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Izhibhalo Ezingcwele
IEksodus 28
1 Wena ke sondeza kuwe uAron umkhuluwa wakho, enoonyana bakhe, umthabathe phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli abe ngumbingeleli kum: uAron, noNadabhi, noAbhihu, noElazare, noItamare, oonyana baka-Aron;2 uAron, umkhuluwa wakho, umenzele izambatho ezingcwele, zibe zezozuko nezokuhomba.3 Uze uthethe wena kubo bonke abantliziyo zilumkileyo, endibazalise ngomoya wobulumko, bazenze izambatho zika-Aron zokumngcwalisa, abe ngumbingeleli kum.4 Zizo ke ezi izambatho abaya kuzenza: ubengo, ne-efodi, nengubo yokwaleka, nengubo yangaphantsi elukwe ngokwesindlwane, nonkontsho, nombhinqo; bamenzele ke izambatho ezingcwele uAron, umkhuluwa wakho, noonyana bakhe, abe ngumbingeleli kum.5 Bothabatha bona igolide, nemisonto emsi nemfusa nebomvu, nelinen ecikizekileyo.
6 Maze bayenze iefodi ngegolide, nemisonto emsi nemfusa nebomvu, nelinen ecikizekileyo, ephothiweyo, umsebenzi ke lowo wengcibi yokuluka.7 Yoba neziziba ezibini zamagxa, zokuyixakatha emiphethweni yayo yomibini, ixakathwe ke.8 Nombhinqo ophezu kwayo, wokuyinxiba iefodi, mawube njengokusetyenzwa kwayo, uphume kuyo, ngegolide, nemisonto emsi nemfusa nebomvu, nelinen ecikizekileyo, ephothiweyo.9 Uze uthabathe amatye ebherilo abe mabini, ukrole kuwo amagama oonyana bakaSirayeli;10 amagama amathandathu abo oba kwelinye ilitye, namagama amathandathu amanye abe kwelesibini ilitye, ngokweenzala zabo.11 Wowakrola amatye omabini, ngokomsebenzi womkroli wamatye, ngokrolo lomsesane wokutywina, ngokwamagama oonyana bakaSirayeli, uwabhijele ngomluko wegolide.12 Uze uwabeke amatye omabini ezizibeni zamagxa ze-efodi, abe ngamatye esikhumbuzo koonyana bakaSirayeli; awathwale uAron amagama abo phambi koYehova ezizibeni zamagxa akhe omabini, abe sisikhumbuzo.13 Uze wenze nemiluko yegolide;14 neentsontelo ezimbini zegolide ecocekileyo, uzenze zithi shinyi, zibe ngumsebenzi osontiweyo, uzifake iintsontelo ezo zisontiweyo emilukweni yegolide.
15 Uze ulwenze ubengo lwesigwebo, umsebenzi ke lowo wengcibi yokuluka, ulwenze njengokwenziwa kwe-efodi, ulwenze ngegolide, nemisonto emsi nemfusa nebomvu, nelinen ecikizekileyo, ephothiweyo.16 Loba mbombo-ne, luphindwe: ubude balo bube kukolulwa kweminwe, ububanzi balo bube kukolulwa kweminwe.17 Uze ufake kulo imifakwa yamatye, imikrozo emine yamatye; ibe lukrozo lwesardiyo, netopazi, nesmarado, lukrozo lokuqala ke olo;18 ukrozo lwesibini lube yirubhi, nesafire, nekalikedo;19 ukrozo lwesithathu lube yihakinto, neagati, neametiste;20 ukrozo lwesine lube yikrizolite, nebherilo, neyaspisi; ibe ngumluko wegolide ekufakweni kwawo;21 amatye lawo abe umgokwamagama oonyana bakaSirayeli, abe lishumi elinamabini ngokwamagama abo; abe nokrolo lomsesane wokutywina, lithi elo libe negama lalo ngokwamagama ezizwe ezilishumi elinazibini.22 Uze wenze elubengweni iintsontelo ezithe shinyi, umsebenzi ke lowo osontiweyo ngegolide ecocekileyo;23 wenze elubengweni