17 Muloko wootheene wa aisarayeli waahikhuma woothakoni wa oSini.+ Awo yaaneemela mapuro Yehova aaleela awe,+ mpakha ophiya oRefidimi,+ amaka weiwo. Masi opuro ole khiyaaphwannye maasi wiira atthu awuryeke.

2 Nto atthu yaahipacerya onyakulihana ni Moise,+ yiiraka: “Munivahe maasi wiira niwurye”. Masi Moise aahiwaakhula wiira: “Xeeni muninyakulihana anyu ni miyo? Xeeni munimweehererya anyu Yehova?”+ 3 Masi atthu khiyaareere ovoliwa ntthona. Tivo awo yaanimukhupanya Moise,+ yiiraka: “Xeeni muhalaka onikumiha wExiitu wiira muniive hiyo, nwiive aniihu, ni mihuwo sahu mwaha wa ntthona?”

2 Aisarayeli ootheene yaahipacerya omukhupanya Moise ni Aroni.+ Nave nloko nootheene naaniwaapa, niiraka: “Fataari naakhwenle elapo ya wExiitu, aahiiso naakhwiiye moothakoni muumu!

4 Awo yaanihimeeryana wiira: “Nimuthanle muhooleli wiira nitthikele wExiitu!”+