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Madzi yakucoka pamwala
1 Mthithi wentse wa aIjirayeri udacoka kucidambo ca Sini, ucimbafamba mbuto na mbuto, ninga momwe Mbuya akhadawauzira. Adakamanga misasa muRefidimu, tsono kumweko kukhalibe madzi yakumwa. 2 Na bzimwebzo mbumba idayamba kunesana na Mozeji acimuuza kuti: “Tipase madzi timwe”.
Iye adatawira kuti: “Thangwe ranyi mun'nesana na ine? Thangwe ranyi mulikuyeza Mbuya?”
3 Tsono mbumba ikhana nyota idadandaula kuna Mozeji iciti: “Thangwe ranyi iwe udaticosa kuIjipito? Kuti utiphe na nyota, ife na wana wathu na bzifuwo bzathu?”
4 Pamwepo Mozeji adandandaula kuna Mbuya aciti: “Ndicite ciyani na mbumbayi? Afika pakuti andibome na minyala”.
5 Mbuya adatawira Mozeji adati: “Pita patsogolo pa mbumba. Tenga atsogoleri anango wa aIjirayeri, utenge mpsimbo yako m'manja yomwe udamenya nayo Nilo ndipo ndoko patsogolo. 6 Ine nin'dzakhala kutsogolo kwako padzulu pa tsendwa la phiri la Horebe. Menya tsendwalo, ndipo lin'dzacoka madzi kuti mbumba imwe”. Mozeji adacita tenepo patsogolo pa atsogoleri wa Ijirayeri. 7 Ndipo mbuto ire adaicemera Masa* na Meriba†, thangwe kumwekule aIjirayeri adanesana ndipo adayeza Mbuya aciti: “Kodi Mbuya ali pakati pathu, ayai nee?”
aAmaleki adamenyana na aIjirayeri
8 Ndipo aAmaleki adabwera kudzamenya aIjirayeri kuRefidimu. 9 Pamwepo Mozeji adauza Jozuwe kuti: “Sankhula amuna anango kuti amenyane na aAmaleki. Mangwana nin'dzakakhala padzulu pa kaphiri, na mpsimbo ya Mulungu m'manja mwangu”.
10 Jozuwe adayenda kukamenyana na aAmaleki ninga momwe Mozeji adamuuzira. Tsono Mozeji, Aloni na Huri adakwira pa dzulu pa kaphiri. 11 Pomwe Mozeji akhakwiza manja m'dzaulu, aIjirayeri akhakunda. Tsono pomwe akhagwesa manja aAmaleki akhakunda. 12 Pomwe Mozeji adaneta manja, iwo adakatenga mwala aciuikha pantsi pace, kuti aukhalire. Aloni na Huri akhadzusa manja ya Mozeji, m'bodzi mbali iyi winango mbali inango mwakuti manja yace yadakhala yakulimba mpaka dzuwa kumira. 13 Ndipo Jozuwe adakunda mthithi wa acikunda wa aAmaleki na cisenga.
14 Patsogolo pace Mbuya adauza Mozeji kuti: “Nemba bzimwebzi mubukhu ninga cikumbuso, ndipo uza Jozuwe kuti nin'dzacitisa kuti aAmaleki adzakhale wakuyebwedwa-letu pantsi pano”.
15 Ndipo Mozeji adamanga guwa aciricemera kuti: “Mbuya ndiye bandera langu”. 16 Ndipo adati: “Mbuya walumbira, pan'dzawoneka nkhondo ya Mbuya kuna aAmaleki kwa m'badwe na m'badwe”.
* 17:7 Masa bzinirewa kuti mayezo. † 17:7 Meriba bzinirewa kuti kunesana.