Eksodusi
17:1 Ibandla lonke labantwana bakwa-Israyeli lasuka lapho
ihlane laseSini, ngokuhamba kwabo, ngokomyalo ka
uJehova, wamisa eRefidimi; kwakungekho manzi kubantu
ukuphuza.
17:2 Abantu baphikisana noMose, bathi: "Sinike amanzi
singaphuza. UMozisi wasesithi kubo: Kungani liphikisana lami? ngani
niyamlinga uJehova na?
17:3 Abantu bomela khona amanzi; abantu bakhonona
uMose, wathi: “Kungani lokhu osikhuphule kukho
Gibhithe, ukusibulala thina nabantwana bethu nezinkomo zethu ngokoma na?
17:4 UMose wakhala kuJehova, wathi: "Ngizokwenzenjani kulaba bantu?
sebezongikhanda ngamatshe.
" 17:5 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Dlulela phambi kwabantu, futhi uthathe
wena wamalunga akwa-Israyeli; nenduku yakho owashaya ngayo uJehova
mfula, phatha ngesandla sakho, uhambe.
17:6 Bheka, Ngizoma phambi kwakho lapho phezu kwedwala eHorebe. nawe
uyakushaya idwala, futhi kuyophuma amanzi kulo, ukuze the
abantu bangaphuza. Wenze njalo uMose emehlweni amalunga akwa-Israyeli.
7 Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iMasa neMeriba ngenxa yegama likaJehova
ukuphikisana kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nangenxa yokuthi bamlinga uJehova,
besithi: I Nkosi iphakathi kwethu kumbe hatshi?
17:8 Khona-ke u-Amaleki weza, futhi walwa no-Israyeli eRefidimi.
17:9 UMose wathi kuJoshuwa: "Sikhethele amadoda, futhi uphume, ulwe
Amaleki: kusasa ngizakuma esiqongweni sentaba ngentonga ye
uNkulunkulu esandleni sami.
17:10 UJoshuwa wenza njengalokho uMose eshilo kuye, walwa no-Amaleki
UMose, u-Aroni, noHure bakhuphukela esiqongweni sentaba.
17:11 Kwathi lapho uMose ephakamisa isandla sakhe, u-Israyeli wanqoba.
lapho esehlisa isandla sakhe, u-Amaleki wahlula.
17:12 Kodwa izandla zikaMose zazinzima; bathatha itshe, balibeka ngaphansi
yena, wahlala phezu kwalo; o-Aroni noHure basekela izandla zakhe, omunye
ngalapha, nelinye ngalapha; nezandla zakhe zazinjalo
liqinile kuze kube sekushoneni kwelanga.
17:13 UJoshuwa wahlakaza u-Amaleki nabantu bakhe ngosiko lwenkemba.
" 17:14 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Loba lokhu kube yisikhumbuzo encwadini, futhi
kukhulume ezindlebeni zikaJoshuwa, ngokuba ngiyakucisha impela
isikhumbuzo sika-Amaleki phansi kwezulu.
17:15 UMose walakha i-altare, waliqamba igama lokuthi iJehova-nisi.
17:16 Ngoba wathi: "Ngenxa yokuthi uJehova ufungile ukuthi uJehova uyoba impi
kanye no-Amaleki ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.