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₁Ngamhla uthile uDayina intombi kaYakobi noLeya waya kubutha kwezinye iintombi zaseKanana. ₂UShekem, unyana kaHamore umHivi inkosi yaloo mmandla, wambona, wemka naye, wazithathel' isondo kuye. ₃Wasuka wathi ti yiloo ntombi uShekem, wayithanda, wazama ukuzicengezela kuyo. ₄Waxelela uyise ukuba makamthathele yona ibe ngumkakhe.

₅Weva uYakobi ukuba intombi yakhe yonakele. Kodwa ngenxa yokuba babengekho oonyana bakhe, besemadlelweni, akazange enze nto kwada kwabuya bona.

₆Uyise kaShekem uHamore waya kuthetha noYakobi. ₇Kwakuxa kanye babuyayo emadlelweni oonyana bakaYakobi. Bothuka, bakhathazeka kakhulu bakuyiva into embi kangaka eyenziwe nguShekem yokunyelisa amaSirayeli ngokulala nentombi kaYakobi, nto leyo ingenziwayo kwaSirayeli.

₈UHamore wenjenje ebhekisa kuYakobi: “Unyana wam uShekem uyayithanda le ntombi yakho. Ndiyakucela ke, mvumele ayithathe. ₉Masivane thina kwinto yokuba abantu bethu bendiselane. ₁₀Nawe ke ungema naphi na kulo mhlaba wakowethu, urhwebe nokurhweba kangangoko uthanda, ufuye nempahla.”

₁₁Uthe ke yena uShekem kuYakobi noonyana bakhe: “Ndikhululeleni le ntombi. Ndiya kuhlawula nantoni na eniyifunayo. ₁₂Ndixeleleni ikhazi emandilikhuphe, libe likhulu kangangoko nifuna; nixele namabhaso eniwafunayo, ndininike. Nantoni na eniyifunayo ndingayikhupha, ukuba nje niyavuma ndimthathe uDayina.”

₁₃Ngenxa yokuba uShekem wayeselemhlazisile udade wabo uDayina, oonyana bakaYakobi babaphendula ngelibaqhathayo ooShekem noyise uHamore, ₁₄benjenje: “Asinakumendisela kumntu ongalukanga udade wethu. Into enjalo ingalihlazo. ₁₅Singavuma xa nina, kunye nawo onke amadoda alapha, nisaluka, nifane nathi. ₁₆Nolwendiselwano olu nina nithetha ngalo singalwamkela phantsi kwaloo mqathango kuphela, sihlale phakathi kwenu, sibe ngabantu abanye. ₁₇Kodwa ke ukuba anivumelani nathi ngale ndawo, siya kumthatha udade wethu, sifuduke apha.”

₁₈Yavakala ilungile imihle le miqathango kuHamore nakunyana wakhe uShekem. ₁₉UShekem akapholisanga maseko, ngenxa yokuba wayemthanda uDayina intombi kaYakobi. UShekem wayexatyiswe kakhulu kowabo.

₂₀UHamore noShekem babizela amawabo embizweni ngasesangweni ledolophu, babhekisa kuwo benjenje: ₂₁“Abaya bantu ngabahlobo bethu. Masibavumele bahlale bazive besekhaya apha kowethu. Mkhulu lo mhlaba; ungasanela sonke. Singendiselana nokwendiselana nabo. ₂₂Kodwa abaya bantu bathi bohlala phakathi kwethu, sibe ngabantu abanye, ngaphantsi komqathango omnye: lo wokuba onke amadoda aluke, afane nabo. ₂₃Anithi ke izinto zabo nemfuyo yabo yonke ayingebi yeyethu xa kunjalo? Masivumelane ke nabo, bahlale nathi.” ₂₄Laba linye kumntu wonke kubemi baloo dolophu, aza onke amadoda aluka.

₂₅Emva kweentsuku ezintathu, xa kanye onke amadoda aqhanile ziintlungu, oonyana ababini bakaYakobi, abanakwabo-Dayina, uSimon noLevi, bathatha amakrele abo, bangena esixekweni, bengarhanelwa bani, bafika bawabulala onke amadoda ₂₆kunye noHamore noShekem. Baya kuthatha uDayina kwaShekem, bemka naye. ₂₇Emva koko abanye oonyana bakaYakobi bangena edolophini, bayiphanga, bekhupha isixhiba ngenxa yokunyeliswa kodade wabo. ₂₈Bemka neegusha, neenkomo, needonki, babutha konke esixekweni nasemadlelweni. ₂₉Yonke into enexabiso bahamba nayo, bathatha bonke abafazi nabantwana kunye nempahla yezindlu.

₃₀UYakobi wathi kuSimon noLevi: “Nina nindibangela ingxwaba-ngxwaba ngale nto. Ngoku ndiza kucatshukelwa ngabantu bonke, amaKanana kunye namaPerezi. Andinamadoda maninzi mna. Ukuba bona banokudibana bandihlasele ungatshabalala wonke umzi wam.”

₃₁Bamphendula ngelithi: “Besingenakuyeka udadethu aphathwe njengehenyukazi.”