UGENESISE 31

₁Wayesezwa amazwi amadodana kaLabani, ethi: UJakobe uthathile konke okwakungokukababa; ngokwakungokukababa uzizuzele lonke loludumo.

₂UJakobe wabona ubuso bukaLabani; bheka, babungasenjengayizolo nakuthangi kuye.

₃UJehova wayesethi kuJakobe: Buyela ezweni lawoyihlo nasezihlotsheni zakho; ngiyakuba-nawe.

₄UJakobe wathuma wabiza oRaheli noLeya, beze endle emhlambini wakhe.

₅Wathi kubo: Ngiyabubona ubuso bukayihlo ukuthi abusenjengayizolo nakuthangi kimi, kepha uNkulunkulu kababa unami.

₆Niyazi nina ukuthi ngimkhonzile uyihlo ngamandla ami onke.

₇Kepha uyihlo ungikhohlisile, waguqula umvuzo wami kayishumi; kodwa uNkulunkulu akamvumelanga ukwenza okubi kimi.

₈Uma ebesho ukuthi: Ezimanakanaka ziyakuba-ngumvuzo wakho, umhlambi wonke wazala ezimanakanaka; uma ebesho ukuthi: Ezinemishwe ziyakuba-ngumvuzo wakho, umhlambi wonke wazala ezinemishwe.

₉Kanjalo uNkulunkulu uthathile imfuyo kayihlo, wayinika mina.

₁₀Kwathi ngokumitha kwemihlambi ngaphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona ephusheni; bheka, izimpongo ezikhwela umhlambi zazingezinemishwe, nezimanakanaka, nezinala.

₁₁Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yathi kimi ephusheni: Jakobe! Ngathi: Ngilapha.

₁₂Yayisithi: Awuphakamise amehlo akho, ubone ukuthi zonke izimpongo ezikhwela umhlambi zingezinemishwe, nezimanakanaka, nezinala, ngokuba ngiboné konke uLabani akwenza kuwe.

₁₃NginguNkulunkulu waseBethele, lapho wagcoba khona insika nalapho wenza isithembiso kimi; manje vuka, usuke kulelizwe, ubuyele ezweni lokuzalwa kwakho.

₁₄ORaheli noLeya baphendula, bathi kuye: Sisenesabelo nefa endlini kababa na?

₁₅Asibalwanga njengabafokazi na? Ngokuba wathengisa ngathi, waqeda intengo yethu.

₁₆Ngokuba yonke ingcebo uNkulunkulu amamuké yona ubaba ingeyethu neyabantwana bethu; manje konke uNkulunkulu akutshelé khona, kwenze.

₁₇UJakobe wayesesuka, wakhwelisa amadodana akhe nawomkakhe emakameleni.

₁₈Wathatha yonke imfuyo yakhe ayizuzileyo, imfuyo yokufuya kwakhe ayizuzé ePhadani-Aramu ukuba aye kuIsaka uyise ezweni laseKhanani.

₁₉ULabani esehambile ukuyogunda izimvu zakhe, uRaheli weba izithixo zikayise.

₂₀UJakobe wamnyenyela uLabani umAramu engamtshelanga ukuthi uyabaleka.

₂₁Wayesebaleka nakho konke anakho; wasuka, wawela umfula, waqonda ngasentabeni yakwaGileyadi.

₂₂Ngosuku lwesithathu uLabani watshelwa ukuthi uJakobe ubalekile.

₂₃Wayesethatha abafowabo, wamlandela ibanga lezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, wamfica entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

₂₄UNkulunkulu weza kuLabani umAramu ephusheni ebusuku, wathi kuye: Qaphela ukuba ungakhulumi kuJakobe okuhle noma okubi.

₂₅ULabani wayesemfica uJakobe. UJakobe wayemisile itende lakhe entabeni; uLabani nabafowabo bamisa entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

₂₆ULabani wathi kuJakobe: Wenzeni, lokhu unginyenyele, wathatha amadodakazi njengabathunjwa benkemba, na?

₂₇Ubalekeleni ngasese na? Wanginyenyelelani ungangitshelanga ukuba ngabe ngikuvalelisé ngokwenama nangezihlabelelo, ngesigubhu nangehabhu*, na?

₂₈Awungivumelanga ukuba ngange amadodana ami namadodakazi ami. Untumazele ngalokho.

₂₉Kusemandleni esandla sami ukwenza okubi kuwe, kepha uNkulunkulu kayihlo ukhulumile kimi ebusuku obudlule, wathi: Qaphela ukuba ungakhulumi kuJakobe okubi noma okuhle.

₃₀Manje njengokuba usumuka impela, lokhu ulangazelela nokulangazelela indlu kayihlo, webeleni izithixo zami na?

