Ulwala lwahuluka mwaꞌmagoloovi
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1 Abahisiraheeri booshi, banalyoka yaho mwiꞌshamba lyeꞌSiini, banakizi genda bagalenga handi-handi, nga kwo Nahano âli kizi barongoora. Neꞌri bakahika i Refidimu, banatee shumbika yo. Yaho i Refidimu, ndaago magoloovi go bakagwana ho, 2 kyanatuma bagashubi yidodombera Musa, ti: «Utuheereze amagoloovi.»Musa naye, ti: «Biki twafwana? Si mugweti mugaageza Nahano yenyene.»
3 Yabo booshi bâli koli nyotiirwi bweneene, kyanatuma bagagenderera ukuyidodombera Musa: «Si ukatulyosa mu kihugo kyeꞌMiisiri, lyo uyiji tuyitira ino munda neꞌnyoota. Kiri naꞌbaana biitu, neꞌbitugwa biitu, byoshi bigaafwa ngana.»
4 Musa anatakira Nahano: «Yaba bandu, kuti kwo ngabagira? Si bakola baganyita mu kundasha amabuye!»
5 Nahano, ti: «Uyabiire yerya ngoni yo ukashulika ku lwiji Niire. Unashokole injira naꞌbashaaja baguma, naꞌbandu banakushalagire. 6 Lolaga! Nienyene ngagwanwa ngoli yimaaziri imbere lyawe, ku lwala lweꞌHorebu. Mango wahika ku yulwo lwala, unalushulike kweꞌngoni. Haaho, lunashyoke mwaꞌmiiji, halinde abandu booshi bananywe.» Ngiisi kwo Rurema akadeta, Musa anakugira, imbere lyaꞌbashaaja baꞌBahisiraheeri.
7 Yaho handu, Musa anahayinika iziina i Masa neꞌMeriba, (kuli kudeta: magezo neꞌmilongwe). Mukuba, yabo Bahisiraheeri bakahambanwa, banageza Nahano, ti: «Ka Nahano tuyamiinwi, kandi iri nanga?»
Abahisiraheeri balwa naꞌBahamareki
8 Yaho i Refidimu, Abahisiraheeri banayiji teerwa naꞌBahamareki.
9 Kwokwo, Musa anabwira Yoshwa: «Mu bano bandu bo tugweti, utoole mwo bashosi baguma, gira ugendi lwisa Abahamareki. Naani kusheezi, ngagendi yimanga kwiꞌrango lyeꞌhigangazi, na mbe nvumbiiti irya ngoni ya Rurema.»
10 Ikyanya Musa akabwira Yoshwa kwokwo, Yoshwa anagendi kugira, anagendi lwisa Abahamareki. Ku kyekyo kyanya, Musa, na Harooni, na Huuri, banazamuukira kwiꞌrango lyeꞌhigangazi.
11 Ulya Musa, ikyanya âli kizi biika amaboko hiꞌgulu, yabo Bahisiraheeri banakizi hima Abahamareki. Haliko, ikyanya âli kizi gayisa haashi, yabo Bahamareki bo bâli kizi hima.
12 Iri Musa akamala ikyanya abiisiri amaboko gaage hiꞌgulu, anakanga. Kyanatuma Harooni na Huuri bagatoola ibuye, banalireeta ngiisi ho ali, analibwatala kwo.
Ha nyuma, yabo bombi banalengeza amaboko gaage. Muguma anashiga kweꞌlulyo, noꞌgundi kweꞌlumosho. Musa anayama abiisiri amaboko gaage hiꞌgulu, halinde ikyanya izuuba likasooka. 13 Kwokwo, kwo Yoshwa naꞌbasirikaani baage, bakalonga ukuhooja-hooja Abahamareki neꞌngooti.
14 Ha nyuma, Nahano anabwira Musa: «Yiri igambo, uliyandike mu kitaabo, gira Abahisiraheeri bakizi likengeera. Unabwire Yoshwa kwo yabo Bahamareki, nâye baminike lwoshi.»