The altar of incense
1‘Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense. 2It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high30:2 That is, about 45 centimetres long and wide and 90 centimetres high – its horns of one piece with it. 3Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold moulding around it. 4Make two gold rings for the altar below the moulding – two on each of the opposite sides – to hold the poles used to carry it. 5Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 6Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law – before the atonement cover that is over the tablets of the covenant law – where I will meet with you.
7‘Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. 8He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so that incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come. 9Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it. 10Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering30:10 Or purification offering for the generations to come. It is most holy to the Lord.’
Atonement money
11Then the Lord said to Moses, 12‘When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the Lord a ransom for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number them. 13Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel,30:13 That is, about 5.8 grams; also in verse 15 according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the Lord. 14All who cross over, those twenty years old or more, are to give an offering to the Lord. 15The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the Lord to atone for your lives. 16Receive the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives.’
Basin for washing
17Then the Lord said to Moses, 18‘Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. 19Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from it. 20Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the Lord, 21they shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.’
Anointing oil
22Then the Lord said to Moses, 23‘Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels30:23 That is, about 5.8 kilograms; also in verse 24 of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels30:23 That is, about 2.9 kilograms of fragrant calamus, 24500 shekels of cassia – all according to the sanctuary shekel – and a hin30:24 That is, probably about 3.8 litres of olive oil. 25Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil. 26Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law, 27the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense, 28the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. 29You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.
30‘Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests. 31Say to the Israelites, “This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. 32Do not pour it on anyone else’s body and do not make any other oil using the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred. 33Whoever makes perfume like it and puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off from their people.” ’
Incense
34Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Take fragrant spices – gum resin, onycha and galbanum – and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts, 35and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred. 36Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. 37Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; consider it holy to the Lord. 38Whoever makes incense like it to enjoy its fragrance must be cut off from their people.’
Kĩgongona kĩa Ũbumba
130:1 Ndar 4:11; Luk 1:11“Thondeka kĩgongona kĩa mbaũ cia mũgaa gĩa gũcinagĩra ũbumba. 230:2 Thaam 27:2; Kũg 9:13Nĩgĩkorwo kĩiganaine mĩena yothe mũkono ũmwe30:2 nĩ ta nuthu mita kũraiha na mũkono ũmwe kwarama na mĩkono ĩĩrĩ30:2 nĩ ta mita ĩmwe kũraiha na igũrũ, hĩa ciakĩo ituĩke kĩndũ o ro kĩmwe na kĩgongona. 330:3 Thaam 25:11Kĩgemie igũrũ, o na mĩena yothe, o na hĩa ciakĩo, na thahabu therie, na ũgĩtirihe na mũcibi wa thahabu ũgĩthiũrũrũkĩrie. 430:4 Thaam 25:12Thondekera kĩgongona kĩu mĩrĩnga ĩĩrĩ, ũmĩoherere thĩ wa mũcibi ũcio, ĩĩrĩ mwena ũmwe, na ĩĩrĩ mwena ũrĩa ũngĩ ĩnyiitagĩrĩre mĩtĩ ĩrĩa mĩraaya ĩtũmagĩrwo gũgĩkuua. 530:5 Thaam 25:13Thondeka mĩtĩ mĩraaya ya mbaũ cia mũgaa, na ũmĩgemie na thahabu. 630:6 Thaam 25:22Iga kĩgongona kĩu mbere ya gĩtambaya gĩa gũcuurio kĩrĩa kĩrĩ mbere ya ithandũkũ rĩa Ũira, mbere ya gĩtĩ gĩa tha kĩrĩa kĩrĩ igũrũ rĩa ithandũkũ rĩa Ũira, harĩa ngaacemania nawe.
