18 Ema-Israyeli abetfutsa ngekuyalwa nguSimakadze, ngalokufananako abemisa nase kusho Simakadze. Babengatfutsi kuleyo nkambu, nangabe lelifu seloku lisetikwelithende lekukhontela.
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satfutsa ehlane laseSini sachubachubeka, kwaya ngekuyalwa kwaso nguSimakadze. Semisa eRefidimu, kodvwa kwakute emanti ekunatsa.
Babecala kutfutsa bayalwa nguSimakadze ngemlomo waMosi.
Lalivamise kwenta njalo nje ngekutsi lelifu lilimbonye, bese kutsi ebusuku lifanane nemlilo.
Nangabe lelifu lihleti etikwelithende lekukhontela emalanga lamanyenti, ema-Israyeli abelalela umyalo waSimakadze, angatfutsi.
Ngaletinye tikhatsi lelifu lalike libesetikwelithende lekukhontela emalanga lambalwa; abetsi Simakadze angawatjela kutsi akeme, bese ayemisa atsi angawatjela kutsi akahambe, vele atfutse.
Ngitsandza kutsi nati, bazalwane bami, kutsi kwentekani kubokhokho betfu. Bonkhe babengephansi kwelifu, futsi bonkhe balwewela lwandle.
Ngulolo-ke lutsandvo, kutsi sihambe ngekwemiyalo yakhe; ngiwo lomyalo lekumelwe kutsi nihambe ngawo, njengobe neva kwasekucaleni.