Madzi Ochokera M'thanthwe
Ku Refidimu anthu akukangana chifukwa cha madzi ndipo ali okonzeka kumponya Mose miyala, akufunsa ngati Atate wathu ali pakati pawo kapena ayi. Akuuzidwa kuti amenye thanthwe, ndipo madzi akutuluka. Kenako Amaleki akuukira, ndipo Israeli akupambana pokhapokha Aroni ndi Huri akukweza manja a Mose.
17 1Gulu lonse la Aisraeli linachoka m'chipululu cha Sini, nayenda malo ndi malo monga momwe Atate wathu anawalamulira, nakamanga misasa ku Refidimu—koma panalibe madzi oti anthu amwe. 2Anthu anatsutsana ndi Mose, nati, “Tipatseni madzi tilimwe.” Mose anayankha nati, “Chifukwa chiyani mukutsutsana nane? Chifukwa chiyani mukuyesa Atate wathu?”
3Koma anthu anamva ludzu la madzi kumeneko, nang'ung'udzira Mose, nati, “Chifukwa chiyani munatikweza kutichotsa ku Igupto, kuti mutiphe ife ndi ana athu ndi ziweto zathu ndi ludzu?”
4Ndipo Mose anafuulira kwa Atate wathu, nati, “Ndichite chiyani ndi anthu awa? Atsala pang'ono kundiponya miyala.”
5Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Tsogola anthu. Tenga nawe ena mwa akuluakulu a Israeli, ndipo utenge m'dzanja lako ndodo imene unakantha nayo mtsinje wa Nailo, ndipo upite. 6Ine ndidzaima pamenepo pamaso pako pa thanthwe ku Horebu. Ukanthe thanthwelo, ndipo madzi adzatuluka m'menemo kuti anthu amwe.” Ndipo Mose anachita motero akuluakulu a Israeli akuona.
7Iye anatcha malowo Masa ndi Meriba, chifukwa anthu a Israeli anakangana nayesa Atate wathu, nati, “Kodi Atate wathu ali pakati pathu kapena ayi?” a a v7 Dzina lakuti Masa limatanthauza “kuyesa” ndipo Meriba limatanthauza “kukangana”—malowa anawapatsa dzinali chifukwa cha mmene anthu anakaikira ngati Atate wathu analidi nawo.
Atate Wathu Apambana Nkhondo
8Ndipo Amaleki anadza namenyana ndi Israeli ku Refidimu. 9Mose anati kwa Yoswa, “Tisankhire amuna, ndipo utuluke ukamenyane ndi Amaleki. Mawa ndidzaima pamwamba pa phiri ndi ndodo ya Atate wathu m'dzanja langa.” 10Yoswa anachita monga Mose anamuuza, namenyana ndi Amaleki; Mose, Aroni, ndi Huri anakwera pamwamba pa phiri. 11Ndipo nthawi zonse pamene Mose anakweza dzanja lake, Israeli anapambana; koma pamene anatsitsa dzanja lake, Amaleki anapambana. 12Manja a Mose anatopa, choncho anamuikira mwala pansi pake napakhala, pamene Aroni ndi Huri anachirikiza manja ake, mmodzi mbali ino ndi winayo mbali inayo, kotero manjawo anakhazikika mpaka dzuwa litalowa. 13Ndipo Yoswa anagonjetsa Amaleki ndi anthu ake ndi kuthwa kwa lupanga.
14Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Lemba izi m'buku kuti zikhale chikumbutso, ndipo uziwerenge mokweza kwa Yoswa: Ndidzafafaniza kotheratu chikumbutso cha Amaleki pansi pa thambo.”
15Mose anamanga guwa lansembe nalitcha, “Atate Wathu Ndiye Mbendera Yanga,” b b v15 Mose anatcha guwa lansembe kuti “Atate wathu ndiye mbendera yanga” pambuyo pa kupambana kwa Israeli pa Amaleki, kumene kunapezeka pamene manja ake anakwezedwa kwa Atate wathu. 16ndipo anati, “Pakuti dzanja lili pa mpando wachifumu wa Atate wathu: Iye adzamenyana ndi Amaleki ku mibadwo ndi mibadwo.” c c v16 Mawu akuti “dzanja pa mpando wachifumu” ndi lumbiro la nkhondo: Amaleki anayamba kumenyana ndi ulamuliro wa Atate wathu, choncho Iye akulumbira kumenyana nawo ku nthawi zonse.
