Exodus
17 Eongalo alishe lOvaisrael ola dja mo mombuwa yaSin, la enda tali tula peenhele di lili noku lili she likolelela kelombwelo laJehova, nola onga onhanda muRefidim. Ashike ovanhu kava li ve na omeva okunwa.
2 Opo nee ovanhu ova hovela okutangunina Moses, tava ti: “Tu pa omeva okunwa.” Ashike Moses okwa tya kuvo: “Omolwashike tamu tangunine nge? Omolwashike mu na okukala tamu yeleke Jehova?” 3 Ashike ovanhu ova li va fya enota lomeva neenghono, nova kala tava ngongotele Moses, tava ti: “Omolwashike we tu kufa mo muEgipiti u uye u tu dipaife kenota, fye novana vetu noimuna yetu?” 4 Xuuninwa, Moses okwa ingida Jehova, ta ti: “Ovanhu ava nandi va ninge ngahelipi? Mafiku otava ka dipaa nge nomamanya.”
5 Jehova okwa tya kuMoses: “Kwatela ovanhu komesho, ndele to i novakulunhu vaIsrael nosho yo odibo yoye oyo wa li wa dengifa momulonga waNil. I kwata meke loye, ndele to i. 6 Tala, ame ohandi ka kala ofika nde ku teelela kemanya olo li li muHoreb. Ou na okudenga emanya, nomemanya otamu ka dja omeva, ndele ovanhu tava nu.” Moses osho a ninga moipafi yovakulunhu vaIsrael. 7 Onghee okwa luka onhele oyo Massa* nosho yo Meriba* omolwokungongota kwOvaisrael naashi va yeleka Jehova va ti: “Hano Jehova oku li ngoo shili mokati ketu, ile ke mo?”
8 Okudja opo Ovaamalek ove uya, ndele tava lwifa Ovaisrael muRefidim. 9 Moses okwa tya kuJosua: “Tu hoololela ovalumenhu, ndele tamu i mu ka lwife Ovaamalek. Mongula ohandi ka kala ofika koxulo yomhunda ndi kwete odibo yaKalunga kashili meke lange.” 10 Josua okwa ninga naanaa ngaashi Moses e mu lombwela, nokwa lwifa Ovaamalek. Opo nee Moses, Aron naHur ova ya koxulo yomhunda.
11 Ngeenge Moses okwa kala a yelula omake aye mombada, Ovaisrael ohava findana, ashike ngeenge okwa kala ina yelula omake aye, Ovaamalek ohava findana. 12 Eshi omake aMoses a loloka, ova kufa emanya, ndele tave li tula puye, nokwa kala ko omutumba. Opo nee Aron naHur ova yambidida omake aye, keshe umwe e li kombinga yaye, opo omake aye a kale a yeluka, fiyo etango otali ningine. 13 Kungaho, Josua okwa finda Amalek novanhu vaye neongamukonda.
14 Jehova okwa tya kuMoses: “Shanga oshinima eshi membo, opo shiha dimbiwe,* ove u lombwele yo Josua to ti, ‘Ohandi ka dima po filufilu Ovaamalek kombada yedu.’”* 15 Opo nee Moses okwa tunga oaltari, ndele te i luku Jehova-nissi,* 16 a ti: “Molwaashi eke laAmalek oli li omhinge nolukalwapangelo laJah, Jehova ote ke mu lwifa okudja kepupi fiyo okepupi.”