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.
9. Ke oonyana bakaKehati akabanikanga nto, ngokuba umsebenzi wengcwele obuphezu kwabo bebewuthwala ngegxalaba bona.
10. Zasondeza izikhulu iminikelo yokusungulwa kwesibingelelo mini sathanjiswa, zawusondeza izikhulu umnikelo wazo phambi kwesibingelelo.
11. Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Soba sinye isikhulu ngemini, soba sinye isikhulu ngemini, ukusondeza umsondezo waso, ukusisungula isibingelelo.
12. Owawusondezayo umsondezo wakhe ngemini yokuqala waba nguNashon unyana ka-Aminadabhi, wesizwe sakwaYuda.
13. Umsondezo wakhe waba sisitya esinye sesilivere, bulikhulu elinamanci mathathu eeshekele* ubunzima baso; sasinye isitya sokutshiza sesilivere esiziishekele ezimashumi asixhenxe ngokweshekele yengcwele, zozibini zizele ngumgubo ocoliweyo womnikelo wokudla, ugalelwe ioli;