¹ Mbunga thzothzihe thza ana Isilaele awopo atunda mu mumbulwa kukutu wa sinai, kuthza komu awatumenine Shinda sha moyo. Awopo aka kala mu Refidemi, unone anu kawanine meyu o kunwa. ² Anu awopo athzekisha Mushe mukonda o kupila meyu ne awopo aamba, ''Otupe meyu tunwe.'' Mushe ayepo amba, ''Ine munilwishela? Ine muelekela Shinda sha moyo?'' ³ Anu kuma afile nene linotwa ne awopo avilaele kwa Mushe. Awopo aamba, ''Ine notutundishela mu Engepita? Kunatupaa atwe na anetu no emunanu yetu ku linotwa?'' ⁴ Nehoni Mushe ayepo lomba kwa Shinda sha moyo, ''Awa anu niwakwame ngepi? Afota kunipovaula no mawe.'' ⁵ Shinda sha moyo ayepo amba kwa Mushe, ''Othze ku posho thza anu, ne othze na akulu o ana Isilaele. Oshimbe mulamu ou wafulishile pa lyawa ne othze. ⁶ Kenge niimana ku posho thzoe kuya ku liwe lyo ku Horebe, ne kenge ofula pa liwe. Meyu kenge atunda kukwalyo ci anu anwe.'' Nehoni Mushe ayepo kwama kengeyo akulu o ana Isilaele kwanatanekela. ⁷ Esho shivaka ayepo shita lithzina lyo Masa no Meriba (kueleka no kuthzeka) mukonda ana Isilaele kuma alwile ne mukonda kalo kuma aelekile Shinda sha moyo ko kuamba ci, ''Ci Shinda shamoyo mwali mukaci ketu nji wahi mo? ⁸ Nehoni mashwalale o Amaleke awopo akeya kunalwisha ana Isilaele ku Rafidimi. ⁹ Honi Mushe ayepo ambela Joshuwa, ''Ohangule akwaelume ne othze. Okalwe no Amaleke. peunja kenge niimana peulu thzo mukinya no mulamu wa Shinda sha moyo mu lyoko lyange.'' ¹⁰ Honi Joshuwa ayepo lwisha Amaleke eci omu atumenine Mushe, ne Mushe, Aruni, no Huri awopo akanduka kuthza peulu thzo mukinya. ¹¹ Mushe kunemeka moko enji muwilu, ana Isilaele pohuma atwesha angenjo; apa atulumwisha moko enji, Amaleke pohuma atateka kutwesha ana Isilaele. ¹² Moko a Mushe apa aoyelile, Aruni na Huri awopo ashimba mawe kumupakela mushi ci akongomane po. Omo mushikati esho Aruni na Huri pohuma akwatelela moko enji ku aimeka muwilu, oyu oku oyu oku. Ne moko a Mushe kuma aakwatelelile kengeyo shime apa lyakatokelile liyuwa. ¹³ Honi Joshuwa ayepo twesha Ameleke no anu enji ko mwele. ¹⁴ Shinda sha moyo ayepo amba, '' Ei enu oiñole mu buka ne oitalele Joshuwa ayuve, mukonda kenge nakumanenena Ameleki ci lelo avulukiwa mushi thzo liwilu.'' ¹⁵ Nehoni Mushe ayepo umba aletre ne ayepo thzita lithzina lyo ''Shinda sha moyo yoliyo ndembela thzange.'' ¹⁶ Ayepo amba, ''Mukonda lyoko kuma naliimekeliwa ku shipula sho ufumu sha Shinda sha moyo- ci Shinda sha moyo kenge akala no mvo na Ameleki ko kukana kupwa.