Rahabi Ufihla Tinhloli

Ngesikhatsi tinhloli taka Israyeli tifika eJerikho tahlala endlini yaRahabi. Inkhosi yaseJerikho nayiva ngaloko yatfuma emasotja kutsi aye endlini yaRahabi. Wafihla letinhloli eluphahleni wase utjela lamasotja kutsi tihambile. Watsi kuletinhloli: ‘Ngitanisita ngobe ngiyati kutsi Jehova unani futsi utaninika lelive. Ngicela ningetsembise kutsi nitawusindzisa umndeni wakitsi.’

Letinhloli tatsi kuRahabi: ‘Siyakwetsembisa kutsi kute ngisho namunye losendlini yakho lotawulimala.’ Tachubeka tatsi: ‘Ubobopha lentsambo lebovu kulelifasitelo lakho, futsi umndeni wakho utawusindza.’

Rahabi wakhipha letinhloli efasitelweni ngentsambo. Taya entsabeni tahlala khona emalanga lamatsatfu tase tibuyela kuJoshuwa. Ema-Israyeli abese ewela umfula iJordani alungela kuhlasela lelive. IJerikho yaba lidolobha lekucala lalincoba. Jehova watsi abatungelete lelidolobha kanye ngelilanga kuze kuphele emalanga langu-6. Ngelilanga lesi-7, atungeleta lelidolobha tikhatsi letingu-7. Baphristi bashaya emacilongo abo, kwatsi emasotja amemeta kakhulu. Lubondza lwalelidolobha lwawa. Kodvwa indlu yaRahabi lebeyikulolubondza ayizange iwe. Rahabi nemndeni wakhe basindza ngobe bebetsembele kuJehova.