Omeya taga zi memanya
(Num. 20:1-13)1 Egongalo alihe lyaIsrael olya zi mo mombuga Sin, lya zi mehala limwe e tali yi kekwawo palombwelo lyOmuwa. Oya yungu ontanda muRefidim, ihe kamwa li omeya gokunwa. 2 Oya ngungutulile Moses noya ti: “Tu pa omeya tu nwe.”
Moses okwa yamukula a ti: “Omolwashike tamu ngungutula? Omolwashike tamu hindi Omuwa?”
3 Ihe aantu oya li ya sa enota e taa tsikile okungungutulila Moses. Oya ti: “Omolwashike we tu tembudha mo muEgipiti? Ou tu dhipage po tse naana yetu niimuna yetu, tu se po kenota?”
4 Moses okwa galikana Omuwa e ta ti: “Aantu mbano otandi ya ningi ngiini? Oya hala nokuli ya dhipage ndje nomamanya.”
5 Omuwa okwa lombwele Moses a ti: “Kutha aawiliki yamwe yAaisraeli e to yi pamwe nayo komeho goshigwana. Faalela ondhimbo yoye ndjoka wa dhengele nayo Niili. 6 Otandi ka thikama komeho goye pemanya pondundu Sinai. Dhenga emanya, nomeya otaga ka za mo, ga nuwe kaantu.” Moses nokwe shi ningi montaneho yaawiliki yaIsrael.
7 Ehala ndyoka olya lukwa Massa naMeriba molwashoka Aaisraeli oya tamanana noya hindi Omuwa, sho ya pula ya ti: “Omuwa omo tuu e li mokati ketu nenge aawe?”
Olugodhi nAayamaleki
8 Aayamaleki oye ya noya ponokele Aaisraeli muRefidim. 9 Moses okwa lombwele Josua a ti: “Ihogololela aalumentu yamwe, u ye u ka kondjithe Aayamaleki ongula. Otandi ka thikama kondungu yondundu nda yelutha ondhimbo ndjoka Kalunga a lombwele ndje ndi yi humbate.” 10 Josua okwa ningi, ngaashi Moses e mu lombwele, e ta zi mo a ka kondjithe Aayamaleki, manga Moses, Aaron naHur ya londo kondungu yondundu. 11 Moses shampa a yelutha omaako ge, Aaisraeli oya sindi, ihe shampa e endjeleleke omaako ge, nena Aayamaleki oya tameke okusindana. 12 Omaako gaMoses sho ga vulwa, Aaron naHur oya kutha emanya e taye mu kuutumbike ko, manga yo ya thikama kombinga nombinga ya yelutha omaako ge, ye ga yelutha sigo etango tali ningine. 13 Pamukalo nguka Josua okwa dhenge Aayamaleki e te ya sindi thilu.
14 Nena Omuwa okwa lombwele Moses e ta ti: “Nyola shika membo, shi ninge edhimbulutho. Lombwela Josua kutya Aayamaleki otandi ke ya hanagula po thiluthilu.” 15 Moses okwa tungu oshiyambelo e te shi luku “Omuwa oye epandela lyandje.” 16 Okwa tsikile a ti: “Yelutheni epandela lyOmuwa pombanda. Omuwa oku na olugodhi nAayamaleki okuza koluvalo sigo okoluvalo.”
Ovaisraeli tava tangunine Moses molwomeva muMassa
1 Eongalo alishe lOvaisraeli ola fikama la dja mombuwa yaSin, la endaenda nokulishilila konhele nonhele palombwelo lOmwene, ndele la onga onhanda muRefidim. Ndele oko inaku monika omeva ovanhu va nwe. 2 Opo nee ovanhu va twa naMoses eemhata ndele tava ti: “Tu pa omeva okunwa.” Ndelenee Moses okwe va nyamukula ta ti: “Oshike tamu twifa nge eemhata? Omolwashike tamu shindi Omwene?” 3 Ndelenee ovanhu va li ve nenota nova tangunina Moses ndele tava ti: “Omolwashike ove we tu pitifa mo muEgipiti, fye noludalo letu noimuna yetu i fye kenota?” 4 Opo nee Moses okwa kuwa kOmwene ndele ta ti: “Oshiwana eshi ohandi shi ningile shike? Hinga tava dipaa nge nomamanya.” 5 Omwene okwa nyamukula Moses ndele ta ti: “Inda ko, u ka ye komesho yovanhu u ka kufe ko ovakulunhu vamwe po vOvaisraeli. Ndele meke loye kufa onhaili oyo wa denga nayo omulonga waNil. 6 Tala, Ame ohandi kala ofika kemanya moipafi yoye puHoreb. Denga emanya opo nee omeva taa kunguluka mo mulo, ovanhu opo va nwe.” Ndele osho Moses a ninga momesho ovakulunhu vOvaisraeli. 7 Onhele ei oya lukwa Massa naMeriba omolweemhata dOvaisraeli nomolwaashi va shinda Omwene mokutya: “Omwene oku li tuu pufye ile ke po?”
Ovaamaleki tava tewa po
8 Ndele Ovaamaleki ve uya va ka lwife Israel muRefidim. 9 Ndele Moses okwa lombwela Josua ndele ta ti: “Tu hoololela ovalumenhu u fikame u ka lwife Ovaamaleki. Mongula ame ohandi ka kala ofika kelundudu ndi nonhaili yaKalunga meke lange.” 10 Ndele Josua osho a ninga ngaashi Moses e mu lombwela, a lwife Ovaamaleki. Ndelenee Moses, Aron naHur va londa kelundudu. 11 Moses eshi a yelula eke laye, Ovaisraeli va li ve na efindano, ndelenee ngeenge a shunifa poshi eke laye, Ovaamaleki va tameka okumona efindano. 12 Ndelenee omake aMoses a loloka, onghee hano va kufa emanya, ndele ve li tula koshi yaye a shiive okukala omutumba kulo. NaAron naHur ova yambidida omaoko aye, umwe okombinga ei, nomukwao okombinga ikwao. Osho ngaha omake aye a kala a pama fiyo etango la ningina mo. 13 Ndele Josua okwa denga nokutaataa Amalek novanhu vaye keememo deongamukonda.
14 Opo nee Omwene okwa lombwela Moses: “Eshi shi shangela membo shi ninge edimbulukifo ndele shi dimbulukifa shili Josua nokutya, Ame ohandi ka komba po sheke edimbuluko laAmalek kombada yedu.” 15 Ndele Moses okwa tunga oaltari ndele e i luka: “Omwene, Ye epandela lange!” 16 Ndele ye okwa tile: “Ohandi yelula eke lange lwokoshipundi shOmwene. Omwene ta ka lwifa Amalek koludalo fiyo okoludalo.”
