Genesis
31:1 Wezwa amazwi amadodana kaLabani, ethi: "UJakobe uthathiwe."
konke okwakungokukababa; lalokho okwakungokukababa ulakho
uthole yonke lenkazimulo.
2 UJakobe wabona ubuso bukaLabani, bheka, babungekho
kuye njengakuqala.
" 31:3 Futhi uJehova wathi kuJakobe: "Buyela ezweni lawoyihlo, futhi
ezihlotsheni zakho; futhi ngizoba nawe.
31:4 UJakobe wathumela wabiza oRaheli noLeya endle emhlambini wakhe.
31:5 Wathi kubo: "Ngiyabubona ubuso bukayihlo, ukuthi abukho
kimi njengakuqala; kodwa uNkulunkulu kababa ube lami.
31:6 Futhi niyazi ukuthi ngamandla ami wonke ngimkhonze uyihlo.
7 Uyihlo ungikhohlisile, waguqula inkokhelo yami kayishumi; kodwa
UNkulunkulu akamvumelanga ukuba angangilimaza.
31:8 Uma esho njalo ukuthi: Emabala ayakuba ngumvuzo wakho; kwalandela izinkomo zonke
uma esho njalo ukuthi: Emizila iyakuba yinkokhelo yakho;
zazala zonke izinkomo ezinemishwe.
31:9 Kanjalo uNkulunkulu uye wathatha imfuyo kayihlo, futhi wabanika
mina.
31:10 Kwathi ngesikhathi izinkomo wakhulelwa, ukuthi ngaphakamisa
ngaphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona ephusheni, bheka, izinqama zeqa
ezinkomeni zazinemizila, nezimanakanaka, nezimanakanaka.
31:11 Futhi ingelosi kaNkulunkulu wakhuluma kimi ngephupho, wathi: "UJakobe!
wathi: Nangu mina.
31:12 Wathi, Phakamisa manje amehlo akho, ubone zonke izinqama ezigxumayo.
phezu kwezinkomo zinemizila, nezimanakanaka, nezimanakanaka, ngokuba ngibonile
konke uLabani akwenzayo kuwe.
31:13 NginguNkulunkulu waseBethele, lapho wagcoba khona insika, futhi lapho wena
wenza isithembiso kimi: manje sukuma, uphume kuleli zwe, futhi
buyela ezweni lokuzalwa kwakho.
31:14 ORaheli noLeya baphendula, bathi kuye: "Ingabe sisekhona isabelo
noma ifa lethu endlini kababa na?
31:15 Asibalwa kuye njengabafokazi? ngoba usithengisile, wazuza kakhulu
wadla nemali yethu.
31:16 Ngoba yonke ingcebo uNkulunkulu ayithatha kubaba, ingeyethu.
manje-ke konke uNkulunkulu akushilo kuwe, kwenze.
17 UJakobe wasukuma, wakhwelisa amadodana akhe nabafazi bakhe emakameleni;
31:18 Futhi wathumba zonke izinkomo zakhe, futhi yonke impahla yakhe ayenayo
wazuza imfuyo abeyizuzile ePhadani Aramu
ukuya ku-Isaka uyise ezweni laseKhanani.
31:19 ULabani wahamba ukuyogunda izimvu zakhe, uRaheli wayentshontshe izithombe ezibaziweyo
bekungokayise.
31:20 UJakobe wantshontsha kuLabani umAramu ngokungazi, ngoba wamtshela
kungeyisikho ukuthi ubalekile.
31:21 Ngakho wabaleka nakho konke enakho; wasukuma, wawela
emfuleni, wabhekisa ubuso bakhe entabeni yakwaGileyadi.
31:22 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu uLabani watshelwa ukuthi uJakobe ubalekile.
31:23 Wathatha abafowabo, wamxosha izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
uhambo; bamfica entabeni yakwaGileyadi.
31:24 UNkulunkulu wafika kuLabani umAramu ngephupho ebusuku, wathi kuye:
Qaphela ukuba ungakhulumi kuJakobe okuhle noma okubi.
31:25 ULabani wayesemfica uJakobe. UJakobe wayesegxumekile itende lakhe entabeni;
uLabani nabafowabo bamisa entabeni yakwaGileyadi.
31:26 ULabani wathi kuJakobe: "Wenzeni, ukuthi webe?
ngangazi, yamuka amadodakazi ami njengezithunjwa
inkemba?
31:27 Kungani wabaleka ngasese, futhi ungintshontshele? futhi
awungitshelanga, ukuze ngikumukise ngentokozo nangenjabulo
izingoma, nesigubhu, nehabhu na?
31:28 Futhi awungivumelanga ukwanga amadodana ami namadodakazi ami? usunakho manje
kwenziwe ngobuwula ngokwenza kanjalo.
31:29 Kusemandleni esandla sami ukunenza okubi, kodwa uNkulunkulu kayihlo
yakhuluma kimi izolo ebusuku, yathi: Qaphela ungakhulumi nawe
uJakobe muhle noma omubi.
