Rahabhi Anovanza Vasori
Vasori vaviri vanovanda mumba mehure reJeriko, uye Rahabhi ndiye anotaura zvine musoro: guta rose rakanzwa zvakaitwa naBaba vedu paGungwa Dzvuku uye rava kutonyungudika nokutya. Anochinjana upenyu hwavo nohwemhuri yake, uye anoturika rwodzi rutsvuku pahwindo rake.
2 1Joshua mwanakomana waNuni akatuma varume vaviri savasori kubva kuShitimi muchivande, achiti, “Endai, munosora nyika, zvikurukuru Jeriko.” Vakaenda vakapinda mumba mechifeve chainzi Rahabhi, vakagara imomo.
2Mambo weJeriko akaudzwa kuti, “Varume vauya pano usiku huno vachibva kuvaIsraeri kuzosora nyika.”
3Mambo weJeriko akatumira shoko kuna Rahabhi, achiti, “Buditsa varume vauya kwauri vakapinda mumba mako, nokuti vauya kuzosora nyika yose.”
4Asi mukadzi uyu akanga atora varume vaviri avo akavavanza, akati, “Hongu, varume vakauya kwandiri, asi handina kuziva kwavaibva. 5Panguva yokusviba, suo rava pedyo nokuzarirwa, varume vakabuda. Handizivi kwaenda varume. Vadzinganisei nokukurumidza, nokuti muchavabata.” 6Asi akanga avakwidza pamusoro pedenga reimba, akavavanza pakati pehudzi dzefirakisi dzaakanga aradzika ipapo. 7Varume vakavadzinganisa nenzira yeJorodhani kusvika kumazambuko, uye vadzingi pavakangobuda, suo rakazarirwa.
8Vasori vasati varara usiku, Rahabhi akakwira kwavari pamusoro pedenga reimba, 9akati kwavari, “Ndinoziva kuti Jehovha akupai nyika, uye kuti kutya kwenyu kwakawira pamusoro pedu, uye vose vanogara munyika vanonyungudika pamberi penyu. 10Takanzwa kuti Jehovha akaomesa sei Gungwa Dzvuku pamberi penyu pamakabuda muIjipiti, uye zvamakaita kuna Sihoni naOgi, madzimambo maviri evaAmori kumabvazuva kweJorodhani, avo amakaparadza chose. 11Takati tichinzwa, mwoyo yedu ikanyungudika, ushingi hukashaikwa mumunhu upi zvake nokuda kwenyu, nokuti Jehovha Mwari wenyu ndiMwari kudenga kumusoro napanyika pasi. 12Zvino ndipikirei naJehovha kuti, sezvo ndakakuitirai tsitsi, muchaitirawo imba yababa vangu tsitsi. Ndipei chiratidzo chinovimbika, 13kuti muponese upenyu hwababa vangu, naamai vangu, nehama dzangu dzechirume, nehanzvadzi dzangu, nevose vavainavo, uye mutinunure parufu.”
14“Upenyu hwedu huchafira hwenyu!” varume vakati kwaari. “Kana musingazivisi zvatinoita, zvino Baba vedu pavachatipa nyika, tichakuitirai tsitsi nokutendeka.”
15Akavaburutsa netambo nepahwindo, nokuti imba yake yakanga iri parusvingo rweguta—iye aigara murusvingo. 16Akati, “Endai kumakomo, zvimwe vadzingi vangakusanganei. Vanzikai ikoko mazuva matatu kusvikira vadzoka, ipapo mugoenda nzira yenyu.”
17Varume vakati kwaari, “Tichasunungurwa pamhiko iyi yamakatipikisa, 18kunze kwokunge, patichapinda munyika, masungira rwodzi urwu rutsvuku pahwindo ratakaburutswa naro, uye mounganidza baba venyu, naamai venyu, nehama dzenyu, nemhuri yose yababa venyu mumba. 19Ani naani achabuda pamikova yeimba yenyu kuenda mumugwagwa—ropa rake richava pamusoro wake; isu tichava takasununguka. Asi kana ruoko rukabata ani naani achava nemi mukati, ropa rake richava pamusoro wedu. 20Asi kana mukazivisa zvatinoita, tichasunungurwa pamhiko yamakatipikisa.”
21“Ngazvive sezvamareva,” akadaro. Akavaendesa; vakaenda, iye akasungira rwodzi rutsvuku pahwindo.
22Vakaenda kumakomo, vakagara ikoko mazuva matatu kusvikira vadzingi vadzoka. Vadzingi vakatsvaka munzira yose asi havana kuwana chinhu. 23Varume vaviri avo vakadzoka, vakaburuka kubva kumakomo, vakayambuka, vakasvika kuna Joshua mwanakomana waNuni, vakamuudza zvose zvakanga zvaitika kwavari. 24Vakaudza Joshua, vachiti, “Baba vedu vakatipa zvirokwazvo nyika yose mumaoko edu; zvirokwazvo vanhu vose vanogara imomo vari kunyungudika nokutya pamberi pedu.”