Efilu 17:1-16
17 Kakongie koso ka Isalele kabakatukile mu kabaaka ka Sine, abende na kuikisha mu bipindi-bipindi muyile bibaadi Yehowa ebalungula, nfudiilo a bioso babashalele ku Refidime. Anka takubaadi mema abadia kutoma.
2 Biabia muilo ubabangile kutombokiela Moyise, wamulungula’shi: “Etupe mema a kutoma.” Kadi Moyise bebalunguile’shi: “Buakinyi nukuete kuntombokiela? Buakinyi anutungunuka na kutompa Yehowa?”
3 Kadi muilo ubaadi na nyota ikile mu yaaya mbalo, na ubaadi utungunukie na kuunauna Moyise na kuamba’shi: “Buakinyi we muitutuushe mu Ejipitu, mbua kuituipasha na bana betu mpa na nyema yetu na nyota su?”
4 Nfudiilo a bioso Moyise nkuidila kui Yehowa’shi: “A nkinyi kiandia kukita na uno muilo? Kubashala nka kapindi kapeela buabadia kungasa mabue!”
5 Paapa Yehowa nkulungula Moyise’shi: “Kila kumpala kua muilo, wende na bangi bakulu ba mu Isalele na mukombo ubodi mukupile mu muela wa Nile. Eukuate muiyasa, otambukie.
6 Talanga! Nakemana kumpala kobe pa lubuebue ku Horebe. Abitungu okupile ku lubuebue, na mema aakemutuku bua’shi muilo utome.” Moyise bakitshine nka biabia mu meso a bakulu ba Isalele.
7 Biabia baadi muudikie yaaya mbalo bu Maasa* na bu Meriba* muanda bena Isalele babaadi batontoole* naye, na babatompele Yehowa pa kuamba’shi: “Yehowa e munkatshi muetu su te muanka?”
8 Akupu bena Amaleke babafikile, abo nkulua na bena Isalele ngoshi ku Refidime.
9 Paapa Moyise balunguile Yoshua’shi: “Sangula bana balume, wende okalue na bena Amaleke. Malooba nakemana ku nsongo kua muengie na mukombo w’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi muiyasa diande.”
10 Yoshua bakitshine nka bu bibamulunguile Moyise, aye nkulua na bena Amaleke. Moyise, Alona na Ure babakamiine ku nsongo kua muengie.
11 Pabaadi Moyise ashaala muele maboko muiyilu, bena Isalele abaadi abakidi bukome, kadi pabaadi Moyise ayisha maboko aaye, bena Amaleke babaadi abakidi bena Isalele bukome.
12 Pabaadi maboko a Moyise eele bushito,* babatshile ebue, bedituula, aye nkuipashala. Paapa Alona na Ure babakuatshile maboko aaye, au ku luno lupese, au ku lungi lupese, biabia bashadile muele maboko muiyilu, mpa na pabatuelele nguba.
13 Biabia Yoshua baadi mutshokole bena Amaleke na bantu babaadi abebakuatshishena na lupete lua ngoshi.
14 Yehowa nkulungula Moyise’shi: “Funda uno muanda bu kitentekiesho mu mukanda na wewambuluile Yoshua’shi, ‘Nakashimisha bena Amaleke boso muushi mueyilu, t’abakebatentekiesha dingi.’”
15 Paapa Moyise nkuibaka kilambuilo na nkuikiudika bu Yehowa-nisi,*
16 amba’shi: “Bu bikale’shi bena Amaleke abaluisha nkuasa a bufumu* a Yah, Yehowa akekala nabo mu ngoshi munda mua bipungo na bipungo.”
Mayi e mushi mwesaki
^ Dino eshina adipatuula “kutompibua.”
^ Dino eshina adipatuula “kulee.”
^ Sunga “balee.”
^ Sunga “aamufunu.”
^ Kupatuula nkuamba’shi “Yehowa mutshi wande wa kitunduilo.”
^ Sunga “Lupuna nsulu.”
