Maererano naJoshua 6:10-15, 20, masoja evaIsraeri aifora achitenderera guta reJeriko kamwe chete pazuva kwemazuva matanhatu. Pazuva rechinomwe, vakatenderera guta racho kanomwe, uye Mwari akaita kuti masvingo eJeriko akanga akakura, akoromoke. Izvi zvakaita kuti vaIsraeri vakwanise kupinda muguta reJeriko vachibva varikunda. Zvii zvakawanikwa nevanochera matongo zvinotsigira Bhaibheri kuti Jeriko rakakombwa kwenguva pfupi?

Munguva dzekare, masoja aiwanzokomba guta raiva nemasvingo kuti arirwise. Guta paraikombwa kwenguva refu, vanhu vaiva muguta racho vaishandisa chikafu chakawanda chavainge vakachengeta zvokuti paiwanzosara chishoma. Masoja paaikunda, aibva atora zvese zvaaida kusanganisira chikafu. Zvisinei, vanochera matongo vakawana muJeriko muine chikafu chakawanda. Nezvenyaya iyi magazini inonzi Biblical Archaeology Review yakati: “Kuwedzera pamidziyo yevhu, zviyo zvakawanda zvakawanikwa munzvimbo yaimbova neguta reJeriko rekare. . . . Vanochera matongo muPalestine vakanyora kuti izvi zvaisawanzoitika. Zvichida mudziyo mumwe chete kana kuti miviri yezviyo inogona kuwanika, asi hazviwanzoitiki kuti pawanikwe zviyo zvakawanda.”

Maererano nenhoroondo yemuMagwaro, vaIsraeri vakanga vaine chikonzero chakanaka chekuti vasatore zviyo muJeriko. Jehovha akanga arayira kuti vasaite kudaro. (Josh. 6:17, 18) VaIsraeri vakarwisa guta reJeriko vanhu vachangobva kukohwa, zviyo pazvainge zvakawanda. (Josh. 3:15-17; 5:10) Kuwanikwa kwakaitwa zviyo zvakawanda muJeriko kunoratidza kuti vaIsraeri vakakomba guta racho kwenguva pfupi sezvinotsanangurwa neBhaibheri.