730:7 Ndar 3:10; 1Sam 2:28; 2Maũ 2:4“Harũni no nginya acinĩre ũbumba mũnungi wega hau igũrũ rĩa kĩgongona o rũciinĩ rĩrĩa egũthondeka matawa. 830:8 Thaam 25:37No nginya acine ũbumba rĩngĩ agĩakia matawa hwaĩ-inĩ kũrĩ mairia, nĩgeetha ũbumba ũikarage ũgĩcinagwo mahinda mothe mbere ya Jehova, njiarwa na njiarwa iria igooka. 930:9 Alaw 10:1; Ndar 16:7, 40Ndũkanacinĩre ũbumba wa mũthemba ũngĩ kĩgongona-inĩ gĩkĩ kana ũrutĩre ho iruta rĩa njino, kana rĩa mũtu, na ndũkanaitĩrĩrie iruta rĩa kũnyuuo igũrũ rĩakĩo. 1030:10 Alaw 16:2Harũni nĩarutage horohio hĩa-inĩ cia kĩgongona kĩu o mwaka riita rĩmwe. Horohio ĩno ya o mwaka no nginya ĩrutagwo na thakame ya iruta rĩa kũhoroheria mehia, nginya njiarwa iria igooka. Horohio ĩyo nĩ igongona itheru mũno harĩ Jehova.”
Mbeeca cia Horohio
11Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, 1230:12 Ndar 1:2, 49; Math 20:28; 2Sam 24:13“Rĩrĩa ũgũtara andũ a Isiraeli-rĩ, o mũndũ no nginya arutagĩre Jehova kĩndũ gĩa gũkũũra muoyo wake rĩrĩa egũtarwo. Na gũtirĩ mũthiro ũkaamakora ũkĩmatara. 1330:13 Math 17:24Mũndũ o wothe ũrĩkĩraga agathiĩ mwena wa andũ arĩa marĩkĩtie gũtarwo, nĩarĩrutaga nuthu ya cekeri30:13 nĩ ta giramu 6 kũringana na ũrĩa cekeri ya harĩa haamũre ĩtariĩ ĩrĩa ĩrĩ na ũritũ wa geera mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ. Nuthu ĩyo ya cekeri nĩ iruta kũrĩ Jehova. 1430:14 Ndar 1:3, 18; 2Maũ 25:5Arĩa othe marĩkĩraga magathiĩ mwena wa arĩa marĩkĩtie gũtarwo, marĩ na ũkũrũ wa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, no nginya maheage Jehova iruta rĩu. 1530:15 Thim 22:2; Aef 6:9Arĩa atongu matirĩheanaga makĩria ya nuthu ya cekeri, nao arĩa athĩĩni matirĩheanaga kĩndũ kĩnini gũkĩra nuthu ya cekeri hĩndĩ ya kũrutĩra Jehova horohio ya mĩoyo yao. 1630:16 2Maũ 24:5; Ndar 31:54Amũkĩra mbeeca cia horohio kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Isiraeli nawe ũcihũthĩre ũtungata-inĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo. Ũguo ũgaatuĩka kĩririkano kĩa andũ a Isiraeli mbere ya Jehova makĩrutĩra mĩoyo yao horohio.”
Kĩraĩ gĩa Gwĩthambĩra
17Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, 1830:18 Thaam 38:8; 2Maũ 4:6“Thondeka kĩraĩ gĩa gwĩthambagĩra gĩa gĩcango, kĩrĩ na kĩgũrũ gĩakĩo gĩa gĩcango. Ũkĩige gatagatĩ ka Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo na kĩgongona, na ũgĩĩkĩre maaĩ. 1930:19 Thaam 40:31-32; Thab 26:6Harũni na ariũ ake marĩĩthambaga moko mao na nyarĩrĩ na maaĩ macio. 2030:20 Thaam 28:43Rĩrĩa rĩothe marĩtoonyaga Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, marĩĩthambaga na maaĩ nĩgeetha matigakue. O na ningĩ rĩrĩa mathengerera kĩgongona nĩguo marutĩre Jehova iruta rĩa gũcinwo na mwaki, 2130:21 Thaam 27:21marĩĩthambaga moko na nyarĩrĩ nĩgeetha matigakue. Ũndũ ũcio ũgaatuĩka watho wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo tene na tene nĩ Harũni na njiaro ciake, na njiarwa ciao ciothe iria igooka.”
