Kufika kwaJakobe kaLabani
1Jakobe wachubeka neluhambo lwakhe waya eveni lebantfu bangasemphumalanga. 2Watsi asahamba, adzabula imimango, wakhandza sicobho semanti situngeletwe ngimihlambi lemitsatfu yetimvu ilele eceleni kwaso. Lemihlambi yayitewunatsiswa kuso leso sicobho. Kwakunelitje lelikhulu lekwakumbonywe ngalo. 3Yayitsi lemihlambi ingaphelela, belusi bese bayaligicita balisuse lelitje, banatsise lemihlambi, babuye balibuyisele.
4Jakobe wabuta labelusi watsi: “Ye bomnaketfu, niphumaphi?”
Bamphendvula batsi: “Siphuma kaHarani.”
5Wababuta futsi watsi: “Niyamati yini Labani, umsa waNahori?”
Bamphendvula batsi: “Yebo, siyamati.”
6Watsi: “Usaphila yini?”
Batsi: “Yebo, usaphila. Nanguya nje naRakheli, indvodzakati yakhe, eta netimvu takhe.”
7Jakobe watsi: “Njengobe kusesemini lenkhulu kangaka nyalo, kusengakabi sikhatsi sekutsi letimvu tibutsiswe ndzawonye, anitinatsisi ngani, bese niyakutidlisa eluhlateni?”
8Bamphendvula batsi: “Singeke phela sicale ingakapheleli yonkhe lemihlambi bese kugicitwa lelitje, kungukhona-ke sitinatsisa letimvu.”
9Watsi asakhuluma nje Jakobe, kwase kufika Rakheli netimvu teyise, ngobe bekunguye labetelusa. 10Jakobe watsi kube ambone loRakheli, indvodzakati yaLabani, malume wakhe, abone netimvu takaLabani, wesuka waya kulelitje, wafike waligicita, wase uyatinatsisa timvu takamalume wakhe, Labani. 11Jakobe wanga Rakheli, wakhala ngenca yenjabulo. 12Jakobe watjela Rakheli watsi: “Mine ngisihlobo seyihlo, ngitalwa nguRebheka.”
Rakheli wagijima wayawutjela uyise. 13Watsi kube Labani ayive lendzaba yemshana wakhe, wagijima wamhlangabeta, wafike wamgona wamanga, wamngenisa endlini. Jakobe watekela Labani yonkhe indzaba yakhe. 14Labani watsi kuye: “Ngempela ulitsambo lami nengati yami.” Jakobe wahlala lapho inyanga yonkhe.
Jakobe usebentela boRakheli naLeya kuLabani
15Labani wakhuluma kuJakobe, watsi: “Njengobe usinini sami, pho, kufanele yini kutsi ungisebentele mahhala? Ngitjele kutsi ufuna ngikuholele ngani.” 16Labani abenemadvodzakati lamabili, lendzala bekunguLeya, lencane kunguRakheli. 17Leya abenemehlo lamahle latsambile, kodvwa Rakheli abeme kahle, amuhle.
18Jakobe abetsandza Rakheli, ngako-ke watsi: “Ngitakusebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa, nawunganginika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakho lencane, ibe ngumkami.”
19Labani watsi: “Kuncono mane ngimnike wena kunekutsi ngimnike nome ngubani nje, sale uhlala nami la ekhaya.” 20Ngako-ke Jakobe wamsebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa loRakheli, noko kuJakobe leminyaka lengaka kwaba shangatsi ngemalangana nje, ngobe phela abemtsandza kakhulu.
21Jakobe wakhuluma kuLabani, watsi: “Sengisicedzile sikhatsi sami, sale unginika umkami ngingene kuye.” 22Ngako-ke, Labani wamema bonkhe bantfu bakuleyo ndzawo, wenta lidzili. 23Kodvwa kwatsi ngalobo busuku Labani watsatsa indvodzakati yakhe, Leya, wayingenisa kuJakobe. Jakobe wamati Leya. 24Labani wakhipha Zilpha, labesisebenti sakhe, kutsi atewuba sisebenti saLeya. 25Ekuseni ngakusasa Jakobe kwangukhona abona kutsi nguLeya. Jakobe waya kuLabani wafike watsi: “Yini lena longenta yona? Kantsi bengingasebenteli Rakheli yini? Manje ungilutseleni?”
26Labani wamphendvula watsi: “Kulelive akwentiwa kutsi kwendziswe lomncane kucala lomdzala angakendzi. 27Ase ume kuphele leliviki lemshado, sitawube sesiyakunika futsi nalona lomunye, nawungasebenta leminye iminyaka lesikhombisa.”
28Jakobe wenta njalo, walicedza leliviki lemshado. Labani wase umnika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakhe, kutsi abe ngumkakhe. 29Labani wakhipha Bilha labesisebenti sakhe kutsi atewuba sisebenti saRakheli. 30Ngako Jakobe wangena kuRakheli. Wamtsandza kakhulu kunaLeya. Jakobe wasebentela Labani leminye futsi iminyaka lesikhombisa.
Emadvodzana aJakobe ekucala
31Watsi kube abone Simakadze kutsi Leya uyaliwa, wavula sitalo sakhe; kepha Rakheli waba yinyumba. 32Leya wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguRubeni, ngobe abetsi: “Simakadze ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami, manje indvodza yami seyitangitsandza.” 33Waphindza wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana, watsi: “Njengobe Simakadze evile kutsi ngiyaliwa, uphindze wangipha lenye indvodzana.” Wayetsa libito watsi nguSimeyoni. 34Waphindze futsi wakhulelwa, watala lenye indvodzana, watsi: “Manje-ke indvodza yami seyitawunamatsela kimi, ngobe sengiyitalele emadvodzana lamatsatfu.” Ngako-ke libito layo kwaba nguLevi. 35Waphindze wakhulelwa futsi, watala indvodzana, watsi: “Manje-ke ngitamdvumisa Simakadze.” Ngako-ke wayetsa libito watsi nguJuda, wase uyema kutala.
