Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo i-efodi
UEksodusi 28 : 1 – 43
1 “Thatha umfowenu u-Aroni namadodana akhe kanye naye kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bangikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi, o-Aroni, noNadabi, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari, amadodana ka-Aroni.
2 Kumelwe wenzele u-Aroni umfowenu izambatho ezingcwele, zibe zenkazimulo nezomhlobiso.
3 Ukhulume nabo bonke abahlakaniphile ngenhliziyo, engibagcwalisile ngomoya wokuhlakanipha, ukuba benze izingubo zika-Aroni zokumngcwelisa, ukuze angikhonze njengobupristi.
4 Futhi lezi yizingubo abayozenza; isihlangu sesifuba, nendwangu yamahlombe, nejazi, nejazi elelukiweyo, nesigqoko, nebhande; futhi kumelwe benzele umfowenu u-Aroni namadodana akhe izingubo ezingcwele, ukuze angikhonze njengompristi.
5 Bayakuthatha igolide, nokububende, nokububende, nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo;
6 Bazakwenza ingubo yamahlombe ngegolide, nokububende, nokubomvu, nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo lemicu ephothiweyo, umsebenzi wengcweti.
7 Kumelwe ibe nezizinda ezimbili zamahlombe zihlanganiswe emaceleni ayo omabili; futhi kanjalo izohlanganiswa.
8 Ibhande le-efodi eliphezu kwayo liyakuba kulo njengomsebenzi wayo; negolide, nokububende, nokububende, nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo lemicu ephothiweyo.
9 Kumelwe uthathe amatshe amabili eshohamu uqophe kuwo amagama abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
10 Amagama ayisithupha awo etsheni linye, namagama ayisithupha aseleyo kwelinye itshe ngokokuzalwa kwawo.
11 Njengomsebenzi womqophi wamatshe, njengokuqoshwa kophawu, uyakuqopha amatshe omabili ngamagama abantwana bakwa-Israyeli;
12 Kumelwe ubeke amatshe amabili emahlombe endwangu yamahlombe abe amatshe esikhumbuzo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; u-Aroni kumelwe athwale amagama abo phambi kukaJehova emahlombe akhe omabili abe yisikhumbuzo.
13 Kumelwe wenze amabhokisi ngegolide;
14 namaketanga amabili egolide elicwengekileyo ekugcineni; wowenza umsebenzi osongiweyo, ubophe amaketanga ecaleni.
15 Kumelwe wenze umphongolo wokwahlulela ngomsebenzi wobuqili; ulenze njengomsebenzi we-efodi; ulenze ngegolide, lokuyibubende, lokuyibubende, lokubomvu, lelineni elicolekileyo lemicu ephothiweyo.
16 Kumelwe liphindwe kabili; ubude balo bube njengokudalulwa kweminwe, ububanzi bube ngokweminwe yesandla.
17 Ufake kuwo amatshe, izinhla ezine zamatshe; kufanele kube umugqa wokuqala.
18 Uhlu lwesibili kumelwe lube nesimaragidu, isafire nedayimane.
19 Uhla lwesithathu lube yihakiki, ne-agathe, ne-amethiste;
20 uhla lwesine lube nombala omuhle, neshohamu, nejaspi; kumelwe ahusheshwe ngegolide emabhokisini azo.
21 Amatshe ayakuba njengamagama abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ishumi nambili ngokwamagama abo, njengokuqoshwa kophawu; kube yileso naleso negama laso ngokwezizwe eziyishumi nambili.
22 Uyakwenza esihlangwini sesifuba amaketanga emiphethweni yegolide elicwengekileyo, umsebenzi osontiweyo.
23 Kumelwe wenze amasongo amabili egolide esihlangwini sesifuba, uwafake amasongo amabili emikhawulweni yomibili yesihlangu sesifuba.
24 Kumelwe ufake amaketanga amabili egolide emasongweni amabili asemaceleni esihlangu sesifuba.
25 Kumelwe ubophe izihloko ezimbili zamaketango amabili emabhokisini amabili, uwabophe ezizingeni zamahlombe zendwangu yamahlombe phambi kwawo.
