When Pharaoh let the people go, God did  not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people  change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.”
ወሶበ ፡ ፈነዎሙ ፡ ፈርዖን ፡ ለሕዝብ ፡ ኢመርሖሙ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ፍኖተ ፡ ፍልስ[ጥኤ]ም ፡ እስመ ፡ ቅርብት ፡ ይእቲ ፡ እስመ ፡ ይቤ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዮጊ ፡ ይኔስሕ ፡ እምከመ ፡ ርእየ ፡ ቀትለ ፡ ወይገብእ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ግብጽ ።