Joshuwa 6:20-27

Saka vanhu vakazhambarara, iyo hwamanda yichiridzwa. Vanhu pavakangonzwa kurira kwehwamanda vakazhambarara zvikuru, rusvingo rukakoromokera pasi rukati warara, vanhu vose vakati karakata kupinda muguta nepakanangana naye, vakabva vakurira guta irori. Vakaparadza zvose zvomuguta iroro nebakatwa, zvose zvazvo varume navakadzi, vakuru navaduku, nemombe nehwai namadhongi. Joshuwa akati kuvarume vaviri vaya vaakatuma kundosora nyika, “Endai mumba mepfambi iya muburitse mukadzi iyeyo navose vokwake, sokutsidza kwamakaita kwaari.” Saka majaya akambouya kuzosora aya akapindamo akaburitsa Rahabhu nababa vake naamai vake nehanzvadzi dzake navose vokwake nehama dzake dzose, akavapa pokugara kunze kwamatendhe avaIsiraeri. Vakaroromesa guta iroro nomoto nazvose zvaivamo. Asi sirivha nendarama nemidziyo yendarira neyesimbi, vakazviisa munochengeterwa upfumi hwemba yaTenzi. Joshuwa akararamisa Rahabhu, pfambi iya, nevemhuri yababa wake navose vokwake, nanhasi uno mukadzi iyeyu agere mukati mavaIsiraeri nokuti akahwandisa nhume dzakanga dzatumwa naJoshuwa kundosora Jeriko. Panguva iyoyo Joshuwa akayambira vanhu achiti: “Munhu achasimuka zvake ovaka guta iri reJeriko, Tenzi ngaamuone. Kuchera kwake ugaro hwaro, kutange norufu rwomwanakomana wake wedangwe. Kumiswa kwemisuo yaro kupere nokufa, kunyangwe kwomwanakomana wake wegotwe.” Saka Tenzi akava naJoshuwa, mukurumbira wake ukapararira nenyika yose.