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Amazi y’i Massa n’i Meriba
1Imbaga yose y’Abayisraheli ihaguruka mu butayu bwa Sini, ngo bakomeze urugendo rwabo uko Uhoraho yabishakaga. Bageze i Refidimu bahaca ingando, ariko ntibahabona amazi yo kunywa. 2Nuko rubanda batera amahane kuri Musa, bakamubwira bati «Duhe amazi yo kunywa!» Musa arabasubiza ati «Kuki munteraho amahane? Igituma mugerageza Uhoraho ni iki?»
3Nuko imbaga yose yicirwa n’inyota mu butayu, rubanda bitotombera Musa, bavuga bati «Kuki watuvanye mu Misiri? Ni ukugira ngo utwicishe inyota hamwe n’abana bacu n’amatungo yacu?» 4Musa atakambira Uhoraho avuga ati «Iyi mbaga ndayigenza nte? Ni akanya gato bakanyicisha amabuye!» 5Uhoraho abwira Musa, ati «Jya imbere ya rubanda, ujyane na bamwe mu bakuru b’imiryango ya Israheli; ufate na ya nkoni yawe wakubitaga mu ruzi, maze ugende. 6Dore ndi buguhagarare imbere, hejuru ya ruriya rutare ruri ku musozi wa Horebu. Uze gukubita urutare, rutobokemo amazi, maze rubanda banywe.» Musa rero abigenza atyo, mu maso y’abakuru b’imiryango ya Israheli. 7Aho hantu ahita izina rya Massa na Meriba17.7 Massa na Meriba: mu gihebureyi, izina «Massa» rivuga «ikigeragezo», naho «Meriba» bivuga «urwiyenzo»., (ari byo kuvuga Kigeragezo na Rwiyenzo), ku mpamvu y’urwiyenzo Abayisraheli bari bamushatseho, no kubera ko bari bagerageje Uhoraho, bavuga ngo: Mbese Uhoraho aturimo, cyangwa se si byo?
Abamaleki barwanya Abayisraheli
8Nuko igitero cy’Abamaleki17.8 Abamaleki: ni ubwoko bw’aborozi bakundaga kuzerera mu butayu; bahoraga barwanya Abayisraheli. kiraza, maze kirwanya Israheli i Refidimu. 9Ni bwo Musa abwiye Yozuwe, ati «Dutoranyirize intwari, maze ujye kurwanya Abamaleki; ejo nzahagarara mu mpinga ya kariya gasozi, mfite inkoni y’Imana mu kiganza cyanjye.» 10Yozuwe agenza uko Musa yari yamubwiye. Arwana n’Abamaleki; naho Musa na Aroni na Huru bazamuka mu mpinga y’agasozi. 11Iyo Musa yabaga ateze amaboko, Abayisraheli baraganzaga; naho yaba amanuye amaboko, Abamaleki bakaganza. 12Hashize igihe, amaboko ya Musa aza kunanirwa. Nuko benda ibuye barimwicazaho; Aroni na Huru bakaramira amaboko ye, umwe ari mu ruhande rumwe, undi mu rundi. Bityo amaboko ye aguma hamwe, kugeza igihe izuba rirenga. 13Nuko Yozuwe amarira ku bugi bw’inkota Amaleki n’ingabo ze.
14Uhoraho abwira Musa, ati «Andika ibyo ngibyo mu gitabo, bizabe urwibutso, kandi umenyeshe Yozuwe ko nzasibanganya burundu Abamaleki mu nsi y’ijuru, ku buryo batazongera kubibuka!» 15Musa yubaka urutambiro, arwita ‘Uhoraho‐ibendera‐ryanjye.’ 16Nuko aravuga ati «Ubwo Amaleki yamanitse ukuboko irwanya ijabiro ry’Uhoraho, Uhoraho na Amaleki bazagirana inzigo ingoma ibihumbi!»