Dina
Kalonga wa kumeneko akugwira Dina ndi kumugwiririra, kenako akufuna kumukwatira. Abale ake akuyankha ndi mtendere wonyenga: akuumiriza kuti amuna adulidwe, kenako akupha mwamuna aliyense mumzindawo ali mkati mwa ululu. Chodandaula chokha cha Yakobo ndi choopsa chimene chamugwera iyeyo.
34 1Dina, mwana wamkazi amene Leya anamberekera Yakobo, anatuluka kukaona atsikana a m'dzikomo. 2Sekemu mwana wa Hamori Mhivi, kalonga wa m'dzikomo, anamuona iye, namugwira, nagona naye, namuchitira nkhanza. 3Mtima wake unakakamira Dina, mwana wamkazi wa Yakobo; anamkonda mtsikanayo, nalankhula momkomera mtima. 4Ndipo Sekemu anati kwa Hamori atate wake, “Mundipezere mtsikana uyu kuti akhale mkazi wanga.”
5Yakobo anamva kuti Sekemu wadetsa Dina mwana wake wamkazi, koma ana ake aamuna anali ndi ziweto zake kutchire, choncho Yakobo sananene kanthu kufikira pamene anabwera. 6Ndipo Hamori, atate wa Sekemu, anatuluka kupita kwa Yakobo kukalankhula naye. 7Ana a Yakobo anabwera kuchokera kutchire. Pamene anamva, anthuwo anamva chisoni kwambiri napsa mtima, pakuti Sekemu anachita chinthu chochititsa manyazi mu Israeli, pogona ndi mwana wamkazi wa Yakobo, chinthu chimene sichiyenera kuchitidwa. 8Hamori analankhula nawo, nati, “Mwana wanga Sekemu wakhumba mwana wanu wamkazi. Chonde mumpatse iye kuti akhale mkazi wake. 9Tikwatirane: mutipatse ana anu aakazi, ndipo mutengere ana athu aakazi. 10Khalani nafe; dziko lili lotseguka pamaso panu; khazikani mmenemo, muchite malonda, ndipo mupeze chuma mmenemo.”
11Sekemu anati kwa atate wake ndi abale ake, “Ndipeze chisomo pamaso panu; chilichonse chimene mudzandiuza, ndidzapereka. 12Ndipempheni malowolo ndi mphatso iliyonse, ngakhale yaikulu motani, ndidzapereka. Koma mundipatse mtsikana uyu kuti akhale mkazi wanga.”
13Ana a Yakobo anayankha Sekemu ndi Hamori atate wake mwachinyengo, chifukwa Sekemu anadetsa Dina mlongo wawo. 14Anati kwa iwo, “Sitingathe kuchita chinthu ichi, kupereka mlongo wathu kwa munthu wosachena mdulidwe; chimenechi chikanatichititsa manyazi. 15Tivomereza ichi chokhacho: ngati inu mukhala ngati ife, mwamuna aliyense wa inu adulidwe. 16Ndipo tidzakupatsani ana athu aakazi ndi kutengera anu; tidzakhala nanu ndipo tidzakhala anthu amodzi. 17Koma ngati inu simudzamvera ndi kudulidwa, tidzatenga mwana wathu wamkazi ndipo tidzachoka.”
18Mau awo anakondweretsa Hamori ndi Sekemu mwana wake. 19Mnyamatayo sanazengereze, popeza anakondwera ndi mwana wamkazi wa Yakobo; iye anali wolemekezeka koposa onse m'nyumba ya atate wake. 20Hamori ndi Sekemu mwana wake anabwera ku chipata cha mzinda wawo, nalankhula ndi anthu a mzinda wawo, nati, 21“Anthu awa ali pamtendere ndi ife. Akhale m'dzikoli ndi kuchita malonda mmenemo, pakuti dziko ndi lalikulu lowakwanira. Tidzatenga ana awo aakazi kuti akhale akazi athu, ndipo tidzawapatsa athu. 22Koma anthuwa adzavomera kukhala nafe monga anthu amodzi pa chifukwa ichi chokha: kuti mwamuna aliyense pakati pathu adulidwe, monga iwo adulidwa. 23Kodi ziweto zawo, chuma chawo, ndi nyama zawo zonse sizidzakhala zathu? Tivomerezane nawo basi, ndipo adzakhala nafe.”
24Onse amene anatuluka pa chipata cha mzinda wake anamvera Hamori ndi Sekemu mwana wake, ndipo mwamuna aliyense anadulidwa, onse amene anatuluka pa chipata cha mzinda wake. 25Pa tsiku lachitatu, pamene anali akumvabe ululu, ana awiri a Yakobo, Simeoni ndi Levi, abale a Dina, aliyense anatenga lupanga lake, nabwera kudzalimbana ndi mzinda umene unali osadziwa, napha mwamuna aliyense. 26Anapha Hamori ndi Sekemu mwana wake ndi lupanga, natenga Dina kuchokera m'nyumba ya Sekemu, nachoka. 27Ana a Yakobo anafika pa amene anaphedwa, nafunkha mzindawo, chifukwa anthu a kumeneko anadetsa mlongo wawo. 28Anatenga nkhosa zawo, ng'ombe zawo, abulu awo, ndi chilichonse chimene chinali mu mzinda ndi kutchire. 29Anatenga chuma chawo chonse, ana awo onse, ndi akazi awo ukapolo, nafunkha chilichonse chimene chinali m'nyumba. 30Yakobo anati kwa Simeoni ndi Levi, “Mwandidzetsera mavuto, mwandinunkhitsa kwa anthu amene akukhala kuno, Akanani ndi Aperezi. Anthu anga ndi owerengeka; ngati agwirizana polimbana nane, adzandiukira, ndipo ndidzawonongedwa, ine ndi a m'nyumba yanga.”
31Koma iwo anati, “Kodi akanayenera kumchitira mlongo wathu ngati mkazi wachiwerewere?”