¹ Umphakadzi wonkhe weka Israyeli wahamba kusukela eHlane lwe Sono, balandzela umtsetfo waSimakadze. Bahlala eRephidim, kepha bekute emanti alabantfu kutsi banatse. ² Kepha labantfu basola Mose ngalesimo sabo futsi batsi, ''Sinike emanti ekunatsa.'' Mose watsi, ''Ningilwise lani mine? Nimlinge lani Simakadze? ³ Labantfu bebomekakhulu, futsi bamelana na Mose. Batsi, ''Usikhipheleni eGibhithe? Utosibulala kanye nebantfwabentfu kanye nemfuyo yetfu ngekoma. ⁴ Ngako Mose wakhala kuSimakadze, ''Ngingenta njani ngalabantfu laba? Baphose bangicomba ngematje.'' ⁵ Simakadze watsi ku Mose, ''Chubeka nalabantfu, bese sotsatsa labanye labadzala baka Israyeli.Tsatsa lendvuku lototsikabeta ngayo lomfula, bese soyahamba. ⁶ Ngitokuma phambi kwakho etikwalelidvwala lelise Horeb, futsi utoshaya lelidvwala. Emanti atophuma kilo khona bantfu batonatse.'' Wase Mose ukwenta loku emehlweni alabadzala baka Israyeli. ⁷ Wabita lendzawo Massah kanye Meribah ngenca yalama Israyeli lakhononako, phindze ngenca yekutsi balinge Nkulunkulu ngekutsi, ''Ngabe Simakadze uphakatsi kwetfu nome cha?'' ⁸ Kwase lelibutfo lebantfu bema Amalekhi liyeta futsi lihlasela Israyeli eRephidim. ⁹ Ngako Mose watsi kuJoshuwa, ''Khetsa lamanye emadvondza bese niyaphuma. Nilwe nema Amalekhi. Kusasa ngitokuma etikwa lentsaba nendvuku yaNkulunkulu esandleni sami.'' ¹⁰ Ngako Joshuwa walwa nema Amalekhi njengobe Mose abemtfumile, ngesikhatsi Mose, Aaron, kanye na Hur baya etikwalentsaba. ¹¹ Ngesikhatsi Mose asabhekise tandla takhe etulu, Israyeli beka bahlulekisa; ngesikhatsi aphumuta tandla takhe, ema Amalekhi bekacala kubehlula. ¹² Ngesikhatsi tandla taMose tisindza, Aroni kanye Hur batsatsa litje balibeka ngephansi kwakhe khona atohlala khona. Ngelesosikhatsi, Aaron kanye na Hur babamba tandla takhe utulu, munye umuntfu celeni kwakhe, futsi nalomunye umuntfu kulelinye luhlangotsi. Ngako tandla ta Mose atinyakatanga kwase kwayoshona lilanga. ¹³ Ngako Joshuwa wabehlula labantfu bema Amalekhi nge nkembha. ¹⁴ Simakadze watsi ku Mose, ''Bhala naku encwandzini bese soyoyifundza etindlebeni ta Joshua, ngoba ngiyakubhubhisa umcondvo wema Amalekhi ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka.'' ¹⁵ Ngako Mose wakha li althari walibita ngekutsi ''Simakadze ungumtjeka wami.'' ¹⁶ Watsi, ''Ngako sandla saphakanyiswa etulu esihlalweni sa Simakadze - kutsi Simakadze utawumelana nemphi yema Amalekhi kusukela etitukulwaneni kuya tukulwane.''