26 Bahlahlela Hamori naShekhemu, indvodzana yakhe, ngenkemba. Batsatsa Dina, dzadzewabo, endlini kaShekhemu bahamba naye.
Kwatsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu basokile, basesebuhlungwini, emadvodzana lamabili aJakobe, lekwakubomnakaboDina, boSimeyoni naLevi, batsatsa tinkemba tabo. Banyenya, bangenela lelidolobha, bafike babulala bonkhe labadvuna.
Emvakwekubulawa kwalabantfu, lamanye emadvodzana aJakobe eta kulelidolobha afike akhipha sibhongo sekungcoliswa kwadzadzewabo baze baphanga lelidolobha.
Abneri wamemeta Jowabe, watsi: “Kufanele sichubeke nekulwa siphelane yini? Awuboni ngani kutsi loku kuyawugcina sekumunyu? Lamadvodza akakho utawatjela nini kutsi akakuyekele lokucosha bomnakabo ngemuva?”
“Ema-Asiriya ayawubhujiswa ngenkemba, inkemba lengesiyo yendvodza, inkemba lengesiyo yebantfu lababhubhako, itawagwinya. Ayakuyibalekela lenkemba, nemajaha awo ayawusetjentiswa kamatima.
bayawubulawa ngenkemba, batsatfwe bentiwe babe titfunjwa etiveni tonkhe; nebetive bayakuyigcobagcoba iJerusalema, kuze kugcwaliseke sikhatsi sabo.”
Imicibisholo yami ngiyakuyenta idzakwe yingati, ngesikhatsi inkemba yami idla inyama, ingati yalabagwaziwe nalabatfunjiwe, tinhloko tebaholi betitsa.’ ”