URarhabu Wafihla Iinhloli

Iinhloli ezima-Israyeli ezakhamba zayokuhlola inarha yeJerikho, zafika zahlala emzini womfazi okuthiwa nguRarhabu. Ikosi yeJerikho yathumela amasotja ngemva kokuzwa bona uRarhabu ufihle iinhloli emzinakhe. Ngokuzwa lokho, wafihla iinhloli ezimbili ephahleni lomzakhe, watjela amasotja bona iinhloli zikhambe ngenye indlela. Wathi eenhlolinezi: ‘Ngizonisiza ngombana ngiyazi bona uJehova ungehlangothini lenu begodu nizoyithatha inarhethu le. Ngibawa ningithembise bona nizowusindisa umndenami.’

Iinhloli zathi kuRarhabu: ‘Sifunga ngepilwethu, akekho namunye ngendlinakho ozakulimala.’ Zathi: ‘Bophela intambo ebomvu le efesiderenapha, umndenakho angekhe ulimale.’

URarhabu wehlisa amadoda la ngentambo ebeyisefesiderini. Aya eentabeni, azifihla lapho amalanga amathathu ngaphambi kokubuyela kuJotjhuwa. Ngemva kwalokho, ama-Israyeli ayama uMlambo iJordani azilungiselela ukuthatha inarha. IJerikho bekulidorobho lokuthoma abalihlulako. UJehova wabatjela ukuthi bazombe umuzi kanye ngelanga bekube malanga asithandathu. Ngelanga lekhomba, bazombe umuzi amahlandla alikhomba. Yeke abaphristi bavuthela iimpalapala, amasotja arhuwelela. Imithangala yedorobho yagirika! Kodwana umuzi kaRarhabu ebewakhiwe phezu komthangala, azange ugirike. URarhabu nomndenakhe basindiswa ngombana uRarhabu wathembela kuJehova.