Amanzi Avela Engxondorheni
ERefidim abantu babambana ngenxa yamanzi, balungele ukuxuluba uMoses ngamatye, bebuza ukuba uBawo wethu uphakathi kwabo na, akakho na. Uxelelwa ukuba abethe ingxondorha, aphume amanzi. Aze uAmaleki ahlasele, oyise amaSirayeli kuphela lo gama ooAron noHuri bephakamise izandla zikaMoses.
17 1Ibandla lonke lamaSirayeli landuluka entlango yaseSin, lihamba ngokweehambo zalo njengoko wawisayo umthetho uBawo wethu, lamisa iintente eRefidim; kodwa kwakungekho manzi okuba basele abantu. 2Babambana abantu noMoses, bathi: “Siphe amanzi ukuba sisele.” Waphendula uMoses wathi: “Kutheni nibambana nam? Kutheni nimlinga uBawo wethu?”
3Banxanelwa amanzi khona apho abantu, bamkrokrela uMoses, besithi: “Yini na ukuba usinyuse eYiputa, usibulale thina nabantwana bethu neenkomo zethu ngenxano?”
4Wakhala uMoses kuBawo wethu, esithi: “Ndenze ntoni na kwaba bantu? Baza kundixuluba ngamatye.”
5Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses: “Hamba phambi kwabantu. Thabatha namanye amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, uthabathe esandleni sakho intonga owawubetha ngayo umlambo, uhambe. 6Ndiya kuma khona phambi kwakho engxondorheni eHorebhe. Yibethe ingxondorha, aphume kuyo amanzi okuba basele abantu.” Wenjenjalo uMoses phambi kwamadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli.
7Wayithiya loo ndawo igama elinguMasa neMeribha, ngenxa yokuba babambana abantu bakwaSirayeli bemlinga uBawo wethu, besithi: “Ukuthi uBawo wethu uphakathi kwethu, akakho, kusini na?” a a v7 UMasa uthetha “ukulinga” uMeribha uthetha “ukubambana” — laloo ndawo yathiywa ngendlela abathandabuza ngayo abantu ukuba uBawo wethu wayenabo ngokwenene, kusini na.
UBawo Wethu Uyayoyisa Imfazwe
8Weza ke uAmaleki, walwa namaSirayeli eRefidim. 9Wathi uMoses kuYoshuwa: “Sinyulele amadoda, uphume uye kulwa noAmaleki. Ngomso ndiya kuma encotsheni yentaba, intonga kaBawo wethu isesandleni sam.” 10Wenza uYoshuwa njengoko watshoyo uMoses, walwa noAmaleki; ooMoses noAron noHure benyuka baya encotsheni yentaba. 11Kwakusithi, xa aphakamise isandla sakhe uMoses, oyise amaSirayeli; athi, xa asithobile isandla sakhe, oyise uAmaleki. 12Zanzima izandla zikaMoses; bathabatha ilitye, bambekela phantsi, wahlala kulo, baza uAron noHure basixhasa isandla sakhe, omnye ngapha omnye ngapha, ukuze zihleli zizinzile izandla zakhe, lada latshona ilanga. 13Waza uYoshuwa wamxabela uAmaleki nabantu bakhe ngohlangothi lwekrele.
14Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses: “Kubhale oku encwadini kube sisikhumbuzo, ukuvakalise ezindlebeni zikaYoshuwa: Ndiya kusicima kuphele isikhumbuzo sika-Amaleki phantsi kwezulu.”
15Wakha uMoses isibingelelo, wathi igama laso lithi: “UBawo wethu uyiBhanile yam,” b b v15 UMoses wasithiya isibingelelo igama elithi “uBawo wethu uyibhanile yam” emva kokoyiswa kuka-Amaleki ngamaSirayeli, ukoyisa okwazuzwa ngexesha izandla zakhe ziphakanyiselwe kuBawo wethu. 16wathi: “Kuba isandla siphezu kwetrone kaBawo wethu: Uya kulwa noAmaleki kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.” c c v16 Elithi “isandla siphezu kwetrone” sisifungo semfazwe: uAmaleki waqala ukulwa nolawulo lukaBawo wethu, ngoko uzibophelela ukulwa nabo ngonaphakade.
