¹ Nyalo Dinah, indvodzakati yaLeah layibelaka kuJakobe, waphuma wayewuhlanganyela netintfombi tendzawo. ² Shechem indvodzana yaHamor umHivite, Inkhosana yendzawo, yamubona. wamutsatsa walala naye, wamuhlaza. ³ Shachem bekahehekile kuDinah indvodzakiti yaJakobe. Wayitsandza lentfombi wakhuluma kahle kuyo. ⁴ Shechem wakhuluma kuyise watsi ngicela ungitsatsele nayi intfombi ibengumfati. ⁵ Jakobe bekasavile kutsi Sachem sawuhlaze Dinah indvodzakati yakhe. Madvodzana akhe bekaluse infuyo emadlelwen, ngako'ke Jakobe watibamba batebabuya. ⁶ Hamor babe waSachem waphuma waya kuJakobe wayewuku khuluma naye. ⁷ Emadvodzana aJakobe abuya emadlelweni makeva ngaloludzaba. lamadvodza aphoceka ngale sento. Banyanya kakhulu ngoba wahlaza Israel ngekulala nendvodzakati yaJakobe, ngoba imtfo lenjalo kumele ingentiwa. ⁸ Hamor wakhuluma nabo, watsi, Indvodzana yami iyamutsandza indvodza kati yakho. Ngicela umunike yena amente umfati. ⁹ vuma sitsatsane, sinekete emadvodzakati akho, nawe utitsatsele emadvodzakatini aketfu. ¹⁰ utawuhlala natsi, futsi nalendzawo utawuvumeleka kutsi singatsengiselana kanye nenfuyo. ungayifuna nendzawo. ¹¹ Shechem watsi kuyise nabonakabo, ngicela maneningentele umusa emehlweni enu, konkhe lenikushoko ngitakwenta. ¹² Ngicele sipho samakoti lesikhulu ngitakunika futsi ngitawentalolokushoko kimi, kepha nginike nayi indvodzakati ngiyente umfati. ¹³ Emadvodzana aJakobe amuphendula Shechem na Hamor babewakhe ngenhlonipho, ngoba besekone sisiwabo. ¹⁴ Batsi kubo, ngeke siyente lentfo lena, sinekete sisiwetfu nome ngubani longakasoki; loko kutaba lihlazo kitsi. ¹⁵ Ngulena kuphela indlela lesinga vumelana ngayo nani: maninga soka njengoba sisokile, mangabe wonkhe umutfu wesilisa kini angasoka. ¹⁶ ngulapho singavumakhona, lapho sitaninika emadvodzakati etfu natsi sitsatse emdvodzakati akenu sibe bantfu banye. ¹⁷ kepha maninga silaleli nisoke sitotsatsa emadvodzakati etfu sihambe nawo. ¹⁸ Emavi labawakhuluma amenetisa Hamor na Shechem. ¹⁹ Lelijaha atange liphotise maseko ekwenteni labakusho, ngobe beyimucazile indvodzakati yaJakobe ngobe bekangumuntfu lohlonishwako endlini yeyise. ²⁰ Hamor na Shachem indvodzana yakhe baya egedeni lelidolobha, batsi, ²¹ lamadvodza sihleti ngekuthula nawo ngakoke wavumeleni kutsi nawo ahlale kulendzawo futsi ahwebelane nalabanye ngoba empeleni landzawo yikhulu ibenele. Asitsatseni madvodza kati abosibente bafati nabo batsatse etfu amadvodzakati. ²² Nguletincabekwelwane letikuphela lesingakhona ngato kutsi sitsatse madvodza kati abo sibe bantfu banye: manabe wonkhe wesilisa kitsi asokile, njengoba nabo basokile. ²³ angeke yini kutsi infuyo yabo kanye netimphahla tabo kube ngekwetfu? ngakoke asivumelane nabo, batohlala kanyenatsi. ²⁴ Bonkhe labebaye ehhekeni lelidolobha lakhe balalela Hamor na Shachem, indvodzana yakhe. Bonkhe besilisa basoka, bonkhe labaya ehhekeni lelidolobha lakhe. ²⁵ Elangeni lesitsatfu, basese buhlingwini, mabili wemadvodzana aJakobe (Simon na Levi, umnakabo Dinah), nguloyo watsatsa inkemba yakhe bahlasela lelidolobha lebelingakavikileli, babulala bonkhe besilisa. ²⁶ Babulala Hamor kanye naShachem bafa ngenkemba. Batsatsa Dinah endlini yaShechem bahambanaye. ²⁷ Lalamanye emadvodzana aJakobe afika akhandza tidvumbu babese bayabhubhisa lelidolobha ngobe bebahlukubete sisi wabo. ²⁸ Batsatsa infuyo yabo, imihlambi, timbongolo nakonkhe edolobheni nemacentselo. ²⁹ Batsatsa wonkhe umcebo, bonkhe bantfwana, kanye nebafati. batsatsa ngishonalobe kusetindlini. ³⁰ Jakobe watsi kuSimeon bana Levi, ningiletsele tinkinga , ningente nganuka kubahlali bakulendzawo, kuma Canaanites kanye nema Perizzites. Silidlanzana ngetinombolo. mabangake bahlangane batame kungivukela, bangangi bhubhisa mine kanye nendluyami. ³¹ kepha Simeon bana Levi batsi kungabe siyekele Shemchem waphatsisa sisiwetfu kwengwadla?