ngethusi. 7 Wazifaka izinti emasongweni ezinhlangothini ze-altare ukuba lithwalwe ngazo; walenza ngamapulangwe laba yigobongo. 8 Wawenza umcengezi wethusi nesinqe sawo ngethusi lezibuko zabesifazane abahlangana ukuyokhonza ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana. Igceke 9 Walenza negceke; ngaseningizimu ohlangothini lwaseningizimu izilenge zegceke zaziyilineni elicolekileyo lemicu ephothiweyo, izingalo eziyikhulu. 10 Izinsika zazo zazingamashumi amabili, nezinyawo zazo zazingamashumi amabili zethusi; izingwegwe zezinsika nezibopho zazo zaziyisiliva. 11 Ngasohlangothini lwasenyakatho yizingalo eziyikhulu, izinsika zazo zingamashumi amabili, nezinyawo zazo zingamashumi amabili zethusi; izingwegwe zezinsika nemishayo yazo kwakuyisiliva. 12 Ngasohlangothini olungasentshonalanga izilenge zaziyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, izinsika zazo zaziyishumi, nezinyawo zazo zaziyishumi; izingwegwe zezinsika nemishayo yazo kwakuyisiliva. 13 Nangasempumalanga ngasohlangothini olungasempumalanga yizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu. 14 Izilenge kwelinye icele lesango zaziyizingalo eziyishumi nanhlanu; izinsika zazo zazintathu, nezinyawo zazo zazintathu. 15 Kwaba njalo nakwelinye icele: ngalapha nangalapha kwesango legceke zazikhona izilenge eziyizingalo eziyishumi nanhlanu; izinsika zazo zazintathu, nezinyawo zazo zazintathu. 16 Zonke izilenge zegceke nxazonke zazingezelineni elicolekileyo lemicu ephothiweyo. 17 Izinyawo zezinsika zaziyithusi, izingwegwe zezinsika nemishayo yazo kwakuyisiliva; izihloko zazo zazinamekwe ngesiliva; zonke izinsika zegceke zazinesibopho sesiliva. 18 Iveli lesango legceke lalingumsebenzi womfekethisi ngokuluhlaza nangokububende nangokubomvu, nangelineni elicolekileyo lemicu ephothiweyo; ubude balo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili, nokuphakama ngokobubanzi bezilenge kwakuyizingalo eziyisihlanu ngokulingene nezilenge zegceke. 19 Izinsika zalo zazizine, nezinyawo zalo zazizine zethusi; izingwegwe zaziyisiliva, ukunamekwa kwezihloko nokwezibopho kwakuyisiliva. 20 Zonke izikhonkwane zetabernakele* nezegceke nxasonke zaziyithusi. Imali yetabernakele* eyaqedwayo 21 Lokhu kuyimali yetabernakele,* itabernakele lobufakazi, njengokubalwa kwayo ngesiyalezo sikaMose, ngokubala kwamaLevi ngesandla sika-Itamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi. 22 UBesaleli indodana ka-Uri kaHure, owesizwe sakwaJuda, wakwenza konke uJehova amyale ngakho uMose. 23 Wayeno-Oholiyabe indodana ka-Ahisamaki, owesizwe sakwaDani, umqophi nengcweti nomfekethisi ngokuluhlaza nangokububende nangokubomvu, nangelineni elicolekileyo lemicu ephothiweyo. 24 Lonke igolide okwasetshenzwa ngalo, wonke umsebenzi wendlu engcwele, igolide lomnikelo lalingamatalenta* angamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye namashekeli* angamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amathathu ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele. 25 Isiliva lababebalwa esizweni lalingamatalenta* ayikhulu namashekeli* ayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele, 26 kwaba yilowo nalowo wanikela ngebeka* eliyinxenye yeshekeli* ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele kubo bonke abadlulela kwababaliweyo abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha nantathu namakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisihlanu. 27 Amatalenta* ayikhulu esiliva ayengawokukhanda izinyawo zendlu engcwele, nezinyawo zesihenqo, izinyawo eziyikhulu ngamatalenta ayikhulu, italenta ngonyawo. 28 Ngamashekeli* ayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu wenza izingwegwe zezinsika, wanameka izihloko zazo, wazenzela izibopho. 29 Ithusi lomnikelo laba ngamatalenta* angamashumi ayisikhombisa namashekeli* ayizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amane. 30 Wenza ngalo izinyawo zomnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ne-altare lethusi, nehele lalo lethusi, nezinto zonke ze-altare, 31 nezinyawo zegceke nxazonke, nezinyawo zesango legceke, nazo zonke izikhonkwane zetabernakele, nazo zonke izikhonkwane zegceke nxazonke. |
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