When Pharaoh released the people, God did not lead them by the way to the land of the Philistines, although that was nearby, for God said, “Lest the people change their minds and return to Egypt when they experience war.”
 À nà n-ghɨ ta fòyn Ijìb vìsi ghelɨ Isìlæ̀ àŋena lû, Fɨyini fɨ faŋ tɨ̀ vìsi na àŋena ndu tòynɨ dzɨ-a ilaʼ i Fìlisìyà nô mɨ ta dzɨ àteyn nà n-tɨmsɨ. À nà n-ghɨ tì ma Fɨyini fɨ be meyn na, “Mbàynɨ̀sɨ̀ kæ sɨ fvɨ̀ sɨ nu àŋena, a àŋena kfɨnɨ ikfâʼtɨ̀ i àŋena ɨ̀ kàsi ndù a Ijìb.”