Ekapiitulo 17

1 Atthu ooteene owiisrael yaakhuma moothakoni wooSim, attharenlaka mwaahimyaaya Apwiya. Ayenatja yaamakatjale oRefidim, massi khayaarivo maatji oopheela ovurya atthwaale. 2 Vano, atthwaale yaahonttokutta Moises ni yaahomwiirela: Onivahe maatji nivurye. Moises aahiira: N'nottokuttelani? N'nonttehatteherani Nluku? 3 Atthwaale naanowaavola ntthona ni yanromola Moises. Ayenatja yaahiiratja: Onikumihenreni elapo yowiigiipitu? Onpheela oniiva ntthona, assaaneehu niinamatjihu? 4 Vano, Moises aahaakhuwela Apwiya: Kaahala waapankani atthwaala? Anpheela okihomakatja. 5 Apwiya yaahomwiirela Moises: Orwee ohoolowaya yaayo atthwaayo ni waakusse aholeli owiisrael. Wiirwaaka okusse nkopwaa waattanalyaa nmaatjini. 6 Kin'hala okhala niwe mwala ooHorebe, ni on'hala waatta mwala. Maatji anaahala okhuma wiira atthu avurye. Moises aahopanka tjon'mo ohoolo womahumu owiisrael. 7 Yena aahiihana nipuron'ne Massa ni Meriba, mwaha womoolumo aatthu owiisrael, kontha ayena yaahaattehattehatja Apwiya yiiraka: Apwiya ari nihi wala mena? 8 Vano, anakhotto aamalequita yaahaakhumenla atthu owiisrael oRefidim. 9 Tjitjon'mo, Moises aahomwiirela Josue: Waathanle atthu alopwana wiira arwee yaawanane amalequita. Meelo kin'hala okhala omalenle mwaako ninkopo waNluku nmatataniwaka. 10 Vano, Josue aahopanka phanka tjaahimeeriyaawe aahaawanana amalequita, Moises, Arao ni Hur anaritji omwaako. 11 Moises iira navussale matataawe, Israel aanaatthema; waakurussaawe matataawe wiira amumule, amalequita yaanaatthema. 12 Matata aMoises wootjyaalyaaya, Arao ni Hur yaahokussatja nluku ni yaahomweessenratja nookomale. Owakathi yooyo, Arao ni Hur yiira anavussale matataaya, n'motja nphantte nkhwaawe nin khwaawe nphantte nkhwaawe. Tjitjon'mo, matata aMoises yaahokhala oweenela npaka ntjuwa okela. 13 Weenan'na yeeyo, Josue aahaatthema amalequita niikatana. 14 Nluku aahomwiirela Moises: Wantikhe nliivuruni ni wassome wiira iiwe Josue, kontha kinaahala kinaahala waafutja nmuupuweleloni waamalequita vathi worimu. 15 Vano, Moises aahaateka altaare ni aahovaha ntjina ''Apwiya nthoonherwaaka". 16 Yena aahopanka, kontha aahohimya: Apwiya yaaholuphela wiira yena naahala owana naamalequita nikhoto ni nkhoto.