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 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.