₃₁UJakobe waphendula, wathi kuLabani: Ngokuba ngesaba ngithi: Funa ungiqhwage amadodakazi akho.

₃₂Kepha lowo ozakuthola kuye izithixo zakho akayikusinda; qaza phambi kwabafowethu okwakho okukimi, ukuthathe. Ngokuba uJakobe wayengazi ukuthi uRaheli wayezebile.

₃₃ULabani wayesengena etendeni likaJakobe, nasetendeni likaLeya, nasetendeni lezincekukazi zombili; akazitholanga. Waphuma etendeni likaLeya, wangena etendeni likaRaheli.

₃₄URaheli wayezithathé izithixo, wazifaka esihlalweni sekamela, wahlala phezu kwazo. ULabani waphumputha etendeni lonke, kepha akazitholanga.

₃₅Wathi kuyise: Mayingathukutheli inkosi yami ukuthi anginakusukuma phambi kwakho, ngokuba indlela yabesifazane ikimi. Wanyalula, kepha akazitholanga izithixo.

₃₆UJakobe wathukuthela, wamsola uLabani; uJakobe waphendula, wathi kuLabani: Yisiphi isiphambeko sami na? Yisiphi isono sami, lokhu ungizingele kangaka, na?

₃₇Njengalokho usufunisisile kuyo yonke impahla yami, utholé-ntoni yezinto zonke zendlu yakho na? Yibeke lapha phambi kwabafowethu nabafowenu ukuba banqume phakathi kwethu sobabili.

₃₈Leminyaka engamashumi amabili bengihlezi kuwe; izimvukazi zakho nezimbuzikazi zakho aziphunzanga; izinqama zomhlambi wakho angizidlanga.

₃₉Ezidweshulwé yizilo ngangingaziyisi kuwe; kwalahlekelwa mina; wazibiza esandleni sami, noma zebiwe emini noma zebiwe ebusuku.

₄₀Nganginjalo; emini ngaqedwa ngukushisa, ebusuku ngamakhaza; ubuthongo bami babalekela amehlo ami.

₄₁Leminyaka engamashumi amabili bengisendlini yakho; ngakusebenzela iminyaka eyishumi nane ngamadodakazi akho omabili, neminyaka eyisithupha ngomhlambi wakho, uguqulé umvuzo wami kayishumi.

₄₂Uma ebengenami uNkulunkulu kababa, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, ukwEsaba kukaIsaka, ngempela ubuyakungimukisa-ze. UNkulunkulu uboné ukuhlupheka kwami nokukhathala kwezandla zami, wakusola ubusuku obudlule.

₄₃ULabani waphendula, wathi kuJakobe: Amadodakazi angamadodakazi ami, abantwana bangabantwana bami, imihlambi iyimihlambi yami; konke okubonayo kungokwami; lawamadodakazi ami ngingawenzela-ntoni namuhla, nabantwana bawo abazalileyo, na?

₄₄Woza manje, senze isivumelwano mina nawe, sibe-ngufakazi phakathi kwami nawe.

₄₅UJakobe wayesethatha itshe, walimisa laba-yinsika.

₄₆Wathi uJakobe kubafowabo: Buthani amatshe; bathatha amatshe, benza inqwaba; base bedla khona phezu kwenqwaba.

₄₇ULabani wayiqamba ngokuthi iJegari-Sahadutha*, kepha uJakobe wayibiza ngokuthi iGaledi*.

₄₈Wathi uLabani: Lenqwaba ingufakazi phakathi kwami nawe namuhla. Ngalokho igama layo laqanjwa ngokuthi iGaledi,

₄₉neMispa futhi, ngokuba wathi: UJehova makalinde phakathi kwami nawe, lapho sesingasabonani.

₅₀Uma uyakuhlupha amadodakazi ami, noma uthatha abafazi ngaphandle kwamadodakazi ami, akukho-muntu onathi; bheka, uNkulunkulu ungufakazi phakathi kwami nawe.

₅₁Wathi uLabani kuJakobe: Bheka, lenqwaba nensika engikumisé phakathi kwami nawe,

₅₂lenqwaba ayibe-ngufakazi, nensika ibe-ngufakazi ukuthi angiyikudlula kulenqwaba, ngiye kuwe, nokuthi wena awuyikudlula kulenqwaba nakulensika, uze kimi, ngokubi.

₅₃UNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama noNkulunkulu kaNahori, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, makahlulele phakathi kwethu. UJakobe wafunga ukwEsaba kukayise uIsaka.

₅₄UJakobe wanikela ngomhlatshelo entabeni, wabiza abafowabo ukuba badle isinkwa; badla isinkwa, bahlala ubusuku bonke entabeni.

₅₅ULabani wavuka ekuseni, wawanga amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe, wawabusisa; wayesehamba uLabani, wabuyela endaweni yakhe.