IGenesisi 34

34 ¹UDina, indodakazi uLeya ayizalela uJakobe, waphuma ukuyobona amantombazane alelo zwe. ²UShekemi indodana kaHamori umHivi, isikhulu salelo zwe, wambona, wambamba, walala naye, wamhlukumeza. ³Inhliziyo yakhe yanamathela kuDina, indodakazi kaJakobe—wayithanda le ntombazane, wakhuluma enhliziyweni yayo. ⁴UShekemi wathi kuyise uHamori: “Ngitholele le ntombazane ibe ngumkami.”

⁵UJakobe wezwa ukuthi uShekemi wayeyingcolisile indodakazi yakhe uDina, kodwa amadodana akhe ayesendle nemfuyo yakhe, ngakho uJakobe wathula aze abuya. ⁶UHamori, uyise kaShekemi, waphuma waya kuJakobe ukuba akhulume naye. ⁷Amadodana kaJakobe abuya endle. Kuthe esezwile, lawo madoda aba buhlungu kakhulu futhi athukuthela—ngokuba uShekemi wayenze ihlazo kwa-Israyeli, ngokulala nendodakazi kaJakobe, into engafanele ukwenziwa. ⁸UHamori wakhuluma nawo wathi: “Indodana yami uShekemi iyilangazelela indodakazi yenu. Ake niyinike yona ibe ngumkakhe. ⁹Sendiselaneni nathi—sinikeni amadodakazi enu, nithathe awethu. ¹⁰Hlalani nathi; izwe livulekile kini—akhani kulo, nihwebe, nizuze impahla kulo.”

¹¹UShekemi wathi kuyise nakubafowabo bentombazane: “Mangithole umusa emehlweni enu; noma yini eniyishoyo kimi, ngizokunika. ¹²Ngibizeni noma yiliphi ilobolo nesipho, noma lingakanani—ngizolikhokha. Nginikeni nje intombazane ibe ngumkami.”

¹³Amadodana kaJakobe aphendula uShekemi noyise uHamori ngenkohliso, ngokuba uShekemi wayeyingcolisile udadewabo uDina. ¹⁴Athi kuwo: “Ngeke sikwenze lokhu—ukunika udadewethu endodeni engasokile; lokho kungaba yihlazo kithi. ¹⁵Sivuma kulokhu kuphela: uma niba njengathi, bonke abesilisa benu besokwe. ¹⁶Sizoninika amadodakazi ethu, sithathe awenu; sihlale nani, sibe yisizwe sinye. ¹⁷Kodwa uma ningalaleli ningasokwa, sizothatha indodakazi yethu sihambe.”

¹⁸Amazwi awo ajabulisa uHamori nendodana yakhe uShekemi. ¹⁹Insizwa ayizange ilibale ukukwenza lokho, ngoba yayithokoza ngendodakazi kaJakobe—yiyo eyayihlonishwa kunabo bonke endlini kayise. ²⁰UHamori nendodana yakhe uShekemi bafika esangweni lomuzi wakubo, bakhuluma namadoda omuzi wakubo bathi: ²¹“Lawa madoda anokuthula nathi. Mawahlale kuleli zwe ahwebe kulo—izwe libanzi ngokwanele kuwo. Sizothatha amadodakazi awo abe ngomkethu, siwanike awethu. ²²Lawa madoda azovuma kuphela ngalesi simo ukuhlala nathi sibe yisizwe sinye: ukuthi bonke abesilisa phakathi kwethu basokwe, njengoba nawo esokile. ²³Imfuyo yawo, nempahla yawo, nazo zonke izilwane zawo—akuyikuba ngokwethu na? Masivumelane nje nawo, bese behlala nathi.”

²⁴Bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakhe balalela uHamori nendodana yakhe uShekemi, futhi wonke owesilisa wasokwa—bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakhe. ²⁵Ngosuku lwesithathu, besesebuhlungu, amadodana amabili kaJakobe, uSimeyoni noLevi, abafowabo bakaDina, yilelo nalelo lathatha inkemba yalo, ahlasela umuzi owawungaqapheli, abulala bonke abesilisa. ²⁶Abulala uHamori nendodana yakhe uShekemi ngenkemba, akhipha uDina endlini kaShekemi, ahamba. ²⁷Amadodana kaJakobe afika kwababuleweyo, awuphanga umuzi, ngokuba amadoda akhona ayeyingcolisile udadewabo. ²⁸Athatha imihlambi yawo yezimvu, nemihlambi yawo yezinkomo, nezimbongolo zawo, nakho konke okwakusemzini nasendle. ²⁹Athatha yonke ingcebo yawo, nabo bonke abantwana bawo, nabafazi bawo abathumba, aphanga konke okwakusezindlini. ³⁰UJakobe wathi kuSimeyoni noLevi: “Ningehlisele inkathazo—ningenze nganukwa ngabakhileyo kuleli zwe, amaKhanani namaPherizi. Ngimbalwa abantu bami; uma bebambana bangihlasela, bazongibhubhisa, mina nendlu yami.”

³¹Kodwa athi: “Kufanele yini aphathe udadewethu njengesifebe?”