Eriluayo 17:1-16
17 Neryo endeko yosi ye Israeli muyalua omo mbwarara ye Sini. Erikwamana n’ebyo Yehova abya akababwira, mubaghenda bakaghaba-ghaba olughendo. Neryo mubahika e Refidimu, bamahira ekambi y’aho. Aliwe sihabya amaghetse agho abandu banganywa.
2 Abandu mubatsuka eryenda oko Musa k’omwagha bati: “Utuhe amaghetse w’erinywa.” Nikwa Musa mwabwirabo ati: “Mukanyendako omwagha busanaki? Busanaki mukalenga oko Yehova?”
3 Aliwe abandu babya ibabirikwa enyota yo kutsibu. Neryo mubatsuka eriyilungumula oko Musa n’eribugha bati: “Busanaki muwatulusya e Misri itwe n’abana betu, n’ebihangulo byetu erisyatwita omo nyota?”
4 Oko nduli, Musa mwalakira Yehova ati: “Nyikoleki busana n’abandu bano? Hakisiya hake ibanita omo mabwe!”
5 Neryo Yehova mwabwira Musa ati: “Ulabe embere sy’abandu ughende haghuma n’abasyakulu balebe be Israeli. Wimaye omutso waghu ogho wahunzamo olusi lwe Nile. Wimayegho omo byala byaghu, ughende.
6 Lebaya, ngendimana embere syaghu oko ribwe e Horebu. Ukendiswirya eribwe, n’amaghetse akendiluamo; n’abandu bakendinywagho.” Musa mwakola atya omo meso w’abasyakulu be Israeli.
7 Neryo mwahula aho mo Masa* na Meriba* busana n’omwagha ogho Abaisraeli bamwendako, kandi busana n’erilenga oko Yehova omw’ibugha bati: “Yehova ane omo kati-kati ketu kutse iyehe?”
8 Neryo Abaamaleki mubasyalwa n’Abaisraeli e Refidimu.
9 Okw’ekyo, Musa mwabwira Yosua ati: “Utusombolere abalume, uyalwe n’Abaamaleki. Omungya ngendisyimana oko singyi y’ekitwa inine n’omutso w’oMungu w’ekwenene omo byala.”
10 Neryo Yosua mwakola ngoko Musa anamubwira. Mwayalwa n’Abaamaleki; na Musa, Haruni, na Huri, mubirukira oko singyi y’ekitwa.
11 Omughulu Musa abya akasumbira ebyala biwe by’endata, Abaisraeli babya bakasinga, aliwe omughulu abya akakimyabyo, Abaamaleki bo babya bakasinga.
12 Ebyala bya Musa byabere byabiluha, mubamuletera eribwe atoke eriikala kulyo. Naye mwikala kulyo. Neryo Haruni na Huri mubawatirira oko byala bya Musa; omughuma oko luhande olu, n’oghundi oko lundi luhande, ebyala biwe bitoke erisighala ibinasikire erihika aho eryuba likendilengera.
13 Neryo Yosua mwakinda Abaamaleki n’abandu babo omo muyali.
14 Neryo Yehova mwabwira Musa ati: “Uhandike omwatsi oyu omo kitabu atoke eribya akibukwa; kandi utasyabwiragho Yosua uti, ‘Ngendisyabirya Abaamaleki oko kihugho olosi, sibendisyasyibukwa.’”
15 Neryo Musa mwahimba ekiherero, amahulakyo mo Yehova-nisi.*
16 Mwabugha ati: “Kusangwa ebyala bya Amaleki byamalwa n’ekitumbi ky’obwami kya Yah, Yehova akendisyalwa na Amaleki oko kizazi n’ekizazi.”*
Amaelezo awehikwa
^ Ni bugha ambu, erilengwako; obuligho.
^ Ni bugha ambu, omwagha.
^ Ni bugha ambu, Yehova ni nduyi yaghe y’ekiminyikalo.
^ Kutse “olulengo.”
