< Eksodo 28 >
1 “Aaroni mʼbale wako ndi ana ake aamuna, Nadabu, Abihu, Eliezara ndi Itamara uwapatule pakati pa Aisraeli. Abwere kwa iwe kuti anditumikire monga ansembe.
2 Umusokere mʼbale wako, Aaroni, zovala zopatulika kuti azioneka mwaulemerero ndi molemekezeka.
3 Uwawuze anthu onse aluso amene Ine ndawapatsa nzeru pa ntchito yosoka kuti apange zovala za Aaroni za pa mwambo womupatula, kuti iye anditumikire monga wansembe.
4 Zovala zoti apange ndi izi: chovala chapachifuwa, efodi, mkanjo, mwinjiro wolukidwa, nduwira ndi lamba. Apangire mʼbale wako Aaroni ndi ana ake aamuna zovala zopatulikazi kuti iwo anditumikire monga ansembe.
5 Iwo agwiritse ntchito golide, nsalu yamtundu wa mtambo, yapepo, yofiira ndi yosalala yofewa.
6 “Apange efodi pogwiritsa ntchito golide, nsalu yamtundu wa mtambo, yapepo ndi yofiira yolukidwa mwaluso.
7 Efodiyo ikhale ndi timalamba tiwiri ta pa mapewa tosokerera ku msonga zake ziwiri kuti azitha kumanga.
8 Lamba womangira efodi akhale wolukidwa mwaluso ngati efodiyo. Akhale wopangidwa ndi golide, nsalu yamtundu wa mtambo, yapepo, yofiira, yofewa yosalala.
9 “Utenge miyala iwiri ya onikisi ndipo uzokotepo mayina a ana a Israeli.
10 Mayina asanu ndi limodzi akhale pa mwala umodzi, ndipo mayina asanu ndi limodzi pa mwala winawo motsata mabadwidwe awo.
11 Mayina a ana a Israeli uwazokote pa miyala iwiriyo, monga momwe amachitira mmisiri wozokota miyala. Ndipo uyike miyalayo mu zoyikamo zake zagolide.
12 Umangirire miyala iwiriyi pa tinsalu ta mʼmapewa ta efodi tija ngati miyala ya chikumbutso cha ana a Israeli. Aaroni azinyamula mayinawo mʼmapewa ake kuti akhale chikumbutso pamaso pa Yehova.
13 Upange zoyikamo za maluwa agolide,
14 ndiponso maunyolo awiri a golide wabwino kwambiri, wopetedwa ngati zingwe ndipo uwalumikize ku zoyikamozo.
15 “Upange chovala chapachifuwa chogwiritsa ntchito poweruza mlandu ndipo uchipange mwaluso kwambiri. Uchipange ngati efodi pogwiritsa ntchito golide, nsalu yamtundu wa mtambo, yapepo, yofiira, yofewa yosalala ndi yolukidwa bwino.
16 Kutalika kwake kukhale kofanana mbali zonse, mulitali masentimita 23, mulifupi masentimita 23, ndipo chikhale chopinda pawiri.
17 Uyikepo mizere inayi ya miyala yokongola kwambiri. Mzere woyamba ukhale ndi miyala ya rubi, topazi ndi berili.
18 Mzere wachiwiri pakhale miyala ya emeradi, safiro ndi dayimondi;
19 mzere wachitatu pakhale miyala ya opera, agate ndi ametisiti.
20 Mzere wachinayi pakhale miyala ya topazi, onikisi ndi yasipa. Miyalayi uyiike mu zoyikamo zagolide.
21 Miyalayo ikhalepo khumi ndi iwiri, uliwonse kuyimira dzina limodzi la ana a Israeli. Mwala uliwonse uzokotedwe ngati chidindo dzina limodzi la mafuko khumi ndi awiri a Israeli.
22 “Upange timaunyolo tagolide wabwino kwambiri ta pa chovala chapachifuwa, topota ngati chingwe.
23 Upangenso mphete ziwiri zagolide ndipo uzimangirire pa ngodya ziwiri za pa chovala chapachifuwa.
24 Umangirire timaunyolo tiwiri tagolide tija pa mphete za pa ngodya pa chovala chapachifuwacho.
25 Ndipo mbali ina ya timaunyoloto umangirire pa zoyikapo zake ziwiri zija ndi kulumikiza pa tinsalu takutsogolo kwa mapewa a efodi.
