17Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said, "The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt."
17 Loko Faro a tshika vanhu va famba, Xikwembu a xi va fambisanga hi ndlela ya tiko ra Vafilisita ntsena hileswi a yi ri ekusuhi, hikuva Xikwembu xi te: "Swi nga endleka leswaku vanhu va tisola loko va vona nyimpi kunene va tlhelela aEgipta."+