22 Wathi u-Aroni: “Ulaka lwenkosi yami malungavuthi; uyabazi abantu ukuthi bathanda ububi.
23 Ngokuba bathi kimi: ‘Senzele onkulunkulu abazakuhamba phambi kwethu, ngokuba uMose lowo, umuntu owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, asazi ukuthi wehlelwe yini.’
24 Ngase ngithi kubo: ‘Onalo igolide makalikhumule;’ base benginika lona, ngaliphonsa emlilweni, kwaphuma leli thole.”
25 UMose wababona abantu ukuthi babedlubulundile; ngokuba u-Aroni wayebakhululile baze bahlekwa yizitha zabo;
26 uMose wayesema esangweni lekamu,* wathi: “AbakaJehova mabeze kimi.” Onke amadodana kaLevi ayesebuthana kuye.
27 Wayesethi kuwo: “Usho njalo uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Akube yilowo nalowo kini abhince inkemba yakhe ethangeni lakhe, adabule ekamu,* aye emuva, aye phambili, kusukela kwelinye isango kuze kube kwelinye isango lekamu, yilowo nalowo abulale umfowabo, nalowo umngane wakhe, nalowo umakhelwane wakhe.’ ”
28 Amadodana kaLevi enza njengezwi likaMose, kwawa ngalolo suku abantu kungathi abayizinkulungwane ezintathu.