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17Inhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli yasuka enkangala yeSinia, ngamalombolombo abo, ngokomlayo weNkosi, bamisa inkamba eRefidimi; kodwa kwakungelamanzi okuthi abantu banathe. 2 Ngakho abantu bamsola uMozisi bathi: Sinike amanzi, sinatheb. UMozisi wasesithi kubo: Lingisolelani? Liyilingelani iNkosic? 3 Abantu basebesomela amanzi lapho, abantu bangunguna kuMozisid bathi: Wasenyuselani eGibhithe ukuze usibulale thina labantwana bethu lezifuyo zethu ngokoma? 4 UMozisi wasekhala eNkosinie esithi: Ngizakwenzani kulababantu? Sekukancane ukuthi bangikhande ngamatshef. 5 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Dlula phambi kwabantu, uthathe kanye lawe kubadala bakoIsrayeli, lentonga yakho owatshayag umfula ngayoh, ithathe ngesandla sakho, uhambe. 6 Khangela, ngizakuma lapho phambi kwakho phezu kwedwala eHorebe; njalo uzatshaya idwala, kuphume-ke kulo amanzi ukuze abantu banathei. UMozisi wasesenza njalo phambi kwamehlo abadala bakoIsrayeli. 7 Wasebiza ibizo lendawo ngokuthi yiMasa lokuthi yiMeribaj ngenxa yokusola kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli langenxa yokuyilinga kwabo iNkosi besithi: INkosi iphakathi kwethu yini loba hatshi?

8 Kwasekufika uAmaleki, walwa loIsrayeli eRefidimi.k 9 UMozisi wasesithi kuJoshuwal: Sikhethele amadoda, uphume uyekulwa loAmaleki; kusasa ngizakuma engqongeni yoqaqa, lentonga kaNkulunkulu izakuba sesandleni samim. 10 UJoshuwa wasesenza njengokutsho kukaMozisi kuye, walwa loAmaleki. OMozisi, uAroni loHuri basebesenyukela engqongeni yoqaqa. 11 Kwasekusithi lapho uMozisi ephakamisa isandla sakhe, uIsrayeli waba lamandla; kodwa lapho wehlisa isandla sakhe, uAmaleki waba lamandla. 12 Kodwa izandla zikaMozisi zaba nzima, ngakho bathatha ilitshe, balibeka ngaphansi kwakhe, ukuthi ahlale kulo. OAroni loHuri basebesekela izandla zakhe, omunye engapha lomunye engale, ukuze izandla zakhe ziqine lize litshone ilanga. 13 UJoshuwa wasemchitha uAmaleki labantu bakhe ngobukhali benkemba.

14 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Bhalan lokhu egwalweni kube yisikhumbuzo, ukubeke ezindlebeni zikaJoshuwa ukuthi ngokwesula ngizakwesula ukukhunjulwa kukaAmaleki ngaphansi kwamazuluo. 15 UMozisi wasesakha ilathi, wabiza ibizo lalo ngokuthi: UJehova-nisi; 16 wathi: Ngoba isandla sisesihlahleni sobukhosi seNkosi, iNkosi izakuba lempi imelene loAmaleki kusukela kusizukulwana kusiya kusizukulwana.

a 16.1. Nani 33.12,14.

b Nani 20.3,4.

c Dute. 6.16. Hlab. 78.18,41; 95.8. Isa. 7.12. Mat. 4.7. 1 Kor. 10.9. Heb. 3.8.

d 15.24; 16.2.

e 14.15.

f 1 Sam. 30.6. Joha. 8.59; 10.31-33.

g 7.20. Nani 20.8.

h 2.3; 7.20.

i Nani 20.10,11. Hlab. 78.15,16,20; 105.41; 114.8. 1 Kor. 10.4.

j Nani 20.13. Hlab. 81.7.

k Gen. 36.12. Nani 24.20. Dute. 25.17. 1 Sam. 15.2.

l Seb. 7.45. Heb. 4.8.

m 4.2,4,20.

n 34.27.

o Nani 24.20. Dute. 25.19. 1 Sam. 15.3,7. 30.1,17. 2 Sam. 8.12.