31:30 Futhi manje, nakuba ubuyodinga uhambile, ngoba ulangazelela kakhulu
emva kwendlu kayihlo, webeleni onkulunkulu bami na?
31:31 UJakobe waphendula, wathi kuLabani: "Ngoba ngesaba.
Mhlawumbe ungathatha amadodakazi akho kimi.
31:32 Noma ubani othola kuye onkulunkulu bakho, makangaphili: phambi kwethu
bazalwane yazini okwakho okukimi, ukuthathele. Ngoba
UJakobe wayengazi ukuthi uRaheli wayezebile.
31:33 ULabani wangena etendeni likaJakobe, nasetendeni likaLeya, nakuzo zombili izinhlangothi.
amatende ezincekukazi; kodwa akazitholanga. Wasephuma ekaLeya
etendeni, wangena etendeni likaRaheli.
31:34 URaheli wayesezithathile izithombe, wazifaka esandeni wekamela.
wahlala phezu kwabo. ULabani waphenya etendeni lonke, akazitholanga.
31:35 Wathi kuyise: "Makungabi kubi enkosini yami ukuthi ngingenakukwazi."
sukuma phambi kwakho; ngoba isiko labesifazane liphezu kwami. Futhi yena
ziseshiwe, kepha azitholanga izithombe.
31:36 UJakobe wathukuthela, wamthethisa uLabani;
kuLabani: Icala lami liyini na? isono sami siyini ukuba ushise kangaka
wangisukela?
31:37 Njengoba uye waphenya yonke impahla yami, yini oye wathola yakho yonke
izinto zasekhaya? yibeke lapha phambi kwabafowethu nabafowenu, ukuthi
bangahlulela phakathi kwethu sobabili.
31:38 Le minyaka engamashumi amabili benginawe; izimvukazi zakho nezimbuzikazi zakho zine
angiphunzanga, nezinqama zomhlambi wakho angizidlanga.
31:39 Okudwengulwe yizilo angilethanga kuwe; Ngathwala ukulahlekelwa
kwayo; wayibiza esandleni sami, noma yebiwe emini, noma
ezebiwe ebusuku.
31:40 Nganginjalo; emini ngadliwa ukoma, nesithwathwa ebusuku;
ubuthongo bami basuka emehlweni ami.
31:41 Kanjalo ngangineminyaka engamashumi amabili endlini yakho; ngikusebenzele iminyaka eyishumi nane
wamadodakazi akho omabili, neminyaka eyisithupha ngezinkomo zakho;
washintsha iholo lami izikhathi eziyishumi.
31:42 Ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu kababa, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, futhi ukwesaba Isaka.
benginami, isibili ubungimukise ngize. UNkulunkulu unalo
ngikubonile ukuhlupheka kwami nomsebenzi wezandla zami, wakusola
izolo ebusuku.
31:43 ULabani waphendula, wathi kuJakobe: "Lawa madodakazi ngami
amadodakazi, labantwana bangabantwana bami, lezi zinkomo ezami
izinkomo, nakho konke okubonayo kungokwami;
lawa amadodakazi ami, noma kubantwana babo ababazalayo na?
31:44 Ngakho-ke woza, senze isivumelwano, mina nawe; futhi uyivumele
ube ngufakazi phakathi kwami lawe.
45 UJakobe wathatha itshe, walimisa laba yinsika.
31:46 UJakobe wathi kubafowabo: "Buthani amatshe; bathatha amatshe.
benza inqwaba, badla khona phezu kwenqwaba.
47 ULabani wayibiza ngokuthi iJegarsahadutha, kepha uJakobe wayibiza ngokuthi iGaledi.
31:48 Wathi uLabani, Le nqwaba ingufakazi phakathi kwami nawe namuhla.
Ngalokho igama lawo lathiwa iGaledi;
31:49 neMispa; ngokuba wathi: “UJehova makalinde phakathi kwami nawe lapho sikhona
engekho omunye komunye.
31:50 Uma uzohlupha amadodakazi ami, noma uthatha abanye abafazi
ngaphandle kwamadodakazi ami, akakho onathi; bheka, uNkulunkulu ungufakazi phakathi kwami
nawe.
31:51 ULabani wathi kuJakobe: "Bheka, le nqwaba, futhi bheka le nsika
ngiphonsa phakathi kwami nawe;
31:52 Le nqwaba kube ubufakazi, futhi le nsika kube ubufakazi, ukuthi mina ngeke ngidlule
phezu kwale nqwaba, uze kuwe, nokuthi awuyikudlula le nqwaba na
lensika kimi kube ngububi.
31:53 UNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, futhi uNkulunkulu kaNahori, uNkulunkulu kayise wabo, ukwahlulela
phakathi kwethu. UJakobe wafunga ngokwesaba kukayise u-Isaka.
31:54 UJakobe wanikela ngomhlatshelo entabeni, futhi wabiza abafowabo
badla isinkwa, badla isinkwa, balala entabeni.
31:55 ULabani wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wanga amadodana akhe kanye neyakhe
wawabusisa; uLabani wahamba, wabuyela kweyakhe
indawo.