7. Le ndawo ke yathiywa igama kwathiwa yiMasa neMeribha, kuba kaloku apha amaSirayeli alwa noMosis, amvavanya uNdikhoyo, esithi: “Ukho na phakathi kwethu uNdikhoyo, nokuba hayi?”
8. Apha eRefidim ke ama-Amaleki eza ahlasela amaSirayeli.
9. UMosis ke wayalela uYoshuwa wathi: “Khetha amadoda athile, niphume niye kulwa nama-Amaleki. Ngomso mna ndiya kuma phezu kwentaba ndiphethe laa nduku ndiyinikwe nguThixo.”
10. UYoshuwa wenza ngokomyalelo kaMosis, baphuma baya kulwa nama-Amaleki. Ke yena uMosis, enoAron noYuri, benyukela phezu kwentaba.
11. Ngalo lonke ixesha uMosis eziphakamisile izandla zakhe, amaSirayeli ayewagxotha ama-Amaleki; kodwa athi akuzithoba izandla, oyiswe amaSirayeli.
12. Wathi akudinwa uMosis, uAron noYuri bamhlalisa elityeni, bamxhaka, baphakamisa iingalo zakhe lada latshona ilanga.
13. Ngale ndlela ke uYoshuwa wawaswantsulisa ama-Amaleki.
14. *UNdikhoyo ke wathetha noMosis, wathi: “Yibhale ingcombolo yale mfazwe, khon' ukuze ingaze ilibaleke. Xelela uYoshuwa ukuba ndizimisele ukuwacim' igama ama-Amaleki kwelimiweyo.”
15. UMosis wenza iqonga lamadini, wathi igama lalo nguNdikhoyo intshinga yam,
16. esithi: “Yiphakamiseni intshinga kaNdikhoyo. UNdikhoyo uya kulwa naye uAmaleki kude kube ngunaphakade.”