12. “Nanku umthetho wendlu: esiqongweni sentaba wonke umkhawulo wayo nxazonke uyakuba ngcwele kakhulu. Bheka, lokhu kungumthetho wendlu.
13. “Lezi zaziyizilinganiso ze-altare ngezingalo, ingalo iyingalo nobubanzi besandla: isinqe sasiyingalo ukuphakama kwaso, nobubanzi buyingalo; umncele walo ngaseceleni kwalo nxazonke wawunjengokudazuluka kweminwe; lokhu kwakungukuphakama kwe-altare;
14. kusukela esinqeni emhlabathini kuze kube sonqenqemeni oluphansi kwakuyizingalo ezimbili, ububanzi buyingalo; kusukela onqenqemeni oluncane kuze kube sonqenqemeni olukhulu kwakuyizingalo ezine, ububanzi buyingalo.
15. I-altare laliyizingalo ezine; kusukela e-altare kuya phezulu kwakukhona izimpondo ezine.
16. I-altare, ubude balo babuyizingalo eziyishumi nambili, ububanzi balo buyizingalo eziyishumi nambili, linezinhlangothi ezine ezilingeneyo.
17. Unqenqema, ubude balo, babuyizingalo eziyishumi nane, ububanzi balo bungeziyishumi nane ezinhlangothini zalo zozine; umncele nxazonke kwalo wawuyinxenye yengalo; isinqe salo sasiyingalo nxazonke, izinyathelo zalo zibheke ngasempumalanga.”
18. Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Nazi izimiso ze-altare mhla beyakulenza ukuba bashise umnikelo wokushiswa phezu kwalo, balifafaze ngegazi.
19. Uyakunika abapristi bamaLevi abozalo lukaSadoki, abaseduze kimi, isho iNkosi uJehova, ukuba bangikhonze, iduna libe ngumnikelo wesono.
20. Uyakuthatha okwegazi layo, ulibhece ezimpondweni zalo zozine, nasemagumbini omane onqenqema, nasemnceleni nxazonke, ulihlambulule, ulenzele ukubuyisana.
21. Uyakuthatha inkunzi yomnikelo wesono, ishiswe endaweni yendlu emiselweyo ngaphandle kwendlu engcwele.
22. “Ngosuku lwesibili uyakunikela ngempongo engenasici, ibe ngumnikelo wesono; bayakuhlambulula i-altare njengokulihlambulula ngenkunzi.
23. Lapho usuqede ukulihlambulula, uyakunikela ngeduna elingenasici nangenqama yezimvu engenasici.