1. “Nanka amagama ezizwe. Kusukela ekugcineni kwasenyakatho eceleni kwendlela yaseHetiloni kuze kube sekuyeni eHamati naseHasari Enani, emkhawulweni waseDamaseku ngasenyakatho, eceleni kweHamati, uDani uyakuba nesabelo, abe nohlangothi lwasempumalanga kuze kube sentshonalanga.
2. “Ngasemkhawulweni wakwaDani, kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuze kube sohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, u-Asheri uyakuba nesabelo.
3. “Ngasemkhawulweni wakwa-Asheri, kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuze kube sohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, uNafetali uyakuba nesabelo.
4. “Ngasemkhawulweni wakwaNafetali, kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuze kube sohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, uManase uyakuba nesabelo.
5. “Ngasemkhawulweni wakwaManase, kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuze kube sohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, u-Efrayimi uyakuba nesabelo.
6. “Ngasemkhawulweni wakwa-Efrayimi, kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuze kube sohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, uRubeni uyakuba nesabelo.
7. “Ngasemkhawulweni wakwaRubeni, kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuze kube sohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, uJuda uyakuba nesabelo.
8. “Ngasemkhawulweni wakwaJuda, kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuze kube sohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, kuyakuba ngumnikelo eniyakunikela ngawo, ububanzi bube yizingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu, ubude bube njengesinye sezabelo, kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuze kube sohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, indlu engcwele ibe phakathi naso.
9. “Umnikelo eniyakunikela ngawo kuJehova uyakuba yizingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ubude, ububanzi bube yizinkulungwane eziyishumi.
10. Nanku umnikelo ongcwele: owabapristi uyakuba yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ngasenyakatho, nangasentshonalanga izinkulungwane eziyishumi ububanzi, nangasempumalanga izinkulungwane eziyishumi ububanzi, nangaseningizimu izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ubude, indlu engcwele kaJehova ibe phakathi nawo.
11. Uyakuba ngowabapristi, abangcwelisiweyo bamadodana kaSadoki, abagcine inkonzo yami; abadukanga lapho beduka abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, njengalokho aduka amaLevi.
12. Uyakuba kubo umnikelo womnikelo wezwe, into engcwelengcwele, ngasemkhawulweni wamaLevi.
13. “Maqondana nomkhawulo wabapristi amaLevi ayakuba nezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ubude nezinkulungwane eziyishumi ububanzi, bonke ubude bube yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu, ububanzi bube yizinkulungwane eziyishumi.
14. Abayikuthengisa ngawo, bangenani ngawo, bangahlukaniseli abanye ulibo lwezwe, ngokuba lingcwele kuJehova.
15. “Izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu ezisele ebubanzini nezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu zasebudeni ziyakuba ngezokungengcwele, zibe ngezomuzi, ezokwakha nezamadlelo, umuzi ube phakathi nazo.
16. Nazi izilinganiso zalo: uhlangothi lwasenyakatho yizinkulungwane ezine namakhulu ayisihlanu, nohlangothi lwaseningizimu izinkulungwane ezine namakhulu ayisihlanu, nasohlangothini lwasempumalanga izinkulungwane ezine namakhulu ayisihlanu, nohlangothi lwasentshonalanga izinkulungwane ezine namakhulu ayisihlanu.
17. Umuzi uyakuba namadlelo: ngasenyakatho ngamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, nangaseningizimu amakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, nangasempumalanga amakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, nangasentshonalanga amakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu.
18. Okusele ebudeni maqondana nomnikelo ongcwele kuyakuba yizinkulungwane eziyishumi ngasempumalanga, nezinkulungwane eziyishumi ngasentshonalanga, kuqondane nomnikelo ongcwele, izithelo zawo zibe ngukudla kwabasebenza emzini.
19. Abasebenza emzini bayakuwulima, bevela ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli.