UGenesisi 34:1-31
34 UDina indodakazi kaJakhobe ayizalelwa nguLeya,+ wayejayele ukuyakwejisa lentombi* zalelolizwe.+
2 UShekhemu indodana kaHamori umHivi+ owayeyinduna yalelolizwe wathi embona wamthatha wambamba iganyavu.
3 Inhliziyo kaShekhemu yanamathela kuDina indodakazi kaJakhobe njalo wayithanda kakhulu intombi le, wakhuluma layo kamnandi eyincenga.*
4 UShekhemu wasesithi kuyise uHamori:+ “Hamba uyengicelela intombi le ukuthi ibe ngumkami.”
5 Ngesikhathi uJakhobe esizwa ukuthi indodakazi yakhe uDina yayisingcoliswe nguShekhemu, amadodana akhe ayesegangeni eselusa umhlambi wakhe. Ngakho uJakhobe wazithulela amadodana akhe aze aphenduka.
6 UHamori uyise kaShekhemu wasehamba wayakhuluma loJakhobe.
7 Kodwa indaba le yafika endlebeni zamadodana kaJakhobe njalo ahle asuka egangeni aphenduka. Ayebuhlungu futhi ezonde efile ngoba uShekhemu wayelethe ihlazo ku-Israyeli ngokulala lendodakazi kaJakhobe,+ into okwakungamelanga yenzakale.+
8 UHamori wafika wakhuluma labo wathi: “UShekhemu indodana yami uyayithanda kakhulu indodakazi yenu. Ngicela limuphe yona ibe ngumkakhe
9 njalo yendiselanani lathi. Sinikeni amadodakazi enu, lani lithathe amadodakazi ethu.+
10 Hlalani lathi lenze elikufunayo elizweni. Zihlaleleni lithengise kulo lizitholele inotho.”
11 UShekhemu wasekhuluma loJakhobe kanye labafowabo bakaDina wathi: “Ngicela libe lomusa kimi, ngizalipha loba yini eliyifunayo kimi.
12 Ngibizelani amalobolo amanengi kanye lesipho esidulayo.+ Ngizimisele ukulipha loba yini eliyifunayo. Ngiphani intombi le ibe ngumkami kuphela.”
13 Ngakho amadodana kaJakhobe aphendula uShekhemu loyise uHamori ngobuqili ngenxa yokuthi wayengcolise udadewabo uDina.
14 Abaphendula athi: “Ngeke senze into enjalo, asisoze sithathe udadewethu simnike indoda engasokwanga+ ngoba lokho kulihlazo kithi.
15 Yinye kuphela into engasenza sivume, kumele lisoke wonke amadoda elilawo libe njengathi.+
16 Nxa lingenza njalo sizalinika amadodakazi ethu, lathi besesizithathela amadodakazi enu njalo sizahlala lani sibe ngabantu banye.
17 Kodwa nxa lingasoze lilalele esikutshoyo liyekele ukusoka, sizathatha udadewethu sizihambele.”
18 UHamori+ lendodana yakhe uShekhemu+ bathaba bekuzwa lokhu.
19 Ijaha leli kalizange lizilazile, lahle layakwenza ababekutshilo+ ngenxa yokuthi laliyithanda indodakazi kaJakhobe futhi lalihlonitshwa kakhulu kubo bonke ababesemzini kayise.
20 Ngakho uHamori lendodana yakhe uShekhemu baya egedini ledolobho bakhuluma lamadoda edolobho lakibo+ bathi:
21 “Amadoda la afuna sihlalisane ngokuthula. Asiwavumeleni ahlale elizweni njalo athengise kulo ngoba ilizwe leli lilendawo enkulu angahlala kuyo. Singazithathela amadodakazi awo abe ngomkethu, lawo siwaphe amadodakazi ethu.+
22 Yinye kuphela into ezakwenza avume ukuhlala lathi ukuze sibe ngabantu banye; kumele wonke amadoda aphakathi kwethu asokwe njengawo.+
23 Nxa singenza njalo, impahla yawo lenotho yawo lezifuyo zawo kuzakuba ngokwethu. Ngakho asivumeni ukwenza akutshoyo ukuze ahlale lathi.”
24 Wonke amadoda ayebuthana egedini ledolobho avumelana lalokho okwakutshiwo nguHamori lendodana yakhe uShekhemu njalo wonke amadoda asokwa, wonke nje ayebuthana egedini ledolobho.
25 Kwathi ngelanga lesithathu amadoda lawo elokhu esafuthelwa, amadodana kaJakhobe, uSimiyoni loLevi, abafowabo bakaDina,+ bathatha inkemba zabo bangena edolobheni abantu belibele babulala wonke amadoda.+
26 Babulala loHamori lendodana yakhe uShekhemu ngenkemba, bathatha uDina endlini kaShekhemu bahamba.
27 Amanye amadodana kaJakhobe athi efika athola amadoda edolobho esebulewe, asebutha yonke into edolobheni lelo ngenxa yokuthi udadewabo wayengcolisiwe.+
28 Athatha imihlambi yabo yezimvu leyembuzi leyenkomo labobabhemi lakho konke okwakusedolobheni kanye lasemadlelweni.
29 Bathatha lempahla yonke yabantu laba, bathumba bonke abafazi babo kanye labantwababo abancane, babutha lakho konke okwakusezindlini.
30 UJakhobe wasesithi kuSimiyoni loLevi:+ “Selingilethele uhlupho olukhulu ngoba selingenze ngaba lephunga elibi ebantwini belizwe leli, amaKhenani lamaPherizi. Thina sibalutshwana njalo abantu laba bazaqoqana bazongihlasela bangitshabalalise mina lemuli yami.”
31 Kodwa bona bathi: “Akulamuntu okumele aphathe udadewethu njengewule.”
