Exodus 40
1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:
2 “On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
Ngosuku lwenyanga yokuqala, ngolokuqala lwenyanga, uzamisa ithabhanekele, ithente lenhlangano,
3 Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.
ubusufaka lapho umtshokotsho wobufakazi, umbomboze umtshokotsho ngeveyili.
4 Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.
Ungenise itafula, uhlele okuhlelwayo phezu kwalo; ungenise uluthi lwesibane, ulumathise izibane zalo.
5 Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
Ubeke ilathi legolide lempepha phambi komtshokotsho wobufakazi, ulengise isilenge somnyango wethabhanekele.
6 Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
Ubeke ilathi lomnikelo wokutshiswa phambi komnyango wethabhanekele wethente lenhlangano,
7 And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
ubeke inditshi yokugezela phakathi kwethente lenhlangano lelathi, uthele amanzi lapho.
8 Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.
Umise iguma inhlangothi zonke, ulengise isilenge sesango leguma.
9 Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.
Uthathe amafutha okugcoba, ugcobe ithabhanekele lakho konke okukulo, ulingcwelise lempahla yalo yonke, njalo lizakuba ngcwele.
10 Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it shall be most holy.
Njalo ugcobe ilathi lomnikelo wokutshiswa lezitsha zalo zonke, ulingcwelise ilathi, njalo ilathi lizakuba yingcwelengcwele.
11 Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
Njalo ugcobe inditshi yokugezela lonyawo lwayo, uyingcwelise.
12 Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
Usondeze uAroni lamadodana akhe emnyango wethente lenhlangano, ubagezise ngamanzi.
13 And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest.
Ugqokise uAroni izembatho ezingcwele, umgcobe, umngcwelise, ukuze angisebenzele njengompristi.
14 Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.
Usondeze amadodana akhe, uwagqokise izigqoko,
15 Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”
uwagcobe njengalokhu ugcobe uyise, ukuze angisebenzele njengabapristi; kuzakuthi-ke ukugcotshwa kwabo kuzakuba kubo yibupristi obuphakade kuzizukulwana zabo.
16 Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.
UMozisi wenza njengakho konke iNkosi eyayimlaye khona; wenza njalo.
17 So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.
Kwasekusithi ngenyanga yokuqala ngomnyaka wesibili ngolokuqala lwenyanga ithabhanekele lamiswa.
18 When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.
UMozisi wasemisa ithabhanekele; wabeka phansi izisekelo zalo, wamisa amapulanka alo, wafaka imithando yalo, wamisa insika zalo.
19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Wendlala ithente phezu kwethabhanekele, wabeka isifulelo sethente phezu kwalo phezulu, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.
20 Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
Wathatha wafaka ubufakazi emtshokotshweni, wafaka imijabo emtshokotshweni, wafaka isihlalo somusa ngaphezu komtshokotsho phezulu.
21 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Wangenisa umtshokotsho ethabhanekeleni, wamisa iveyili lesembeso wambomboza umtshokotsho wobufakazi, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.
22 Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
Wasefaka itafula ethenteni lenhlangano, eceleni kwethabhanekele ngenyakatho ngaphandle kweveyili,
23 He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
wahlela isinkwa ngohlelo phezu kwalo phambi kweNkosi, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.
24 He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
Wafaka uluthi lwesibane ethenteni lenhlangano, maqondana letafula, eceleni kwethabhanekele ngeningizimu.
25 and set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Walumathisa izibane phambi kweNkosi, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.
26 Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,
Wafaka ilathi legolide ethenteni lenhlangano phambi kweveyili,
27 and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him.
watshisa kulo impepha elephunga elimnandi, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.
28 Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
Walengisa isilenge somnyango wethabhanekele.
29 He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Wabeka ilathi lomnikelo wokutshiswa emnyango wethabhanekele lethente lenhlangano, wanikela kulo umnikelo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wokudla, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.
30 He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;
Wabeka inditshi yokugezela phakathi kwethente lenhlangano lelathi, wathela lapho amanzi okugeza.
31 and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.
UMozisi loAroni lamadodana akhe bagezela kuyo izandla zabo lenyawo zabo;
32 They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
ekungeneni kwabo ethenteni lenhlangano lekusondeleni kwabo elathini bageza, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.
33 And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
Wasemisa iguma lazingelezela ithabhanekele lelathi, walengisa isilenge sesango leguma. UMozisi wasewuqeda umsebenzi.
34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Iyezi laselisibekela ithente lenhlangano, lenkazimulo yeNkosi yagcwalisa ithabhanekele.
35 Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Ngakho uMozisi wayengelakungena ethenteni lenhlangano, ngoba iyezi lahlala phezu kwalo lenkazimulo yeNkosi yagcwalisa ithabhanekele.
36 Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.
Lalapho iyezi lisenyuswa lisuka ethabhanekeleni, abantwana bakoIsrayeli baqhubekela phambili enhambeni zabo zonke,
37 If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up.
kodwa lapho iyezi lingenyuswanga kabahambanga kuze kufike usuku lokwenyuswa kwalo.
38 For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.
Ngoba iyezi leNkosi laliphezu kwethabhanekele emini, lomlilo wawuphezu kwalo ebusuku, phambi kwamehlo endlu yonke yakoIsrayeli, enhambeni zabo zonke.
