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3 Nje-ke lezi ziinzukulwana zaka-Aroni noMosi ngesikhathi uJehova akhuluma noMosi entabeni iSinayi.+ 2 Naka amagama wamadodana ka-Aroni: Izibulo nguNadabi, alandelwe ngu-Abihu,+ u-Elazara+ no-Itamara.+ 3 La magama wamadodana ka-Aroni azeswa begodu abekwa ukuthi abe baphristi.+ 4 UNadabi no-Abihu bafa phambi kwakaJehova ngesikhathi banikela ngomlilo ongakavumeleki phambi kwakaJehova+ emmangweni weSinayi bebahlongakala banganamadodana. Kodwana u-Elazara+ no-Itamara+ baraga nokuba baphristi noyise u-Aroni.
5 Nje-ke uJehova wathi kuMosi: 6 “Biza ikoro yakwaLevi+ ize ngaphambili, ijame phambi kwaka-Aroni umphristi begodu imsize.+ 7 Izokwenza imisebenzayo phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, isize u-Aroni nehlangano yoke ngokwenza imisebenzi yethaberinakeli. 8 Kufuze itlhogomele zoke izinto+ zetendeni lokuhlangana, yenze imisebenzi yawo ngokusiza ama-Israyeli ngemisebenzi yethaberinakeli.+ 9 AmaLevi kufuze uwanikele u-Aroni namadodanakhe. Akhethwe kuma-Israyeli bona amsize.+ 10 Kufuze ubeke u-Aroni namadodanakhe bona benze imisebenzi yobuphristi,+ nanyana ngubani ongakavumeleki otjhidela ethaberinakeli kufuze abulawe.”+
11 UJehova waragela phambili wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 12 “Ngikhethe amaLevi hlangana nama-Israyeli esikhundleni sawo woke amazibulo wama-Israyeli,+ amaLevi azokuba ngewami. 13 Ngombana woke amazibulo ngewami.+ Kusukela ngelanga engabulala ngalo woke amazibulo enarheni yeGibhide,+ ngazicwengisela woke amazibulo kwa-Israyeli kusukela emuntwini ukuya esilwaneni.+ Woke amazibulo azokuba ngewami. NginguJehova.”
14 UJehova waragela phambili wakhuluma noMosi emmangweni weSinayi,+ wathi: 15 “Tlolisa amadodana kaLevi ngokweenkoro zaboyise nangokwemindenawo. Kufuze utlolise woke amadodana kusukela kwanenyanga eyodwa ukuya phezulu.”+ 16 Nje-ke uMosi wawatlolisa njengombana uJehova bekamyalile. 17 Naka amagama wamadodana kaLevi: NguGeritjhoni, uKhehathi noMerari.+
18 La bekumadodana kaGeritjhoni ngokwemindenawo: BekunguLibini noTjhimeyi.+
19 Amadodana kaKhehathi ngokwemindenawo bekungu-Amramu, uJitsihari, uRhebroni no-Uziyeli.+
20 Amadodana kaMerari ngokwemindenawo bekunguMarhili+ noMutjhi.+
Le bekumindeni yamaLevi ngokweenkoro zaboyise.
21 KuGeritjhoni kwavela umndeni wamaLibini+ nomndeni wamaTjhimeyi. Le bekumindeni yamaGeritjhoni. 22 Inani lamadodana atlolisiweko anenyanga eyodwa ukuya phezulu belizii-7 500.+ 23 Imindeni yamaGeritjhoni beyikampe ngemuva kwethaberinakeli+ nca ngetjingalanga. 24 Ikosana yekoro yamaGeritjhoni bekungu-Eliyasafa indodana kaLayela. 25 Umsebenzi ebewenziwa madodana kaGeritjhoni+ etendeni lokuhlangana bekukutlhogomela ithaberinakeli, itende,+ isigubuzeso salo,+ irharideni+ elisebungenweni betende lokuhlangana, 26 amarharideni wesirhodlo,+ irharideni elisebungenweni+ besirhodlo esibhode ithaberinakeli ne-aldara, iintambo zetende nayo yoke imisebenzi ehlobene nalokhu.
