UGENESISE 30

₁URaheli esebonile ukuthi wayengamzaleli uJakobe abantwana, uRaheli waba-nomhawu ngodadewabo, wathi kuJakobe: Ngiphe abantwana, funa ngife.

₂Intukuthelo kaJakobe yayisivuthela uRaheli, wathi: Ngisesikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu okwenqabele isithelo sesizalo na?

₃Wathi: Nansi incekukazi yami uBiliha; ngena kuye, ukuze azalele emathangeni ami, ngakheke nami ngaye.

₄Wayesemupha uBiliha incekukazi yakhe, abe-ngumkakhe; uJakobe wangena kuye.

₅UBiliha wakhulelwa, wamzalela uJakobe indodana.

₆Wayesethi uRaheli: UNkulunkulu ungahlulele, futhi wezwa izwi lami: wangipha indodana; ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uDani.

₇UBiliha incekukazi kaRaheli wabuye wakhulelwa, wamzalela uJakobe indodana yesibili.

₈URaheli wathi: Ngokubambana ngibambene nodadewethu ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, ngamahlula; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uNafetali.

₉ULeya esebonile ukuthi ukhawulile ukuzala, wamthatha uZilipa incekukazi yakhe, wamupha uJakobe, abe-ngumkakhe.

₁₀UZilipa incekukazi kaLeya wamzalela uJakobe indodana.

₁₁ULeya wayesethi: Kwenziwe inhlanhla; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uGadi.

₁₂UZilipa incekukazi kaLeya wamzalela indodana yesibili.

₁₃Wayesethi uLeya: Yisibusiso sami! Ngokuba izintombi ziyakungibiza ukuthi ngingobusisiweyo; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uAsheri.

₁₄Ngesikhathi sokuvuna ukolweni uRubeni waya wafumana amamandragora* endle, wawayisa kunina uLeya. URaheli wayesethi kuLeya: Ake ungiphe amamandragora endodana yakho.

₁₅Wathi kuye: Kuncane yini ukuba uthathile umyeni wami na? Usuyakuthatha namamandragora endodana yami na? URaheli wathi: Ngalokho uzakulala nawe ngalobubusuku ngamamandragora endodana yakho.

₁₆Kusihlwa uJakobe esebuya endle, uLeya waya ukumhlangabeza, wathi: Ngena kimi, ngokuba impela ngikuqashile ngamamandragora endodana yami. Wayeselala naye ngalobobusuku.

₁₇UNkulunkulu wamuzwa uLeya; wakhulelwa, wamzalela uJakobe indodana yesihlanu.

₁₈Wayesethi uLeya: UNkulunkulu unginikile umvuzo, lokhu ngamnika umyeni wami incekukazi yami; waqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi uIsakare.

₁₉ULeya wabuye wakhulelwa, wamzalela uJakobe indodana yesithupha.

₂₀Wayesethi uLeya: UNkulunkulu ungiphé isipho esihle; manje umyeni wami useyakuhlala kimi, ngokuba ngimzalele amadodana ayisithupha; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uZebuloni.

₂₁Ngasemuva wazala indodakazi, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uDina.

₂₂UNkulunkulu wamkhumbula uRaheli, uNkulunkulu wamuzwa, wavula isizalo sakhe.

₂₃Wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wathi: UNkulunkulu ususile ihlazo lami.

₂₄Waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJosefa, ethi: UJehova makangenezelele nenye indodana futhi.

₂₅Kwathi uRaheli esemzalile uJosefa, uJakobe wathi kuLabani: Ngimukise ukuba ngiye endaweni yami ezweni lakithi.

₂₆Ngiphe omkami nabantwana bami engikusebenzele ngabo, ngihambe, ngokuba uyawazi umsebenzi engikwenzele wona.

₂₇ULabani wayesethi kuye: Ake ngifumane umusa emehlweni akho. Sengibonile ukuthi uJehova ungibusisile ngenxa yakho.

₂₈Wathi futhi: Nquma umvuzo wakho, ngikuphe wona.

₂₉Wathi kuye: Uyazi wena ukuthi ngikukhonzé kanjani nokuthi izinkomo zakho zazinjani kimi.

₃₀Ngokuba kwakuncane okwakho ngingakafiki; kepha kwandile, sekukuningi; uJehova ukubusisile ezinyathelweni zami; manje ngiyakuyisebenzela nini eyami indlu na?

₃₁Wathi: Ngiyakukuphani na? Wathi uJakobe: Awuyikunginika-lutho; uma ungenzela lokhu, ngiyakubuye ngaluse umhlambi wakho, ngiwulinde.

₃₂Namuhla ngiyakudabula emhlambini wakho wonke, ngikhiphe khona zonke ezimanakanaka nezimagqabhagqabha, nazo zonke ezimnyama ezimvini, nezimagqabhagqabha nezimanakanaka ezimbuzini, kube-ngumvuzo wami.

₃₃Ukulunga kwami kuyakungifakazela ngesikhathi esizayo, lapho ufika ngomvuzo wami osebusweni bakho, ukuthi zonke ezingemanakanaka nezingemagqabhagqabha ezimbuzini, nezingemnyama ezimvini ezikimi, mazithiwe zebiwe.

₃₄Wayesethi uLabani: Bheka, makube-njengezwi lakho.

₃₅Ngalowomuhla wakhipha izimpongo ezinemishwe nezimagqabhagqabha, nezimbuzikazi zonke ezimanakanaka nezimagqabhagqabha, zonke ezinokumhlophe, nezimnyama zonke ezimvini, wazinikela esandleni samadodana akhe.

₃₆Wamisa ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu phakathi kwakhe noJakobe; uJakobe walusa imihlambi eseleyo kaLabani.

₃₇UJakobe wathatha izinti ezimanzi zompopula* nezomalimondi* nezompelatani*, wazebula imishwe emhlophe, wambula okumhlophe okusezintini.

₃₈Wazifaka izinti abezebulile emikhombeni nasemiqengqeni yamanzi phambi kwemihlambi, lapho imihlambi iza khona ukuphuza; yamitha ekufikeni kwayo ukuphuza.

₃₉Imihlambi yamitha phambi kwezinti, imihlambi yazala ezinemishwe, nezimanakanaka, nezimagqabhagqabha.

₄₀UJakobe wayesahlukanisa amawundlu, wabhekisa ubuso bemihlambi kwezinemishwe nakwezimnyama emhlambini kaLabani; wabeka amaqembu akhe abe-wodwa engawafaki emhlambini kaLabani.

₄₁Kwathi lapho ibiyakumitha imihlambi eqinileyo, uJakobe wabeka izinti phambi kwamehlo emihlambi emiqengqeni ukuba imithe phakathi kwezinti.

₄₂Kepha lapho umhlambi wawubuthakathaka, akazifakanga; yathi-ke ebuthakathaka yaba-ngekaLabani neqinileyo yaba-ngekaJakobe.

₄₃Yayisikhula kakhulu impela lendoda, yaba-nemihlambi emikhulu, nezincekukazi, nezinceku, namakamela, nezimbongolo.