Genesis
29:1 UJakobe wahamba indlela yakhe, wafika ezweni labantu bakwa-Israyeli
empumalanga.
29:2 Wabheka, bheka, umthombo ensimini, futhi bheka, kwakukhona ezintathu
imihlambi yezimvu ilele ngakulo; ngoba kulowomthombo baphuzisa amanzi
phezu komlomo womthombo kwakukhona itshe elikhulu.
29:3 Futhi lapho yonke imihlambi yabuthana, futhi basusa itshe
emlonyeni womthombo, waphuzisa izimvu, walibuyisela itshe phezu kwalo
umlomo womthombo endaweni yakhe.
29:4 UJakobe wathi kubo: "Bazalwane bami, nivelaphi na?" Basebesithi: Kwe
SiyiHarana.
29:5 Wathi kubo: "Niyamazi uLabani indodana kaNahori?" Basebesithi: Thina
uyamazi.
29:6 Wathi kubo: "Usaphilile na?" Basebesithi: Uyaphila;
bheka, uRaheli indodakazi yakhe uyeza nezimvu.
29:7 Wathi, "Bheka, kusesemini enkulu, futhi akukabi isikhathi sokuba izinkomo
zibuthene; phuzisani izimvu, nihambe niziluse.
29:8 Bathi: "Asikwazi, kuze kube yilapho yonke imihlambi ibuthene ndawonye
baze bagingqe itshe lisuke emlonyeni womthombo; bese siphuzisa izimvu.
29:9 Esakhuluma nabo, uRaheli wafika nezimvu zikayise.
ngoba ubezigcina.
29:10 Kwathi uJakobe ebona uRaheli indodakazi kaLabani wakhe
umfowabo kanina, nezimvu zikaLabani umfowabo kanina, lokho
UJakobe wasondela, walisusa itshe emlonyeni womthombo, waphuzisa
umhlambi kaLabani umfowabo kanina.
29:11 UJakobe wamanga uRaheli, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wakhala.
29:12 UJakobe wamtshela uRaheli ukuthi ungumfowabo kayise nokuthi ungumfowabo
indodana kaRebheka: wagijima, watshela uyise.
29:13 Kwathi, lapho uLabani esizwa izindaba zikaJakobe udadewabo
indodana, wagijima ukumhlangabeza, wamgona, wamanga, futhi
wamletha endlini yakhe. Wamtshela uLabani zonke lezi zinto.
29:14 ULabani wathi kuye: "Impela uyithambo lami nenyama yami. Futhi yena
wahlala naye isikhathi esingangenyanga.
29:15 ULabani wathi kuJakobe: "Ngokuba ungumfowethu, uma wena."
ngalokho ungikhonze ngeze? ngitshele, umvuzo wakho uzakuba yini?
29:16 ULabani wayenamadodakazi amabili; igama lenkulu lalinguLeya, negama lendodana
igama lencinyane lalinguRaheli.
29:17 ULeya wayeneso elithambile; kodwa uRaheli wayemuhle emuhle emuhle.
29:18 UJakobe wathanda uRaheli; wathi: Ngizakukusebenzela iminyaka eyisikhombisa
uRaheli indodakazi yakho encane.
29:19 Wathi uLabani, "Kungcono ukuba ngimnike wena, kunokuba ngimnike."
mnike enye indoda; hlala nami.
29:20 UJakobe wasebenzela uRaheli iminyaka eyisikhombisa; futhi zabonakala kuye kuphela
izinsuku ezimbalwa, ngenxa yothando ayenalo kuye.
29:21 UJakobe wathi kuLabani: "Nginike umkami, ngokuba izinsuku zami ziphelele.
ukuze ngingene kuye.
29:22 ULabani wabutha wonke amadoda aleyo ndawo, futhi wenza idili.
29:23 Kwathi kusihlwa, wathatha uLeya indodakazi yakhe, futhi
wamletha kuye; wasengena kuye.
29:24 ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uLeya uZilipa incekukazi yakhe, abe incekukazi yakhe.
29:25 Kwathi ekuseni, bheka, kwakunguLeya
Wathi kuLabani: “Kuyini lokhu okwenze kimi na? angizange ngikhonze kanye
wena kaRaheli? pho, ungikhohliseleni na?
29:26 ULabani wathi: "Akwenziwa njalo ezweni lakithi ukupha
omncane ngaphambi kwezibulo.
29:27 Gcwalisa isonto lakhe, futhi sizokunika lokhu futhi ngenxa yenkonzo
uyakungikhonza futhi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
29:28 UJakobe wenza kanjalo, wagcwalisa isonto lakhe, futhi wamnika uRaheli wakhe
indodakazi kumfazi futhi.
29:29 ULabani wanika uRaheli indodakazi yakhe uBhiliha incekukazi yakhe, abe nguye
incekukazi.
29:30 Futhi wangena futhi kuRaheli, futhi wathanda uRaheli ngaphezu
uLeya, wasebenza kuye eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
29:31 Futhi lapho uJehova ebona ukuthi uLeya wayezondwa, wavula isizalo sakhe
URaheli wayeyinyumba.
29:32 ULeya wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uRubeni.
wathi: “Impela uJehova ukubonile ukuhlupheka kwami; ngakho manje
umyeni wami uzongithanda.
29:33 Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; wathi: Ngoba uJehova unaye
ezwile ukuthi ngiyazondwa, wanginika le ndodana;
waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSimeyoni.
29:34 Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; wathi: Khathesi khathesi ngizakwenza
indoda mayinamathele kimi, ngokuba ngiyizalele amadodana amathathu;
igama lakhe lalinguLevi.
29:35 Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wathi: "Manje ngizomdumisa.
uJehova; ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJuda; futhi kwesokunxele ukuzala.