17 Kwakutsi nangabe lifu liphakama etikwelithende, ema-Israyeli atfutse, litsi lapho lima khona, ema-Israyeli nawo emise khona.
Simakadze utsi: “Mine ngiyawukufundzisa ngikukhombise indlela lofanele kuhamba ngayo, ngikweluleke, liso lami lingesuki kuwe.
uyawungihola ungicondzise ngeteluleko takho, ekugcineni uyawungikhatimulisa ebukhosini.
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satfutsa ehlane laseSini sachubachubeka, kwaya ngekuyalwa kwaso nguSimakadze. Semisa eRefidimu, kodvwa kwakute emanti ekunatsa.
Abaseyikulamba, abaseyikoma; nekushisa kwaselugwadvule nekwelilanga akuseyikubashaya. Lowo lonesihawu nabo uyakubahola, abahambise ngasemitfonjeni yemanti.
Kwakutsi lelifu nalihleti etikwalelithende lekukhontela emalanga lamabili nome inyanga nome umnyaka, ema-Israyeli abechubeka kuhlala lapho, angatfutsi; kodvwa lalitsi lingaphakama, nawo vele atfutse.
Mine ngilisango, umuntfu nakangena ngami uyawusindziswa; uyawungena, aphume, akhandze lidlelo.