15. “Bala abantwana bakwaLevi ngezindlu zawoyise nangemindeni yabo; uyakubala bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu.”
16. UMose wababala njengezwi likaJehova, njengalokho wayalwa.
17. Lawa angamadodana kaLevingamagama awo: oGereshoni,noKohati, noMerari.
18. Lawa angamagama amadodanakaGereshoni ngemindeni yawo:oLibini noShimeyi.
19. Namadodana kaKohati ngemindeniyawo: o-Amramu, noJisihari,noHebroni, no-Uziyeli.
20. Namadodana kaMerari ngemindeniyawo: oMaheli noMushi. Leyoiyimindeni yamaLevi ngezindluzawoyise.
21. KwaGereshoni kwavela umndeni wamaLibini nomndeni wamaShimeyi; yileyo eyimindeni yamaGereshoni.
22. Labo ababalwayo kubo njengokomumo wabesilisa bonke kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu, ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu ayisihlanu.
23. Imindeni yamaGereshoni iyakumisa emva kwetabernakele* ngasentshonalanga.
24. Isikhulu sendlu kayise wamaGereshoni siyakuba ngu-Eliyasafa indodana kaLayeli.
25. Imfanelo yamadodana kaGereshoni etendeni lokuhlangana iyakuba yitabernakele,* netende, nesimbozo salo, neveli lomnyango wetende lokuhlangana,
26. nezilenge zegceke, neveli lomnyango wegceke elingasetabernakele* nangase-altare nxazonke, nezintambo zalo, nayo yonke inkonzo yalokho.
27. KwaKohati kwavela umndeni wama-Amramu, nomndeni wamaJisihari, nomndeni wamaHebroni, nomndeni wama-Uziyeli; yileyo eyimindeni yamaKohati.
28. Njengokomumo wabo bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu babe yizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili namakhulu ayisithupha, begcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele.
29. Imindeni yamadodana kaKohati iyakumisa eceleni kwetabernakele* ngaseningizimu.
30. Isikhulu sendlu kayise wemindeni yamaKohati siyakuba ngu-Elisafani indodana ka-Uziyeli.
31. Okugcinwa yibo kuyakuba ngumphongolo, netafula, nothi lwezibani, nama-altare, nezimpahla zendlu engcwele abakhonza ngazo, neveli, nayo yonke inkonzo yalokho.
32. U-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni umpristi uyakuba yisikhulu sezikhulu zamaLevi, abonise abagcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele.
33. KwaMerari kwavela umndeni wamaMaheli nomndeni wamaMushi; yileyo eyimindeni yamaMerari.
34. Labo ababalwayo kubo njengokomumo wabesilisa bonke kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu babe yizinkulungwane eziyisithupha namakhulu amabili.