26 Wenze amasongo amabili egolide, uwabophe emaceleni omabili esihlangu sesifuba, emphethweni waso ongaphakathi kwe-efodi.
27 Wenze amanye amasongo amabili egolide, uwafake ezinhlangothini zombili ze-efodi, phansi, maqondana nesinye isihlanganisi sayo, phezu kwe-efodi.
28 Kumelwe babophe isihlangu sesifuba emasongweni aso emasongweni endwangu yasehlombe ngentambo ebubende, ukuze sibe ngaphezu kwebhande lasehlombe lendwangu yasehlombe, futhi isihlangu sesifuba singahlukani nendwangu yasehlombe.
29 U-Aroni kumelwe athwale amagama abantwana bakwa-Israyeli esihlangwini sesifuba sokwahlulela phezu kwenhliziyo yakhe lapho engena endaweni engcwele ukuba akhumbule njalo phambi kukaJehova.
30 Kumelwe ufake i-Urimi neThumimi esihlangwini sesifuba sokwahlulela; ziyakuba senhliziyweni ka-Aroni lapho ehamba phambi kukaJehova;
31 Wenze ingubo yamahlombe yonke ngokunsomi.
32 Kumelwe kube nembobo phezulu kwawo, phakathi kwawo; kumelwe ibe nesibopho sokwelukiweyo nxazonke zembobo, njengembobo ye-habergeon, ukuze ingadabuki.
33 Phansi komphetho walo kumelwe wenze izivunulo ngokububende nangokububende nangokubomvu emiphethweni yawo; nezinsimbi zegolide phakathi kwazo nxazonke;
34 Insimbi yegolide nejazi lesiliva, insimbi yegolide nejazi legolide emiphethweni yejazi nxazonke.
35 U-Aroni azigqokise, ukuze akhonze, izwi lakhe lizwakale lapho engena endaweni engcwele phambi kukaJehova, nalapho ephuma, ukuze angafi.
36 Kumelwe wenze ungcwecwe wegolide elihlanzekileyo, uqophe kuwo njengokuqoshwa kophawu ukuthi: INGCWELE KUJEHOVA.
37 Kumelwe ulifake entanjeni ebubende, ibe phezu kweqhiye; phambi kwesigqoko kufanele kube.
38 Kumelwe ibe sebunzini lika-Aroni, ukuze u-Aroni athwale ububi bezinto ezingcwele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abayozingcwelisa kuzo zonke izipho zabo ezingcwele; njalo izakuba sebunzini lakhe, ukuze bamukeleke phambi kweNkosi.
39 Ufekethise ingubo yangaphezulu ngelineni elicolekileyo, wenze isigqoko ngelineni elicolekileyo, wenze nebhande lokuthunga.
40 Wowenzela amadodana ka-Aroni izigqoko, uwenzele amabhande, uwenzele izigqoko, ezenkazimulo nezobukhazikhazi.
41 Uyakugqokisa u-Aroni umfowenu namadodana akhe kanye naye; ngibagcobe, ngibangcwelise, ngibangcwelise, ukuze bangikhonze njengabapristi.
42 Kumelwe ubenzele amabhulukwe elineni ukuze bamboze ihlazo labo; kusukela okhalweni kuze kufike okhalweni bayofinyelela.
43 U-Aroni namadodana akhe kumelwe bembathe lapho bengena etendeni lokuhlangana, noma lapho beza e-altare ukuze bakhonze endlini engcwele; ukuze bangathwali ububi futhi bafe; kuyakuba yisimiso esiphakade kuye nasezizukulwaneni zakhe emva kwakhe.
UEksodusi 29 : 1 – 46
1 Nansi indaba oyakuyenza kubo ukubangcwelisa, bangikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi: Thatha ijongosi elilodwa leduna nezinqama ezimbili ezingenasici,
2 nesinkwa esingenamvubelo namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo agcotshwe ngamafutha, namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo, agcotshwe ngamafutha; wowenza ngofulawa kakolweni.
