3 Ukumkani wathumela izigidimi kuRahabhi esithi: “Wakhuphe loo madoda asendlwini yakho, kuba aze kuhlola ilizwe lonke.”
4-6 URahabhi waphendula wathi: “Ewe, ebekho amadoda ebefikile apha kwam, phofu andiwazi ukuba abe evela phi na. Kambe ke ahambe ukutshona kwelanga, kungekavalwa namasango edolophu le. Andikhange ndibuze apho aya khona, kodwa ukuba niyawasukela ningawafumana.” (Ethetha le nto nje uRahabhi ezo ntlola wayezifihle phezu kwendlu, zingaphantsi komqhaphu owawubekwe apho.)
7 Ahamba ke loo madoda ngendlela eya kumazibuko eJordan, esukela iintlola ezo. Avalwa kwangoko amasango.
8 Ngaphambi kokuba zilale ezo ntlola, uRahabhi waya kuzo phezu kwendlu,
9 wafika wathi: “Ndiyazi ukuba *uNdikhoyo ulinike nina eli lizwe. Bonke abemi beli lizwe bayankwantya nini; boyika ngokokude baphelelwe ngamandla.
10 Sayiva nento yokuba uNdikhoyo walomisa uLwandle oluBomvu ukuba niwele ukunduluka kwenu eJiputa. Saziva neendaba zokubatshabalalisa tu kwenu ooSihon no-Ogi iikumkani zama-Amori ezazimi kwelaa cala lingasempumalanga yeJordan.
11 Soyika kakhulu ukuvakala kwezo ndaba, sonke apha satsho saphelelwa ngamandla. UNdikhoyo uThixo wenu nguye olawula emazulwini nalapha emhlabeni.