1 “ ‘Kuyakuthi ekwahlukanisweni kwezwe ngenkatho libe ngamafa, ninikele kuJehova ngomnikelo, okungcwele kwezwe, ubude bube ngubude bezinhlanga eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu, ububanzi bube yizinkulungwane eziyishumi, kube ngcwele emikhawulweni yonke nxazonke.
2 Kulokhu kuyakuba ngokwendlu engcwele okubude bakho bungezamakhulu ayisihlanu nokobubanzi bakho bungamakhulu ayisihlanu, kunezinhlangothi ezine nxazonke, nezingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu zibe ngezamadlelo akho nxazonke.
3 Kuso lesi silinganiso uyakulinganisa ubude obuyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu nobubanzi obuyizinkulungwane eziyishumi, kube yindawo engcwele kakhulu.
4 Kungokungcwele kwezwe, kungokwabapristi, izikhonzi zendlu engcwele ezisondela ukumkhonza uJehova, kube yindawo yezindlu zabo nendawo engcwele yendlu engcwele.
5 Izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ubude nezinkulungwane eziyishumi ububanzi ziyakuba ngezamaLevi, izikhonzi zendlu, zibe yifa lawo lemizi ukuhlala kuyo.