U-Eksodusi 17
1 Uzulu wonke wako-Israyeli wasuka enkangala yeSini, wahamba njengokulaya kukaThixo. Bake bahlala okwesikhathi esifitshane eRefidimu kodwa kwakungelamanzi okuthi abantu banathe.
Anantera maka Israeli vahe'mo'za Anumzamo'ma zmasamino, vihoma hige'za Sinie nehaza hagege ka'ma kokana atre'za, seli nona ome ki'za masete masete hu'za vu'naze. Hagi ana hu'za nevu'za henka Refitimie nehaza kumate uhanati'za seli nona ome ki'naze. Hianagi nesaza tina ana kumatera omane'ne.
2 Ngakho baxabana loMosi basebesithi, “Sinike amanzi okunatha.” UMosi waphendula wathi “Kungani lixabana lami? Kungani lilinga uThixo?”
E'ina hige'za Israeli vahe'mo'za Mosesena ke hara hunte'za, anage hu'naze. Tina tamigeta namneno, hazageno Mosese'a anage huno zamasami'ne, nahigeta nagrira ke hara hunentaze? Nahigeta Ra Anumzamofona rehetma negaze?
3 Kodwa abantu basebomele amanzi kuleyondawo, ngakho bakhonona kuMosi. Bathi kuye, “Wasikhupha eGibhithe ukwenzela ukuthi thina labantwabethu kanye lezifuyo sibulawe yikoma na?”
Hianagi vahe'mokizmia tinkura tusiza huno zmagege'za, Mosesena ke hakare hunte'za, nahigenka Isipitira tavrenka amafina e'nanketa, tagrane maka mofavrezagatine, afu'zagatinena ti ne'zankura nehuta frigahune?
4 Ngakho uMosi wakhala kuThixo, wathi, “Kambe ngithini ngalababantu? Sebezimisele ukuthi bangikhande ngamatshe.”
Anama hazageno Mosese'a Ra Anumzamofontega krafa huno nunamu nehuno, Hago haveknonu nahe frigahazanki, na'a nagra ama vahera huzmantegahue huno antahige'ne?
5 UThixo waphendula uMosi wathi “Khokhela abantu. Thatha abanye abadala bako-Israyeli ubusuthatha njalo intonga leyana owake watshaya ngayo amanzi emfuleni uNayili lihambe.
Anante Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno asami'ne, Naeli tima amasagi'nana azompa eri'nenka, Israeli vahe'mokizmi zmavuga kva vahezaga zamavarenka ugagota hutma viho.
6 Ngizakuma lapho phambi kwenu eduzane ledwala eHorebhi. Utshaye idwala; kuzaphuma amanzi kulo ukuba abantu banathe.” Ngakho uMosi wenza lokho abadala bako-Israyeli bekhangele.
Hagi antahio, Horepi agonafi havemofo agofetu Nagra otina manigahuanki, kagra ana azompanu havea ome amasagigeno, timo'a anampinti hanatina negahaze. Higeno Mosese'a Israeli kva vahe'mokizmi zmavuga ana zana hu'ne.
7 Wabiza indawo leyo ngegama elithi Masa leMeribha ngenxa yokuthi abantu bako-Israyeli baxabana njalo balinga uThixo besithi “Kambe uThixo ulathi yini kumbe hatshi?”
Ana kumakura Mosese'a Masae nehuno, Meribae hu'ne, na'ankure Israeli vahe'mo'zama haframa nehu'za, Ra Anumzamofona rehe'za nege'za, Ra Anumzamo'a tagri amu'nompina mani'nefi omani'ne?
8 Ama-Amaleki eza ukuzohlasela abako-Israyeli eRefidimu.
Anantera Ameleki vahe'mo'za e'za, Israeli vahera Refitimie nehzafi hara huzmante'naze.
9 UMosi wathi kuJoshuwa, “Khetha amanye amadoda phakathi kwethu uphume liyekulwa lama-Amaleki. Kusasa ngizakuma phezu koqaqa ngiphethe intonga kaNkulunkulu ezandleni zami.”
Ana hazageno Mosese'a anage huno Josuana asmi'ne, Mago'a vahera tagripintira huhamprizmantege'za Ameleki vahe'enena hara ome hiho. Okina nagra Anumzamofo azompa nzampi eri'ne'na agonarera otigahue.
10 Ngakho uJoshuwa walwa lama-Amaleki njengokulaya kukaMosi, njalo uMosi, u-Aroni loHuri bakhwela phezu koqaqa.
Mosese'ma asamia kante anteno, Josua'a Amaleki vahe'enena hara nehige'za, Mosese'ma, Aroni'ma, Huri'ma hu'za agonarega mreri'naze.
11 Kwakusithi nxa uMosi ephakamise izandla zakhe abako-Israyeli babenqoba, kodwa wayesithi angehlisa izandla zakhe ama-Amaleki yiwo ayenqoba.
Hagi Mosese'ma azama erintesga hige'za, Israeli vahe'mo'za hara Amaleki vahera huzmangatere'naze. Hagi Mosese'ma aza'ma erinte fenka atrege'za, Ameleki vahe'mo'za Israeli vahera hara huzmagetere'naze.
12 Kwathi izandla zikaMosi sezidiniwe bathatha ilitshe balifaka ngaphansi kwakhe wasehlala phezu kwalo. U-Aroni loHuri baphakamisa izandla zakhe, omunye ekuleli icele omunye kwelinye ukuze izandla zakhe zale ziphakeme laze latshona ilanga.
Hianagi Mosese azamo'a arageramigeno, Aroni'ene Hurikea have erike, mopafi ante'nakeno anante mani'nege'ne, rugaraga mani'neke azana erisga hu'nakeno kinagaseno zagea urami'ne,
13 Ngakho uJoshuwa wehlula ibutho lama-Amaleki ngenkemba.
Josua'ene Israeli vahe'mo'za bainati kazinu Ameleki vahera zmahege'za kazimofo ne'za se'naze.
14 UThixo wasesithi kuMosi, “Bhala lokhu ogwalweni njengento okumele ikhunjulwe njalo ubone ukuthi uJoshuwa uyakuzwa lokhu ngenxa yokuthi ngizatshabalalisa umkhumbulo wonke omayelana lama-Amaleki ngaphansi kwezulu.”
Anantera Ra Anumzamo'a anage huno Mosesena asami'ne, Ama ha'mofo agenke'a avontafepi kretenegeno avame'za me'nenke'za nege'za zmagera okaniho. Hagi Josuana hamprinka ama ana nanekea asamio, Nagra ama mopafintira Ameleki vahera zamahe fanane hanugeno zmagi zmagenkea ama mopafina omanegahie.
15 UMosi wakha i-alithari walibiza ngokuthi uThixo uLuphawu Lwami.
Mosese'a anante Kresramanavu ita tro huno, Ra Anumzamo'a nagri krauvefani'e (frekie) huno agia antemi'ne.
16 Wathi, “Ngoba izandla zaphakanyiselwa esihlalweni sikaThixo. UThixo uzakulwa impi lezizukulwane zama-Amaleki.”
Mosese'a anage hu'ne, Ra Anumzamofo hanave eritre'za hazankino, Amaleki vahera henkama fore hunante anante hu'za esaza vahera, Ra Anumzamo'a huvempa hu'neankino ha' huzmantegahue hu'ne.
