1 Ngalelinye lilanga, Dina, indvodzakati yaJakobe layitala kuLeya, wavakashela lamanye emantfombatana akuleyo ndzawo labengemaKhenani.
Kwatsi Esawu nasaneminyaka lengemashumi lamane, watsatsa umfati, libito lakhe bekunguJudithi, indvodzakati ya-Beri, umHethi; wabuye watsatsa naBhasemathi, indvodzakati ya-Eloni, umHethi.
Rebheka watsi ku-Isaka: “Ngidziniwe kuphila ngenca yalabalukatana baka-Esawu labatsatsa kumaHethi. Nangabe naJakobe angatsatsa umfati emkhatsini walamaHethi, lafanana nalawa lengihleti nawo, kungaba ncono ngimane ngife lokungenani!”
Esawu weva kutsi Isaka abesabusise Jakobe, wabuye wamhambisa watsi akaye eMesophothamiya, kutsi ayewutsatsa khona umfati. Esawu weva nekutsi Isaka abesayale Jakobe watsi: “Ungamtsatsi umfati kulamaKhenani.”
Leya watsi: “Maye, ngiyajabula! Nyalo labasikati sebayawutsi ngibusisekile.” Ngako wayetsa libito watsi ngu-Asheri.
Emvakwaloko Leya watalela Jakobe indvodzakati, wayetsa libito watsi nguDina.
Wakha lilati lapho waletsa libito watsi: yi-Eli Elohe Israyeli.
Lawa-ke ngemadvodzana aLeya, lawatalela Jakobe eMesophothamiya ngaphandle kwaDina. Asawonkhe emadvodzana nemadvodzakati aLeya abengema-33.
Utiguculelani kangaka tindlela takho? IGibhithe itakujabhisa, njengaloku wake wajabhiswa yi-Asiriya.
Ngetulu kwaloko bafundza buvila ngekutfunga imiti, bangagcini ngebuvila kuphela, kodvwa babuye bahlebe, bangene kulokungesiko kwabo, bakhulume nalokungakafaneli.
babe ngulabacondzile nalabacotfo; baphatse kahle emakhaya abo, balunge, batfobele emadvodza abo, kuze lingahlanjalatwa livi laNkulunkulu.