Numbers 18:8-24

8INkosi yasisithi kuAroni: Mina-ke, khangela, ngikunike ukuphathwa kweminikelo yami yokuphakanyiswa yazo zonke izinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakoIsrayeli a; ngiziphe wena, ngenxa yokugcotshwa, lamadodana akho b, ngesimiso esilaphakade c. 9Lokhu kuzakuba ngokwakho okuvela ezintweni ezingcwelengcwele, zivela emlilweni d; yonke iminikelo yabo, yonke iminikelo yabo yokudla e, layo yonke iminikelo yabo yesono f, layo yonke iminikelo yabo yecala, abazayibuyisela kimi g; izakuba ngengcwelengcwele ibe ngeyakho leyamadodana akho h. 10Lizakudlela engcweleni yezingcwele; wonke owesilisa uzakudla; kuzakuba ngcwele kuwe i. 11Lalokhu ngokwakho: Umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesipho sabo, layo yonke iminikelo yokuzunguzwa yabantwana bakoIsrayeli j; ngikuphe wena lamadodana akho lamadodakazi akho, ngesimiso esilaphakade k. Wonke ohlambulukileyo endlini yakho uzakudla l. 12Ikhethelo lonke lamafutha, lekhethelo lonke lewayini elitsha, lelamabele m, lengqabutho yalezo abazazinikela eNkosini, ngiziphe wena n. 13Izithelo zokuqala zakho konke okuselizweni labo abazakuletha eNkosini kuzakuba ngokwakho o. Wonke ohlambulukileyo endlini yakho uzakudla p. 14Konke okwehlukanisiweyo koIsrayeli kuzakuba ngokwakho q. 15Konke okuvula isizalo, kwayo yonke inyama abakuletha eNkosini, phakathi kwabantu laphakathi kwezifuyo, kuzakuba ngokwakho r; kodwa izibulo lomuntu uzalihlenga lokulihlenga, lezibulo lenyamazana engcolileyo uzalihlenga s. 16Lalezo ezizahlengwa uzazihlenga kusukela sezilenyanga, njengesilinganiso sakho t, ngemali yamashekeli* amahlanu, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele u, elingamagera* angamatshumi amabili v. 17Kodwa izibulo lenkomo, kumbe izibulo lemvu, kumbe izibulo lembuzi, awuyikuwahlenga, angcwele w. Uzafafaza igazi lawo phezu kwelathi, utshise amahwahwa awo, abe ngumnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo, kube luqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini x. 18Lenyama yawo izakuba ngeyakho, njengesifuba esizunguziweyo lanjengomlenze wokunene, kuzakuba ngokwakho y. 19Yonke iminikelo yokuphakanyiswa yezinto ezingcwele abantwana bakoIsrayeli abayinikela eNkosini ngiyinike wena lamadodana akho lamadodakazi akho kanye lawe, ngesimiso esilaphakade z. Kuyisivumelwano setswayi esilaphakade phambi kweNkosi kuwe lakunzalo yakho kanye lawe aa.

20INkosi yasisithi kuAroni: Kawuyikudla ilifa elizweni labo, kawuyikuba lesabelo phakathi kwabo; ngiyisabelo sakho lelifa lakho phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli ab. 21Khangela-ke, nginike abantwana bakoLevi konke okwetshumi koIsrayeli kube yilifa, ngomsebenzi wabo abawenzayo ac, inkonzo yethente lenhlangano ad. 22Njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli bangabe besasondela ethenteni lenhlangano ae hlezi bathwale isono bafe af. 23Kodwa amaLevi azakwenza inkonzo yethente lenhlangano ag, wona athwale ububi bawo. Kuzakuba yisimiso esilaphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu; laphakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli kawayikuzuza ilifa ah. 24Ngoba okwetshumi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli abakunikela eNkosini kube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa, ngikunike amaLevi kube yilifa ai. Ngakho ngitshilo kiwo ukuthi phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli kawayikuzuza ilifa aj.

Nehemiah 13:10

10Ngasengisazi ukuthi izabelo zamaLevi zazinganikwanga ak, lokuthi amaLevi labahlabeleli ababesenza umsebenzi babalekela ngulowo ensimini yakhe al.
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