U-Eksodusi 17 ZUL59

Abantu bakhonona eMasa

1 Ibandla lonke labantwana bakwa-Israyeli lasuka ehlane laseSini, bahamba ngamabanga njengesiyalo sikaJehova, bamisa eRefidimi; kwakungekho manzi okuba abantu baphuze.

2 Ngalokho abantu baphikisana noMose, bathi: “Siphe amanzi, siphuze.”UMose wathi kubo: “Yini ukuba niphikisane nami na? Nimlingelani uJehova na?”

3 Abantu bomela khona amanzi; abantu bakhonona ngoMose, bathi: “Usikhuphuleleni eGibithe ukuba usibulale, thina nabantwana bethu nezinkomo zethu ngokoma, na?”

4 UMose wayesekhala kuJehova, ethi: “Ngizakwenzani kulaba bantu na? Sekukancane ukuba bangikhande ngamatshe.”

5 UJehova wathi kuMose: “Dlulela phambi kwabantu, uthathe amalunga akwa-Israyeli; nenduku yakho owashaya ngayo umfula, yiphathe ngesandla sakho, uhambe.

6 Bheka, ngiyakuma phambi kwakho edwaleni laseHorebe; uzakushaya itshe, kuphume amanzi kulo, abantu baphuze.” Wenze njalo uMose emehlweni amalunga akwa-Israyeli.

7 Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iMasa* neMeriba* ngenxa yokuphikisana kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nangokuba bemlinga uJehova, bethi: “Ukhona yini uJehova phakathi kwethu noma qha?”

Ukulwa no-Amaleki

8 Kwase kufika u-Amaleki, walwa no-Israyeli eRefidimi.

9 UMose wathi kuJoshuwa: “Sikhethele amadoda, uphume ulwe no-Amaleki; kusasa ngizakuma esiqongweni sentaba, induku kaNkulunkulu isesandleni sami.”

10 UJoshuwa wenze njalo, njengalokho uMose eshilo kuye, walwa no-Amaleki; oMose, no-Aroni, noHure bakhuphukela esiqongweni sentaba.

11 Kwathi uMose esephakamisile isandla sakhe, u-Israyeli wahlula, kepha nxa esehlisa, u-Amaleki wahlula.

12 Kodwa izandla zikaMose zaba nzima; bathatha itshe, walibeka phambi kwakhe, wahlala kulo; o-Aroni noHure basekela izandla zakhe, omunye engalapha, omunye engalapha; zase zihlala ziqinile izandla zakhe laze lashona ilanga.

13 UJoshuwa wamchitha u-Amaleki nabantu bakhe ngosiko lwenkemba.

14 UJehova wathi kuMose: “Kulobe lokhu kube yisikhumbuzo encwadini, ukubeke ezindlebeni zikaJoshuwa ukuthi ngizakuqothula ukukhunjulwa kuka-Amaleki phansi kwezulu.”

15 UMose walakha i-altare, waliqamba igama lokuthi iJehova-Nisi.

16 Wathi: “Isandla singasesihlalweni sobukhosi sikaJehova sokuthi uJehova uyakulwa no-Amaleki izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.”

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