¹ Dina,munyere Leya aburhiraga Yakobo,ahuluka mpu aji lamusa abanyere b'omu chihugo. ² Shishemi mwene Hamori,mwami w'echo chihugo,amulangira amurhalula,amuhima alala naye oku misi,amukoz'eshonyi. ³ Omurhima gwage gwaronya Dina mwali wa Yakobo,asima oyo munyere,kuhika amurhuliriza omurhima. ⁴ Shishemu abwira Hamori eshe : Mpaga oyu munyere abe mukani. ⁵ Yakobo alimenyere oku Shishemu kubinali oku ali asherezeze omwali Dina aliko omukuba abagala baliri omu bulambo n'ebirhungano byabo. Yakobo alanga elyola hwe kugera bagaluke. ⁶ Hamori,eshe wa Shishemu aja emunda Yakobo ali mpu baganire. ⁷ Na bene Yakobo eri bachirhenga ebwa mashwa,babere bachiyunva ogola mwazi,abo balume baluba,bagwarh'oburhe bunene bwenene,bulala Shishemu akolere echihemu chibihire omu Izraeli,omu kulyama na mwali wa Yakobo; ebirhakafa byabere. ⁸ Hamori aba bwira mpu : Omurhima gwa Shishemu,mugala wani, gurhonyeze mwali wenyu : Mu muheye abe mukage,mbahunire ntyo. ⁹ Mujire rhuyunvikane ntyo : Mwakazirhuha bali benyu,nerhu mwana rhola bali berhu. ¹⁰ Mulame haguma nerhu,n'echi chihugo chebe chingulire,muchiyorhemo,omuka chirhegereramo munabonemo echikalo. ¹¹ Shishemu abwir'eshe na bene babo mpu : Mbon/oburhonyi omu masu genyu,nyemabahereze byoshi mwambwira. ¹² Chiro mwaka luza eshigi,na ngasi byoshi by'engulo ndarhi,n'embahe byoshi mwa mpuna,aliko mumpe oyu munyere abe mukani. ¹³ Bene Yakobo bashuza omu bwenge,babwira Shishemu na Hamori eshe mpu : Bulala Shishemu yi warhalulaga Dina,mwali werhu; amurhola oku misi; ¹⁴ Babashubiza mpu : Chiri chintu rhurhakajira,chokuhereza mwali werhu omulume orhakembwirwe; Bulala emwerhu chiri chirazira. ¹⁵ Rhwe yemere oku bulonza bwenyu,n'omuburhegesi okubwakaba nkarhwewe,n'oku abarhabana benyu bakembulwe. ¹⁶ Ago mango rhwanabaha bali berhu,nerhu rhwanarhola bali benyu,rhwenalame haguma nenyu,na ntyo rhwanabe lubaga luguma. ¹⁷ Aliko,akaba murharhuyunvirhe muka kembulwa,rhwarhol'abanyere berhu rhuchigendere. ¹⁸ Ebinwa byabo byasimisa Hamori na Shishemu mugala wa Hamori. ¹⁹ Nya musole arhalegamaga ku jira okola bamubwiraga,bulala alisimire mwali wa Yakobo yi wanaliri muntu w'olukengo lunene omunju y'eshe. ²⁰ Hamori n'omugala Shishemu,banachija eby'olunvi lw'echizungu chabo,bana bwira abantu b'omuola chizungu mpu : ²¹ Abala bantu,bali bantu b'obulonza bwinja kurhwewe,babere haguma nerhu mwechi chihugo,banaj'ahabalonzeze : Echihugo chigalagere bwenene kubo. Rhwerhole bali babo nka bakerhu,nabo rhwanabaha bali berhu nka bakabo. ²² Aliko abo bantu barhakayemera balama haguma nerhu mpurhube lubaga luguma,akaba barhabana boshi barha kembwirwe,nk'okubali bakembule nabo bonyine. ²³ Ebintu byabo n'ebirhungano byabo byoshi,ka birhakaba byerhu ? Rhufichakuyemera oku baderhere,yi bayorha haguma nerhu. ²⁴ Ngasi boshi bakazagihuluka kugerera oku lunvi lw'echizungu,bakazagi yunviriza Hamori n'omugala Shishemu n'abanarhabana boshi bachikembuzana boshi bakazagi yinja oku lunvi lw'echizungu. ²⁵ Olusiku lwa kasharhu bachiri balumwa, bagala ba Yakobo babiri : Simiyoni na Lawi basheja babo Dina,ngasi muguma arhol'engorho yage barhogera muchila chizungu chaliyinji oku chili omu murhula, bayirha ngasi mulume yeshi. Bageza Hamori n'omugala shishemu nabo mw'engorho,bakula Dina omunju ya Shishemu bahuluka. ²⁷ Bene Yakobo,bachikweb'oku bafu,basahura chila chizungu bulala balibakozeze mwali wabw'eshonyi. ²⁸ Barhol'oburhunzi bwabo,empanzi zabo n'endogomi zabo,ebyaliri omu chzungu n'ebyaliri omu mashwa. ²⁹ Barhol'ebishoko,obugale bwabo boshi,abana babo,abakazi babo na byoshi byaliri omu maju. ³⁰ Okubundi Yakobo abwira Simiyoni na Lawi mpu : Mwamampira omu maganya,omu kumpira omu maganya ga chino chihugo chabanya Kanani n'aba Perizeti. Ngwerhe bantu bageke bwenene,bangambanira,b'enshurhe,b'empererezeze,nyono n'omulala gwani. ³¹ Bamushubiza mpu : Ka bali bakwanane ku rhola mwali werhu nka mbaraga ?