U-Eksodusi 36:1-38
36 “UBhezaleli uzasebenza lo-Oholiyabhi kanye lawo wonke amadoda azingcitshi* aphiwe ukuhlakanipha lokuzwisisa nguJehova ukuze enelise ukwenza wonke umsebenzi ongcwele uJehova athe+ wenziwe.”
2 UMosi wasebiza uBhezaleli lo-Oholiyabhi lawo wonke amadoda uJehova ayewanike ukuhlakanipha,*+ bonke ababesizwa kusitsho enhliziyweni zabo ukuthi bancedise emsebenzini lo.+
3 Ngakho uMosi wabanika konke okwakunikelwe+ ngabako-Israyeli ukuthi kusetshenziswe emsebenzini ongcwele. Lanxa kunjalo, nsuku zonke ekuseni abantu babelokhu beletha kuye iminikelo yabo ababeyikhipha ngokuthanda kwabo.
4 Bathi sebewuqalisile umsebenzi ongcwele bonke abazingcitshi zomsebenzi babelokhu bebuya betshintshana,
5 njalo batshela uMosi bathi: “Izinto ezilethwa ngabantu sezinengi kakhulu ukwedlula lokho okufunekayo emsebenzini uJehova athe wenziwe.”
6 UMosi wasesithi kwenziwe isaziso kubo bonke abantu ezihonqweni, wathi: “Bobaba labomama lingasalethi ezinye impahla ukuthi zibe ngumnikelo ongcwele.” Ngakho abantu bamiswa ukuletha ezinye izinto.
7 Impahla eyayisikhona yayisenela wonke umsebenzi okwakumele wenziwe futhi yayisinengi okokuthi yayizacina isala.
8 Ngakho zonke ingcitshi zomsebenzi+ zenza ithabanikeli+ ngamalembu etende alitshumi enziwe ngelineni elohlonzi ephothiweyo, lohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende* kanye lohali olubomvu njalo wathungela* kuwo+ imiceciso yamakherubhi.
9 Ilembu ngalinye letende lalizingalo* ezingu-28 ubude lengalo ezine ububanzi. Wonke amalembu la ayelingana.
10 Wasethatha amalembu etende amahlanu wawahlanganisa aba lilembu elilodwa, waphinda wahlanganisa lamanye amahlanu aba lilembu linye.
11 Ngemva kwalokho wenza izihitshela ngohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka emphethweni welembu elisekucineni kulawo ahlanganisiweyo. Wenza okufananayo lakwamanye akhona, emphethweni welembu elisekucineni lapho ayezahlanganiswa khona.
12 Wenza izihitshela ezingu-50 emphethweni welinye ilembu letende wafaka ezinye ezingu-50 emphethweni welinye, lapho amalembu la ayezahlangana khona ukuze izihitshela ziqondane.
13 Wasesenza ingwegwe zegolide ezingu-50, wahlanganisa ngazo amalembu etende ukuze ithabanikeli libe yintonye.
14 Ngemva kwalokho wenza amanye amalembu etende ngoboya bembuzi ukuze afakwe phezu kwethabanikeli. Wenza amalembu+ angu-11.
15 Ilembu ngalinye lalizingalo ezingu-30 ubude lengalo ezine ububanzi. Wonke amalembu angu-11 ayelingana.
16 Wasehlanganisa amalembu etende amahlanu aba lilembu elilodwa, waphinda wahlanganisa lamanye ayisithupha aba lilembu elilodwa.
17 Ngemva kwalokho wenza izihitshela ezingu-50 emphethweni welembu elisekucineni lapho ayezahlanganiswa khona, wasesenza lezinye izihitshela ezingu-50 emphethweni welinye ilembu elisekucineni elalizahlanganiswa lalo.
18 Wenza lengwegwe zekhopha ezingu-50 ukuze kuhlanganiswe ngazo itende libe yintonye.
19 Wenza isembeso setende ngezikhumba zenqama ezidaywe zaba bomvu njalo phezu kwaso+ wafaka esinye esenziwe ngezikhumba zenyamazana yolwandle.
