1. Kwathi, mini uMoses wagqiba ukuwumisa umnquba, nokuwuthambisa nokuwungcwalisa wona, nempahla yawo yonke, nokusithambisa nokusingcwalisa isibingelelo neempahla zaso zonke,
2. izikhulu zakwaSirayeli eziziintloko zeendlu zooyise, ezizizikhulu zezizwe ezibe zisongamela ababalwáyo, zasondeza iminikelo.
3. Zawuzisa umnikelo wazo phambi koYehova, iinqelo ezinophahla zantandathu, neenkomo zalishumi elinambini: yayinqwelo kwizikhulu ezibini, yayinkomo kwisikhulu esinye; zazisondeza phambi komnquba.
4. Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
5. Zithabathe kuzo zibe zezokusebenza umsebenzi wentente yokuhlangana, uzinike abaLevi, elowo ngokomsebenzi wakhe.
6. Wazithabatha ke uMoses iinqwelo neenkomo, wazinika abaLevi.
7. Ezimbini iinqwelo neenkomo eziné wazinika oonyana bakaGershon ngokomsebenzi wabo;
8. eziné iinqwelo neenkomo ezisibhozo wazinika oonyana bakaMerari ngokomsebenzi wabo, esandleni sikaItamare, unyana ka-Aron umbingeleli.