1Lokha uRarheli nakabona bonyana akabeletheli uJakopo abantwana, wafela udadwabo umona. Wathi kuJakopo: “Ngipha abantwana, nakungasinjalo ngizakufa!”
2UJakopo wamthukuthelela wathi: “Kanti senginguZimu okuvale bona ungabelethi na?”
3URarheli wathi: “Nangu uBhilirha incekukazami. Lala naye khona azakubelethela emathangenami, yeke nami ngizakuba ngunobantwana ngaye.”
4Yeke wamnikela uBhilirha incekukazakhe kobana abe mkakhe. UJakopo walala naye. 5UBhilirha waba sidisi. Wabelethela uJakopo indodana. 6URarheli wathi: “UZimu ungigwebele, walalela isibawo sami, wangipha indodana.” Ngebangelo wamthiya bona nguDani.
7UBhilirha incekukazi kaRarheli waba sidisi godu wabelethela uJakopo indodana yesibili. 8URarheli wathi: “Ngibindene nodadwethu ngamandla amakhulu, ngamhlula.” Alo-ke wayithiya bona nguNafitali.
9Kuthe lokha uLeya nakabona bonyana akasabelethi, wathatha uZilipha incekukazakhe, wamnikela uJakopo bona abe mkakhe. 10Yeke uZilipha incekukazi kaLeya wabelethela uJakopo indodana. 11ULeya wathi: “Ngehlelwe litjhudu!” Yeke wayithiya bona nguGadi.
12UZilipha incekukazi kaLeya wabelethela uJakopo indodana yesibili. 13ULeya wathi: “Maye nginamile! Ngambala amaqhakazana azongibiza ngonosinamile.” Yeke wayithiya ibizo bona ngu-Atjheri.
14Kwathi ngesikhathi sokuvunwa kwekoroyi uRubeni waphuma waya emasimini wafese wathola ikofe, wayilethela unina uLeya. URarheli wayibona wathi: “Akhe ungiphe ikofe leyo oyiphathelwe yindodanakho.”
15ULeya waphendula wathi: “Akukaneli ukungithathela indodami na? Nanje usalinga ukuthathela indodanami ikofe yayo?”
URarheli wathi: “Nangabe indodanakho ingangipha ikofe yayo, khona-ke ungalala noJakopo ubusukobu.”
16Kuthe bona uJakopo abuye emasimini, uLeya waphuma wayomhlangabeza, wafese wathi: “Uzolala nami ubusuku banamhlanjesobu ngombana ngikuqatjhe ngekofe yendodanami.” Nje-ke walala naye ubusukobo.
17UZimu wezwa umthandazo kaLeya, waba sidisi bewabelethela uJakopo indodana yesihlanu. 18ULeya wathi: “UZimu ungikhokhele ngombana nganikela indodami incekukazami.” Nje-ke wayithiya ibizo bona ngu-Isakari.
19ULeya waba sidisi godu bewabelethela uJakopo indodana yesithandathu. 20Wathi: “UZimu ungiphe isipho esihle, kwanjesi indodami izakuba ngemkhawulwenami ngombana ngiyibelethele amadodana amathandathu.” Yeke wayithiya ibizo bona nguZebuloni.
21Ngemva kwalokho wabelethela uJakopo indodakazi, wayithiya bona nguDina.
22Yeke uZimu wakhumbula uRarheli, wezwa umthandazwakhe wavula isibeletho sakhe. 23Waba sidisi wabeletha indodana, wathi: “UZimu ungithule ihlazo lami.” 24Wayithiya ibizo bona nguJosefa asithi: “Inga uSomnini angangingezelela ngomsana omunye godu.”
Ukwanda kwemihlambi kaJakopo
25Ngemva kokobana uRarheli abelethe uJosefa, uJakopo wathi kuLabani: “Ngivumela ngigoduke, ngibuyele enarhenekhethu. 26Nginikela abafazi bami engabafumana ngokubasebenzela kuwe kanye nabantwabami. Nawe uyazi bona ngakusebenzela kuhle kangangani.”
27ULabani wathi kuye: “Ungangivumela khengithi kuwe: Nginjingile. Ngokuba khona kwakho kimapha, uSomnini ungibusisile. 28Ngitjela bona ungibulalelaphi, ngizakukhokhela.”
29UJakopo waphendula wathi: “Nawe uyazi bona ngakusebenzela kangangani nokobanyana imihlambakho yanda kangangani ngaphasi kwesandla sami. 30Iye, okuncani gade unakho ngaphambi kokobana ngifike, nokho ngemva kwalokho kwanda khulu. USomnini wakubusisa ngokuba khona kwami kuwapha. Alo, mina ngiyokuthoma nini-ke ngezomzami?”
31ULabani wathi: “Ufuna ngikunikeleni?”
UJakopo waphendula wathi: “Angifuni ikokhelo. Ngizokusoloko ngikwelusela umhlambakho nange singavumelana kilokhu: 32Ngizakhamba hlangana nemimhlambakho namhlanje ngikhuphe zoke iinlwana ezinemibala engakajayeleki. Ngizakuthatha zoke iimvana ezinzima nazo zoke iimbuzi ezimabalabala nezinemitleza. Lokho-ke kuzakuba yikokhelwami. 33Ukwethembeka kwami kuzakubonakala kuhle ngesikhathi esizako lokha nawuzokuhlola umhlambami: Nawufunyana iimbuzi ezingasimabalabala nezinganamitleza nezimvu ezingasinzima, uzakwazi bona zetjiwe ngimi.”
34ULabani waphendula wathi: “Kulungile, akube njengombana usitjho.”
35Kodwana khona mhlokho, uLabani wakhetha zoke iimpongo ezimabalabala nezimtleza, nazo zoke iimbuzi ezisikazi ezimabalabala nezimtleza, okutjho zoke ezinamabala amhlophe nezimvu zoke ezingasinzima, wazibeka ezandleni zamadodanakhe. 36ULabani wabeka ibanga lekhambo lamalanga amathathu phakathi kwakhe noJakopo. UJakopo yena welusa inengi lemihlambi yakaLabani.
37UJakopo wathatha amaswazi kapopuliri, i-alimondi newamapalatani wawahluba amaqolwawo ngokwenza imitleza ukuze kubonakale ubumhlope bamaswazi lawo. 38Wabeka amaswazi awahlubileko lawo ngaphambi komhlambi weembuzi ngeenkerebheni lapha uselela khona amanzi. Umhlambi lowo gade ulungele ukujarhwa lokha nawuzokusela amanzi, 39bekuthi lokha nawujarhana phambi kwamaswazi lawo, uzale iimbuzana ezinamabala amhlophe, ezimtleza nezimabalabala.
40UJakopo wahlukanisa izimvu eembuzini. Waqalisa izimvu eembuzini ezimitleza nezinzima lokha nazijarhanako. Ngokwenza njalo wazenzela imihlambi angazange ayihlanganise neyakaLabani. 41Kwathi umhlambi weembuzi oqinileko nawujarhanako, uJakopo wabeka amaswazi phambi kwawo ngeenkerebheni ukuze ujarhanele phambi kwamaswazapho. 42Kodwana azange abeke amaswazi phambi komhlambi obogabogako. Ngaleyondlela umhlambi obogabogako waba ngewakaLabani kwathi oqinileko waba ngewakaJakopo. 43Yeke koke uJakopo anakho kwanda. Azange abe nezimvu neembuzi kwaphela kodwana waba namakhobokakazi, amakhoboka, amakamela nabodumbana.
