¹ Cho ndandanga yoshe yaba Isalela bendele bungethzi kutunda mumambo ya bubi, kukabangeya kukambeya cha Njambi. Bethzile nakutunbama ku Lifindimu, oloni kukwakele mema akunwa banu. ² Cho banu banene mulonga Mosesa hakukala chabo nakwendeka ngwabo, "Twane mema tunwe." Mosesa wendekele ngwendi, "Bikajo muthzungila nange? Bika bimwethekela Njambi?" ³ Banu bakele nalihwila manene, cho bayayabalele hali Mosesa. Bendekele ngwabo, "Bikajo watunenela kuno kutunda mu Ingitu? Kwija nakututhsiya na lkihwila hamo na bana betu na bimuna byetu?" ⁴ Cho Mosesa walilile kuli Njambi ngwendi, "Njilinga bati naba banu? Bnalibwahethalaja kunjasha mamanya." ⁵ Cho Njambi wendekele kuli Mosesa ngwendi, "Libange kulutwe wa banu, wambateko nabakulunu baba Isalela. Ambata na mbweti ije wapupile ha ndonda, muye. ⁶ Cho njikemana kumesho obe kuje ku limanya lyaku Horebu, cho ukapupa kulimanya. Mema akatuhuka kutunda mulikelyo cho banu bakanwe." Cho Mosesa walingile echi mumesho abakulunu baba Isalela. ⁷ Wathanene chije chela ngwendi Masa na Melimba hamulonga wa kuyayabala chaba Isalela, cho lalo mwafwa bethekele Njambi ali hamo netu ndi kwahi?" ⁸ Cho mashwalale babanu baba Amaleki bethzile nakulwitha Isalela kuje ku Lifindimu. ⁹ Cho Mosesa wendekele kuli Yoshiwa ngwendi, "Angulaho banalume bamo mangana mutunde hano. Mulwe naba Amaleki. Imene njikemana helu ya lilunda na mbweti ya Njambi muliboko lyange." ¹⁰ Cho Yoshiwa walwile naba Amaleki ngwe omu akambeyeye Mosesa, thimbu Mosesa, Aloni, na Ha bakandukile helu ya lilundu. ¹¹ Hathimbu olwele maboko endi Mosesa helu, Isalela bathele kuhyana; omu welwithile maboko endi hathi nakuhwima, Amaleki waputukile kuhyana. ¹² Omu alemene maboko a Mosesa, Aloni na Ha bambatele limanya nakwaka mwithi yamaboko endi mangana stumbameho. Hathimbu imo lika, Aloni na Ha bajundwile maboko endi helu, munu umo kuthambweleli, namukwabo kuthambwela ikwabo. Cho maboko a Mosesa bawemikile shwi nomu lithathe lyayile hathi. ¹³ Cho Yoshiwa wahyanene banu ba Amaleki na mukwale. ¹⁴ Njambi wendekele kuli Mosesa ngwendi, "Thona ebi mulibulu nakubitanda ha mulonga wa Yoshiwa, mwafwa njikatunditha bithinganyeka bya Amaleki mwithi ya melu." ¹⁵ Cho Mosesa watungile mutula nakuuthana ngwendi "Njambi ikeye chimuwetho change." ¹⁶ Wendekele ngwendi, "Mwafwa liboko balijundwilile ku litanda lya Njambi--mangana Njambi akalwithe nthzita kuli Amaleki kutunda ku chikota kuya ku chikota."