U-Eksodusi 25
1 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
2 Khuluma kubantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuthi bangithathele umnikelo; uzathatha umnikelo wami kuye wonke umuntu, onhliziyo yakhe imenza avume.
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they may bring me an offering; from every man whose heart prompteth him thereto shall ye take my offering.
3 Njalo yilo umnikelo ozawuthatha kubo: Igolide, lesiliva, lethusi,
And this is the offering which ye shall take from them: gold, and silver, and copper,
4 lokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lokuyibubende, lokubomvu, lelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, loboya bembuzi,
And blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and linen thread, and goats' hair,
5 lezikhumba eziphendulwe zababomvu zezinqama, lezikhumba zikamantswane, lesihlahla sesinga,
And rams' skins died red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
6 amafutha esibane, amakha amafutha okugcoba, lawempepha ethunqayo elephunga elimnandi,
Oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of spices,
7 amatshe athiwa ngama-onikse, lamatshe okubekwa e-efodini lesembathweni sesifuba.
Onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
8 Njalo kabangenzele indawo engcwele ukuze ngihlale phakathi kwabo.
And they shall make me a sanctuary; and I will dwell in the midst of them.
9 Njengakho konke engizakutshengisa khona, isibonelo sethabhanekele, lesibonelo sempahla yalo yonke, lenze njalo-ke.
In accordance with all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.
10 Njalo bazakwenza umtshokotsho ngesihlahla sesinga; ubude bawo bube zingalo ezimbili lengxenye, lobubanzi bawo yingalo lengxenye, lokuphakama kwawo yingalo lengxenye.
And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
11 Uwuhuqe-ke ngegolide elicwengekileyo, uwuhuqe ngaphakathi langaphandle, wenze phezu kwawo umqolo wegolide inhlangothi zonke.
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it; and thou shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
12 Uwubumbele ngokuncibilikisa futhi amasongo amane egolide, uwafake emagumbini omane awo, ukuze amasongo amabili abe kolunye uhlangothi lwawo, lamasongo amabili abe kolunye uhlangothi lwawo.
And thou shalt cast for it four rings of gold, and put them on the four corners thereof; namely, two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
13 Njalo uzakwenza imijabo ngesihlahla sesinga, uyihuqe ngegolide,
And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
14 uyifake imijabo emasongweni enhlangothini zomtshokotsho, ukuthwala umtshokotsho ngayo.
And thou shalt place the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
15 Imijabo izakuba semasongweni omtshokotsho, ayiyikukhutshwa kuwo.
In the rings of the ark shall the staves remain: they shall not be removed therefrom.
16 Ubusufaka emtshokotshweni ubufakazi engizakunika bona.
And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I will give unto thee.
17 Njalo uzakwenza isihlalo somusa ngegolide elicwengekileyo, ubude baso bube zingalo ezimbili lengxenye, ububanzi baso yingalo lengxenye.
And thou shalt make a cover of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.
18 Ubususenza amakherubhi amabili ngegolide, uzawenza ngomsebenzi okhandiweyo, avele emaphethelweni womabili esihlalo somusa.
And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, on the two ends of the cover.
19 Wenze elinye ikherubhi livele ephethelweni lwaloluhlangothi, lelinye ikherubhi livele ephethelweni lolunye uhlangothi, uzakwenza amakherubhi evela esihlalweni somusa emaphethelweni womabili aso.
And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end; from the cover itself shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.
20 Lamakherubhi azakwelula impiko zawo ngaphezulu, ambomboze isihlalo somusa ngempiko zawo, lobuso bawo bukhangelane; ubuso bamakherubhi buzakhangela isihlalo somusa.
And the cherubim shall be spreading forth their wings on high, overshadowing the cover with their wings, with their faces turned one to the other; toward the cover shall the faces of the cherubim be directed.
21 Njalo uzasibeka isihlalo somusa ngaphezulu, phezu komtshokotsho, ufake emtshokotshweni ubufakazi engizakunika bona.
And thou shalt put the cover above upon the ark; and in the ark shalt thou put the testimony which I will give unto thee.
22 Ngizahlangana-ke lawe lapho, ngikhulume lawe ngingaphezu kwesihlalo somusa, ngiphakathi kwamakherubhi amabili aphezu komtshokotsho wobufakazi, konke engizakulaya khona kubantwana bakoIsrayeli.
And I will meet with thee there, and I will speak with thee from above the cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, all that which I will command thee unto the children of Israel.
