Genesi

34 Dhina mwana wa Leya+ adabalira iye Yakobe, akhali na nsambo wakuenda kacedza na* atsikana a dziko ineyi.+ 2 Sikemu mwana wa Amori, Mueveu,+ ntsogoleri wa dziko ineyi, pidaona iye Dhina, amʼphata mbapita naye mʼmabonde mwakukakamiza. 3 Iye akhafuna kakamwe Dhina mwana wa Yakobe, ansirira mbayesera kuntundusa na mafalace.* 4 Buluka penepo Sikemu apanga Amori+ pai wace: “Ndisembereni ntsikana uyu toera akhale nkazanga.”

5 Pidadziwa Yakobe kuti Sikemu akhadapita mʼmabonde na Dhina mwanace, anace amuna akhakumbiza mikumbi ya pifuyo. Natenepa, Yakobe nee alonga cinthu mpaka mudabwerera iwo. 6 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Amori pai wace Sikemu aenda kalonga na Yakobe. 7 Mbwenye ana a Yakobe abva pidacitika, mbabwerera mwakucimbiza buluka kukhadyesa iwo pifuyo. Iwo atsukwala mbaipirwa kakamwe, thangwi Sikemu apasa manyadzo Izraeli pidapita iye mʼmabonde na mwana+ wa Yakobe, cinthu cakuti nee cikhafunika kucitwa.+

8 Amori aapanga: “Mwananga Sikemu asirira kakamwe* mwananu wantsikana. Ndaphata miyendo, mpaseni toera akhale nkazace, 9 pontho ticite cibverano toera tisemberane. Ife tisembe ananu akazi, imwembo musembe+ anathu akazi. 10 Munakwanisa kukhala pakati pathu, natenepa dziko ino inadzakhala mʼmanja mwanu. Khalani mwenemu, citani malonda anu mbamukhazikika mwenemu.” 11 Buluka penepo, Sikemu apanga pai wace Dhina na abale ace: “Ndibvereni ntsisi, pontho ine ndinacita pyonsene pinafuna kuphemba imwe. 12 Munakwanisa kunditcadja* ntengo ukulu kakamwe wa kobiri yakusemba nayo na muoni.+ Ine ndiri dzololo toera kupereka pyonsene pinafuna kundiphemba imwe. Basi ene ndipaseni ntsikana unoyu toera akhale nkazanga.”

13 Ana a Yakobe atawira mwakunyengeza kuna Sikemu na Amori pai wace, thangwi iye akhadapasa manyadzo* mʼbale wawo Dhina. 14 Iwo aapanga: “Ife cipo tinacita pyenepi; nee tinapereka mʼbale wathu kuna mamuna wakuti nee asidzwa,+ thangwi pyenepi mphyakupasa manyadzo kwa ife. 15 Ife tinacita pyenepi basi ene mungatawira kucita ipi: Musafunika kusidza amuna+ onsene pakati panu toera mukhale sawasawa na ife. 16 Buluka penepo tinakutawirisani kusemba anathu akazi, ifembo tinasemba ananu akazi, tinadzakhala na imwe mbatikhala mbumba ibodzi basi. 17 Mungakhonda kutoweza pidalonga ife mbamukhonda kusidzwa, ife tinakwata mʼbale wathu wankazi mbatienda naye.”

18 Amori+ na Sikemu mwana wa Amori+ akomerwa kakamwe na mafala anewa. 19 Mʼphale nee adembuka toera kucita pidaphembwa iye,+ thangwi akhafuna kakamwe mwana wa Yakobe, pontho mʼphale unoyu akhalemedzwa kakamwe panyumba ya pai wace.

20 Natenepa Amori na mwanace Sikemu aenda pansuwo ukulu wa nzinda,+ mbapanga amuna a mu nzinda wawo: 21 “Anthu awa asafuna kukhala muntendere na ife. Mbakhale mu dziko ino, pontho acite malonda awo muno, thangwi dziko ino ndi ikulu kakamwe yakuti anakwanisa kukhalamo. Tinakwanisa kusemba anawo toera akhale akazathu, iwo anakwanisambo kusemba anathu.+ 22 Iwo anatawira kukhala na ife toera tikhale mbumba ibodzi, basi ene tingatawira kucita ipi: Amuna onsene pakati pathu asafunika kusidzwa, ninga iwo ndi akusidzwa.+ 23 Tingacita pyenepi, pinthu pyawo, mpfuma zawo na mikumbi yonsene ya pifuyo pyawo pinadzakhala pyathu. Natenepa tendeni ticite pidatiphemba iwo toera iwo akwanise kukhala pabodzi na ife.” 24 Onsene akhabuluka na pansuwo ukulu wa nzinda abva pidalonga Amori na mwanace Sikemu, pontho amuna onsene a mu nzinda unoyu atawira kusidzwa.

25 Mbwenye pa ntsiku yacitatu, mu ndzidzi wakuti iwo akhapitiriza kubva kupha kakamwe, ana awiri a Yakobe, Simeoni na Levi, akuti ndi abale ace+ Dhina, mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi akwata supada yace mbaenda ku nzinda wakuti nee ukhali na citsidzikizo, mbapha amuna onsene.+ 26 Iwo aphambo Amori na Sikemu na supada; buluka penepo iwo akwata Dhina panyumba ya Sikemu mbaenda naye. 27 Ana anango a Yakobe abwera mbagumana kuti amuna onsene amala kuphiwa, iwo atapata nzinda thangwi akhadapasa manyadzo mʼbale wawo wankazi.+ 28 Iwo akwata mabira awo, ngʼombe zawo, maburu awo na pyonsene pikhali mu nzinda na kunja kwa nzinda. 29 Iwo akwatambo pinthu pyawo pyonsene, akwata anawo na akazawo mbatapata pyonsene pikhali nʼnyumba zawo.

30 Na thangwi ineyi Yakobe apanga Simeoni na Levi:+ “Imwe mwandibweresera nyatwa zikulu kakamwe, mbamucitisa kuti ndizondwe na anthu a dziko ino, Akanani na Aperesi. Mbumba yathu ndi ingʼono kakamwe; mwandimomwene iwo anadzagumanyana toera kumenyana na ine, pontho ine ndinadzafudzwa, ine na anthu a panyumba panga.” 31 Mbwenye iwo alonga: “Kodi mʼbale wathu wankazi akhafunika kutsalakanwa ninga puta?”