amakhonkco abe mabini ngegolide, uwafake loo makhonkco mabini emancamini omabini obengo;24 uzifake iintsontelo zombini zegolide esontiweyo, emakhonkcweni amabini asemancamini obengo;25 namancam omabini eentsontelo zombini uwafake emilukweni yomibini, uwafake ezizibeni zamagxa e-efodi, phambili kuyo.26 Uze wenze amakhonkco amabini ngegolide, uwafake emancamini omabini obengo, emphethweni walo okwicala elikhangelene ne-efodi, elibheke ngaphakathi;27 wenze amanye amakhonkco amabini ngegolide, uwafake ezizibeni zozibini zamagxa e-efodi ngaphantsi, mayela nomphambili wayo, kufuphi nokuhlangana kwayo, entla kombhinqo we-efodi;28 ulunxibelele ubengo ngamakhonkco alo emakhonkcweni e-efodi ngentsontelo yemisonto emsi, lube sentla kombhinqo we-efodi, ukuze lungasuki ubengo kuyo iefodi.29 Wowathwala uAron amagama oonyana bakaSirayeli elubengweni lwesigwebo phezu kwentliziyo yakhe, ekungeneni kwakhe engcweleni, luhlale lusisikhumbuzo phambi koYehova.30 Uze ufake elubengweni lwesigwebo iiUrim neeTumim, zibe phezu kwentliziyo ka-Aron ekungeneni kwakhe phambi koYehova, ahlale ethwele uAron isigwebo soonyana bakaSirayeli phezu kwentliziyo yakhe phambi koYehova.
31 Ingubo yokwaleka ye-efodi maze uyenze yonke ngemisonto emsi.32 Umqala wamantla ayo woba sesazulwini sayo, umqala ube nomphetho owujikelezileyo, ongumsebenzi womluki, ube njengomqala wesigcina-sifuba kuyo, ukuze ingakrazuki.33 Uze wenze emqukumbelweni wayo ngasezantsi iirharnate ngemisonto emsi nemfusa nebomvu, zizunguleze emqukumbelweni wayo; namankenteza egolide phakathi kwazo, azunguleze.34 Kobakho inkenteza legolide nerharnate, inkenteza legolide nerharnate, emqukumbelweni wengubo yokwaleka, kuzunguleze;35 ayinxibe uAron, ukuba alungiselele; sivakale isandi sayo ekungeneni kwakhe engcweleni phambi koYehova, nasekuphumeni kwakhe, ukuze angafi.36 Uze wenze imbasa ngegolide ecocekileyo, ukrole kuyo ngokrolo lomsesane wokutywina, uthi, ingcwele kuYehova;37 uyifake umtya wemisonto emsi, inxitywe elunkontshweni. Yoba ngaphambili elunkontshweni,38 ibe sebunzi kuAron, ukuze abuthwale uAron ubungwenxa bezinto ezingcwele, abazingcwalisayo oonyana bakaSirayeli eminikelweni yabo yonke engcwele; ihlale isebunzi kuye, ukuze zibakholekise zona phambi koYehova.39 Uze uyiluke ingubo yangaphantsi ngelinen ecikizekileyo, unkontsho ulwenze ngelinen ecikizekileyo, uwenze nombhinqo ngokomsebenzi oyimfakamfele womluki.
40 Wobenzela oonyana baka-Aron iingubo zangaphantsi, ubenzele umbhinqo; ubenzele neminqwazi, ibe yeyozuko neyokuhomba;41 uzinxibe kuAron umkhuluwa wakho, nakoonyana bakhe benaye, ubathambise, ubamisele, ubangcwalise, babe ngababingeleli kum.42 Wobenzela iibhulukhwe zelinen emhlophe zokufihla ubuze babo, zithabathele esinqeni zise emathangeni;43 bazinxibe uAron noonyana bakhe ekungeneni kwabo emnqubeni wokuhlangana, nasekusondeleni kwabo esibingelelweni, besiza kulungiselela engcweleni, bangathwali ubugwenxa bafe: ibe ngummiselo ongunaphakade kuye, nakwimbewu yakhe emva kwakhe.