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.
Kĩgongona kĩa Iruta rĩa Njino
127:1 Thaam 20:24; 1Ath 8:64“Aka kĩgongona na mbaũ cia mũgaa, kĩa mĩkono ĩtatũ27:1 nĩ ta mita ĩmwe na robo (1:25) kũraiha na igũrũ; gĩkorwo kĩiganaine mĩena yothe, mĩkono ĩtano27:1 nĩ ta mita igĩrĩ na robo (2:25) kũraiha na mĩkono ĩtano kwarama. 227:2 Alaw 4:7; Zek 9:15Thondeka hĩa inya, o rũmwe koine-inĩ ĩmwe ya kĩgongona, nĩgeetha hĩa icio na kĩgongona ikorwo irĩ kĩndũ kĩmwe, nakĩo kĩgongona kĩu ũkĩgemie na gĩcango. 327:3 Ndar 7:18; Jer 52:18Thondeka indo ciothe cia kĩgongona irĩ cia gĩcango, ũgĩthondekere nyũngũ cia kũrutaga mũhu, na icakũri na mbakũri cia gwĩkĩrwo thakame ya kũminjaminja, na njibe cia kũnyiita nyama, na ngĩo cia mwaki. 4Thondekera kĩgongona kĩu gĩtara, na ningĩ ũthondeke mũkwa wa gĩcango, na ũthondeke mĩrĩnga ya gĩcango, o ũmwe wĩkĩrwo koine-inĩ iria inya cia mũkwa ũcio. 5Ũige gĩtara kĩu rungu wa muoho wa kĩgongona nĩgeetha rũkinye nuthu ya ũraihu wa kĩgongona. 627:6 Thaam 25:13Thondeka itugĩ cia mũgaa nĩ ũndũ wa kĩgongona na ũcigemie na gĩcango. 727:7 Thaam 25:14Itugĩ icio itoonyio mĩrĩnga-inĩ ĩyo nĩgeetha ĩgakoragwo ĩikarĩire mĩena-inĩ yeerĩ ya kĩgongona hĩndĩ ya gũgĩkuua. 827:8 Thaam 25:9Thondeka kĩgongona kĩu na mbaũ nĩguo kĩgĩe na irima gatagatĩ. Ũgĩthondeke o ta ũrĩa wonirio rĩrĩa warĩ kĩrĩma-inĩ.
Nja ya Hema ĩrĩa Nyamũre
927:9 Thaam 35:17; Ezek 40:4; 42:1“Thondeka nja ya hema ĩrĩa nyamũre; mwena wa gũthini ũkorwo ũrĩ wa mĩkono igana27:9 nĩ ta mita 46 kũraiha na ũgĩe na itambaya cia gũcuurio cia gatani ũrĩa mwogothe wega, 10ũkorwo na itugĩ mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na itina mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ cia gĩcango, irĩ na tũcuurio na tũmĩkwa twa betha itugĩ-inĩ. 11Mwena wa gathigathini o naguo ũkorwo ũrĩ na mĩkono igana kũraiha na ũgĩe na itambaya cia gũcuurio, ũgĩe na itugĩ mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na itina mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ cia gĩcango, irĩ na tũcuurio na tũmĩkwa twa betha itugĩ-inĩ.
12“Mwena wa ithũĩro wa nja ĩyo ũkorwo ũrĩ wa mĩkono mĩrongo ĩtano27:12 nĩ ta mita 23 kwarama na ũgĩe na itambaya cia gũcuurio na itugĩ ikũmi na itina ikũmi. 13Mwena wa irathĩro, kwerekera kũrĩa riũa rĩrathagĩra, nja ĩyo ĩkorwo ĩrĩ ya wariĩ wa mĩkono mĩrongo ĩtano. 14Itambaya cia gũcuurio ikorwo irĩ cia ũraihu wa mĩkono ikũmi na ĩtano27:14 nĩ ta mita 7 na ikorwo irĩ mwena ũmwe wa itoonyero rĩa nja ĩyo, na ikorwo na itugĩ ithatũ na itina ithatũ, 15na itambaya ingĩ cia gũcuurio cia ũraihu wa mĩkono ikũmi na ĩtano ikorwo mwena ũcio ũngĩ wa itoonyero, na ikorwo irĩ na itugĩ ithatũ na itina ithatũ.
1627:16 Thaam 40:33“Naguo ũhoro wa itoonyero rĩa nja ĩyo, wĩkĩre gĩtambaya gĩa gũcuurio gĩkorwo kĩrĩ kĩa ũraihu wa mĩkono mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ,27:16 nĩ ta mita 9 kĩa ndigi cia rangi wa bururu, na cia rangi wa ndathi, na cia rangi mũtune ta gakarakũ, na gatani ĩrĩa yogothetwo wega, wĩra wa mũgemia mũũgĩ, na gĩkorwo na itugĩ inya na itina inya. 17Itugĩ ciothe gũthiũrũrũkĩria nja ĩyo, igĩe na tũmĩkwa na tũcuurio twa betha na itina cia gĩcango. 18Nja ĩyo ĩkorwo na ũraihu wa mĩkono igana,27:18 nĩ ta mita 46 na mĩkono mĩrongo ĩtano kwarama,27:18 nĩ ta mita 23 na ĩkorwo na itambaya cia gũcuurio cia gatani yogothetwo wega ya mĩkono ĩtano kũraiha na igũrũ, na ĩrĩ na itina cia gĩcango. 19Indo iria ingĩ ciothe cia gũtũmĩrwo wĩra-inĩ wa hema ĩrĩa nyamũre, irĩ cia wĩra o na ũrĩkũ, o hamwe na higĩ cia kwamba hema na cia nja ciothe, nĩikorwo irĩ cia gĩcango.
Maguta ma Mũtĩ wa Kũigĩrĩrwo Matawa
20“Atha andũ a Isiraeli makũrehere maguta marĩa makeere wega ma ndamaiyũ hihe ma gũkũheaga ũtheri, nĩgeetha matawa maikarage maakanĩte. 2127:21 1Ath 1:39; Alaw 3:17Thĩinĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, nja ya gĩtambaya gĩa gũcuurio kĩrĩa kĩrĩ mbere ya ithandũkũ rĩa Ũira, Harũni na ariũ ake nĩmaigage matawa maakanĩte mbere ya Jehova kuuma hwaĩ-inĩ o nginya rũciinĩ. Ũndũ ũyũ ũtuĩke watho wa kũrũmagĩrĩrwo tene na tene thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli njiarwa-inĩ ciothe iria igooka.
