The altar of burnt offering
1‘Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits27:1 That is, about 1.4 metres high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.27:1 That is, about 2.3 metres long and wide 2Make a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze. 3Make all its utensils of bronze – its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. 4Make a grating for it, a bronze network, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the network. 5Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar. 6Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze. 7The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried. 8Make the altar hollow, out of boards. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.
The courtyard
9‘Make a courtyard for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits27:9 That is, about 45 metres; also in verse 11 long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen, 10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 11The north side shall also be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
12‘The west end of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits27:12 That is, about 23 metres; also in verse 13 wide and have curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. 13On the east end, towards the sunrise, the courtyard shall also be fifty cubits wide. 14Curtains fifteen cubits27:14 That is, about 6.8 metres; also in verse 15 long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, 15and curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on the other side, with three posts and three bases.
16‘For the entrance to the courtyard, provide a curtain twenty cubits27:16 That is, about 9 metres long, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen – the work of an embroiderer – with four posts and four bases. 17All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands and hooks, and bronze bases. 18The courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide,27:18 That is, about 45 metres long and 23 metres wide with curtains of finely twisted linen five cubits27:18 That is, about 2.3 metres high, and with bronze bases. 19All the other articles used in the service of the tabernacle, whatever their function, including all the tent pegs for it and those for the courtyard, are to be of bronze.
Oil for the lampstand
20‘Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning. 21In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law, Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps burning before the Lord from evening till morning. This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for the generations to come.
Guwa Lansembe Yopsereza
1“Upange guwa lansembe lamatabwa amtengo wa mkesha. Likhale lofanana mbali zonse, msinkhu wake masentimita 137, mulitali mwake masentimita 229, mulifupi mwake masentimita 229. 2Upange nyanga imodziimodzi pa ngodya zake zinayizo kuti nyangazo ndi guwalo zikhale chinthu chimodzi, ndipo ulikute guwalo ndi mkuwa. 3Upange ziwiya zamkuwa izi zogwirira ntchito pa guwalo: miphika yochotsera phulusa, mafosholo, mabeseni owazira magazi, ngowe zokowera nyama ndi zosonkhezera moto. 4Upange sefa yachitsulo chamkuwa ndipo mʼngodya zake zinayizo upangiremo mphete zamkuwa. 5Uyike sefayo mmunsi mwa khoma la guwa lansembelo, ndipo ilekezere pakati pa guwa lansembelo. 6Upange nsichi zamtengo wa mkesha ndipo uzikutire ndi mkuwa. 7Pamene mukunyamula guwalo, muzilowetsa nsichizo mʼmphetemo mbali zonse ziwiri za guwalo. 8Guwalo likhale lamatabwa ndi logoba mʼkati mwake. Ulipange monga momwe ndinakuonetsera pa phiri paja.
Za Bwalo la Chihema
9“Upange bwalo la chihema. Mbali yakummwera ikhale yotalika mamita 46 ndipo ikhale ndi nsalu yotchinga yofewa yosalala yolukidwa bwino. 10Upangenso mizati makumi awiri, matsinde makumi awiri amkuwa, ndi ngowe zasiliva ndi zingwe za mizatiyo. 11Mbali yakumpoto ikhalenso yotalika mamita 46 ndipo ikhale ndi nsalu yotchinga. Pakhalenso mizati makumi awiri, matsinde amkuwa makumi awiri, ngowe zasiliva ndi zingwe za mizatiyo.
12“Mbali yakumadzulo ya bwalolo ikhale yotalika mamita 23 ndipo ikhale ndi nsalu yotchinga, nsichi khumi ndi matsinde khumi. 13Mbali yakummawa, kotulukira dzuwa, kutalika kwa bwalo kukhale mamita 23. 14Mbali imodzi yachipata kukhale nsalu yotchinga yotalika mamita asanu ndi awiri, mizati itatu ndi matsinde atatu. 15Ndipo ku mbali inayo kukhale nsalu yotchinga ya mamita asanu ndi awiri pamodzi ndi mizati itatu ndi matsinde atatu.
16“Pa chipata cha bwalolo pakhale nsalu yotchinga yamtundu wa mtambo, yapepo ndi yofiira ndiponso yofewa yosalala. Nsaluyo ikhale yotalika mamita asanu ndi anayi, yopangidwa ndi anthu aluso. Pakhalenso mizati yake inayi ndi matsinde akenso anayi. 17Mizati yonse yozungulira bwalolo ilumikizidwe ndi zingwe zasiliva. Ngowe zake zikhale zasiliva, koma matsinde ake akhale amkuwa. 18Kutalika kwa bwalolo kukhale mamita 46, mulifupi mwake mamita 23, msinkhu wake masentimita 230. Nsalu ya katani ikhale yofewa ndi yosalala bwino. Matsinde ake akhale amkuwa. 19Zipangizo zonse zogwiritsa ntchito zosiyanasiyana pa chihemacho, zikhomo za chihema ndi zabwalolo zikhale zamkuwa.
Mafuta Anyale
20“Lamula Aisraeli kuti akupatse mafuta anyale a olivi wabwino kwambiri kuti nyalezo ziziyaka nthawi zonse. 21Mʼchihema cha msonkhano, koma kunja kwa nsalu yotchinga Bokosi la Chipangano, Aaroni ndi ana ake azionetsetsa kuti nyale ikukhala chiyakire pamaso pa Yehova kuyambira madzulo mpaka mmawa. Limeneli ndi lamulo lamuyaya pakati pa Aisraeli pa mibado yonse.”
