UGenesise 34
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UGenesise 34
UDina waphuma ukuyobona izwe, wahlangana noShekemi
1UDina, indodakazi kaLeya, ayizalela uJakobe, waphuma ukuyobona amadodakazi alelo zwe.
2UShekemi indodana kaHamori umHivi, umbusi wezwe, wambona, wamthatha, walala naye, wangcolisa.
3Umphefumulo wakhe wanamathela kuDina indodakazi kaJakobe, wayithanda intombazane, wakhuluma kahle kuyo intombazane.
4UShekemi wakhuluma kuyise uHamori, wathi: “Nginike le ntombazane ibe ngumkami.”
5UJakobe wezwa ukuthi ungcolisile indodakazi yakhe uDina; amadodana akhe ayesemadlelweni nezinkomo zakhe; uJakobe wathula zaze zafika.
6UHamori uyise kaShekemi waphuma waya kuJakobe ukuyokhuluma naye.
7Amadodana kaJakobe afika evela endle ekuzwa lokho, amadoda adabuka, athukuthela kakhulu, ngokuba wenze ubuwula kwa-Israyeli ngokulala nendodakazi kaJakobe; okuyinto okungafanele yenziwe.
8UHamori wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Umphefumulo wendodana yami uShekemi ulangazelela indodakazi yenu;
9nendiselane nathi, nisinike amadodakazi enu, nizithathele amadodakazi ethu.
10Niyakuhlala nathi, izwe libe phambi kwenu; hlalani nihwebe ngalo, nizuze impahla kulo.
11Wayesethi uShekemi kuyise wayo nakubafowabo: “Mangithole umusa emehlweni enu, nalokho eniyakungitshela khona ngiyakuninika khona.
12Ungalokothi ungicele ilobolo nesipho esingaka, futhi ngizokunika njengokusho kwakho kimi; kodwa nginike intombi ibe ngumkami.
13Amadodana kaJakobe abaphendula ngamanga oShekemi noyise uHamori, ethi, ngokuba engcolisile udadewabo uDina;
14Bathi kubo: “Asinakukwenza lokho ukuba udadewethu simnike umuntu ongasokanga; ngoba kuyihlazo kithi.
15Kodwa kulokhu sizavumelana lani: Uba lithanda ukuba njengathi, ukuthi bonke abesilisa phakathi kwenu basokwe;
16khona siyakuninika amadodakazi ethu, sizithathele amadodakazi enu, sihlale nani, sibe yisizwe sinye.
17Kodwa uba lingasilaleli ukuthi lisokwe; bese sithatha indodakazi yethu, sihambe.
18Amazwi abo aba mahle oHamori noShekemi indodana kaHamori.
19Insizwa ayilibalanga ukwenza lokho, ngokuba yayithokozile ngendodakazi kaJakobe, futhi yayinodumo kunendlu yonke kayise.
20UHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe bafika esangweni lomuzi wabo, bakhuluma kumadoda omuzi wabo, bathi:
21Laba bathanda ukuthula kithi; ngalokho mabahlale ezweni, bahwebe kulo; ngoba izwe, bheka, likhulu ngokwanele phambi kwabo; masizithathele amadodakazi abo, siwanike amadodakazi ethu.
22Ngalokhu kuphela amadoda azavumelana lathi ukuhlala lathi, abe yisizwe sinye, uba wonke umuntu phakathi kwethu esokiwe, njengalokhu wona esokiwe.
23Izinkomo zabo, nempahla yabo, nezinkomo zabo akuyikuba ngokwethu na? asivumelane nabo kuphela, futhi bayohlala nathi.
24Bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakhe balalela uHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe; bonke abesilisa basokwa, bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakhe.
25Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu sebehlupheka, amadodana amabili kaJakobe, uSimeyoni noLevi, abafowabo bakaDina, bathatha kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe, behla emzini ngesibindi, babulala bonke abantu.
26Babulala oHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe ngosiko lwenkemba, bamkhipha uDina endlini kaShekemi, baphuma.
27Amadodana kaJakobe afika phezu kwababuleweyo, awuphanga umuzi, ngokuba babengcolisile udadewabo.
28Athatha izimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo, nezimbongolo zabo, nalokho okwakusemzini, nalokho okwakusendle,
29Futhi yonke ingcebo yabo nabo bonke abantwana babo abancane nabafazi babo bathumba futhi baphanga konke okwakusendlini.
30UJakobe wayesethi kuSimeyoni noLevi: “Ningethusile, ngokungenza nginuke phakathi kwabakhileyo ezweni, phakathi kwamaKhanani namaPherizi; futhi ngimbalwa ngenani, bazongibuthanela futhi bangibulale; ngiyakuchithwa, mina nendlu yami.
31Bathi: “Iyakumphatha udadewethu njengesifebe na?”
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