Genesisi
29 Ngemuva kwaloko Jakobe wachubeka neluhambo lwakhe, walibangisa eveni lebantfu baseMphumalanga. 2 Wabese ubona umtfombo wemanti emadlelweni kanye nemihlambi lemitsatfu yetimvu ilele eceleni kwawo, ngobe belusi bebavame kuyinatsisa kuwo. Bekunelitje lelikhulu lebekuvalwe ngalo lomtfombo. 3 Bekutsi naseyiphelele yonkhe lemihlambi, labelusi bagicite lelitje, bese bayayinatsisa. Naseyinatsile, bebabese bayalibuyisela lelitje.
4 Jakobe watsi kulabelusi: “Nisuka kuphi bomnaketfu?” Bona batsi: “Sisuka eHarani.”+ 5 Wase utsi: “Niyamati yini Labani+ umtukulu waNahori?”+ Bamphendvula batsi: “Siyamati.” 6 Nabasho loko, watsi kubo: “Unjani emphilweni?” Bona bamphendvula batsi: “Uyaphila, futsi nanguya naRakheli+ indvodzakati yakhe eta nemhlambi wetimvu!” 7 Wase utsi: “Kusesemini, futsi kusengakabi sikhatsi sekuvalela imihlambi. Natsisani letimvu, bese nitiyisa emadlelweni.” 8 Labelusi bamphendvula batsi: “Asikavumeleki kwenta loko kuze kube ngulapho sekuhlanganiswe yonkhe imihlambi futsi kugicitwe lelitje lokuvalwe ngalo lomtfombo. Ngemuva kwaloko singabese siyayinatsisa.”
9 Watsi asakhuluma nabo, kwefika Rakheli netimvu tababe wakhe ngobe naye bekelusa. 10 Ngesikhatsi Jakobe abona Rakheli indvodzakati yamalume wakhe Labani kanye naletimvu, wesuka ngekushesha wayawususa lelitje lebekuvalwe ngalo lomtfombo wabese unatsisa letimvu tamalume wakhe Labani. 11 Ngemuva kwaloko wanga Rakheli futsi Jakobe wakhala kakhulu wamemeta. 12 Watjela Rakheli kutsi usihlobo* sababe wakhe nekutsi uyindvodzana yaRebheka. Rakheli wesuka ngematubane wayawutjela babe wakhe.
13 Ngesikhatsi Labani+ eva ngaJakobe indvodzana yadzadzewabo, wagijima wayomhlangabeta. Wamgaca waphindze wamcabuza wase ungena naye endlini yakhe. Nasebasendlini, Jakobe wamtjela konkhe lebekwentekile. 14 Labani watsi kuye: “Wena ulitsambo lami kanye nenyama yami.”* Ngako wahlala naye inyanga yonkhe.
15 Labani watsi kuJakobe: “Njengobe usihlobo sami,*+ loko kusho kutsi sekufanele ungisebentele mahhala yini? Ngitjele kutsi ngikubhadale ngani.”+ 16 Labani bekanemadvodzakati lamabili. Libito lalendzala bekunguLeya kantsi lencane bekunguRakheli.+ 17 Emehlo aLeya bekangasimahle, kantsi Rakheli yena bekeme kahle futsi amuhle kakhulu. 18 Jakobe bekatsandza Rakheli, ngako watsi: “Ngitimisele kukusebentela iminyaka lengu-7 kuze unginike Rakheli indvodzakati yakho lencane.”+ 19 Labani wamphendvula watsi: “Kuncono kutsi ngimnike wena kunekutsi ngimnike lenye indvodza. Chubeka uhlala nami.” 20 Jakobe wasebenta iminyaka lengu-7 kuze atfole Rakheli,+ kodvwa emehlweni akhe leso sikhatsi saba shengatsi ngemalanga lambalwa ngobe bekamtsandza kakhulu.
21 Jakobe wase utsi kuLabani: “Emalanga ami asaphelile, ngako nginike yena abe ngumkami kuze ngiye ecansini naye.” 22 Ngemuva kwaloko Labani wabita onkhe emadvodza endzawo futsi wenta lidzili. 23 Kodvwa ebusuku, watsatsa Leya indvodzakati yakhe wamnika Jakobe kuze aye naye ecansini. 24 Labani waphindze watsatsa Zilpha incekukati yakhe, wamnika Leya indvodzakati yakhe kuze abe sisebenti sakhe.+ 25 Ekuseni Jakobe wabona kutsi bamnike Leya. Ngako watsi kuLabani: “Yini lena loyentile? Angitsi bengikusebentela kuze ngitfole Rakheli, manje ungikhohliseleni?”+ 26 Labani wamphendvula watsi: “Akuhambisani nelisiko letfu kutsi kwendze indvodzakati lencane kodvwa kusale lendzala. 27 Cale ucedze liviki lonkhe unalomfati wakho. Ngemuva kwaloko ngitakunika Rakheli, kodvwa kutawudzingeka ungisebentele leminye iminyaka lengu-7.”+ 28 Jakobe wenta njengobe Labani amtjelile futsi wacedza liviki lonkhe anaLeya. Ngemuva kwaloko, Labani wamniketa Rakheli kutsi abe ngumfati wakhe. 29 Ngetulu kwaloko Labani watsatsa Bilha+ incekukati yakhe, wamniketa Rakheli kutsi abe sisebenti sakhe.+
30 Jakobe wabese uya ecansini naRakheli futsi abemtsandza kakhulu kwendlula Leya. Wasebentela Labani leminye iminyaka lengu-7.+ 31 Ngesikhatsi Jehova abona kutsi Leya akatsandvwa,* wenta kutsi akhulelwe,*+ kodvwa Rakheli yena abengabatfoli bantfwana.+ 32 Ngako Leya wakhulelwa futsi watala indvodzana wayibita ngekutsi nguRubeni,*+ ngobe bekatsi: “Jehova ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami+ futsi nyalo indvodza yami seyitangitsandza.” 33 Waphindze wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana, wase utsi: “Jehova ungivile ngobe bengingatsandvwa, wangipha lenye indvodzana.” Ngako wayibita ngekutsi nguSimeyoni.*+ 34 Wakhulelwa futsi, watala indvodzana, wabese utsi: “Manje indvodza yami seyitangitsandza kakhulu ngobe ngiyitalele emadvodzana lamatsatfu.” Ngako wabita lendvodzana ngekutsi nguLevi.*+ 35 Waphindze wakhulelwa futsi, watala indvodzana wase utsi: “Nyalo ngitamdvumisa Jehova.” Ngaleso sizatfu, lendvodzana wayibita ngekutsi nguJuda.*+ Ngemuva kwaloko wema kutala.