¹ Zvino Dhaina, mwanasikana akaberekerwa Jakobho naRea, akabuda kundoshanyira madzimai enyika iyo. ² Shekemu mwanakomana waHamori muHivhi, mutongi wenzvimbo iyo, akati amuona, akamumanikidza akavata naye, uye akamunyadza. ³ Mwoyo wake wakadokwairira Dhaina mwanasikana waJakobho, uye aida musikana uyu, uye akataura naye zvinyoronyoro ⁴ Saka Shekemu akati kuna Hamori baba vake, Nditorerei musikana uyu kuti ave mukadzi wangu.

⁵ Jakobho paakanzwa kuti mwanasikana wake Dhaina akanga asvibiswa, vanakomana vake vakanga vari kusango nezvipfuwo zvake; saka akanyarara pamusoro pazvo kusvikira vauya kumba. ⁶ Ipapo Hamori baba vaShekemu vakabuda kundotaura naJakobho. ⁷ Zvino vanakomana vaJakobho vakauya vachibva kusango, pavakangonzwa zvakanga zvaitika. Vakanga vane shungu uye vakatsamwa, nokuti Shekemu akanga aita chinhu chinonyadza kwazvo kuna Israeri, chokuvata nomwanasikana waJakobho, chinhu chisingafaniri kuitwa. ⁸ Asi Hamori akati kwavari, Mwanakomana wangu Shekemu anodokwairira mwanasikana wenyu. Ndapota mupei henyu iye kuti ave mukadzi wake. ⁹ Ngatiwaniranei; tipei vanasikana venyu uye imiwo mutore vanasikana vedu. ¹⁰ Munogona henyu kugara pakati pedu; nyika iri pamberi penyu. Garaimo, tengesaimo, uye muve nepfuma murimo. ¹¹ Ipapo Shekemu akati kuna baba vaDhaina nokuhanzvadzi dzake, Regai ndiwane nyasha pamberi penyu, uye ndichakupai zvose zvamunoda. ¹² Revai henyu roora romwenga uye ndichakupai chipo chikuru sezvamunoda, uye zvose zvamuchareva kwandiri ndicharipa hangu. Ndipei bedzi musikana ave mukadzi wangu.

¹³ Nokuda kwokuti hanzvadzi yavo Dhaina yakanga yasvibiswa vanakomana vaJakobho vakapindura nokunyengera pakutaura kwavo kuna Shekemu nababa vake Hamori. ¹⁴ Vakati kwaari, Hatingaiti chinhu chakadaro; hatigoni kupa hanzvadzi yedu kumurume asina kudzingiswa. Chingava chinyadziso kwatiri ichocho. ¹⁵ Tingangotenderana kana maita chinhu chimwe chete: kuti imi muve sesu nokudzingisa varume vose. ¹⁶ Ipapo tichakupai vanasikana vedu uye tigozvitorerawo vanasikana venyu. Tichagara pakati penyu tigova vanhu vamwe nemi. ¹⁷ Asi kana musingadi kudzingiswa, isu tichatora hanzvadzi yedu tigoenda. ¹⁸ Kutaura wavo kwainge kwakanaka kuna Hamori nomwanakomana wake Shekemu. ¹⁹ Jaya iri raikudzwa zvikuru pakati pemhuri yose yababa varo, harina kunonoka kuita zvavakareva, nokuti akanga achifadzwa nomwanasikana waJakobho. ²⁰ Saka Hamori nomwanakomana wake Shekemu vakaenda kusuo reguta ravo kuti vandotaura navamwe varume vomuguta ravo. ²¹ Vakati, Vanhu ava vakanaka kwazvo kwatiri. Ngavagare munyika yedu uye vashambadzire mairi; nyika yakakura kwazvo kwavari. Tinogona kuwana vanasikana vavo uye ivo vanogona kuwana veduwo. ²² Asi warume wachatenderana nesu kuti tiwe savanhu wamwe nechinhu chimwe bedzi, chokuti wanhurume vedu vadzingiswe, sezvavari iwo. ²³ Ko, mombe dzawo, pfuma yawo nezvimwe zvipfuwo zvawo hazvingavi zvedu here? Saka ngatitenderanei nawo, wagogara pakati pedu. ²⁴ warume wose wakabuda kusuo reguta wakabvumirana naHamori nomwanakomana wake Shekemu, uye wanhurume wose womuguta wakadzingiswa.

²⁵ Shure kwamazuwa matatu, wose wachiri kurwadziwa, wanakomana wawiri waJakobho, Simeoni naRevhi, hanzvadzi dzaDhaina, wakatora minondo yavo wakarwisa guta rakanga risina chifungidziro, wakauraya munhurume wose. ²⁶ wakauraya Hamori nomwanakomana wake nomunondo uye wakatora hanzvadzi yawo Dhaina kubva mumba maShekemu wakaenda. ²⁷ Vanakomana vaJakobho vakasvika kuzvitunha vakapamba guta iro makanga masvibiswa hanzvadzi yavo. ²⁸  Vakatora makwai avo nemombe dzavo, mbongoro dzavo nezvose zvakanga zviri zvavo muguta uye nezvaiva musango. ²⁹  Vakatakura pfuma yavo navakadzi vavo vose navana, vakapamba zvinhu zvose zvaiva mudzimba. ³⁰ Ipapo Jakobho akati kuna Simeoni naRevhi, Mandiparira dambudziko mukandiita chinhu chinonhuhwa kuwaKenani navaPerizi, wanhu vagere munyika muno. Tiri washoma isu, uye kana wakandikomberana uyeWakarwa neni, ini nemhuri yangu tichaparadzwa.

³¹ Asi ivo wakapindura wakati, Zvakanaka here kuti vabate hanzvadzi yedu sechifeve?