1 Kwathi ngosuku uMose aqeda ngalo ukumisa itabernakele,* waligcoba, walingcwelisa kanye nayo yonke impahla yalo, ne-altare, nazo zonke izitsha zalo, wazigcoba, wazingcwelisa,
2 izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise zanikela; lezo zaziyizikhulu zezizwe, zazibekwe phezu kwababalwayo.
3 Zaletha iminikelo yazo phambi kukaJehova, izinqola eziyisithupha ezimboziwe, nezinkabi eziyishumi nambili, yilezo zikhulu ezimbili zinenqola inye, yileso sinenkunzi; zazethula phambi kwetabernakele.*
4 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
5 “Zamukele kuzo, ukuze zenze inkonzo yetende lokuhlangana, uzinike amaLevi, kube yilowo nalowo muntu ngokomsebenzi wakhe.”