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29 Buluka penepo Yakobe apitiriza na ulendo wace mbaenda ku dziko yakumabulukiro a dzuwa. 2 Pidafika iye pa mbuto inango aona ncera, pontho pakhali na mikumbi mitatu ya mabira ikhagona cifupi na ncera, thangwi kazinji kene iwo akhamwesa mikumbi yawo pa ncera unoyu. Ncera unoyu ukhadafungwa na mwala ukulu. 3 Mikumbi yonsene ingagumanyizwa penepo, akumbizi akhabulumundisa mwala ukhafunga ncera mbamwesa mikumbi yawo, angamala akhafunga pontho ncera na mwala unoyu.

4 Penepo Yakobe aabvundza: “Abale anga, imwe ndimwe a kupi?” Iwo atawira: “Ndife a ku Arani.”+ 5 Iye aabvundza: “Musandziwa Labhau+ ndzukulu wa Naori?”+ Iwo atawira: “Tisandziwa.” 6 Penepo iye aabvundza: “Iye ali mwadidi?” Iwo atawira: “Ali mwadidi. Pontho ule anabwera na mabira ndi Rakeli,+ mwanace!” 7 Penepo iye aapanga: “Ano ndi masikati. Udzati kukwana ndzidzi toera kugumanya mikumbi. Mwesani mabira mungamala muende kaadyese.” 8 Iwo alonga: “Nee tisatawiriswa kucita pyenepi mpaka mikumbi yonsene ingamala kugumanywa, mbatibulumundisa mwala pa ncera, penepo tinakwanisa kumwesa mabira.”

9 Mu ndzidzi ukhalonga iye na iwo, Rakeli afika na mabira a pai wace, thangwi iye akhali nkumbizi. 10 Yakobe pidaona iye Rakeli mwana wa Labhau mʼbale wa mai wace na mabira a Labhau, mwakucimbiza Yakobe afendedza, abulusa mwala pa ncera mbamwesa mabira a Labhau mʼbale wa mai wace. 11 Buluka penepo Yakobe ampswompswona Rakeli, mbatoma kulira mwakugaluza. 12 Yakobe atoma kufokotozera Rakeli kuti iye akhali mʼbale wa pai wace, pontho kuti iye ndi mwana wa Rabheka. Penepo Rakeli athamanga mbaenda kalonga pyenepi kuna pai wace.

13 Labhau+ pidabva iye mphangwa thangwi ya Yakobe mwana wa mʼbale wace wankazi, athamanga mbaenda kaonana naye. Penepo iye anʼkhumbatira, ampswompswona mbaenda naye kunyumba kwace. Pontho Yakobe afokotozera Labhau pinthu pyonsene pidancitikira. 14 Labhau ampanga: “Mwandimomwene iwe ndiwe mʼbale wanga wa ciropa cibodzi cene.”* Natenepa Yakobe akhala na iye mwezi ubodzi.

15 Buluka penepo, Labhau apanga Yakobe: “Nakuti ndiwe mʼbale wanga,+ kodi usafu nika kundiphatira basa papezi? Ndipange, usafuna ndikutambirisenji?”+ 16 Labhau akhali na ana akazi awiri. Mwanace wankulu akhacemerwa Leya, wangʼono akhacemerwa Rakeli.+ 17 Maso a Leya nee akhayetimira, mbwenye Rakeli akhali na maonekero adidi na nkhope yakubalika. 18 Yakobe akhafuna kakamwe Rakeli, natenepa iye alonga: “Ine ndiri dzololo toera kukuphatirani basa mu pyaka pinomwe thangwi ya Rakeli+ mwananu wangʼono.” 19 Penepo Labhau ampanga: “Kuna ine, mphyadidi kumpereka kuna iwe, kupiringana kumpereka kuna mamuna unango. Pitiriza kukhala na ine.” 20 Yakobe aphata basa pyaka pinomwe toera apaswe Rakeli,+ mbwenye kwa iye pyaka pyenepi pikhali ninga ntsiku zingasi basi, thangwi iye akhanfuna kakamwe.

21 Buluka penepo Yakobe apanga Labhau: “Ndipaseni nkazanga thangwi ntsiku zanga zakwana toera ndisembane naye.”* 22 Penepo Labhau agumanya anthu onsene a pacisa, mbacita phwando. 23 Mbwenye namasiku iye akwata mwanace Leya mbaenda naye kuna Yakobe toera apite naye mʼmabonde. 24 Labhau akwatambo Zilpa ntumiki wace wankazi mbampereka kuna mwanace Leya toera akhale ntumiki wace.+ 25 Mangwana mwace namacibese, Yakobe aona kuti akhadapaswa Leya! Natenepa iye abvundza Labhau: “Ninji pyenepi pidandicitira imwe? Kodi nee ndakuphatirani basa toera mundipase Rakeli? Mphapo thangwi yanji mwandinyengeza?”+ 26 Labhau antawira: “Kuno si nsambo wathu tayu kusembesa mwana wangʼono, wankulu mbadzati kusembwa. 27 Tsandzaya sumana ino yonsene na nkazi unoyu. Ungamala unadzapaswambo mʼbale wace, mbwenye unadzandiphatira pontho basa pyaka pinomwe.”+ 28 Yakobe acita pyenepi, atsandzaya sumana ineyi na Leya, buluka penepo Labhau ampasambo Rakeli mwanace wangʼono toera akhale nkazace. 29 Kusiyapo pyenepi, Labhau akwata Bhila+ ntumiki wace wankazi mbampereka kuna Rakeli toera akhale ntumiki wace.+

30 Buluka penepo, Yakobe apitambo mʼmabonde na Rakeli. Yakobe akhafuna kakamwe Rakeli kupiringana Leya mbaphatira pontho basa Labhau mu pyaka pinomwe.+ 31 Pidaona Yahova kuti Leya nee akhafuniwa kakamwe* na mamunace, iye amʼphedza toera akhale na mimba,+ mbwenye Rakeli nee akhabala.*+ 32 Natenepa, Leya akhala na mimba mbabala mwana wamamuna, iye ampasa dzina ya Rubheni,*+ thangwi iye alonga: “Yahova aona kuthabuka kwanga,+ natenepa cincino mamunanga anatoma kundifuna.” 33 Iye akhala pontho na mimba, abala mwana wamamuna mbalonga: “Yahova abvesera kudungunya kwanga kuti ine nee ndisafuniwa, natenepa iye andipasambo mwana uyu.” Na thangwi ineyi ampasa dzina ya Simeoni.*+ 34 Iye akhala pontho na mimba inango, abala mwana wamamuna mbalonga: “Cincino mamunanga anadzaphatana na ine, thangwi ndamʼbalira ana atatu.” Na thangwi ineyi, iye apaswa dzina ya Levi.*+ 35 Iye akhala pontho na mimba, abala mwana wamamuna mbalonga: “Cincino ndinasimba Yahova.” Natenepa iye ampasa dzina ya Yuda.*+ Buluka penepo, iye akhadalimira kubala ana.