UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wathuma amadoda amabili eShithimi ukuba abe yizinhloli ngasese, wathi: “Hambani nibone izwe laseJeriko.” Base behamba, bafika endlini yesifebe, uRahabi, balala khona.
Inkosi yaseJeriko yabikelwa, yathi: “Bheka, kufike lapha ebusuku amadoda avela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuhlola izwe.”
Inkosi yaseJeriko yasithumela kuRahabi ukuthi: “Khipha amadoda afikile kuwe, angena endlini yakho, ngokuba afikile ukuhlola izwe lonke.”
Owesifazane wawathatha amadoda amabili, wawafihla, wathi: “Kwakukhona amadoda eza kimi, kepha bengingazi ukuthi avelaphi;
Kwathi ngesikhathi sokuvalwa kwesango, sekuhlwile, amadoda aphuma; lapho amadoda aya khona, ngangingazi; ngoba uzawafica.
Kepha yawayisa ophahleni lwendlu, yawathukusa phezu kwezinhlanga zefilakisi ayezihlelile ophahleni.
Amadoda abaxosha ngendlela eya eJordani kwaze kwaba semazibukweni; kwathi lapho ababebaxosha sebephumile, balivala isango.
Kwathi zingakalala, wenyukela kuzo ophahleni;
Wayesethi emadodeni: “Ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova uninikile izwe, nokuthi ingebhe yenu isehlele, nokuthi bonke abakhileyo ezweni bafa ngenxa yenu.
Ngokuba sezwa ukuthi uJehova womisa amanzi oLwandle lwaseGalile phambi kwenu ekuphumeni kwenu eGibithe; nalokho enakwenza emakhosini amabili ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani, oSihoni no-Ogi enawaqalekisayo.
Kwathi sesizwile lezizinto, inhliziyo yethu yaphela amandla, akubangakho sibindi kumuntu ngenxa yenu; ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu ezulwini phezulu nasemhlabeni phansi.
Manje fungani kimi ngoJehova, lokhu nginibonise umusa, ukuthi nani niyakuba nomusa endlini kababa, ninginike isibonakaliso esiqinisileyo;
futhi niyogcina ubaba nomama nabafowethu nodadewethu nabo bonke abalakho, futhi nisisindise ekufeni.
Ayesephendula amadoda kuye, athi: “Siphila ngowakho, uma ungayikhulumi indaba yethu.” Futhi uma uJehova esinika izwe, sizokwenzela umusa neqiniso kuwe.
Khona-ke wabehlisa ngefasitela ngentambo, ngoba indlu yakhe yayingaseludongeni lomuzi, futhi wayehlala phezu kogange.
Wathi kubo: “Hambani niye entabeni, funa bahlangane nani abanizingelayo; nicashe khona izinsuku ezintathu, baze babuye abawaxoshayo; emva kwalokho ungahamba.
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