17 Ungano yese yevaIsraeri yakabva kurenje reSini+ ichiti ikafamba yombomira, sezvayaiudzwa naJehovha,+ ndokuzodzika musasa paRefidhimu.+ Asi pakanga pasina mvura yekuti vanhu vanwe.

2 Saka vanhu vakatanga kupopotera Mozisi+ vachiti: “Tipe mvura tinwe.” Asi Mozisi akati kwavari: “Nei muri kundipopotera? Munorambirei muchiedza Jehovha?”+ 3 Asi vanhu vakanga vanzwa nenyota, uye vakaramba vachigunun’unira Mozisi+ vachiti: “Wakatibudisirei muIjipiti? Kuti utiuraye nenyota pamwe nevanakomana vedu nezvipfuwo zvedu?”

2 VaIsraeri vese vakatanga kugunun’unira Mozisi naAroni,+ uye ungano yese yakatanga kutaura zvakaipa kwavari, ichiti: “Dai takafira hedu munyika yeIjipiti, kana kuti dai takafira hedu murenje rino!

4 Vaitotaurirana vachiti: “Ngatigadzei mutungamiriri, tidzokere kuIjipiti!”+