UGenesise 34 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UGenesise 34 UDina waphuma ukuyobona izwe, wahlangana noShekemi

¹ UDina, indodakazi kaLeya, ayizalela uJakobe, waphuma ukuyobona amadodakazi alelo zwe.

² UShekemi indodana kaHamori umHivi, umbusi wezwe, wambona, wamthatha, walala naye, wangcolisa.

³ Umphefumulo wakhe wanamathela kuDina indodakazi kaJakobe, wayithanda intombazane, wakhuluma kahle kuyo intombazane.

⁴ UShekemi wakhuluma kuyise uHamori, wathi: “Nginike le ntombazane ibe ngumkami.”

⁵ UJakobe wezwa ukuthi ungcolisile indodakazi yakhe uDina; amadodana akhe ayesemadlelweni nezinkomo zakhe; uJakobe wathula zaze zafika.

⁶ UHamori uyise kaShekemi waphuma waya kuJakobe ukuyokhuluma naye.

⁷ Amadodana kaJakobe afika evela endle ekuzwa lokho, amadoda adabuka, athukuthela kakhulu, ngokuba wenze ubuwula kwa-Israyeli ngokulala nendodakazi kaJakobe; okuyinto okungafanele yenziwe.

⁸ UHamori wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Umphefumulo wendodana yami uShekemi ulangazelela indodakazi yenu;

⁹ nendiselane nathi, nisinike amadodakazi enu, nizithathele amadodakazi ethu.

¹⁰ Niyakuhlala nathi, izwe libe phambi kwenu; hlalani nihwebe ngalo, nizuze impahla kulo.

¹¹ Wayesethi uShekemi kuyise wayo nakubafowabo: “Mangithole umusa emehlweni enu, nalokho eniyakungitshela khona ngiyakuninika khona.

¹² Ungalokothi ungicele ilobolo nesipho esingaka, futhi ngizokunika njengokusho kwakho kimi; kodwa nginike intombi ibe ngumkami.

¹³ Amadodana kaJakobe abaphendula ngamanga oShekemi noyise uHamori, ethi, ngokuba engcolisile udadewabo uDina;

¹⁴ Bathi kubo: “Asinakukwenza lokho ukuba udadewethu simnike umuntu ongasokanga; ngoba kuyihlazo kithi.

¹⁵ Kodwa kulokhu sizavumelana lani: Uba lithanda ukuba njengathi, ukuthi bonke abesilisa phakathi kwenu basokwe;

¹⁶ khona siyakuninika amadodakazi ethu, sizithathele amadodakazi enu, sihlale nani, sibe yisizwe sinye.

¹⁷ Kodwa uba lingasilaleli ukuthi lisokwe; bese sithatha indodakazi yethu, sihambe.

¹⁸ Amazwi abo aba mahle oHamori noShekemi indodana kaHamori.

¹⁹ Insizwa ayilibalanga ukwenza lokho, ngokuba yayithokozile ngendodakazi kaJakobe, futhi yayinodumo kunendlu yonke kayise.

²⁰ UHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe bafika esangweni lomuzi wabo, bakhuluma kumadoda omuzi wabo, bathi:

²¹ Laba bathanda ukuthula kithi; ngalokho mabahlale ezweni, bahwebe kulo; ngoba izwe, bheka, likhulu ngokwanele phambi kwabo; masizithathele amadodakazi abo, siwanike amadodakazi ethu.

²² Ngalokhu kuphela amadoda azavumelana lathi ukuhlala lathi, abe yisizwe sinye, uba wonke umuntu phakathi kwethu esokiwe, njengalokhu wona esokiwe.

²³ Izinkomo zabo, nempahla yabo, nezinkomo zabo akuyikuba ngokwethu na? asivumelane nabo kuphela, futhi bayohlala nathi.

²⁴ Bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakhe balalela uHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe; bonke abesilisa basokwa, bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakhe.

²⁵ Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu sebehlupheka, amadodana amabili kaJakobe, uSimeyoni noLevi, abafowabo bakaDina, bathatha kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe, behla emzini ngesibindi, babulala bonke abantu.

²⁶ Babulala oHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe ngosiko lwenkemba, bamkhipha uDina endlini kaShekemi, baphuma.

²⁷ Amadodana kaJakobe afika phezu kwababuleweyo, awuphanga umuzi, ngokuba babengcolisile udadewabo.

²⁸ Athatha izimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo, nezimbongolo zabo, nalokho okwakusemzini, nalokho okwakusendle,

²⁹ Futhi yonke ingcebo yabo nabo bonke abantwana babo abancane nabafazi babo bathumba futhi baphanga konke okwakusendlini.

³⁰ UJakobe wayesethi kuSimeyoni noLevi: “Ningethusile, ngokungenza nginuke phakathi kwabakhileyo ezweni, phakathi kwamaKhanani namaPherizi; futhi ngimbalwa ngenani, bazongibuthanela futhi bangibulale; ngiyakuchithwa, mina nendlu yami.

³¹ Bathi: “Iyakumphatha udadewethu njengesifebe na?”