UGENESISE 34

₁UDina, indodakazi kaLeya amzalela yona uJakobe, waphuma ukuyobona amadodakazi alelozwe.

₂UShekemi indodana kaHamori umHivi, inkosi yezwe, wambona, wamthatha, walala naye, wamona.

₃Inhliziyo yakhe yabambelela kuDina indodakazi kaJakobe, wayithanda intombi, wakhuluma kuyo inhliziyo yentombi.

₄UShekemi wakhuluma kuyise uHamori, wathi: Ngithathele lentombazana, ibe-ngumkami.

₅UJakobe wezwa ukuthi ungcolisile indodakazi yakhe uDina; amadodana akhe ayesezinkomeni endle; uJakobe wathula, aze afika.

₆UHamori uyise kaShekemi waphumela kuJakobe ukuyokhuluma naye.

₇Amadodana kaJakobe abuya endle esezwile lokho; abantu badabuka, bathukuthela kakhulu, ngokuba ubenzé ubuwula kwaIsrayeli ngokulala nendodakazi kaJakobe, okungenakwenziwa.

₈UHamori wakhuluma nabo, wathi: Inhliziyo yendodana yami uShekemi iyabambelela endodakazini yenu; ake nimuphe yona, ibe-ngumkakhe.

₉Ganiselanani nathi, nisiphe amadodakazi enu, nizithathele amadodakazi ethu.

₁₀Niyakuhlala kithi; izwe liyakubasebusweni benu; yakhani, nithengiselane, nifuye kulo.

₁₁UShekemi wayesethi kuyise nakubanewabo: Ake ngifumane umusa emehlweni enu; lokho eniyakukusho kimi, ngiyakuninika khona.

₁₂Bizani kimi ilobolo noma lingakanani kanye nesipho, ngiyakuninika njengokusho kwenu kimi; kodwa ngipheni intombi ibe-ngumkami.

₁₃Amadodana kaJakobe amphendula oShekemi noHamori uyise ngobuqili, akhuluma, njengokuba ebemngcolisile uDina udadewabo,

₁₄athi kubo: Asinakwenza lokhu, ukunika udadewethu kumuntu ongasokwanga, ngokuba lokho kuyihlazo kithina.

₁₅Kepha ngalokho singanivumela: uma nizakuba-njengathi, kusokwe bonke abesilisa bakini,

₁₆siyakuninika amadodakazi ethu, sizithathele amadodakazi enu, sihlale nani, sibe-yisizwe sinye.

₁₇Kepha uma ningasilaleli, nisokwe, siyakuthatha indodakazi yethu, sihambe.

₁₈Amazwi abo aba-mahle koHamori noShekemi indodana kaHamori.

₁₉Lensizwa ayilibalanga ukwenza lokho, ngokuba yayethabela indodakazi kaJakobe; yayinodumo kunabo bonke abendlu kayise.

₂₀OHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe beza ngasesangweni lomuzi, bakhuluma namadoda omuzi wabo, bathi:

₂₁Labobantu bahlezi ngokuthula nathi; ngalokho mabahlale ezweni, balihambe, ngokuba bheka, izwe libanzi inxa zombili phambi kwabo; asizithathele amadodakazi abo abe-ngomkethu, sibaphe amadodakazi ethu.

₂₂Kuphela ngalokho bayasivumela lababantu ukuhlala nathi, sibe-yisizwe sinye, ukuthi bonke abesilisa bakithi basokwa, njengalokho bona besokiwe.

₂₃Imihlambi yabo, nempahla yabo, nezinkomo zabo akuyikuba-ngokwethu na? Masibavumele kuphela, bakhe kithi.

₂₄Bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakhe balalela oHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe; bonke abesilisa basokwa, bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakhe.

₂₅Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu besenobuhlungu, amadodana amabili kaJakobe, oSimeyoni noLevi, abanewabo bakaDina, bathatha, kwaba-yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe, bahlasela umuzi ngesibindi, babulala bonke abesilisa.

₂₆Babulala oHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe ngosiko lwenkemba, bakhipha uDina endlini kaShekemi, bahamba.

₂₇Amadodana kaJakobe ayesefica ababuleweyo, aphanga umuzi, ngokuba babengcolisile udadewabo.

₂₈Athatha izimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo, nezimbongolo zabo, okwakusemzini nokwakusendle,

₂₉nemfuyo yonke yabo; athumba abantwana babo nawomkabo, abaphanga kanye nakho konke okusendlini.

₃₀UJakobe wayesethi koSimeyoni noLevi: Ningihluphile, ningenzile ukuba nginukele kabi abantu bezwe, amaKhanani namaPherizi; lokhu ngiyingcosana, bayakungihlanganyela, bangibulale, ngichithwe mina nendlu yami.

₃₁Base bethi: Ngabe bemenza udadewethu isifebe na?