UDina
UDina wabanjwa wadlwengulwa yinkosana yelo lizwe, eyathi emva koko yafuna ukumzeka. Abantakwabo baphendula ngoxolo lobuxoki—befuna ulwaluko, baza babulala wonke indoda esixekweni besesebuhlungu. Isikhalazo sikaYakobi kuphela yingozi ekuye yena ngokwakhe.
34 1UDina, intombi uLeya awayizalela uYakobi, waphuma waya kubona amantombazana elizwe. 2UShekem, unyana kaHamori umHivi, inkosana yelo lizwe, wambona, wambamba, walala naye, wamdlwengula. 3Intliziyo yakhe yanamathela kuDina, intombi kaYakobi—wayithanda le ntombazana, wathetha entliziyweni yayo. 4UShekem wathi kuyise uHamori: “Ndizekele le ntombazana ibe ngumfazi wam.”
5UYakobi weva ukuba uShekem uyenze inqambi intombi yakhe uDina, kodwa oonyana bakhe babenemfuyo yakhe endle, ngoko uYakobi akathethanga nto wada wabuya. 6UHamori, uyise kaShekem, waphuma waya kuYakobi ukuze athethe naye. 7Oonyana bakaYakobi babuya endle. Bakuva oku, aba madoda aba buhlungu kakhulu, aqumba kunene—kuba uShekem wayenze into elihlazo kwaSirayeli ngokulala nentombi kaYakobi, into engafanele kwenziwe. 8UHamori wathetha nabo wathi: “Unyana wam uShekem uyilangazelela intombi yenu. Khanimnike yona ibe ngumfazi wakhe. 9Yendiselanani nathi—sinikeni iintombi zenu, nize nizithabathele iintombi zethu. 10Hlalani nathi; nali ilizwe lithe gabalala phambi kwenu—hlalani, nishishine, nizuze izinto kulo.”
11UShekem wathi kuyise nakubakhuluwa bayo: “Mandifumane ubabalo emehlweni enu; nantoni na enithi kum, ndiya kuyinika. 12Celani kum nokuba yeyiphi na ikhazi nesipho, nokuba sikhulu kangakanani na—ndiya kusihlawula. Nika nje mna le ntombazana ibe ngumfazi wam.”
13Oonyana bakaYakobi bamphendula ngenkohliso uShekem noyise uHamori, kuba uShekem wayeyenze inqambi udade wabo uDina. 14Bathi kubo: “Asinako ukwenza le nto—ukunika udade wethu kwindoda engalukanga; oko kungasihlazisa. 15Sivuma kule nto kuphela: ukuba nithe nafana nathi, yonke indoda phakathi kwenu yaluswe. 16Siya kuninika iintombi zethu, sithabathe ezenu, size sihlale nani sibe sisizwe sinye. 17Kodwa ukuba anithanga niphulaphule, nize naluke, siya kuyithabatha intombi yethu, simke.”
18Amazwi abo awakholisa uHamori nonyana wakhe uShekem. 19Loo mfana akazange alibazise ukwenza oku, kuba wayeyoliswa yintombi kaYakobi—wayehlonitshwa ngaphezu kwabo bonke endlwini kayise. 20UHamori nonyana wakhe uShekem beza esangweni lesixeko sabo, bathetha namadoda esixeko sabo, bathi: 21“La madoda anoxolo nathi. Mawahlale elizweni, ashishine kulo—ilizwe libanzi ngokwaneleyo kuwo. Siya kuthabatha iintombi zawo zibe ngabafazi, siwanike nezethu. 22Kodwa la madoda aya kuvuma ukuhlala nathi abe sisizwe sinye ngesi sivumelwano kuphela: ukuba yonke indoda phakathi kwethu yaluswe, njengokuba nawo alukile. 23Imfuyo yawo, nempahla yawo, nazo zonke izilwanyana zawo, aziyi kuba zezethu na? Masivume nje nawo, aze ahlale nathi.”
24Bonke abo baphuma ngesango lesixeko sakhe baphulaphula uHamori nonyana wakhe uShekem, yaza yaluswa yonke indoda—bonke abaphuma ngesango lesixeko sakhe. 25Ngomhla wesithathu, besasezintlungwini, oonyana bakaYakobi ababini, uSimon noLevi, abakhuluwa bakaDina, elowo wathabatha ikrele lakhe, bawuhlasela umzi owawungarhanelanga nto, babulala yonke indoda. 26Bambulala uHamori nonyana wakhe uShekem ngekrele, bamthabatha uDina endlwini kaShekem, bemka. 27Oonyana bakaYakobi bafika kwababuleweyo, bawuphanga umzi, kuba amadoda alapho ayemenze inqambi udade wabo. 28Bathabatha imihlambi yawo yeegusha, neenkomo zawo, needonki zawo, nako konke okusemzini nokusendle. 29Bathimba bonke ubutyebi bawo, nabantwana bawo bonke, nabafazi bawo, baphanga konke okusezindlwini. 30UYakobi wathi kuSimon noLevi: “Nindifake engxakini—nindenze ndanuka kwabo bemi apha, amaKanan namaPerezi. Abantu bam bambalwa; ukuba bathe bahlangana ngxatsho ndim, baya kundihlasela, nditshabalale, mna nendlu yam.”
31Kodwa bona bathi: “Umele na ukuba aphathe udade wethu njengehenyukazi?”
