U-Eksodusi 28:1-43
28 “Kumele ubize u-Aroni lamadodana akhe phakathi kwabako-Israyeli ukuze babe ngabaphristi bami.+ Akube ngu-Aroni+ lamadodana akhe,+ uNadabi, lo-Abhihu,+ lo-Eliyazari lo-Ithamari.+
2 Kumele wenzele umfowenu u-Aroni izigqoko ezingcwele njalo ezinhle, ezizamenza abe lesithunzi.+
3 Tshela labo bonke abazingcitshi, engibagcwalise ngomoya wokuhlakanipha+ ukuthi benzele u-Aroni izigqoko zokumngcwelisa ukuze abe ngumphristi wami.
4 “Nanzi izigqoko okufanele bazenze: isikhwama sesifubeni,+ le-efodi,+ lejazi elingelamikhono,+ lesigqoko esiyisikotshi, leqhiye+ kanye lebhanti.+ Kumele benzele umfowenu u-Aroni lamadodana akhe izigqoko lezi ezingcwele ukuze babe ngabaphristi bami.
5 Izisebenzi ezilobungcitshi zizasebenzisa igolide, lohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende,* lohali olubomvu kanye lelineni elohlonzi.
6 “Kumele zenze i-efodi ngegolide, lohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende, lohali olubomvu kanye lelineni elohlonzi ephothiweyo njalo izinto lezi kumele zithungelwe elenjini lakhona.+
7 I-efodi kumele ibe leziqephu zelembu ezimbili emahlombe ezihlanganiswe phezulu emphethweni yomibili.
8 Ibhanti elelukiweyo*+ lokubopha i-efodi ukuze ihlale isendaweni yayo kumele lenziwe ngegolide, lohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende, lohali olubomvu kanye lelineni elohlonzi ephothiweyo. Yilo elizabe libopha i-efodi ukuze ihlale isendaweni yayo.
9 “Kumele uthathe amatshe amabili e-onekisi,+ ubusubhala kuwo amabizo amadodana ka-Israyeli,+
10 amabizo awo ayisithupha abe kwelinye ilitshe, lamanye ayisithupha abe kwelinye njalo alandelane kusiya ngeminyaka yokuzalwa kwamadodana la.
11 Umuntu oyingcitshi yokubhala ematsheni uzabhala amabizo amadodana ka-Israyeli ematsheni la amabili njengokwenziwa nxa umuntu efaka uphawu lwesidindo.+ Ngemva kwalokho kumele uwafake phakathi kwezibambiso zegolide.
12 Faka amatshe la amabili eziqetshini zelembu ezimbili ezisemahlombe phezu kwe-efodi ukuze abe ngamatshe esikhumbuzo kumadodana ka-Israyeli.+ U-Aroni kumele athwale amabizo awo phambi kukaJehova, eziqetshini zelembu le-efodi ezisemahlombe womabili ukuze kube yisikhumbuzo.
13 Kumele wenze izibambiso zegolide
14 kanye lamaketane amabili egolide elicengekileyo, aphothwe njengentambo.+ Amaketane la aphothiweyo kumele uwafake ezibambisweni.+
15 “Tshela umuntu othungayo ukuthi enze isikhwama sesifubeni esizasetshenziswa ukwahlulela.+ Kumele asenze njenge-efodi, esebenzisa igolide, lohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende, lohali olubomvu kanye lelineni elohlonzi ephothiweyo.+
16 Kumele silingane amacele womane nxa sigoqiwe, ubude baso bulingane lobubanzi besandla* njalo ububanzi baso labo bulingane lobubanzi besandla.
17 Kumele ufake amatshe aligugu phezu kwaso, abe yimizila emine. Emzileni wakuqala kube lerubhi lethophazi le-emeraldi.
18 Emzileni wesibili kumele kube lethekhoyisi lesafire lejaspa.
19 Umzila wesithathu kumele ube leleshemu* le-agathe le-amethisithi.
20 Umzila wesine wona kumele ube lekhrisolithe le-onekisi lejedi. Amatshe la kumele afakwe phakathi kwezibambiso zegolide.
21 Amatshe la kumele alingane lenani lamabizo amadodana ka-Israyeli angu-12. Ilitshe ngalinye kumele libhalwe njengophawu lwesidindo njalo ibizo ngalinye limela isizwana ngasinye kwezingu-12.
22 “Kumele wenzele isikhwama sesifubeni amaketane aphothiweyo, abe njengentambo ezenziwe ngegolide+ elicengekileyo.
23 Kufanele wenzele isikhwama sesifubeni amaringi egolide amancane amabili ubusuwafaka phezulu emakhoneni aso.
24 Amaketane egolide amabili kumele uwafake phakathi kwamaringi amancane amabili asemakhoneni esikhwama sesifubeni.
25 Ingxenye esekucineni yeketane ngayinye kumele ingene phakathi kwezibambiso zegolide ezimbili njalo ngasinye kumele sihlanganiswe leziqephu zamalembu e-efodi emahlombe womabili,* ngaphambili.
