መጽሐፈ ኩፋሌ 31:16
“እናትህ ስምህን ‘ሌዊ’ ብላ ሰጠችህ፤ በእውነትም ትክክለኛ ስም ሰጠችህ። ለጌታ የተያያዘ ሰው ትሆናለህ፤ ለያዕቆብ ልጆች ሁሉ ባልደረባ ትሆናለህ። ገበታው የአንተ ይሁን፤ አንተና ልጆችህ ከእርሱ ትበላላችሁ። ገበታህ በልጅ ልጅ ዘመን ይሙላ፤ ምግብህም ለዘመናት ሁሉ አይጎድል።”
“እናትህ ስምህን ‘ሌዊ’ ብላ ሰጠችህ፤ በእውነትም ትክክለኛ ስም ሰጠችህ። ለጌታ የተያያዘ ሰው ትሆናለህ፤ ለያዕቆብ ልጆች ሁሉ ባልደረባ ትሆናለህ። ገበታው የአንተ ይሁን፤ አንተና ልጆችህ ከእርሱ ትበላላችሁ። ገበታህ በልጅ ልጅ ዘመን ይሙላ፤ ምግብህም ለዘመናት ሁሉ አይጎድል።”
Your mother named you Levi, and she has given you the right name. You will become one who is joined to the Lord and a companion of all Jacob's sons. His table is to belong to you; you and your sons are to eat (from) it. May your table be filled throughout all history; may your food not be lacking throughout all ages.
Your mother named you Levi,and she has given you the right name.You will become one who is joined to the Lordand a companion of all Jacob’s sons.His table is to belong to you;you and your sons are to eat (from) it.May your table be filled throughout all history;may your food not be lacking throughout all ages.