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1 Kulawila kuchiwala kuwelenguchemigwa Sini, Waisilaeli weng'ha nawenula majendo kulawa honhu hamwe mbaka hayage kota navyoyalajize Mkulu Nguluwi, wanhu nawawika kambi ako Lefidimu. Ila ako nahakuwele na mazi ga kunwa. 2 Ahyo, wanhu nawamng'ung'utila Musa wolonga, “Utupe hetwe mazi ga kunwa.” Musa nakawauza, “Lekachoni mwangung'ung'utila heni? Lekachoni mwangumjeza Mkulu Nguluwi?” 3 Ila weng'ha nawali na ng'halu, nawamng'ung'utila Musa wolonga, “Lekachoni nakutulavya kula Misili utukopole kwa ng'halu hetwe weng'ha na wana wa hetwe na migongolo ja hetwe?”
4 Lelo Musa nakamlilila Mkulu Nguluwi yolonga, “Ndowaditila choni wanhu awa? Wahabehi kunhowa kwa maganga na kung'hopola!” 5 Mkulu Nguluwi nakamlonjela Musa, “Ukole kumwando kwa wanhu awa, uwahola wasekulu wa hewo wamwe, uhole kahi mmoko mwako yila ng'hweku youtowile lwanda lwa Naili, na ulute. 6 Ulole, heni ndokwima kumwando kwa hegwe mitalawe hala Holebu, nagwe kolitowa alyo italawe na mazi golawa leka wanhu weng'ha wanwe.” Lelo Musa nakadita ahyo hali wasekulu wa Waisilaeli. 7 Honhu aho Musa nakahachema Masa na Meliba kwa vila Waisilaeli nawamng'ung'utila na kumjeza Mkulu Nguluwi wolonga, “Ndaze, ndo kukomya Mkulu Nguluwi ka hali hetwe?”
Ngondo na Waamaleki
8 Waamaleki nawoya na kitowa na Waisilaeli ako Lefidimu. 9 Musa nakamlonjela Yoshua, “Uhagule walume ulute kitowa na Waamaleki. Mitondo ndokwima mchanya mwa chidunda, ndichibata ng'hweku yila ya Nguluwi mmoko mwangu.” 10 Lelo Yoshua nakadita kota Musa navyoyamlonjele, nakaluta kitowa na Waamaleki. Musa na Aluni na Huli nawakwina kuchinhembenhembe mwa chidunda. 11 Naiwa mhela weng'ha Musa loyokwinula moko mchanya, Waisilaeli nawawasumya Waamaleki, naloyaduliche moko hasi, Waamaleki nawawasumya Waisilaeli. 12 Ila kwa mhela udo, moko ga Musa nagatoka ng'hatu. Ahyo, Aluni na Huli nawahola iganga nawaliwika behi na Musa na heye nakekalisa mchanya mwa iganga alyo. Hamba, nawajibata na kwinula moko gake, yumwe nakenula moko wa kudilo na yunji nakenula moko wa kumoso. Ahyo moko ga Musa nagapona gawele genuligwe kuchanya mbaka isanya loliswele. 13 Ahyo Yoshua nakawasumya Waamaleki kwa ipanga.
14 Hamba Mkulu Nguluwi nakamlonjela Musa, “Wandiche mbuli ayi kuli chitabu, iwe ya kukumbuchila na uhilulile kulonga mmakutu ga Yoshua kwa vila ndowosa ng'hatu Waamaleki muisi yeng'ha.” 15 Musa nakazenga honhu ha kulavila nhambiko na kuhachema honhu aho, “Mkulu Nguluwi kandita heni sumye,” 16 yolonga, “Namwinula moko kuchanya kuli chigoda cha undewa cha Mkulu Nguluwi. Kochitowa ngondo na Waamaleki mazuwa gose.”

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