20 Wasebaza amapulanka ethabanikeli ngezigodo zesinga+ futhi ayemiswe aqonda.+
21 Ipulanka ngalinye lalizingalo ezilitshumi ubude, ububanzi balo buyingalo eyodwa lengxenye.
22 Ngaphansi ipulanka ngalinye lalilezigxingi ezimbili eziqondeneyo. Le yiyo indlela enza ngayo wonke amapulanka ethabanikeli.
23 Ngakho wabaza amapulanka angu-20 ayezafakwa eceleni lethabanikeli elikhangele eningizimu.
24 Wenza lezisekelo zesiliva ezingu-40 ezilezikhala ukuze zifakwe ngaphansi kwamapulanka angu-20. Izisekelo ezimbili zazingaphansi kwepulanka elilodwa ukuze kungeniswe izigxingi zalo ezimbili, ezinye izisekelo ezimbili ngaphansi kwepulanka ngalinye elilandelayo ukuze kungeniswe izigxingi+ zalo ezimbili.
25 Wabaza amanye amapulanka angu-20 ayezafakwa eceleni lethabanikeli elisenyakatho,
26 wenza lezisekelo zawo zesiliva ezingu-40 ezilezikhala, izisekelo ezimbili zazingaphansi kwepulanka elilodwa, lezisekelo ezimbili ngaphansi kwepulanka ngalinye elilandelayo.
27 Engxenyeni yethabanikeli engemuva ekhangele entshonalanga wabaza amapulanka ayisithupha.+
28 Wabaza lamapulanka amabili ayezafakwa ngemuva emakhoneni amabili ethabanikeli.
29 Amapulanka la ayehlanganiswe aba mabili kusukela phansi kuze kuyefika phezulu esongweni lokuqala. Le yiyo indlela enza ngayo amapulanka amabili ayesemakhoneni.
30 Esehlangene wonke amapulanka la ayengu-8 njalo ayelezisekelo zesiliva ezingu-16 ezilezikhala. Ngaphansi kwepulanka ngalinye kwakulezisekelo ezimbili.
31 Ngemva kwalokho wenza imithando ngezigodo zesinga, emihlanu yayingeyamapulanka akwelinye icele lethabanikeli,+
32 eminye emihlanu ingeyamapulanka akwelinye icele lethabanikeli njalo eminye emihlanu ingeyamapulanka ethabanikeli angemuva, eceleni elisentshonalanga.
33 Wenza umthando waphakathi laphakathi owawusuka ekuqaliseni uze uyefika ekucineni njalo wawuquma phakathi kwamapulanka.
34 Wasehuqa amapulanka ngegolide, wawenzela lamaringi egolide ayezabamba imithando futhi lemithando yakhona wayihuqa ngegolide.+
35 Ngemva kwalokho wenza ikhetheni+ ngohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende, lohali olubomvu kanye lelineni elohlonzi ephothiweyo. Wathungela kulo+ imiceciso yamakherubhi.+
36 Wenzela ikhetheni lelo insika ezine ngezigodo zesinga wazihuqa ngegolide njalo wenzela insika lezi izisekelo zesiliva ezine ezilezikhala kanye lamawuka egolide.
37 Wasesenza elinye ikhetheni lokuvala umnyango wetende esebenzisa uhali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende, lohali olubomvu kanye lelineni elohlonzi ephothiweyo,+
38 wenza lensika zalo ezinhlanu lamawuka azo. Wasehuqa izihloko zazo lezibopho* zazo ngegolide kodwa izisekelo zazo ezinhlanu zazenziwe ngekhopha.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “wonke amadoda alenhliziyo ehlakaniphileyo.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “inhliziyo ehlakaniphileyo.”
^ NgesiNgisi umbala oyibubende yi-purple.
^ Lapha kungabe kutshiwo uBhezaleli.
^ Ingalo yayilingana lamasentimitha angu-44,5. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “amaringi.”