26 Uzakwenza amaringi egolide amancane amabili ubusuwafaka emakhoneni womabili ngaphansi, abe semphethweni ongaphakathi kwesikhwama sesifubeni, akhangelane le-efodi.+
27 Kumele wenze amanye amaringi egolide amancane amabili ngaphambi kwe-efodi lapho okuhlangana khona ibhanti kanye le-efodi,+ ngaphansi kweziqephu ezimbili ezisemahlombe, phezudlwana kwebhanti elelukiweyo.
28 Isikhwama sesifubeni kumele sibanjwe ngentambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Intambo le yiyo ezahlanganisa amaringi aso lawe-efodi ukuze sihlale sisendaweni yaso phezu kwe-efodi, ngaphezu kwebhanti elelukiweyo.
29 “U-Aroni kumele athwale amabizo amadodana ka-Israyeli phezu kwesikhwama sesifubeni esisetshenziswa ukwahlulela, sibe phezu kwenhliziyo yakhe nxa engena eNdaweni Engcwele ukuze kube yisikhumbuzo zikhathi zonke phambi kukaJehova.
30 Faka i-Urimi leThumimi+ esikhwameni sesifubeni esizasetshenziswa ukwahlulela njalo izinto lezi kumele zibe phezu kwenhliziyo ka-Aroni nxa esiza phambi kukaJehova. Kumele athwale izinto lezi azazisebenzisa nxa esahlulela abako-Israyeli, zibe phezu kwenhliziyo yakhe zikhathi zonke phambi kukaJehova.
31 “Kuzamele wenzele i-efodi ijazi elingelamikhono ngohali+ oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
32 Phakathi laphakathi kumele libe lesikhala sokungenisa ikhanda. Umaluki kumele athungele umphetho ogombolozele isikhala leso. Isikhala leso kumele sibe njengesejazi elenziwe ngensimbi ukuze ijazi lingadabuki.
33 Ngaphansi emphethweni walo kumele wenze imiceciso enjengamaharinathi ngohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende kanye lohali olubomvu njalo kumele kulandelane lamabhera amancane enziwe ngegolide.
34 Kumele kufakwe ibhera yegolide leharinathi kulandelane, kube yibhera yegolide leharinathi njalo kugombolozele wonke umphetho wejazi elingelamikhono.
35 U-Aroni kumele aligqoke nxa esenza inkonzo yakhe njalo umsindo wokukhala kwamabhera la kumele uzwakale nxa engena endaweni engcwele phambi kukaJehova lalapho ephuma ukuze angafi.+
36 “Kumele wenze icence elicazimulayo ngegolide elicengekileyo, ubusubhala kulo njengokwenziwa nxa umuntu efaka uphawu lwesidindo, uthi: ‘Ubungcwele ngobukaJehova.’+
37 Kumele ulibophele eqhiyeni+ ngentambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka njalo kumele lihlale liphambili eqhiyeni.
38 Kumele libe sebunzini lika-Aroni njalo kuzabuzwa yena nxa umuntu angenza icala, aphambanise izinto+ ezingcwele, ezingcweliswa ngabako-Israyeli nxa benikela ngazo ukuthi zibe yizipho ezingcwele. Kufanele lihlale lisebunzini lakhe ukuze uJehova abamukele.
39 Kumele uthunge isigqoko esiyisikotshi ngelineni elohlonzi, wenze leqhiye ngelineni elohlonzi njalo wenze lebhanti+ elelukiweyo.
40 “Kumele wenzele amadodana+ ka-Aroni izigqoko lamabhanti kanye lokokugqoka ekhanda okuhle futhi okuzabenza babe lesithunzi.+
41 Uzagqokisa umnewenu u-Aroni lamadodana akhe, ubagcobe,*+ ubabeke+ ukuba ngabaphristi njalo ubangcwelise, babe ngabaphristi bami.
42 Kanti njalo kumele ubenzele amabhulugwe amafitshane ngelineni ukuze bavale ubunqunu+ babo. Kumele asukele ekhalweni esiyafika emlenzeni.
43 U-Aroni lamadodana akhe kumele bagqoke izinto lezi nxa besiza etendeni lokuhlangana kumbe besondela e-alithareni bezokwenza inkonzo endaweni engcwele. Lokhu kuzabenza bangabi lecala futhi bangafi. Lo ngumlayo ozahlala usebenza kokuphela kuye lakuzizukulwane zakhe ezizalandela ngemva kwakhe.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiNgisi umbala oyibubende yi-purple.
^ Kumbe, “ibhanti lekhalweni.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo ububanzi besandla kusukela kucikilicane kusiyafika esithupheni nxa isandla sivuliwe, okungaba ngamasentimitha angu-22,2. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Ilitshe leli eliligugu kalaziwa ukuthi lalinjani.
^ Kumbe, “eziqeni zelembu le-efodi ezisemahlombe.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ugcwalise isandla sabo.”
