Rules for the Sabbath Day
1Moses gathered the whole community of Israel together. He said to them, “Here are the things the Lord has commanded you to do. 2You must do your work in six days. But the seventh day will be your holy day. It will be a day of sabbath rest to honor the Lord. You must rest on it. Anyone who does any work on it must be put to death. 3Do not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.”
Supplies for the Holy Tent
4Moses spoke to the whole community of Israel. He said, “Here is what the Lord has commanded. 5Take an offering for the Lord from what you have. Those who want to can bring an offering to the Lord. Here is what they can bring.
“gold, silver and bronze
6blue, purple and bright red yarn and fine linen
goat hair
7ram skins that are dyed red
another kind of strong leather
acacia wood
8olive oil for the lights
spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense
9onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and the chest cloth
10“All the skilled workers among you must come. They must make everything the Lord has commanded 11for the holy tent and its covering. Here is what they must make.
“hooks, frames, crossbars, posts and bases
12the ark of the covenant law, the poles and cover for the ark, and the curtain that hides the ark
13the table for the holy bread, the poles and all the things for the table, and the holy bread
14the lampstand for light and everything used with it, the lamps, and the olive oil that gives light
15the altar for burning incense, the poles for the altar, the anointing oil and the sweet-smelling incense
the curtain for the entrance to the holy tent
16the altar for burnt offerings with its bronze grate, its poles and all its tools
the large bronze bowl with its stand
17the curtains of the courtyard with their posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard
18the ropes and tent stakes for the holy tent and for the courtyard
19and the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest and the clothes for his sons when they serve as priests”
20Then the whole community of Israel left Moses. 21Everyone who wanted to give offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for the work on the tent of meeting. They were also for the sacred clothes and for any other purpose at the tent. 22Every man and woman who wanted to give came. They brought gold jewelry of all kinds. They brought pins, earrings, rings and other jewelry. All of them gave their gold as a wave offering to the Lord. 23People brought what they had. They brought blue, purple or bright red yarn or fine linen. They brought goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or the other kind of strong leather. 24Some brought silver or bronze as an offering to the Lord. Others brought acacia wood for any part of the work. 25All the skilled women spun yarn with their hands. They brought blue, purple or bright red yarn or fine linen. 26All the skilled women who wanted to spin the goat hair did so. 27The leaders brought onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and the chest cloth. 28They also brought spices and olive oil. They brought them for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet-smelling incense. 29All the men and women of Israel who wanted to bring offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for all the work the Lord had commanded Moses to tell them to do.
Bezalel and Oholiab
30Then Moses spoke to the people of Israel. He said, “The Lord has chosen Bezalel, the son of Uri. Uri is the son of Hur. Bezalel is from the tribe of Judah. 31The Lord has filled him with the Spirit of God. He has filled him with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skill. 32Bezalel can make beautiful patterns in gold, silver and bronze. 33He can cut and set stones. He can work with wood. In fact, he can work in all kinds of arts and crafts. 34And the Lord has given both him and Oholiab the ability to teach others. Oholiab, the son of Ahisamak, is from the tribe of Dan. 35The Lord has filled Bezalel and Oholiab with skill to do all kinds of work. They can carve things and make patterns. They can sew skillfully with blue, purple and bright red yarn and on fine linen. They use thread to make beautiful cloth. Both of them have the skill to work in all kinds of crafts.
Malamulo Osunga Sabata
1Mose anasonkhanitsa gulu lonse la Aisraeli ndipo anawawuza kuti, “Zinthu zimene Yehova wakulamulirani kuti muzichite ndi izi: 2Muzigwira ntchito zanu pa masiku asanu ndi limodzi, koma tsiku la chisanu ndi chiwiri likhale la Sabata, tsiku lanu lopuma, lopatulika kwa Yehova. Aliyense amene adzagwira ntchito iliyonse pa tsikuli ayenera kuphedwa. 3Pa tsiku la Sabata musakoleze moto paliponse pamene mukhala.”
Zopereka ku Malo Opatulika
4Mose ananena kwa gulu lonse la Aisraeli kuti, “Zimene Yehova wakulamulirani ndi izi: 5Kuchokera pa zomwe muli nazo, mutenge chopereka cha Yehova. Aliyense amene ali ndi mtima wofuna kupereka abweretse kwa Yehova zopereka izi: Golide, siliva ndi mkuwa; 6nsalu zobiriwira, zapepo, zofiira, nsalu zofewa; ubweya wambuzi; 7zikopa za nkhosa zazimuna za utoto wofiira ndi zikopa za akatumbu; matabwa amtengo wa mkesha, 8mafuta anyale a olivi, zonunkhiritsa mafuta odzozera ndi zopangira lubani wonunkhira; 9miyala yokongola ya mtundu wa onikisi ndi ina yabwino yoyika pa Efodi ndi pa chovala cha pachifuwa.
