1UDina indodakazi kaJakopo ayibelethelwa nguLeya waphuma wayokubukela abantazana bendawo leyo. 2Kwathi lokha uTjhekemu umsa kaRhamori umRhivi omphathi wendawo nakambonako wamthatha wamgagadlhela, ngendlela leyo wamrhubutjha. 3Ihliziywakhe yanamathela kuDina indodakazi kaJakopo, wamthanda wabe wamsomasoma. 4UTjhekemu wathi kuyise uRhamori: “Ngibawa ungithathele umntazana lo abe mkami.”
5Lokha uJakopo nakezwa bonyana uDina indodakazakhe usilaphaziwe, amadodanakhe gade asekweluseni nomhlambakhe. Yeke wazithulela abe abuya ekweluseni.
6URhamori nabakhambisani bakhe baya kuJakopo bona bayokukhuluma naye. 7Kusesenjalo amadodana kaJakopo abuya emrhuleni ngombana gade sele ezwile okwenzekileko. Amadoda lawo bekaqumbelene agcwele ipotjwana ngobuhlola obenziwe nguTjhekemu ngokulala nendodakazi kaJakopo, into engakameli ukwenziwa kwa-Israyeli!
8URhamori wenza isiphakamiso wathi kiwo: “Ihliziyo yendodanami uTjhekemu iyancithika ngomntwanenu. Yeke ngizoyibawela umkhamanzi. 9Thathelanani nathi, siphani amadodakazenu bese nithatha amadodakazethu. 10Hlalani nathi. Inarha ibanzi phambi kwenu, hlalani ninzinze kiyo. Dlisani umhlambenu nanyana kukuphi, nizizuzele ipahla enarhenapha.”
11UTjhekemu wathi kuyise lakaDina nabafowabo: “Naningivumelako ngifumene umusa kini, ngizaninikela nanyana yini eniyibiza kimi. 12Ningangibiza nanyana lilobolo eliphezulu kangangani ngomakoti nesipho esikhulu, ngizanikhokhela lokho enikubizako kimi. Kwaphela nginikelani umntazana abe mkami.”
13Ngebanga lokobana udadwabo uDina gade asilaphaziwe, amadodana kaJakopo aphendula ngobuqili nakakhuluma noTjhekemu noyise uRhamori. 14Bathi kibo: “Asikwazi ukwenza into enjalo, akwazeki ukunikela udadwethu indoda engakasoki. Lokho kungaba lihlazo kithi. 15Singavumelana nawe kwaphela nange nivuma ukufana nathi ngokusoka boke abaduna benu. 16Nanenze njalo, sizaninikela amadodakazethu bese sithatha amadodakazenu. Sizakuhlala nani sibe munye. 17Kodwana naningavumelani nathi nisoke, sizakuthatha umntazanethu, sifuduke.”
18Isiphakamiso sabo sabonakala sisihle kuRhamori nendodanakhe uTjhekemu. 19Isokana ebegade kungelihlonitjhwako ngakwabo azange lone isikhathi, lenza njengombana batjhwile ngombana gade lithathekile ngendodakazi kaJakopo. 20Yeke uRhamori nendodanakhe uTjhekemu baya esangweni ledorobho labo ukuyokhuluma namadoda womuzi, bathi kiwo: 21“Abantwaba banobuntu nathi. Yeke bavumeleni bahlale enarhenapha badlisele khona ifuywabo. Qalani inarha ibanzi mahlangothi woke. Nje-ke asendiselaneni nabo. 22Kodwana naku umbandela abavuma ngawo bona bahlale nathi sibe munye nabo: Akusokwe boke abaduna bethu njengombana nabo basokile. 23Ngithi sibulele ngombana imihlambabo, ipahlabo nayo yoke ifuywabo izakuba ngeyethu. Kwethu sekuvuma ukuze bahlale phakathi kwethwapha!”
24Woke amadoda agade anekghono lokulwa avumelana noRhamori nendodanakhe uTjhekemu. Yeke woke omduna wasokwa, okutjho boke abanekghono lokulwa.
25Elangeni lesithathu lokha basese seenhlungwini, amadodana amabili wakaJakopo, uSimiyoni noLevi, abanakwabo kaDina, bobabili bathatha iinsabula zabo bazingenela edorobheni ngaphandle kwesiliyo, babulala boke abaduna. 26Babulala uRhamori nendodanakhe uTjhekemu ngesabula bathatha uDina ngekumbeni kaTjhekemu bakhamba naye. 27Amanye amadodana kaJakopo aya lapha kuneendumbu khona, aphanga idorobho ngombana udadwabo wasilaphazelwa lapho. 28Athatha imihlambabo yezimvu neembuzi, iinkomo zabo nabodumbana babo nakho koke kwabo okungedorobheni nokungaphandle emmangweni. 29Athumba woke amakhobokabo, abantwababo nababafazi babo. Aphanga koke okungeenkumbeni.
30UJakopo wathi kuSimiyoni noLevi: “Ningibangele ihlekelele ngokungenza isizondo ebantwini balapha okumaKanana namaPerizi. Nginedlanzana labantu, yeke nange bangazihlanganisa balwe nami, mina nomzami sizokurhayilwa.”
31Kodwana baphendula uyise bathi: “Bekumele aphathe udadwethu njengengwadla na?”