Maguta ma Gũitanĩrĩria
22Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, 2330:23 Kĩam 43:11; Jer 6:20“Oya mahuti maya manungi wega: cekeri 50030:23 nĩ ta kilo 6 cia manemane ĩrĩa ndwekie, nuthu yamo (nacio icio nĩ cekeri 250) cia ndarathini nungi wega, na cekeri 250 cia karamathi nungi wega, 2430:24 Thab 45:8; Ezek 27:19cekeri 500 cia mwĩnũ, ciothe kũringana na cekeri ya handũ-harĩa-haamũre, na hini30:24 nĩ ta lita 4 ya maguta ma mĩtamaiyũ. 2530:25 Thaam 37:29; 1Sam 9:16Indo ici ũcithondeke ituĩke maguta matheru ma gũitanĩrĩrio matukanĩtio makanunga wega marutĩirwo wĩra nĩ mũthondeki mũũgĩ wa maguta. Macio matuĩke maguta matheru ma gũitanagĩrĩrio. 2630:26 Alaw 8:10Ningĩ ũhũthĩre maguta macio gũitĩrĩria Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, na ithandũkũ rĩa Ũira, 27na metha na indo ciayo ciothe, na mũtĩ wa kũigĩrĩrwo matawa na indo ciaguo, na kĩgongona gĩa gũcinĩra ũbumba, na 28kĩgongona kĩa iruta rĩa njino na indo ciakĩo ciothe, na kĩraĩ na kĩgũrũ gĩakĩo. 2930:29 Alaw 8:10-11; Math 23:17Nĩũgaciamũra nĩgeetha ituĩke theru mũno makĩria, nakĩo kĩrĩa gĩothe gĩgacihutia nĩgĩgatuĩka gĩtheru.
3030:30 Alaw 8:2, 12, 30; Thab 133:2“Itĩrĩria Harũni na ariũ ake maguta ũmaamũre nĩgeetha mandungatagĩre marĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai. 3130:31 Thaam 30:25-27Ĩra andũ a Isiraeli atĩrĩ, ‘Maya nĩmo maguta makwa marĩa matheru ma gũitanagĩrĩrio ma njiarwa iria igooka. 3230:32 Thaam 30:38Ndũkanamaitĩrĩrie mĩĩrĩ ya arũme, na ndũkanathondeke maguta mangĩ na mũthondekere ũcio. Nĩ matheru na nĩ wega ũmatuage atĩ nĩ matheru. 3330:33 Kĩam 17:14Mũndũ wothe ũrĩthondekaga maguta manungi wega mahaana ta maya, na mũndũ o wothe ũngĩmaitĩrĩria mũndũ ũtarĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, nĩakaingatwo kuuma kũrĩ andũ ao.’ ”
Ũbumba
34Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Oya mahuti manungi wega marĩa metagwo thitakiti, na onuka na garibane, hamwe na ũbani ũrĩa mwega mũno, mothe mathimĩtwo maiganaine, 3530:35 Thaam 26:6na ũthondekithie magĩe na mũtararĩko mwega wa ũbumba; wĩra ũcio ũrutwo nĩ mũthondeki mũũgĩ wa maguta. Makorwo mekĩrĩtwo cumbĩ, na marĩ matheru na makaamũrwo. 3630:36 Thaam 25:22; Alaw 2:3Thĩithia mahuti mamwe matuĩke mũtu, naguo ũũige mbere ya ithandũkũ rĩa Ũira thĩinĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, harĩa ndĩĩcemanagia nawe. Ũgaakorwo ũrĩ mũtheru mũno harĩwe. 37Mũtikanethondekere ũbumba wa mũthemba ũyũ nĩ ũndũ wa inyuĩ ene; ũtuagei mũtheru nĩ ũndũ wa Jehova. 38Mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ũrĩa ũgathondeka ũngĩ taguo nĩguo ekenagie na mũtararĩko waguo nĩakaingatwo kuuma kũrĩ andũ ao.”
