6 Abraamu aaphutula mweelaponi mmwe mpaka oXekhemi, vakhiviru wa mwiri wa ekarivalyu*, wa oMore. Mwa ehuhuweene yeele atthu a oKanaani ti yaamanke elapo ele.
Yakobe aamweerela Simeyoni ni Leevi: “Nyuwosa mookiwayawayiha mukiruuhelaka osoondiwa ni aKanaani ni aPerizi, asimwaneene muumu. Hiyo nri vakhaani ni awosa yatakansa ikurusaya, ni yanirweela miyo ni amusaaka nniiphwatiwe.”
Hiiho yaathanla oKedexi, oGalileya mmanyaakoni sa oNafitali, oXekhemi mmanyaakoni sa wEfrayimi ni oKiriyati-Arba (eyo tiiyo oHeberoni) mmanyaakoni sa oYuda.
Makhuva a Yoseefe yaaruuhalaaya aYixrayeli wExipitu yaavithiwa oXekhemi, ematta Yakobe aathummaaweno makhoobiri ncira a eparatha* wa anamwane a Hamori, atithawe Xekhemi. Vano elapo ele yaathatuwa yoohiyeriwa ya ekhapira ya Yoseefe.
Oyaaka ni oxa Yeru-Bahali* (eyo tiiyo Gidiyoni) ni anakhottwaawe ootheene yaakonela onaattuuttuni a oHarodi. Yaakonenlaayawo aMidiyani waari mpattaaya wa ottuttuwani, mureyareyani waattamela nttumuxa na oMore.