UNumeri 4:21-49

UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: bala amadodana kaGereshoni ngemindeni yawo ngezizukulwane zawo; kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu kuya kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amahlanu kumelwe uwabale; bonke abangena ukwenza inkonzo, ukwenza umsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana. Lona ungumsebenzi wezizukulwane zamaGereshoni ukukhonza nokuthwala. Bayakuthwala izindwangu zetabernakele, netende lokuhlangana, nesembozo salo, nesembozo sezikhumba eziphezu kwalo, nesifulelo somnyango wetende lokuhlangana, nezilenge zegceke, nezilenge zomnyango wesango legceke elingasetabernakele nase-altare nxazonke, nezintambo zazo, nezinto zonke zenkonzo yabo, nakho konke okwakhelwe kona. Bona: kanjalo bayakukhonza. Ngokumisa kuka-Aroni namadodana akhe, yonke inkonzo yamadodana amaGereshoni iyakuba kuyo yonke imithwalo yawo nakuyo yonke inkonzo yawo; Lona ngumsebenzi wenkonzo ezizukulwaneni zamadodana kaGereshoni etendeni lokuhlangana; inkonzo yawo ingaphansi kwesandla sika-Itamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi. Ngokuqondene namadodana kaMerari, kumelwe niwabale ngezizukulwane zawo ngemindeni yawo; kusukela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, kuya phezulu, kuse kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe, wobabala bonke abangena enkonzweni ukwenza umsebenzi wetende lokuhlangana. Lena yinkonzo yomthwalo wabo ngokwenkonzo yabo yonke etendeni lokuhlangana; izinsika zetabernakele, nemishayo yalo, nezinsika zalo, nezinyawo zalo; nezinsika zegceke nxazonke, nezinyawo zazo, nezikhonkwane zazo, nezintambo zazo, nazo zonke izinto zazo, nawo wonke umsebenzi wazo wenkonzo; Lena yinkonzo yezizukulwane zamadodana kaMerari ngomsebenzi wawo wonke etendeni lokuhlangana ngaphansi kwesandla sika-Ithamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi. OMose no-Aroni nezikhulu zenhlangano babala amadodana amaKohati ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise; kusukela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, kuya phezulu, kuse kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe, bonke abeza inkonzo yomsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana; labo ababalwayo ngemindeni yabo babe yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisihlanu. Laba babe ngababalwayo bensendo zamaKohati, bonke ababengakhonza ethenteni lenhlangano, uMozisi loAroni ababalayo ngesiyalezo sikaJehova ngenkonzo kaMozisi. Labo ababalwayo bamadodana kaGereshoni ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise; kusukela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, kuya phezulu, kuze kufike kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe, bonke abangena enkonzweni yomsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana, labo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo ngokwezindlu zoyise babe yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amathathu. Lezi ziyizibalo zemindeni yamadodana kaGereshoni, yabo bonke abakhonza etendeni lokuhlangana, ababala oMose no-Aroni njengesiyalezo sikaJehova. Labo ababalwayo bemindeni yamadodana kaMerari ngemindeni yabo nangemindeni yabo, kusukela kominyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, kuya phezulu, kuze kufike kominyaka imashumi mahlanu ezelwe, bonke abangena enkonzweni yomsebenzi etendeni lokuhlangana, labo ababalwayo ngemindeni yabo babe yizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amabili. Lezi ziyizibalo zezizukulwane zamadodana kaMerari, uMose no-Aroni ababala njengezwi likaJehova ngomsebenzi kaMose. Bonke ababalwayo bamaLevi, uMose no-Aroni abababalayo, nezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu, kuze kufike kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, bonke abeza ukwenza inkonzo yenkonzo nenkonzo yokuthwala etendeni lokuhlangana, labo ababalwayo babe yizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili namakhulu amahlanu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili. Ngokomyalo weNkosi basebebalwa ngesandla sikaMozisi, ngulowo lalowo ngomsebenzi wakhe lanjengomthwalo wakhe; babalwa kanye naye, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.