10“Anthu onse aluso pakati panu abwere ndi kupanga zonse zimene Yehova walamula: 11Chihema ndi tenti yake ndiponso chophimba chake, ngowe zake, maferemu ake, mitanda yake, mizati yake ndi matsinde ake; 12Bokosi la Chipangano pamodzi ndi mitengo yake yonyamulira ndiponso chovundikira chake cha bokosilo ndi nsalu zophimba bokosilo; 13tebulo pamodzi ndi mitengo yake yonyamulira pamodzi ndi zipangizo zake zonse ndiponso buledi wokhala pamaso pa Yehova; 14choyikapo nyale yowunikira pamodzi ndi zipangizo zake, nyale ndi mafuta anyalezo; 15guwa lofukizira lubani pamodzi ndi mitengo yake yonyamulira, mafuta odzozera ndi lubani onunkhira; nsalu yotchinga pa khomo lolowera mʼchihema; 16guwa lansembe yopsereza pamodzi ndi sefa yamkuwa, mitengo yake yonyamulira ndi zipangizo zake zonse, beseni losambira lamkuwa ndi miyendo yake; 17nsalu yotchingira bwalo pamodzi ndi mizati yake ndi matsinde ake, ndiponso nsalu yotchingira pa khomo lolowera ku bwalo; 18zikhomo za tenti ya chihema ndiponso za bwalo, ndi zingwe zake; 19zovala zolukidwa zovala potumikira kumalo opatulika, zovala zopatulika za wansembe, Aaroni pamodzi ndi za ana ake aamuna pamene akutumikira monga ansembe.”
20Kenaka gulu lonse la Aisraeli linachoka pamaso pa Mose, 21ndipo aliyense amene anakhudzidwa mu mtima mwake nafuna kupereka, anabwera kudzapereka chopereka kwa Yehova cha ntchito yokonza tenti ya msonkhano, cha ntchito zonse za mʼtentimo ndi cha zovala zopatulika. 22Onse amene anali ndi mtima wofuna, amuna ndi amayi omwe anabwera kudzapereka zodzikometsera zagolide za mtundu uliwonse: zomangira zovala, ndolo, mphete ndi zokometsera. Onse anapereka golide wawo monga nsembe yoweyula pamaso pa Yehova. 23Aliyense amene anali ndi nsalu ya mtundu wa mtambo, yapepo kapena yofiira kapena yofewa, yosalala, kapena ubweya wambuzi, zikopa za nkhosa zonyika mu utoto wofiira kapena zikopa anazibweretsa. 24Onse amene anapereka chopereka cha siliva kapena mkuwa anabweretsa monga chopereka kwa Yehova. Ndipo aliyense amene anali ndi matabwa a mtengo wa mkesha kuti awagwiritse ntchito mbali ina iliyonse ya ntchitoyo, anabweretsa. 25Mayi aliyense waluso analuka ndi manja ake ndi kubweretsa chomwe analuka cha mtundu wa mtambo, chapepo kapena chofiira kapena chofewa, chosalala. 26Ndipo amayi onse amene anali ndi mtima wofuna ndipo anali ndi luso analuka ubweya wa mbuzi. 27Atsogoleri anabweretsa miyala ya onikisi ndi miyala yokongola yoyika pa efodi ndi chovala chapachifuwa. 28Anabweretsanso zonunkhiritsa ndiponso mafuta owunikira a olivi ndi odzozera ndi zofukizira zonunkhira. 29Aisraeli onse aamuna ndi aakazi amene anali ndi mtima wofuna, anabweretsa kwa Yehova chopereka chaufulu ku ntchito yonse ya Yehova imene analamulira kudzera mwa Mose kuti achite.
Bezaleli ndi Oholiabu
30Kenaka Mose anati kwa Aisraeli, “Taonani, Yehova wasankha Bezaleli mwana wa Uri, mwana wa Huri, wa fuko la Yuda, 31ndipo wamudzaza ndi Mzimu wa Mulungu kotero kuti ali ndi luso ndi nzeru zomvetsa zinthu, ndipo akudziwa bwino ntchito zonse zamanja monga izi: 32Kulemba ndondomeko ya ntchito zaluso ndi kupanga zinthu zagolide, zasiliva ndi zamkuwa, 33kusema ndi kuyika miyala yokongola, kukonza zinthu zamatabwa ndiponso kugwira ntchito ina iliyonse yamanja. 34Ndipo Iye wapereka kwa Bezaleli pamodzi ndi Oholiabu mwana wa Ahisamaki, wa fuko la Dani luso lophunzitsa ena. 35Mulungu wawapatsa maluso osiyanasiyana, maluso ogoba, olemba ndondomeko, opeta zokometsera pa nsalu zamtundu wamtambo, zapepo ndi zofiira ndiponso zofewa zosalala ndi zoluka. Onsewa ndi amisiri a ntchito zamanja ndi zokonza ndondomeko.
