Eksodo
17:1 Ndipo khamu lonse la ana a Isiraeli anachoka
m’chipululu cha Sini, potsata maulendo awo, monga mwa lamulo la
Yehova, namanga misasa ku Refidimu: ndipo panalibe madzi a anthu
kumwa.
Act 17:2 Pamenepo anthu anatsutsana ndi Mose, nati, Tipatseni madzi;
tikhoza kumwa. Ndipo Mose anati kwa iwo, Bwanji mukukangana ndi ine? chifukwa chake
muyesa Yehova kodi?
Act 17:3 Ndipo anthu adamva ludzu pamenepo; ndipo anthu anang’ung’udza motsutsa
Mose, nati, Chifukwa ninji mwatikwezera ife m’menemo
ku Aigupto, kutipha ndi ludzu ife, ndi ana athu, ndi ng’ombe zathu?
17:4 Ndipo Mose anafuulira kwa Yehova, kuti, "Kodi ndiwachitire chiyani anthu awa?
ali pafupi kundiponya miyala.
Act 17:5 Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Mose, Pita pamaso pa anthu, nutenge nawo
inu mwa akulu a Israyeli; ndi ndodo yako udapanda nayo
mtsinje, gwira m'dzanja lako, nupite.
Rev 17:6 Tawona, ndidzaima pamaso pako pamenepo pa thanthwe ku Horebu; ndi inu
udzakantha thanthwe, ndipo madzi adzaturuka mmenemo, kuti
anthu akhoza kumwa. Ndipo Mose anachita chomwecho pamaso pa akulu a Israele.
17:7 Ndipo anatcha dzina la malowo Masa, ndi Meriba, chifukwa cha Yehova
kutsutsana ndi ana a Israyeli, ndi chifukwa adayesa Yehova;
kuti, Kodi Yehova ali pakati pathu, kapena ayi?
17:8 Kenako Amaleki anabwera, ndipo anamenyana ndi Aisiraeli ku Refidimu.
Act 17:9 Ndipo Mose anati kwa Yoswa, Utisankhire amuna, nutuluke nawo nkhondo
Amaleki: mawa ndidzaima pamwamba pa phiri ndi ndodo ya
Mulungu mdzanja langa.
17:10 Ndipo Yoswa anachita monga Mose adanena kwa iye, ndipo anamenyana ndi Amaleki
Mose, Aroni ndi Hura anakwera pamwamba pa phirilo.
17:11 Ndipo kudali, pamene Mose adakweza dzanja lake, Israeli anapambana.
ndipo potsitsa dzanja lace, Amaleki analakika.
Act 17:12 Koma manja a Mose adalemera; ndipo adatenga mwala, nauyika pansi pake
iye, nakhala pamenepo; ndipo Aroni ndi Huri anaimika manja ake, mmodzi
mbali imodzi, ndi ina mbali inayo; ndipo manja ake anali
wokhazikika mpaka kulowa kwa dzuwa.
17:13 Ndipo Yoswa anapha Amaleki ndi anthu ake ndi lupanga lakuthwa.
17:14 Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Mose, Lemba ichi m'buku chikhale chikumbutso, ndi
unene m'makutu a Yoswa; pakuti ndidzafafaniza ndithu
chikumbutso cha Amaleki pansi pa thambo.
17:15 Ndipo Mose anamanga guwa lansembe, nalitcha dzina lake Yehova-nisi.
17:16 Pakuti anati, Chifukwa Yehova walumbira kuti Yehova adzakhala nkhondo
ndi Amaleki ku mibadwomibadwo.