YOOSOMA 30
Rahabi ni anamahottela
Anamahottela ephiyakaru oYerikho, awo yaahikhala empa ya muthiyana mmoha iitthaniwa Rahabi. Menento mwene oYerikho asuwelakaru eyo aahaaruma anakhotto orowa owannyawe Rahabi weera yaavare anamahottela ale. Anakhotto ephiyakaru, Rahabi aahaalela anamahottela ale weera yiipithe. Avinyaka, owo aahaalela anakhotto ale: ‘Anamahottela yaari vaava menento awo aapwaha. Mwaatthimakele! Apaale nyuwo munimwaaphwanya.’ Anakhotto ale epwahakaru, Rahabi aahaaleela anamahottela ale eeraka: ‘Miyo koosuwela weera Yehova ontthuna waavaha ana a Israeli esidade ya oYerikho. Menento miyo kintthuna wookhaviherani. Txontte mukilaihere weera munookivuluxa miyo ni amusi aka.’
Mene awo yaaheera: ‘Hiyo ninnalaihera weera ootheene enaakhale empa ela enoovuluxiwa. Nyuwo muntthuneya paahi otthukelela mukhoyi ola wooxera vaxanelani.’
Nto, anamahottela ale yaahivira vaxanelani ni yaahirowa wiipitha omwaako mpuwa mwa mahiku mararu. Ni yaahirowa okumana ni Yehoxuwa. Eyo yeereñye ana a Israeli elapuwakaru mooloko Yordani. Esidade ana a Israeli yaapatxenraaya otuphela yaari ya oYerikho. Yehova aahaaleela ana a Israeli weera etthimakeke erukureraka esidade ele vanihikuni omoha, awo yaatthuneya opaka ele mpuwa mwa mahiku 6. Nihiku nanaa 7, awo yaatthimaka erukureraka ikwaha 7. Anamakeya yannarumiha mapenka ni ana a Israeli yannakhuwela ni ikuru saya sootheene. Nto, ixiri sa oYerikho saamora! Ni empa ya Rahabi yeeyo yaakhala vasulu va exiri ya esidade, khayaamonre. Rahabi aamuroromela Yehova ni aapaka ele anamahottela yaamuleenlaaya, mwaha wa yeeyo owo ni amusi awe yaavuluwa.
“Siso tho vahèreya ni Rahabi: [namararuwa] ole khakhalihiwe naxariya niwoko na miteko ènraiye, vawakhenlaiye [anamahottela] ale ni àtthawinhaiye mphironi mukina?” — Yakobe 2:25