17 UFaro wavuma ukukhambisa abantu kodwana uZimu akhenge abakhambise ngendlela yenarheni yamaFilista ngitjho nanyana beyiseduze. UZimu wathi: “Abantu bazazisola nabaqalene nepi bebabuyele eGibhide.” 18 UZimu wenza abantu bakhamba ngendlela yommango weLwandle eliBomvu.+ Ama-Israyeli aphuma enarheni yeGibhide ngendlela ehlelekileko njengeenqhema zamasotja.

22 Kamva uMosi warhola ama-Israyeli basuka eLwandle eliBomvu batjhinga emmangweni weTjhuri begodu bakhamba amalanga amathathu emmangwenapho kodwana akhenge bafumane amanzi.