3 Kumelwe ukubeke kubhasikidi owodwa, ukulethe kanye nenkunzi nezinqama ezimbili kubhasikidi.
4 Usondeze u-Aroni namadodana akhe emnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ubageze ngamanzi.
5 Kumelwe uthathe izingubo ufake u-Aroni ijazi nejazi le-efodi ne-efodi nesihlangu sesifuba umbhincise ibhande le-efodi.
6 Kumelwe ubeke umshuqulo ekhanda lakhe futhi ubeke umqhele ongcwele phezu kwesigqoko.
7 Kumelwe uthathe amafutha okugcoba uwathele ekhanda lakhe umgcobe.
8 Ulethe amadodana akhe, ugqoke izembatho zawo.
9 Ubabophe amabhande, u-Aroni namadodana akhe, ufake izigqoko zabo; futhi ubupristi buyoba obo njengesimiso saphakade; uyakubangcwelisa u-Aroni namadodana akhe.
10 Kumelwe ulethe inkunzi phambi kwetende lokuhlangana; u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeke izandla zabo enhloko yenkunzi.
11 Woyihlaba inkunzi phambi kukaJehova ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
12 Kumelwe uthathe elinye igazi lenkunzi uligcobe ngomunwe wakho ezimpondweni ze-altare, uthulule lonke igazi esinqeni se-altare.
13 Uthabathe onke amanoni asibekela izibilini, namanoni aphezu kwesibindi, nezinso zombili namanoni akuzo, ukushise e-altare.
14 Kodwa inyama yenkunzi nesikhumba sayo nomswani wayo kumelwe ukushise ngomlilo ngaphandle kwekamu; kungumnikelo wesono.
15 Kumelwe uthathe inqama eyodwa; u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeke izandla zabo enhloko yenqama.
16 Kumelwe uyihlabe inqama, uthathe igazi layo ulifafaze e-altare nxazonke.
17 Kumelwe uyihlahlele inqama ibe yizicucu, ugeze izibilini namanqina ayo, ukubeke ezicucu zayo nasekhanda layo.
18 Uthunqise inqama yonke ngomlilo e-altare; ingumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova; kuyiphunga elimnandi, umnikelo womlilo kuJehova.
19 Woyithabatha enye inqama; u-Aroni namadodana akhe babeke izandla zabo enhloko yenqama.
20 Kumelwe uyihlabe inqama, uthathe igazi layo, uligcobe endlebeni yesokunene ka-Aroni, nasendlebeni yesokunene yamadodana akhe, nasesithupheni sesandla sabo sokunene, nakuqukula wonyawo lwabo lwesokunene, ufafaze. Igazi phezu kwe-altare nxazonke.
21 Kumelwe uthathe elinye igazi elise-altare nasemafutheni okugcoba, ufafaze ngawo u-Aroni nasezingutsheni zakhe naphezu kwamadodana akhe nasezingutsheni zamadodana akhe kanye naye; kumelwe angcweliswe, kanye nezingubo zakhe namadodana akhe nezingubo zamadodana akhe kanye naye.
22 Wothabatha enqameni amanoni, nomlenze, namanoni asibekela izibilini, nensalela ephezu kwesibindi, nezinso zombili namanoni akuzo, nomlenze wesokunene; ngoba iyinqama yokwahlukaniselwa;
23 nesinkwa sinye, neqebelengwane linye lamafutha, nesinkwa sinye eqomeni lesinkwa esingenamvubelo esiphambi kukaJehova.
24 Kumelwe unikele konke esandleni sika-Aroni nasesandleni samadodana akhe; futhi uwunyakazise njengomnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova.
25 Kumelwe ukuthathe ezandleni zabo ukuthunqise e-altare njengomnikelo wokushiswa, kube yiphunga elimnandi phambi kukaJehova; kungumnikelo womlilo kuJehova.
