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.