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34 UDina indodakazi kaJakopo ayibelethelwa nguLeya+ bekaphele avakatjhele abantazana benarheni leyo.+ 2 Kuthe uTjhekemu indodana kaRhamori umRhivi,+ ikosana yenarheni leyo nakambonako, wamthatha bewamkata. 3 Ngemva kwalokho watjhidelana khulu noDina indodakazi kaJakopo, wamthanda begodu wamsoma. 4 UTjhekemu wathi kuRhamori+ uyise: “Ngibawa ungithathele umntazana lo abe mkami.”
5 UJakopo nakezwa ukuthi uTjhekemu usilaphaze uDina indodakazakhe, amadodanakhe bewaluse imihlambi emmangweni ngesikhatheso. Wazithulela wawalinda abuya. 6 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, uRhamori uyise kaTjhekemu wakhamba wayokukhuluma noJakopo. 7 Yeke amadodana kaJakopo ezwa ngalokho begodu abuya emadlelweni ngokurhabako. Ezwa ubuhlungu begodu asilingeka khulu ngombana uTjhekemu udelele u-Israyeli ngokulala nendodakazi kaJakopo,+ okuyinto ebekungakafuzi yenziwe.+
8 URhamori wakhuluma nabo wathi: “Indodanami uTjhekemu ithanda indodakazakho. Ngibawa nimvumele abe mkayo, 9 nitjhadiselane nathi. Nisinikele abantazana benu begodu nizithathele abantazana bethu.+ 10 Ningahlala nathi begodu ningenza nanyana yini enarheni le. Hlalani, nenze irhwebo kiyo nizizuzele nepahla.” 11 Nje-ke uTjhekemu wathi kuyise kaDina nakubafowabo: “Ngibawa ningiphe engikufisako, ngizoninikela nanyana yini eniyifunako. 12 Ningalikhuphula ngendlela enifuna ngayo ilobolo nesipho enisifuna kimi.+ Ngizimisele ukuninikela nanyana yini eniyifunako. Ngibawa ningivumele ngithathe umntazanenu.”
13 Amadodana kaJakopo aphendula uTjhekemu noRhamori uyise ngokubakhohlisa ngombana uTjhekemu usilaphaze uDina udadwabo. 14 Athi kibo: “Asikwazi ukwenza into enjalo sithathe udadwethu simnikele indoda engakasoki,+ lokho kungaba lihlazo kithi. 15 Singavumelana nani kwaphela ngaphasi kombandela nakhu: ukuthi nifane nathi nisoke woke amadoda.+ 16 Nanenza njalo sizoninikela abantazana bethu nathi sizokuthatha abantazana benu, sizokuhlala nani begodu sizokuba sitjhaba sinye. 17 Naningavumelani nathi bona nisokwe, sizokuthatha udadwethu sikhambe.”
18 Amezwabo athabisa uRhamori+ noTjhekemu indodanakhe.+ 19 UTjhekemu ogade ahlonitjhwa khulu ngakwabo, akhenge asariyada ukwenza ngokwesibawo sabo+ ngombana bekazifela ngendodakazi kaJakopo.
20 Nje-ke uRhamori nendodanakhe uTjhekemu, baya esangweni ledorobho+ bakhuluma namadoda wedorobheni labo, bathi: 21 “Abantwaba bafuna ukwenza ukuthula nathi. Bavumeleni bahlale enarhenethu benze irhwebo kiyo ngombana inarha yikulu, singahlalisana nabo begodu singatjhadiselana nabo.+ 22 Abantwaba bazokuhlala nathi bona sibe sitjhaba sinye kwaphela ngaphasi kombandela nakhu: ukuthi abaduna bethu kufuze basokwe njengabo.+ 23 Nasenza njalo, ipahlabo, umnothwabo nayo yoke ifuywabo kuzokuba ngekwethu. Nje-ke asibavumeleni bona bahlale nathi.” 24 Boke ebebahlangene esangweni ledorobho bavumelana noRhamori nendodanakhe uTjhekemu begodu woke amadoda asokwa, boke ebebahlangene esangweni ledorobho.
25 Kwathi ngelanga lesithathu nabaseseenhlungwini, amadodana amabili kaJakopo, uSimiyoni noLevi abomnakwabo kaDina,+ athatha iinsabula angena ngedorobheni ngokungakalindeleki abulala boke abaduna.+ 26 Abulala uRhamori nendodanakhe uTjhekemu ngesabula, athatha uDina ngendlini kaTjhekemu abuyela emva. 27 Amadodana kaJakopo amanye eza abona amadoda arhayiliweko begodu azithathela izinto ngombana basilaphaze udadwabo.+ 28 Athatha izimvu, iimbuzi nabodumbana babo, nakho koke ebekungedorobheni nemasimini. 29 Athatha nayo yoke ipahlawo, athumba boke abantwababo nabafazi babo, azithathela nakho koke okungendlini.
30 Nje-ke uJakopo wathi kuSimiyoni noLevi:+ “Ningilethele ihlekelele ngokungenza ngihloywe babantu benarheni le, ngihloywe maKanana namaPerizi. Sibancani begodu bazokubuthana bangisahlele, ngizokurhayilwa mina nabendlwami.” 31 Yeke bathi: “Akunamuntu okufuze aphathe udadwethu njengengwadla.