I-Eksodusi 14:1-14

USimakade wathi kuMose: “Khuluma nabantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuze babuyele emuva, bayokanisa phambi kwePhi Hahirothi, phakathi kweMigidoli nolwandle, phambi kweBhali Zefoni; bakanise ngasolwandle babhekane nalo. UFaro uyakuthi ngabantu bakwa-Israyeli: ‘Bayazulazula bedidekile ezweni, ihlane libavalele.’ “Ngiyakuyenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, uyakubalandela, ukuze ngithole udumo ngoFaro nangempi yakhe yonke; abaseGibhithe bayakukwazi ukuthi nginguSimakade.” Benza kanjalo. Yabikelwa inkosi yaseGibhithe ukuthi abantu babalekile. UFaro nezinceku zakhe baguqula umqondo mayelana nabantu, bathi: “Yini le esiyenzileyo ukuba sikhulule abakwa-Israyeli bangabe besasisebenzela na?” Wabophela inqola yakhe yempi, wahamba nabantu bakhe; wathatha izinqola ezikhethiweyo ezingama-600, nazo zonke ezinye izinqola zempi zaseGibhithe, nezinduna zempi. USimakade wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe, wabalandela abantu bakwa-Israyeli ngokuba babephume ngesandla esiphakeme. AbaseGibhithe babalandela ngamahhashi, nezinqola zempi zikaFaro, nempi yakhe, babafica bekanise ngasolwandle ePhi Hahirothi, phambi kweBhali Zefoni. Kwathi lapho uFaro esesondela, abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphakamisa amehlo abo bababona abaseGibhithe bebalandela, besaba kakhulu abantu bakwa-Israyeli, base bekhala kuSimakade. Bathi kuMose: “Yingoba abengekho yini amangcwaba eGibhithe ukuba usikhiphele kuleli hlane sizofela khona na? Yini le osenze yona ngokusikhipha eGibhithe na? Asishongo yini kuwe siseseGibhithe sathi: ‘Siyeke ukuze sisebenzele abaseGibhithe’ na? Ngokuba bekungcono ukusebenzela abaseGibhithe kunokuba sizofela ehlane.” Kepha uMose wathi kubantu: “Ningesabi, qinani, nibone ukukhululwa uSimakade azonenzela khona namuhla; ngokuba laba baseGibhithe enibabona namuhla anisayukuphinde nibabone naphakade. USimakade uzonilwela, nina thulani du.”