23 Uzakwenza futhi itafula ngesihlahla sesinga; ubude balo bube zingalo ezimbili, lobubanzi balo yingalo, lokuphakama kwalo yingalo lengxenye.
Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood; two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
24 Uzalihuqa-ke ngegolide elicwengekileyo, wenze kulo umqolo wegolide inhlangothi zonke.
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
25 Uzakwenza kulo inhlangothi zonke ibhanti elingangobubanzi besandla, ulenzele ibhanti lalo umqolo wegolide inhlangothi zonke.
And thou shalt make unto it a rim of a hand's breadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown on its rim round about.
26 Ulenzele futhi amasongo amane egolide, uwafake amasongo emagunjini amane asenyaweni zalo zozine.
And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and thou shalt put the rings on the four corners that are on its four feet.
27 Amasongo azakuba ngasebhantini ukuze abe zindawo zemijabo, ukuthwala itafula.
Close under the rim shall the rings be; as receptacles for the staves, to bear the table.
28 Njalo uzakwenza imijabo ngesihlahla sesinga, uyihuqe ngegolide, ukuze itafula lithwalwe ngayo;
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be borne with them.
29 wenze futhi imiganu yalo lenkezo zalo lezitsha zalo lenditshi zalo abathela ngazo, uzenze ngegolide elicwengekileyo.
And thou shalt make its dishes, and its spoons, and its supporters, and its purifying tubes, wherewith [the bread] is to be covered: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
30 Uzabeka-ke etafuleni izinkwa zokubukiswa phambi kwami njalonjalo.
And thou shalt set upon the table show-bread before me always.
31 Uzakwenza njalo uluthi lwesibane ngegolide elicwengekileyo; uluthi lwesibane luzakwenziwa ngomsebenzi okhandiweyo, isidindi salo, lezinti zalo, imbizana zalo, induku zalo, lamaluba alo, kuvele kulo.
And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made; its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be out of one piece with it.
32 Njalo izinti eziyisithupha zizaphuma enhlangothini zalo; izinti ezintathu zoluthi lwesibane kolunye uhlangothi, lezinti ezintathu zoluthi lwesibane kolunye uhlangothi.
And six branches shall come out of its sides; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side.
33 Imbizana ezintathu ezenziwe zafanana lamaluba esihlahla se-alimondi kolunye uluthi, isiduku leluba; lembizana ezintathu ezenziwe zafanana lamaluba esihlahla se-alimondi kolunye uluthi, isiduku leluba; kube njalo ezintini eziyisithupha eziphuma oluthini lwesibane.
Three bowls, almond-shaped, shall be on one branch, with a knob and a flower; and three bowls, almond-shaped, on the other branch, with a knob and a flower: so on the six branches that come out of the candlestick.
34 Oluthini lwesibane kube khona imbizana ezine ezenziwe zafanana lamaluba esihlahla se-alimondi, iziduku zalo lamaluba alo;
And on the candlestick itself shall be four bowls, almond-shaped, [with] its knobs and its flowers.
35 kube lesiduku ngaphansi kwezinti ezimbili ezivela kulo, lesiduku ngaphansi kwezinti ezimbili ezivela kulo, futhi isiduku ngaphansi kwezinti ezimbili ezivela kulo, njengezinti eziyisithupha eziphuma oluthini lwesibane.
And there shall be a knob under the two branches that come out of the same, and a knob under the two branches that come out of the same, and a knob under the two branches that come out of the same; for the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.
36 Iziduku zazo lezinti zazo zizavela kulo, lonke lube ngumsebenzi munye okhandiweyo wegolide elicwengekileyo.
Their knobs and their branches shall be out of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of beaten work of pure gold.
37 Uzakwenza futhi izibane zalo eziyisikhombisa, njalo bazalumathisa izibane zalo, bazazenza zikhanyise ehlangothini oluphambi kwalo.
And thou shalt make its seven lamps; and when they light its lamps, it shall give light toward the body of it.
38 Njalo indlawu zalo lemiganu yalo yomlotha kuzakuba ligolide elicwengekileyo.
And its tongs, and its snuff-dishes shall be of pure gold.
39 Kalwenziwe ngethalenta legolide elicwengekileyo, kanye lazo zonke lezizinto.
Out of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.
40 Nanzelela-ke ukuthi uzenze njengomfanekiso wazo, owatshengiswa wona entabeni.
And look that thou make them after their pattern, which thou wast shown on the mount.
