¹ Enyangeni yesitsatfu emuva kokube bantfwana baka Israel bahambe eveni lase Gibhithe, ngalelolanga, beta e hlane lase Sinayi. ² Emvakwekutsi bashiye i Rephidim beta ehlane lase Sinayi, bahlala ehlane ngembikwa lentsaba. ³ Mose wenyukela ku Nkulunkulu. Simakadze wamubitela entsabeni watsi, ''Kufuna utjele indlu ya Jakobe, bantfu baka Israel: ⁴ Nikubonile lengikwentile ku ma Ghibhithe, kutsi ngininakekele njani nize nifike kimi. ⁵ Nyalo ke, uma ningalalela emavi ami bese nigcina sivumelwano, ngako utoba yingcebo yami lemcokwa kubobonkhe labantfu, ngobe wonkhe lomhlaba ngewami. ⁶ Nitokuba baholi bemabandla kanye nesive lesingcwele kimi. Lawo ngemagama lekufanele uwakhulume kubantfu baka Israel.'' ⁷ Ngako Mosi weta wabita bantfu labadzala. wabatjela onkhe lamagama Simakadze bekamutjele wona. ⁸ ''Bonkhe labantfu baphendvula kanyekanye batsi, ''Sitakwenta konkhe loko lokushiwo ngu Simakadze.'' Wase Mosi uyabuya utobika loko lokushiwo ngulabantfu ku Simakadze. ⁹ Simakadze watsi ku mosi, ''Ngitokuta kuwe ngelifu lelincane khona labantfu batokuva uma ngikhuluma nawe futsi bakwetsembe phakadze.'' Wase Mosi utjela Simakadze emagama alabantfu. ¹⁰ Simakadze watsi ku Mosi, ''Hamba kulabantfu. Kusukela namuhla nakusasa utobehlukanisa nami, bese ubenta ba washa tingubo tabo. ¹¹ Ulungisele lilanga lesitsatfu, ngobe kulelilanga lesitsatfu Simakadze utokubuya ehlele phansi entsabeni yase Sinai. ¹² Kumele ubekele labantfu imikhatsi kutotonkhe letintsaba. Utsi kubo, 'Nibocaphela kutsi aniyi etulu entsabeni noma nitsintse imincele. Loyo lotawutsintsa lentsaba nginesiciniseko sekutsi utoyiswa ekufeni.' ¹³ Kute sandla semutfu lokufanele sitsintse loyo muntfu. Kodvwa, kufanelwe agcotjwe ngematje noma adutjulwe. Noma ngabe silwane noma ngumuntfu, kufanele ayiswe ekufeni. Uma licilongo likhala kakhulu, bangaphuma phansi kwalentsaba.'' ¹⁴ Ngako Mosi wehla asuka entsabeni waya kulabantfu. Wahlukanisa labantfu ku Simakadze base bawasha tingubo tabo. ¹⁵ Wase utsi kulabantfu , '''Nibotilungiselela elangeni lesitsatfu; ningasondzeli kubafati benu.'' ¹⁶ Elangeni lesitsatfu, nakudzabuka kusa, kwaba nekudvuma nembane kanye nelifu lelimnyama kuleyontsaba, kanye nemsindvo lomkhulu welicilongo. Bonkhe labantfu kulendzawo ba chucha. ¹⁷ Mosi wakhipha labantfu lebebalele khona baya kuyohlangana na Nkulunkulu, base bema ekucaleni kwentsaba. ¹⁸ Intsaba yase Sinayi yase yivaleke yonkhe ngentfutfu ngobe Simakadze wehla angumlilo nentfutfu. Lesi moko sanyuka saya etulu njenge simoko selibhayela, nayoyonkhe lentsaba yatanyatiseka kakhulu. ¹⁹ Ngalesikhatsi lomsindvo walelicilongo akhula kakhudlwana, Mosi wakhuluma, wase Nkulunkulu uyaphendvula ngelivi. ²⁰ Simakadze wehlela phansi entsabeni eSinayi, kuya etulu kulentsaba, wase utjela na Mosi kutsi ayetulu. Ngako Mosi wenyukela etulu. ²¹ Simakadze watsi ku Mosi, ''Yehlela phansi uyocwayisa labantfu; bangaze bece timphawu kusi Simakadze abone bese labanengi bayabhubha. ²² Tjela ba pristi nabo labeta madvutane nami batehlukanisele-batilungiselele kuta kwami- kuze ngingefinyeleli kubo.'' ²³ Mosi watsi ku Simakadze, ''Labantfu angeke bakhone kunyuka kulentsaba yase Sinayi, njengoba ushito kitsi: 'Yenta imikhatsi yalentsaba uyehlukanise ku Simakadze. ''' ²⁴ Simakadze watsi kuye, ''Yehla uyolandza Aaron ute naye, kodvwa ungabayekeleli laba Pristi nalabantfu baphunyuke banyukele ku Simakadze, noma utobacalekisa.'' ²⁵ Ngako Mosi wehlela kulabantfu waya kuyokhuluma nabo.