26 Kumelwe uthathe isifuba senqama yokwahlukaniselwa ka-Aroni, usihambise njengomnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova; futhi kufanele kube yingxenye yakho.
27 Kumelwe ungcwelise isifuba somnikelo wokuzuliswa nomlenze womnikelo wokuzuliswa onyakazayo nophakanyiswayo enqameni yokwahlukaniselwa, okungokuka-Aroni nokwamadodana akhe;
28 Kumelwe kube ngelika-Aroni namadodana akhe ngokwesimiso esiphakade esivela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; ngoba kungumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa; kuyakuba ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli weminikelo yokubonga, umnikelo wabo wokuphakanyiswa kuJehova.
29 Izambatho ezingcwele zika-Aroni ziyakuba ngezamadodana akhe emva kwakhe ukuba agcotshwe kuzo, angcweliswe kuzo.
30 Lowo mfana ongumpristi esikhundleni sakhe kumelwe azimise izinsuku eziyisikhombisa lapho engena etendeni lokuhlangana ukuze akhonze endaweni engcwele.
31 Kumelwe uthathe inqama yokwahlukaniselwa upheke inyama yayo endlini engcwele.
32 U-Aroni namadodana akhe kumelwe badle inyama yenqama nesinkwa esikubhasikidi emnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
33 Kumelwe bakudle lokho okwenziwa ngakho ukubuyisana, ukukungcwelisa nokulingcwelisa; kepha owemzini makangazidli, ngokuba zingcwele.
34 Uma enye inyama yokwahlukaniselwa noma yesinkwa isala kuze kube sekuseni, uyakukushisa okuseleyo; lingadliwa ngoba lingcwele.
35 Uyakwenza kanjalo ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe njengakho konke engikuyale ngakho, ngokuba uyakubangcwelisa izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
36 Nsuku zonke kumelwe ulungise inkunzi njengomnikelo wesono wokubuyisana; wolihlambulula i-altare, lapho ulenzela ukubuyisana, uligcobe ukuba ulingcwelise.
37 Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa kumelwe wenzele i-altare isihlawulelo, ulingcwelise; futhi kumelwe libe yi-altare elingcwelengcwele; wonke othinta i-altare uyakuba ngcwele.
38 Manje yilokhu okumelwe ukunikele e-altare; amawundlu amabili anomnyaka munye usuku nosuku njalo.
39 Elinye iwundlu kumelwe ulilungise ekuseni; elinye iwundlu kumelwe ulilungise kusihlwa.
40 Kanye nelinye iwundlu ngokweshumi kwempuphu ecolekileyo exovwe nokwesine kwehini lamafutha agxotshiwe; nengxenye yesine yehini lewayini libe ngumnikelo wokuphuzwa.
41 Ulungise elinye imvu kusihlwa, wenze ngalo njengomnikelo wokudla wasekuseni nanjengomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwayo, ube yiphunga elimnandi, umnikelo womlilo kuJehova.
42 Lokhu kuyakuba ngumnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke ezizukulwaneni zenu ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana phambi kukaJehova, lapho engiyakuhlangana khona nani khona ukukhuluma nani.
43 Lapho ngiyohlangana nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi itabernakele liyongcweliswa ngenkazimulo yami.
44 Ngiyakungcwelisa itende lokuhlangana ne-altare; Futhi ngizongcwelisa u-Aroni namadodana akhe ukuba bangikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi.
45 Ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngibe nguNkulunkulu kubo.
46 Bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo owabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe ukuba ngihlale phakathi kwabo; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
2 Samuweli 6 : 14
14 UDavide wasina ngamandla akhe onke phambi kukaJehova; uDavide wayebhince indwangu yamahlombe yelineni.
UEksodusi 28 : 4
4 Futhi lezi yizingubo abayozenza; isihlangu sesifuba, nendwangu yamahlombe, nejazi, nejazi elelukiweyo, nesigqoko, nebhande; futhi kumelwe benzele umfowenu u-Aroni namadodana akhe izingubo ezingcwele, ukuze angikhonze njengompristi.
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