IGenesis
29:1 Wahamba ke uYakobi, waya ezweni loonyana bakaYakobi
empuma.
29:2 Wakhangela, wabona iqula ezweni, yaye, khangela!
imihlambi yeegusha, ibuthe kuyo; kuba babesezwa kwelo qula
Kwaye kukho ilitye elikhulu emlonyeni wequla.
29:3 Yabe ihlanganisana khona yonke imihlambi, baliqengqe ilitye;
emlonyeni wequla, wayiseza impahla emfutshane, alibuyisele ilitye phezu kwalo
umlomo wequla endaweni yalo.
29:4 Wathi uYakobi kubo, Bazalwana bam, nivela phi na? Bathi ke bona, Kuphuma
SiyiHaran.
29:5 Wathi kubo, Niyamazi na uLabhan, unyana kaNahore? Bathi ke bona, Thina
uyamazi.
29:6 Wathi kubo, Uphilile na? Bathi ke bona, Uphilile;
nanko uRakeli intombi yakhe, esiza nempahla emfutshane.
29:7 Wathi, Yabonani, kusesemini enkulu, alikabi lixesha lempahla emfutshane;
zihlanganiseni ndawonye; sezeni impahla emfutshane, niye kwalusa.
29:8 Bathi, Asinako, ide ihlanganiswe yonke impahla emfutshane, ihlanganiselwe ndawonye
bade baliqengqe ilitye lisuke emlonyeni wequla; emva koko siseze iigusha.
29:9 Ke kaloku esathetha nabo, wafika uRakeli nempahla emfutshane kayise.
ngokuba ubezigcina.
29:10 Kwathi, uYakobi wambona uRakeli intombi kaLabhan wakhe
nonina, nempahla emfutshane kaLabhan uninalume, yona
Wasondela uYakobi, waliqengqa ilitye lesuka emlonyeni wequla, wasela amanzi
impahla emfutshane kaLabhan uninalume.
29:11 UYakobi wamanga uRakeli, waliphakamisa izwi lakhe, walila.
29:12 UYakobi wamxelela uRakeli ukuba ungumzalwana kayise, nokuba ungumzalwana
unyana kaRebheka: wagidima yena waxelela uyise.
29:13 Kwathi, uLabhan akuluva udaba lukaYakobi udade wabo
unyana wakhe, wagidima ukuya kumkhawulela, wamwola, wamanga;
wamzisa endlwini yakhe. Wamxelela uLabhan zonke ezo ndawo.
29:14 Wathi uLabhan kuye, Okunene ulithambo lam, uyinyama yam; Kwaye yena
wahlala naye inyanga iphela.
29:15 Wathi uLabhan kuYakobi, Kungokuba ungumzalwana wam na
Ke ngoko ndikhonze ngelize? Ndixelele umvuzo wakho?
29:16 Ke kaloku uLabhan waye eneentombi ezimbini: igama lenkulu lalinguLeya, yaye igama lenkulu
igama lenci lalinguRakeli.
29:17 Ke uLeya wayenechaphothi; ke uRakeli ebemhle isiqu, emhle imbonakalo.
29:18 UYakobi ubemthanda uRakeli; wathi, Ndiya kukukhonza iminyaka esixhenxe
uRakeli, intombi yakho encinane.
29:19 Wathi uLabhan Kulungile ukuba ndimnike wena, kunokuba ndimnike
mnike enye indoda; hlala nam ke.
29:20 UYakobi wakhonza ke iminyaka esixhenxe ngenxa kaRakeli; zaye zabonakala ngathi ziindawo ezingcwele
iintsuku ezimbalwa ngenxa yothando awayenalo kuye.
29:21 Wathi uYakobi kuLabhan, Ndinike umkam, kuba izalisekile imihla yam.
ukuze ndingene kuye.
29:22 Wawahlanganisa uLabhan onke amadoda aloo ndawo, wenza isidlo.
29:23 Kwathi ngokuhlwa, wathabatha uLeya intombi yakhe, wamfumana
wamzisa kuye; wangena kuye.
29:24 Intombi yakhe uLeya, uLabhan wayinika uZilipa, umkhonzazana wakhe, ukuba abe ngumkhonzazana wayo.
29:25 Kwathi kusasa, kwabonakala inguLeya, yena embona
Wathi kuLabhan, Yintoni na le nto uyenzileyo kum? andikhonzanga kunye
wena kuRakeli? Yini na ukuba undikhohlise?
29:26 Wathi uLabhan, Makwenjiwa nje ezweni lakowethu, ukumnika
omncinane phambi kowamazibulo.
29:27 Zalisa iveki yale, sokunika naleyo ngenkonzo othe wayenza
wondikhonza eminye iminyaka esixhenxe;
29:28 Wenjenjalo uYakobi, wayizalisa iveki yale, wamnika uRakeli owakhe
intombi kumfazi nayo.
29:29 Intombi yakhe uRakeli, uLabhan wayinika uBhiliha, umkhonzazana wakhe, ukuba abe yiyo
isicakakazi.
29:30 Naye wamngena uRakeli, wamthanda uRakeli ngaphezu koko
uLeya, wakhonza ke naye eminye iminyaka esixhenxe.
29:31 UYehova wabona ukuba uLeya uthiyiwe, wasivula isizalo sakhe;
URakeli wayeludlolo.
29:32 Wamitha ke uLeya, wazala unyana, wathi igama lakhe nguRubhen;
Wathi, UYehova uzibonile iintsizi zam; ke ngoku
uya kundithanda umyeni wam.
29:33 Wabuya wamitha, wazala unyana; Wathi, Kungokuba uYehova unaye
evile ukuba ndithiyiwe, wandinika nalo nyana;
Wamthiya igama elinguSimon.
29:34 Wabuya wamitha, wazala unyana; wathi, Ngoku ke ndiya kukwazi
mayinamathele kum indoda, ngokuba ndiyizalele oonyana abathathu;
igama lakhe lalinguLevi.
29:35 Wabuya wamitha, wazala unyana; wathi, Kungokunje ndiya kumdumisa.
uYehova, ngenxa yoko wamthiya igama elinguYuda; kwaye washiya ukuzala.