27 KuKhehathi kwavela umndeni wama-Amramu, umndeni wamaJitsihari, umndeni wamaRhebroni nomndeni wama-Uziyeli. Le bekumindeni yamaKhehathi.+ 28 Inani labo boke abaduna kusukela kwabanenyanga eyodwa ukuya phezulu bebazii-8 600, umsebenzabo bekukutlhogomela indawo ecwengileko.+ 29 Imindeni yamadodana kaKhehathi beyikampe ngehlangothini elingesewula lethaberinakeli.+ 30 Ikosana yekoro yemindeni yamaKhehathi bekungu-Elitsafani indodana ka-Uziyeli.+ 31 Imisebenzayo bekukutlhogomela umfaji,+ itafula,+ ilithi lesibani,+ ama-aldara,+ izitja+ ezisetjenziswa endaweni ecwengileko, irharideni+ nayo yoke imisebenzi ehlobene nalokhu.+
32 Induna ekulu yamaLevi bekungu-Elazara+ indodana ka-Aroni umphristi, bekaphethe labo abatlhogomela indawo ecwengileko.
33 KuMerari kwavela umndeni wamaMarhili nomndeni wamaMutjhi. Le bekumindeni kaMerari.+ 34 Inani labo boke abaduna abatlolisiweko kusukela kwabanenyanga eyodwa ukuya phezulu bebazii-6 200.+ 35 Ikosana yekoro yemindeni kaMerari bekunguTsuriyeli indodana ka-Abihayili. Beyikampe ngehlangothini elingetlhagwini lethaberinakeli.+ 36 Umsebenzi wamadodana kaMerari bekukutlhogomela amafremu+ wethaberinakeli, iinqabo,+ iinsika,+ imigojana yeensekelo, zoke izitja+ nayo yoke imisebenzi ehlobene nalokhu,+ 37 kuhlanganise iinsika ebezibhode isirhodlo, imigojana yeensekelo,+ iinkhonkhwani zetende neentambo zetende.
38 Labo abakampe phambi kwethaberinakeli eduze nepumalanga phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, bekunguMosi, u-Aroni namadodanakhe. Bebatlhogomela indawo ecwengileko, lo bekumsebenzi abawenzela ama-Israyeli. Nanyana ngubani ongakavumeleki otjhidela lapho bekufuze abulawe.+
39 Boke abaduna bamaLevi kusukela kwabanenyanga eyodwa ukuya phezulu, labo uJehova ayala uMosi no-Aroni bona babatlolise ngokwemindenawo bebazii-22 000.
40 Nje-ke uJehova wathi kuMosi: “Tlolisa boke abaduna abamazibulo wama-Israyeli kusukela kwabanenyanga eyodwa ukuya phezulu,+ ubabale begodu utlole phasi amagamabo. 41 Kufuze ungithathele amaLevi esikhundleni sawo woke amazibulo wama-Israyeli+ begodu uthathe iinlwana ezifuywako zamaLevi esikhundleni sawo woke amazibulo weenlwana ezifuywako zama-Israyeli, nginguJehova.”+ 42 UMosi watlolisa woke amazibulo ahlangana nama-Israyeli njengombana uJehova amyalile. 43 Inani labo boke abaduna abamazibulo abatloliswe ngamagama kusukela kwabanenyanga eyodwa ukuya phezulu bebazii-22 273.
44 UJehova waraga wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 45 “Thatha amaLevi esikhundleni sawo woke amazibulo wama-Israyeli begodu uthathe iinlwana ezifuywako zamaLevi esikhundleni seenlwana ezifuywako zama-Israyeli, amaLevi azokuba ngewami. NginguJehova. 46 Amadodana amazibulo wama-Israyeli adlula amadodana amazibulo wamaLevi ngama-273.+ Bona uhlenge+ amadodana amazibulo wama-Israyeli, 47 umuntu ngamunye kufuze abhadelelwe amatjhekeli amahlanu+ ngokwetjhekeli lendawo ecwengileko. Itjhekeli* limagera* ama-20.+ 48 Imali le kufuze uyinikele u-Aroni namadodanakhe ibe sihlengo samazibulo wama-Israyeli adlula amaLevi.” 49 UMosi wathatha imali yesihlengo yamadodana amazibulo wama-Israyeli adlula amadodana amazibulo wamaLevi. 50 Wathatha emazibulweni amadodana wama-Israyeli amatjhekeli ayi-1 365 ngokwesilinganiso setjhekeli lendawo ecwengileko. 51 Ngemva kwalokho, uMosi wanikela u-Aroni namadodanakhe imali yesihlengo njengombana uJehova amyalile, uMosi wenza lokho uJehova amtjele khona.