Okuruga 17 - Baibuli Erikwera

Okubura amaizi, Musa akagaiha omu rukiri

¹ Eihanga ryona ery'Abaisraeli ryaruga omu ihamba rya Siini, baagyenda nibaraarira nk'oku MUKAMA yaabaire abaragiira. Ku baahikire Refidimu, baateerayo amahema; kwonka abantu baaburayo amaizi g'okunywa.

² N'ahabw'ekyo abantu baatonganisa Musa nibagira bati: Tuhe amaizi g'okunywa. Musa yaabagira ati: Nimuntonganisiza ki? Ahabw'enki nimugyeza MUKAMA?

³ Abantu baagirirayo eiriho, baayetomboitera Musa nibagira bati: Okatwihira ki Misri kutwitsa eiriho, itwe n'abaana baitu n'amatungo gaitu?

⁴ Musa yaatakira MUKAMA, naagira ati: Abantu aba mbagire nta? Bari hakye kunteera amabaare.

⁵ MUKAMA yaagambira Musa ati: Raba omu maisho g'abantu, otware abamwe aha bakuru b'Abaisraeli, otware n'enkoni, ei waateire omugyera guri, ogyende.

⁶ Reeba, niinyija kwemerera omu maisho gaawe aha rukiri rw'ahari Horebu; oteere orwo rukiri, harugyemu amaizi, abantu banywe. Musa yaakora atyo omu maisho g'abakuru b'Abaisraeli.

⁷ Omwanya ogwo yaagweta Maasa na Meriba ahabw'okutongana oku Abaisraeli baamutonganiise, kandi ahabw'okuba bakagyeza MUKAMA nibagira bati: Ebyo MUKAMA ari ahagati omuriitwe, nari tariho?

Abaamaleki okurwanisa Abaisraeli

⁸ Bwanyima haija Abaamaleki, baarwanisiza Abaisraeli ahari Refidimu.

⁹ Musa yaagambira Yoshua ati: Tutooranire engabo, mugyende murwanise Abaamaleki; nyencakare niinyija kwemerera aha mutwe gw'ekibungo, nkwaitse enkoni ya Ruhanga omu ngaro.

¹⁰ Yoshua yaakora nk'oku Musa amuragiire, yaarwanisa Abaamaleki; Musa na Arooni na Huuri bainamuka, baahika aha mutwe gw'ekyo kibungo.

¹¹ Musa ku yaabaire aimutsya omukono, Abaisraeli babinga; akigugwisa, Abaamaleki babinga.

¹² Kwonka emikono ya Musa yaaruha; baareeta eibaare, baarita ahansi ye, yaarishutamaho; Arooni na Huuri baaramira emikono ye, omwe aha rubaju rumwe n'ondi aha rundi; emikono ye yaahama okuhitsya obu eizooba ryarengire.

¹³ Yoshua yaasingura Amaleki n'engabo ze na rurara.

¹⁴ MUKAMA yaagambira Musa ati: Ekyo okihandiikye omu kitabo, kibe ekiijutsyo, okiteekyerereze Yoshua, ku ndimariraho kimwe Amaleki, atagarukye kwijukwa ahansi y'eiguru.

¹⁵ Kandi Musa yaayombeka eitambiro, yaaryeta Yehova-niisi;

¹⁶ yaagira ati: MUKAMA yaarahira ku ariguma naarwanisa Abaamaleki, nk'oku obusingye burigyenda nibwihaihana.