26 Upangenso mphete ziwiri zagolide, ndipo uzilumikize ku ngodya ziwiri zamʼmunsi mwa chovala chapachifuwa, champhepete mwake, mʼkati pafupi ndi efodi ija.
27 Upangenso mphete zina ziwiri zagolide ndipo uzilumikize kumunsi kwa tinsalu takutsogolo kwa efodi, pafupi ndi msoko, pamwamba pangʼono pa lamba wamʼchiwuno wa efodi.
28 Tsono umangirire mphete za pa chovala chapachifuwa zija ku mphete za efodi ndi chingwe chamtundu wa mtambo, kulumikiza lamba ndi chovala chapachifuwacho kuti chovala chapachifuwacho chisalekane ndi efodi.
29 “Pamene Aaroni akulowa kumalo opatulika azivala chovala chapachifuwa cha zoweruzira chija chimene chalembedwa mayina a ana a Israeli kuti Yehova awakumbukire nthawi zonse.
30 Ndiponso uyike Urimu ndi Tumimu mu chovala chapachifuwa cha zoweruziracho, kuti zikhale pamtima pa Aaroni. Choncho Aaroniyo adzakhala akutenga nthawi zonse zida zomuthandizira kuweruza ana a Israeli pamene adzafika pamaso pa Yehova.
31 “Uyipangire efodiyo mkanjo wamtundu wa mtambo.
32 Mkanjowo ukhala ndi malo opisapo mutu pakati pakepo. Pa chibowopo pakhale chibandi chosokedwa mochita ngati kuluka monga muja akhalira malaya kuti chibowocho chilimbe, chisangʼambike.
33 Pa mpendero wamʼmunsi wa mkanjowo, upange mphonje zokhala ngati makangadza za nsalu yamtundu wa mtambo, yapepo ndi yofiira zokhala ndi maberu agolide pakati pake.
34 Choncho pazikhala mphonje imodzi kenaka belu limodzi, kuzungulira mpendero wa mkanjo wonse.
35 Aaroni azivala mkanjowo pamene akutumikira ngati wansembe. Kulira kwa maberu kuzimveka pamene akulowa mʼmalo opatulika pamaso pa Yehova ndiponso pamene akutuluka, kuti asafe.
36 “Upange duwa lagolide wabwino kwambiri kukhala ngati chidindo ndipo uzokotepo mawu akuti, Cohoperekedwa kwa Yehova.
37 Ulimange ndi chingwe cha nsalu yamtundu wa mtambo pa nduwira ya Aaroni, ndipo duwalo likhale kutsogolo kwa nduwirayo.
38 Lidzakhala pa mphumi ya Aaroni, motero iye adzasenza cholakwa chilichonse cha pa zopereka zilizonse zimene Aisraeli amazipatulira Yehova. Aaroni azivala chikwangwanichi pa mphumi pake nthawi zonse kuti Yehova alandire zopereka za anthu ake.
39 “Uluke mwinjiro wa nsalu yofewa yosalala ndiponso upange nduwira ya nsalu yofewa yosalala. Lamba wake akhale wolukidwa bwino ndi munthu waluso.
40 Upangirenso ana a Aaroni mwinjiro, malamba ndi nduwira kuti azioneka mwaulemu ndi molemekezeka.
41 Zovala zimenezi umuveke Aaroni, mʼbale wako ndi ana ake. Kenaka uwadzoze, uwapatse udindo ndi kuwapatula kuti anditumikire ngati ansembe anga.
42 “Uwapangire akabudula a nsalu yofewa oyambira mʼchiwuno kulekeza mʼntchafu kuti asamaonetse maliseche.
43 Aaroni ndi ana ake ayenera kuvala akabudulawo pamene akulowa mu tenti ya msonkhano kapena pamene akupita ku guwa lansembe kukatumikira malo oyera kuopa kuti angachimwe ndi kufa. “Ili likhale lamulo la nthawi zonse kwa Aaroni ndi zidzukulu zake.”
