Okuruga 17 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Omutwe gwona ogw'Abaisiraeli gukaimutsya, gwaruga omu ihamba rya Siini, baagyenda nibaraarira, nk'oku Nyakubaho yaabaire naabaragiira. Baarugaho baasiisira Refidimu, kwonka abantu baaburwayo amaizi g'okunywa.

² Ekyo kyabareetera kutonganisa Musa, nibagira bati: Tuhe amaizi g'okunywa. Musa nawe abagira ati: Beitu nimuntonganisiza ki? Ahabw'enki nimugyeza Nyakubaho?

³ Kwonka abantu ku baitiirweyo eiriho, baayetomboitera Musa nibagira bati: Mbwenu okatwihira ki Misiri, kutwitsa eiriho itwe n'abaana baitu n'amasyo gaitu?

⁴ Musa nikwo kutakira Nyakubaho ati: Mbwenu aba bantu mbagire nta? Ka barangariire kunteera amabaare!

⁵ Nawe nikwo kugira Musa ati: Irooko, ogyende oyebembeire abo bantu oine abakuru b'omu Baisiraeli, kandi okwaitse enkoni ei waateerize Omugyera.

⁶ Mbwenu Nyowe okwo niinyija kukwemerera omu maisho, aha rukiri oruri Horebu. Haza iwe oteere orwo rukiri, amaizi garurugyemu, abantu babone kutunga eky'okunywa. Musa nawe yaakora atyo, abakuru b'omu Baisiraeli nibamureeba.

⁷ Ogwo mwanya yaagweta Maasa na Meriba, ngu ahabw'okuba Abaisiraeli bakamutonganisizaho, kandi baagyeza Mukama nibagira bati: Ebyo Nyakubaho atwine, nari tatwine?

Orugamba rw'Abaamaleki n'Abaisiraeli

⁸ Bwanyima hakaija Abaamaleki, baarwanisiza Abaisiraeli Refidimu.

⁹ Musa yaagambira Yoshwa ati: Tutooranire abantu, mugyende murwanise Abaamaleki. Naanye nyencakare niinyija kwemerera aha mutwe gw'akabungo, nkwaitse enkoni ya Ruhanga.

¹⁰ Mpaho Yoshwa akora nk'oku Musa yaamugambira, arwanisa Abaamaleki. Reero Musa na Arooni na Huuri bainamuka, bahika aha mutwe gw'ekibungo.

¹¹ Musa ku yaabaire aimutsya emikono ye, Abaisiraeli basinga; kandi ku yaabaire agigwisa, Abaamaleki basinga.

¹² Kwonka emikono ya Musa ekarugaho yaaruha, nabo nikwo kureeta eibaare bakarimutega akarishutamaho, haza Arooni na Huuri bakaguma baramiire emikono ye, omwe aha rubaju rumwe n'ondi aha rundi. Emikono ye yaaguma etyo ehamire, okuhitsya obu eizooba ryarengire.

¹³ Yoshwa akasingurira kimwe Amaleki n'engabo ze akaziitsa rurara z'obwogi.

¹⁴ Mukama yaagambira Musa ati: Handiika eki omu kitabo, kibe ekiijutsyo, kandi okigambire Yoshwa akyehuririire oti: Ndyamariraho kimwe Amaleki, abure kwijukwa aha nsi y'eiguru.

¹⁵ Bwanyima Musa yaayombeka eitambiro, yaaryeta Yahweniisi;

¹⁶ amakuru ngu, Nyakubaho niwe bendera yangye!