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17 Neʼe mavae leva te kau Iselaele mai te toafa ʼo Sini+ ʼo natou olo ai mai he tahi koga meʼa ki he tahi age koga meʼa, ʼo mulimuli pe ki te fakatotonu ʼa Sehova.+ Pea neʼe natou fakatuʼu tonatou nofoʼaga ʼi Lefitimi.+ Kae neʼe mole maʼu ai he vai ke iinu ai te hahaʼi.

2 Pea neʼe fakatupu kē ia te hahaʼi kia Moisese,+ ʼo natou ui age ki ai: “Foaki mai he moʼi vai ke matou inu.” Kae neʼe tali e Moisese kia natou: “He koʼe ʼe kotou fakatupu kē mai kia au? He koʼe ʼe kotou ʼahiʼahiʼi tuʼumaʼu pe ia Sehova?”+ 3 Kae neʼe kua kovi ʼosi te fia iinu ʼa te hahaʼi, pea neʼe hoko atu pe tanatou muhumuhu kia Moisese:+ “He koʼe neʼe ke fakamavae ia matou mai Esipito, ke matou mamate ʼi te fia inu, ia matou mo ʼomatou foha pea mo tamatou faga manu?” 4 Neʼe pauʼi ai ia Moisese kia Sehova: “Kotea ʼae ʼe tonu ke au fai ki te hahaʼi ʼaeni? Kua lagi vave pe hanatou tuki makaʼi au!”

5 Neʼe ui e Sehova kia Moisese: “Fakalaka ia muʼa ʼo te hahaʼi, pea ke alu mo he kau tagata takitaki ʼo Iselaele pea ke toʼo tou toko ʼae neʼe ke taʼi ʼaki te Vai Tafe ʼo Nile.+ Toʼo te toko ʼi tou nima pea ke alu. 6 Koʼeni, ʼe au tuʼu anai ʼi ʼou muʼa, ʼi te fuʼu maka ʼae ʼi Olepe. ʼE ke taʼi anai te fuʼu maka, pea ʼe haʼu anai te vai ki tuʼa, pea ʼe iinu anai te hahaʼi.”+ Neʼe fai e Moisese te faʼahi ʼaia ia muʼa ʼo te kau tagata takitaki ʼo Iselaele. 7 Neʼe ina fakahigoa leva te koga meʼa ʼaia ko Masea*+ pea mo Melipa,*+ he neʼe fakatupu kē te kau Iselaele kia Moisese pea neʼe natou ʼahiʼahiʼi ia Sehova+ ʼi tanatou ui: “ ʼE nofo koa ia Sehova ʼi te lotolotoiga ʼo tatou peʼe kailoa?”

8 Neʼe ʼomai leva te kau Amaleke+ ʼo tauʼi ia Iselaele ʼi Lefitimi.+ 9 Pea neʼe ui e Moisese kia Sosue:+ “Filifili he ʼu tagata pea ke alu ʼo tauʼi te kau Amaleke. Apogipogi, ʼe au tuʼu anai ʼi te tumutumu ʼo te kiʼi moʼuga, mo te toko ʼo te ʼAtua moʼoni ʼi toku nima.” 10 Neʼe fai leva e Sosue te meʼa ʼae neʼe ui age e Moisese,+ pea neʼe ina tauʼi te kau Amaleke. Pea neʼe hake ia Moisese, mo Alone pea mo Ulu+ ki te tumutumu ʼo te kiʼi moʼuga.

11 Ka tuku maʼu e Moisese ʼona nima ʼi ʼoluga, neʼe malohi ia Iselaele, kae ka ina tuku ifo ʼona nima ki lalo, neʼe malohi te kau Amaleke. 12 ʼI te temi ʼae neʼe vaivai ai te ʼu nima ʼo Moisese, neʼe toʼo e Alone mo Ulu he foʼi maka ke heka ki ai. Neʼe nā tahi tuʼu ʼi ʼona tafa, ʼo puke ʼona nima, pea neʼe tuʼu maʼu ai ʼona nima ʼo kaku ki te to ʼo te laʼa. 13 Neʼe malo ai ia Sosue ʼi te kau Amaleke ʼaki te heleta.+

14 Pea neʼe ui e Sehova kia Moisese: “Tohi te faʼahi ʼaeni ʼi te tohi ke manatuʼi* pea ke fakaha age kia Sosue: ‘ ʼE au pulihi katoa anai te kau Amaleke ʼi te fuga ʼo te kele,* pea ʼe mole manatuʼi anai natou e he tahi.’ ”+ 15 Pea neʼe laga leva e Moisese he ʼaletale ʼo ina fakahigoa ko Sehova-nisi.* 16 Neʼe ina ui: “ ʼE tauʼi anai e Sehova te kau Amaleke mai he taʼiake ki he tahi taʼiake,+ he ʼe natou hiki ʼonatou nima ʼo fakafeagai ki te hekaʼaga fakahau ʼo Sehova.”*+