UGENESISE 29

₁Wayesesuka uJakobe, waya ezweni labantu basempumalanga.

₂Wabheka, nanko umthombo endle, nemihlambi emithathu yezimvu ilele ngakuwo, ngokuba kulowomthombo babephuzisa imihlambi; itshe elalisemlonyeni womthombo lalilikhulu kakhulu.

₃Kwabuthelwa khona imihlambi yonke, balisusa itshe emlonyeni womthombo, baphuzisa izimvu, balibuyisela itshe emlonyeni womthombo endaweni yalo.

₄UJakobe wathi kubo: Bazalwane, nivelaphi na? Bathi: SingabakwaHarana.

₅Wayesethi kubo: Niyamazi uLabani indodana kaNahori na? Bathi: Siyamazi.

₆Wathi kubo: Usahlezi kahle na? Bathi: Uhlezi kahle. Nangu uRaheli indodakazi yakhe; uyeza nezimvu.

₇Wathi: Bheka, kusesemini kakhulu, akusiso isikhathi sokuba zibuthwe izinkomo; phuzisani izimvu, nihambe niziklabise.

₈Base bethi: Singekwenze lokho ingakabuthani imihlambi yonke, balisuse itshe emlonyeni womthombo; yikhona siyakuphuzisa izimvu.

₉Esakhuluma nabo, uRaheli wafika nezimvu zikayise, ngokuba wayezalusa.

₁₀Kwathi uJakobe ebona uRaheli indodakazi kaLabani uninalume nezimvu zikaLabani uninalume, uJakobe wasondela, wasusa itshe emlonyeni womthombo, waziphuzisa izimvu zikaLabani uninalume.

₁₁UJakobe wamanga uRaheli, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wakhala.

₁₂UJakobe wayesemtshela uRaheli ukuthi ungumfowabo kayise nokuthi uyindodana kaRebeka; wagijima, watshela uyise.

₁₃Kwathi uLabani esezwé indaba kaJakobe indodana kadadewabo, wagijima ukuyomhlangabeza, wamgona, wamanga, wamngenisa endlini yakhe; wayesetshela uLabani zonke lezizinto.

₁₄ULabani wathi kuye: Impela uyithambo lami nenyama yami. Wahlala kuye inyanga yonke.

₁₅ULabani wayesethi kuJakobe: Lokhu ungumfowethu, ubuzakungisebenzela ngeze na? Ngitshele ukuthi umvuzo wakho uyakuba-yini na?

₁₆ULabani wayenamadodakazi amabili; igama lenkulu lalinguLeya, igama lencane lalinguRaheli.

₁₇Amehlo kaLeya ayebuthakathaka, kepha uRaheli wayemuhle ngesimo, ebukeka kahle.

₁₈UJakobe wamthanda uRaheli; wathi: Ngizakukusebenzela iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngoRaheli indodakazi yakho encane.

₁₉Wayesethi uLabani: Kuhle ukuba ngimnike wena kunokuba ngimnike enye indoda; hlala kimi.

₂₀UJakobe wayesesebenzela uRaheli iminyaka eyisikhombisa; yayisemehlweni akhe njengezinsuku eziyingcosana nje ngenxa yokumthanda kwakhe.

₂₁UJakobe wathi kuLabani: Nginike umkami, ngokuba izinsuku zami seziphelile, ngize ngingene kuye.

₂₂ULabani wabutha abantu bonke bakuleyondawo, wenza idili.

₂₃Kepha kwathi kusihlwa wathatha uLeya indodakazi yakhe, wamyisa kuye; wangena kuye.

₂₄ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uLeya incekukazi yakhe uZilipa, abeyincekukazi yakhe.

₂₅Kwathi ekuseni, bheka, kunguLeya; wayesethi kuLabani: Kuyini lokhu okwenzile kimi na? Angikusebenzelanga ngoRaheli na? Ungikhohliseleni na?

₂₆Wathi uLabani: Akwenziwa njalo endaweni yakithi ukuba kuganiswe omncane ngaphambi komkhulu.

₂₇Qeda isonto lalona, sikuphe nomunye ngomsebenzi osezakuwusebenza kimi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

₂₈UJakobe wenze njalo, waqeda isonto lakhe; wamupha uRaheli indodakazi yakhe, abe-ngumkakhe.

₂₉ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uRaheli incekukazi yakhe uBiliha, abeyincekukazi yakhe.

₃₀Wangena nakuye uRaheli, wathanda uRaheli kakhulu kunoLeya; wayesesebenza kuye eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

₃₁UJehova ebona ukuthi uLeya uyazondwa, wavula isizalo sakhe; kepha uRaheli wayeyinyumba.

₃₂ULeya wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uRubeni, ngokuba wathi: UJehova ubonile ukuhlupheka kwami; manje umyeni wami uyakungithanda.

₃₃Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wathi: Lokhu uJehova ezwé ukuthi ngiyazondwa, ungiphile nalena futhi; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSimeyoni.

₃₄Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wathi: Manje ngalesisikhathi umyeni wami uyakunamathela kimi, ngokuba ngimzalele amadodana amathathu; ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uLevi.

₃₅Wakhulelwa futhi, wazala indodana, wathi: Sengiyakumdumisa uJehova; ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJuda; wayesekhawula ukuzala.