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17 Muloko wootheene wa aisarayeli waahikhuma woothakoni wa oSini.+ Awo yaaneemela mapuro Yehova aaleela awe,+ mpakha ophiya oRefidimi,+ amaka weiwo. Masi opuro ole khiyaaphwannye maasi wiira atthu awuryeke.
2 Nto atthu yaahipacerya onyakulihana ni Moise,+ yiiraka: “Munivahe maasi wiira niwurye”. Masi Moise aahiwaakhula wiira: “Xeeni muninyakulihana anyu ni miyo? Xeeni munimweehererya anyu Yehova?”+ 3 Masi atthu khiyaareere ovoliwa ntthona. Tivo awo yaanimukhupanya Moise,+ yiiraka: “Xeeni muhalaka onikumiha wExiitu wiira muniive hiyo, nwiive aniihu, ni mihuwo sahu mwaha wa ntthona?” 4 Vano Moise aahinvekela Yehova iiraka: “Kiwiirihe exeeni atthu ala? Ahanle vakhaani okivonyakasa maluku!”
5 Yehova aahimuleela Moise wiira: “Mwaahiye atthu, nto mwaakuxe axitokweene akina a Isarayeli, ni mmukuxe ttootto anyu mwammanenle anyu muro Niilo.+ Mmukuxe ttootto owo mmatatani mwanyu, muroweke. 6 Mukiiwe! Miyo kinrowa okumana ni nyuwo vamwala vale, muttetthe wa oHorebi. Muhaana omana mwala ole, nto maasi anookhuma wiira atthu awurye”.+ Moise aahipaka eyo ooniwaka ni axitokweene a Isarayeli. 7 Tivo, Moise aahivaha opuro ole nsina noowi Masa*+ ni Meriba,*+ okhala wiira aahinyakulihana ni aisarayeli, ni okhala wiira awo yaahimweehererya+ Yehova, yiiraka: “Niireke Yehova ori ni hiyo?”
8 Nuumala-vo, Amaleki+ yaahirwa wiira awane ni aisarayeli, oRefidimi.+ 9 Nto Moise aahimuleela Yooxuuwa+ wiira: “Mwaathanle alopwana wiira yawane ni Amaleki. Meelo miyo kinrowa weemela vamwaako, kinvarenle ene ttootto a Muluku eekeekhai”. 10 Nto Yooxuuwa aahipaka ele Moise aamulenle awe.+ Owo aahiwana ni Amaleki. Nave Moise ni Aroni, ni Huri+ yaahirowa vasulu va mwaako.
11 Okathi Moise eemexa awe matata awe, aisarayeli yaanixintta. Masi okathi aakuruxa awe matata awe, Amaleki yaanixintta. 12 Okathi Moise yaamulemela aya matata awe, Aroni ni Huri yaahikuxa nluku apweha vathi, Moise okilaathela. Vano Aroni aahikhala mpantta mmosa, ni Huri aahikhala mpantta mukina, wiira amukhaliherye matata awe. Tivo matata a Moise yaaheemela mpakha nsuwa okela. 13 Tivonto, Yooxuuwa aahaaxintta Amaleki ni espaata.*+
14 Yehova aahimuleela Moise wiira: “Mulepe etthu ela muliivuruni wiira yuupuweliweke, ni mmuleele-tho Yooxuuwa wiira: ‘Kinimwaamala-maliha Amaleki mulaponi,*+ nto awo khanrowa-tho wuupuweliwa’”. 15 Vano Moise aahimuteka altaari, onvaha nsina noowi Yehova-Nisi,* 16 iiraka: “Okhala wiira ntata na Amaleki ninwana ni ehice ya Yah,*+ nto Yehova owo onrowa owana naawo ni osuulu aya wootheene onrowa okhumelela muhoolo”.+