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.