1Yeke uSomnini wathi kuMosi: 2“Tjela ama-Israyeli bonyana abuyele emuva ayokuhloma amatendawo ngaphambi kwePi-Harhirothi hlangana neMigidoli nelwandle, malungana neBhali-Tsefoni esebeni lelwandle. 3UFaro uzadlumbana bona ama-Israyeli ararejeke enarheni nokobana avaleleke erhalawumbeni. 4Yeke ngizakhunyalalisa ihliziyo kaFaro ukuze agijimise ama-Israyeli. Ngalokho ngizakubonakalisa idumo lami ngoFaro nalo loke ibutho lakhe. Nje-ke amaGibhide azakwazi bona nginguSomnini.”
Ngambala kwenzeka njalo.
5Lokha ikosi yeGibhide nayitjelwa bonyana ama-Israyeli athuthile, uFaro neenkhulu zakhe watjhugulula umkhumbulo ngawo wathi: “Yintobani esiyenzileko le? Madekhethu, sathukulula ama-Israyeli bona angasasisebenzeli!”
6Yeke wabophela ikaranakhe wathatha ibutho lakhe, 7okutjho iinkarana ezikhethekileko ezimakhulu asithandathu nazo zoke ezinye iinkarana zeGibhide, enye nenye inomlawuli.
8USomnini wakhunyalalisa ihliziyo kaFaro ikosi yeGibhide, walandela ama-Israyeli njengombana gade ahlabela phambili ajekezela. 9AmaGibhide alandela ama-Israyeli ngazo zoke iinjomani zeenkarana zakaFaro nabakhweli bazo okutjho amabutho wakhona. Awafunyana ahlome amatende elwandle ngePi-Harhirothi malungana neBhali-Tsefoni.
10UFaro nebutho lakhe watjhidela. Kwathi lokha ama-Israyeli naphakamisa amehlo, qala nako amaGibhide eza ngemva kwawo! Angenelwa kukwesaba okukhulu abe arhuwelela akhombela isizo kuSomnini. 11Godu athi kuMosi: “Kungebanga lokobana kunganamathuna eGibhide bonyana usisuse khona sizokufela erhalawumbenapha na? Yintobani osenze yona ngokusikhupha eGibhide le? 12Angithi sakutjela nasiseGibhide sathi kuwe, ‘Sisusela thina! Sifuna ukusebenzela amaGibhide ngombana kungcono ukusebenzela amaGibhide kunokufela erhalawumbeni!’ ”
13UMosi wathi ebantwini: “Ningesabi benidlhamazele. Lindani nibone isindiso kaSomnini azanenzela yona namhlanjesi. Ngiyanitjela ngithi amaGibhide eniwabona namhlanjesi la, angeze benisawabona godu. 14USomnini uzanilwela, nina kwenu sekuthula nibukele.”
15USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Ungangilileli; tjela ama-Israyeli bonyana aragele phambili. 16Phakamisa idondolo lakho, ululele isandla sakho ngehla kwelwandle, ulihlukanise phakathi kobana ama-Israyeli akghone ukukhamba phezu kwehlabathi eyomileko ayame ilwandle. 17Ngizakhunyalalisa iinhliziyo zamaGibhide bese awalandele abe angene ngelwandle. Ngalokho ngizakubonakalisa idumo lami ngoFaro nalo loke ibutho lakhe, okutjho iinkarana nabakhweli bazo. 18AmaGibhide azakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini nasele ngibonakalise idumo lami ngoFaro, iinkarana zakhe nabakhweli bazo.”
19Nje-ke ingilozi kaZimu ebegade ingaphambi komkhambathi wakwa-Israyeli yatjhida yaya ngemva kwawo, kwathi isika yelifu yatjhida ngaphambi kwawo yaya ngemva kwawo 20kobana ibe phakathi kwebutho leGibhide nomkhambathi wakwa-Israyeli. Ngobusukobo ilifelo laletha ubumnyama ngehlangothini lamaGibhide kodwana ngehlangothini lama-Israyeli lakhanyisa. Kwaba njalo ukuze iinqhema ezimbilezi zingakwazi ukuhlangana ubusuku boke.
21UMosi welulela isandla sakhe ngehla kwelwandle. USomnini wahlehlisa ilwandle ngokulivuthela ngommoya wepumalanga nonamandla ubusuku boke. Amanzi ahlukana phakathi kwaba nehlabathi eyomileko. 22Ama-Israyeli akhamba phakathi kwelwandle ehlabathini eyomileko, khibe amanzi aliboda ngapha nangapha kwawo.
23AmaGibhide athoma ukulandela ama-Israyeli ngelwandlapho. Zoke iinjomani neenkarana zakaFaro kanye nabakhweli bazo zangena ngelwandle. 24Kwathi ekuseni ngovivi uSomnini asesikeni yomlilo neyelifu waqalela ibutho lamaGibhide phasi. USomnini wafakela ibutho lamaGibhide ivalo 25ngokwenza bona amavili weenkarana zalo abhajwe ukuze atjhitjhirize. AmaGibhide athi: “Asibalekeni ema-Israyelenapha ngombana uSomnini uwalwela ngokujamelana nathi.”
26USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Lulela isandla sakho ngehla kwelwandle bonyana amanzi agubuzese amaGibhide, okutjho iinkarana zawo nabakhweli bazo.”
27Yeke uMosi welulela isandla sakhe phezu kwelwandle. Ekuseni ilwandle labuyela esigeni. AmaGibhide athi ayabaleka, ahlangana namanzi. USomnini wawadlhunya ngaphakathi kwelwandle. 28Amanzi agubuzesa bunjalo-ke iinkarana nabakhweli bazo, okutjho loke ibutho lakaFaro elalilandele ama-Israyeli ngelwandle. Azange kusinde namunye. 29Kodwana ama-Israyeli akhamba ehlabathini eyomileko phakathi kwelwandle, khibe amanzi aliboda ngapha nangapha kwawo.
30Ngaleyondlela uSomnini wasindisa ama-Israyeli mhlokho esandleni samaGibhide. Ama-Israyeli abona iindumbu zamaGibhide zitutumele magegana nelwandle. 31Kwathi lokha ama-Israyeli nabona umsebenzi omkhulu owenziwe nguSomnini ngokujamelana namaGibhide, amesaba abe akholwa kuye nencekwinakhe uMosi.
