Ela wakati mmwenga mfalume wa Ashuru waona uasi wa Hoshea. Mana Hoshea wahuma ajumbe kpwa mfalume So wa Misiri kpwendavoya msada, na chisha achiricha kuripha hira kodi ya chila mwaka kpwa mfalume Shalimanesa wa Ashuru. Shalimanesa ariphoona hivi wamfunga Hoshea na achimtiya jela.
Phahi Joshuwa mwana wa Nuni wahuma atu airi kula Shitimu kama apelelezi, achiambira, “Phiyani mukalole iyo tsi, ela zaidi mudzi wa Jeriko.” Nao aphiya, achendainjira nyumba ya malaya mmwenga yeihwa Rahabu, nao achilala himo.
Kpwa hivyo hara atu ariohumwa ni mfalume aalunga-lunga na njira hadi achifika riko ra muho Joridani. Mara tu hara atu ariohumwa ni mfalume ariphotuluka hura mudzi, ryango richifungbwa.