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.