1 Urukuta ronse ulwa bena Israeri rwari tampireko uburendo ukufuma mumatororo ya Sini, ukukonka fintu Yahweh ari kubeba. Baishire kwikara inkambi pa Refidimu, nomba tapari amenshi yakuti abana ba Israeri benganwa. 2 Nimuri ubu bwafya bwa menshi emo nomba abena ba Israeri baishire kuririra kuri Mose nokumweba ati, ''Tupere amenshi yakuti tunwe.'' Na Mose aribepwishe ati, ''Bushe nindo mukora na nebo? Bushe nindo mukoesesha Yahweh?'' 3 Nabantu bari nekiraka saana, no kuisosha urwa pari Mose, abati, ''Nga nindofye watufumishe mu Egypto? Nimukutwipaya na bana besu ne fitekwa fyesu ku kiraka?'' 4 Uro Mose aririre kuri Yahweh ati,'' Nindo nkokita kuri aba bantu? Pantu aba bantu barandasa amabwe.'' 5 Na Yahweh aebere Mose ati, ''Kabiye batangirire abantu, ero upite nabakaramba mu bena Israeri. Ero upite ne nkonto muminwi yobe ilya wa kuswire pa mumana, ero ulekuya. 6 Nkotarama ku kinso kyobe parya pa kiribwe ku Horebu, ero ukakusure ibwe na menshi yakesa kufuma mu ribwe pakuti abantu bakese kunwa.'' Na Mose aishire kukita firya fine mumenso yabena Egypto abakuru . 7 Eryo aishire kwinika irya nkende ati Massa na Meriba pa murandu wakuirishanya kwa bena Israeri, no kwesha Shikuru Lesa ati,'' Bushe Yahweh uri pari fwebo nangu iyoo?'' 8 Ero abshirika ba bena Amareki barishire no kwisa mukurwisha abena Israeri parya pa Refidimu. 9 Ero Mose ashire kweba Joshua ati, ''Saramo abaume bamo bamo ebo ufume nabo, rweni nabena Amareki. Ubwa mairo no kwisa kutarama pamuru wa rupiri ne nkonto yakwa Resa muminwi yandi.'' 10 Ero nomba Joshua aishire kurwisha Amareki ngefyo Mose amukonkomeshe, ninshi apa Mose, Aaroni, na Ura baire kunina pamuru wa rupiri. 11 Nga Mose arimishe amaboko yakwe mu muru ninshi abena Israeri bakokimfya; nga ayabweshamo amaboko ninshi abena Amareki batampa ukukimfya. 12 Uro amaboko yakwa Mose yaishire kufina , Aaron na Uri baishire kubura iribwe no kumubikira mwisamba ryakwe pakweba ati ena ekarepo. Napakashita kamokene, Aaroni na Uri baishire kutumpwira Mose amabokoyakwe mumuru .Uyu umbi kuri uru rubari naumbi kuri uru rubari Efirya amaboko yakwa Mose yaritumpwirwe bune bune mpakafye akasuba ukukawisha. 13 Efyo Joshua aishiere kukimfya Amareke ku rupanga. 14 Na Yahweh aebere Mose ati,'' Lemba iki kikata mu kitabo pakuti bakakoibusha webo na Joshua omfweko, Pantu nkafuta abena Amareki pano isonde kabiri tabakatare abebukishiwa.'' 15 Ero Mose aikurire ikipairo no kukikuta ati,'' Yahweh entarapu yandi.'' 16 Aisa kweba ati,'' Pantu ukuboko kwasumbwirire na maka yakwa Yahweh-na Yahweh akesa kurwisha abena Amareki ukwakonkananina inkuro ne nkuro.''