IGenesis
34:1 Waphuma uDina, intombi kaLeya, leyo wayizalela uYakobi
khangela iintombi zelizwe.
34:2 UShekem, unyana kaHamore umHivi, isikhulu selizwe, sabona
wamthabatha, walala naye, wamenza inqambi.
34:3 Umphefumlo wakhe wanamathela kuDina intombi kaYakobi, wamthanda
Intombi, wathetha kakuhle nentombi.
34:4 Wathi uShekem kuHamore uyise, Ndithabathele kuye le ntombi
umfazi.
34:5 Weva uYakobi ukuba umenze inqambi uDina, intombi yakhe;
Waye esempahleni yakhe endle; wathi tu ke uYakobi, bada bahlukana
bezile.
34:6 UHamore, uyise kaShekem, waphuma waya kuthetha noYakobi.
34:7 Bafika oonyana bakaYakobi bevela endle, bakuva oko
baba buhlungu abantu, bavutha ngumsindo, ngokuba wenze ubudenge
KwaSirayeli ekulaleni nentombi kaYakobi; into engafanele ukubakho
kwenziwe.
34:8 Wathetha uHamore nabo, esithi, uShekem, unyana wam, umphefumlo wakhe uwomile
ngenxa yentombi yakho; khawumnike ibe ngumfazi.
34:9 nendiselane nathi, nisinike iintombi zenu, nizeke;
iintombi zethu kuwe.
34:10 nahlale nathi, ilizwe libe phambi kwenu; ukuhlala kunye
rhwebeni ngayo, nirhwebe ngayo.
34:11 Wathi uShekem kuyise wayo, nakubanakwayo, Makhe ndiyifumane
Ubabalo emehlweni enu, nento eniyithethayo kum ndoninika.
34:12 Yandisani kunene ikhazi kum, nesipho; ndoninika kwanjengani
Wothi kum; ndinike ke intombi leyo ibe ngumfazi.
34:13 Oonyana bakaYakobi babaphendula ooShekem noHamore uyise ngenkohliso, bathi,
bathi, ngenxa yokuba ebemenze inqambi uDina udade wabo.
34:14 Bathi kubo, Asinakuyenza le nto, yokuba simnike udade wethu
lowo ungalukanga; ngokuba loo nto ibilungcikivo kuthi.
34:15 Siya kuvumelana nani ngale ndawo, ukuba nithe naba njengathi, ukuze nonke nibe njengathi
Maluke kuni indoda;
34:16 Soninika ke iintombi zethu, sinithabathe
sibe ziintombi kuthi, sihlale nani, sibe banye
abantu.
34:17 Ukuba nithe anasiphulaphula ngokuthi naluke; emva koko siya kuthatha
intombi yethu, kwaye siya kube sihamba.
34:18 Alunga amazwi abo emehlweni kaHamore, nasemehlweni kaShekem, unyana kaHamore.
34:19 Akalibala umfana ukuyenza loo nto, uba ubevuya;
ubezukile yena ngaphezu kwayo yonke indlu kaYakobi
uyise.
34:20 Weza uHamore, noShekem unyana wakhe, esangweni lomzi wabo, wafika
Wathetha namadoda omzi wabo, esithi,
34:21 Aba banoxolo nathi; ngoko ke mabahlale elizweni;
narhweba ngayo; ilizwe eli, yabonani, libanzi ngeenxa zombini phambi kwabo;
sozizeka iintombi zawo zibe ngabafazi bethu, siwanike abethu
iintombi.
34:22 Ke ovumelana nathi ngale ndawo yodwa amadoda lawo, ukuhlala nathi, sibe banye
bantuni, ukuba yonke into eyindoda kuthi yaluka, njengokuba alukile bona.
34:23 Imfuyo yawo, nengqwebo yawo, nawo onke amaqegu awo, akasayi kuba yini na?
eyethu? masibavumele kodwa, bahlale nathi.
34:24 Bamphulaphula ke uHamore, noShekem unyana wakhe, bonke abaphuma kuye
isango lomzi wakhe; Yaluswa yonke into eyindoda, bonke abaphumayo
kwisango lomzi wakhe.
34:25 Kwathi ngomhla wesithathu, bakuba buhlungu, ababini kubo
oonyana bakaYakobi, uSimon noLevi, abanakwabo boDina, bathabatha elowo eyakhe
Wawufikela loo mzi ngokungafihlisiyo, wabulala yonke into eyindoda.
34:26 Bababulala noHamore, noShekem unyana wakhe, ngohlangothi lwekrele, bababulala ngohlangothi lwekrele.
wamthabatha uDina endlwini kaShekem, waphuma.
34:27 Oonyana bakaYakobi babafikela ababuleweyo, bawuphanga umzi ngenxa yokuba
bebemenze inqambi udade wabo.
34:28 Bazithabatha impahla yabo emfutshane, neenkomo zabo, namaesile abo, neento zabo
eyayiphakathi komzi, neyayisentsimini;
34:29 nobutyebi babo bonke, nabantwana babo bonke, nabafazi babo, babathabatha
bathimba, baphanga neento zonke ebe zisendlwini.
34:30 Wathi uYakobi kuSimon noLevi, Nindihlisele ishwangusha, ukuze nindibulale;
Lanuka phakathi kwabemi belizwe, phakathi kwamaKanan naphakathi
namaPerizi: mna ndimbalwa ngenani, baya kubuthana
kunye ngam, nindibulale; nditshatyalaliswe, mna nabam
indlu.
34:31 Bathi ke, Ihenyukazi le nto imenze udade wethu na?