Genesisi 30:1-43
30 URarheli nakabona ukuthi akakabeletheli uJakopo abantwana, wafela udadwabo umona, wathi kuJakopo: “Ngipha abantwana, nakungasinjalo ngizokufa.”
2 UJakopo nakezwa lokho wasilingeka, wathi kuRarheli: “NginguZimu na? Wenziwe ngimi bona ungabelethi?”
3 URarheli wathi: “Nangu uBhilirha+ isigqilakazi sami. Lala naye, ukwenzela bona angibelethele abantwana, khona nami ngizaba nabantwana.”
4 Nje-ke wathatha isisebenzi sakhe uBhilirha, wasinikela uJakopo bona sibe mkakhe begodu uJakopo walala naso.+
5 UBhilirha waba sidisi, wabelethela uJakopo indodana.
6 URarheli wathi: “UZimu ube ngumahlulelami, wangilalela wangipha nendodana.” Kungebangelo ayithiya ngokuthi nguDani.*+
7 Isisebenzi sakaRarheli uBhilirha, saba sidisi godu, sabelethela uJakopo indodana yesibili.
8 URarheli wathi: “Ngilwe nodadwethu begodu ngamhlula!” Nje-ke wathiya indodana leyo ngokuthi nguNafitali.*+
9 Kwathi uLeya nakalemuka bona akasabi nabantwana, wathatha uZilipha isisebenzi sakhe wasinikela uJakopo bona sibe mkakhe.+
10 Nje-ke uZilipha isisebenzi sakaLeya sabelethela uJakopo indodana.
11 ULeya wathi: “Kwamambala ngibusisekile!” Yeke wathiya indodana leyo ngokuthi nguGadi.*+
12 Ngemva kwalokho, isisebenzi sakaLeya uZilipha sabelethela uJakopo indodana yesibili.
13 ULeya wathi: “Ngithabe kwamambala! Abafazi bendaweni le bazokuthi ngithabile.”+ Nje-ke wathiya indodana leyo ngokuthi ngu-Atjheri.*+
14 URubeni+ bekakhambakhamba emasimini ngesikhathi sokuvunwa kwekoroyi, wafumana amakofe. Nje-ke wawaletha kunina uLeya. URarheli wathi kuLeya: “Ngibawa ungabele amakofe wendodanakho.”
15 ULeya wathi: “Awukaneliseki na ngokungithathela indoda?+ Khona nje sewufuna namakofe wendodanami.” URarheli waphendula wathi: “Ebusukwini banamhlanjesi uzokulala nawe, nange ungangipha amakofe wendodanakho.”
16 Kwathi uJakopo nakafikako abuya emasimini, uLeya wamhlangabeza wathi kuye: “Namhlanjesi uyokulala nami ngombana ngikuqatjhe ngamakofe wendodanami.” Nje-ke ebusukwini bamhlokho walala naye.
17 UZimu wamuzwa uLeya begodu wamphendula, nje-ke wazithwala, wabelethela uJakopo indodana yesihlanu.
18 ULeya wathi: “UZimu unginikele umvuzo womsebenzami ngombana ngithethe isisebenzi sami ngasinikela indodami.” Nje-ke wathiya indodana leyo ngokuthi ngu-Isakari.*+
19 ULeya waba sidisi godu, wabelethela uJakopo+ indodana yesithandathu.
20 Ngemva kwalokho, wathi: “UZimu unginikele umvuzo omuhle tle! Nje khona indodami seyizongibekezelela+ ngombana ngiyibelethele amadodana asithandathu.”+ Nje-ke indodana leyo wayithiya ngokuthi nguZebuloni.*+
21 Ngemva kwalokho, wabeletha umntazana wamthiya ngokuthi nguDina.+
22 UZimu wakhumbula uRarheli, wamuzwa begodu wamphendula, wamenza wakghona ukuba sidisi.*+
23 Waba sidisi, wabeletha indodana. Wathi: “UZimu ususe ihlazo lami!”+
24 Wathiya indodana leyo ngokuthi nguJosefa*+ wathi: “UJehova ungiphe enye indodana.”
25 Ngemva kokuthi uRarheli abelethe uJosefa, uJakopo wathi kuLabani: “Ngivumela ngibuyele, enarheni yekhethu.+
26 Nginikela abafazi bami nabantwana bami ngombana sengikubhadele ngaqeda ngokukusebenzela, nawe wazi kuhle bona ngikusebenzele njani.”+
27 ULabani waphendula wathi: “Ngiyakuncenga, ngibawa uhlale nami. Ngibonile ukuthi uJehova uyangibusisa ngebanga lakho.”
28 Wanaba wathi: “Akhungitjele bona ufuna ngikubhadele kangangani, ngizakubhadela.”+
29 UJakopo wamphendula wathi: “Nawe wazi kuhle bona ngikusebenzele kangangani, nomhlambakho wande ngebanga lami;+
30 ngaphambi kokuthi ngifike bewunokuncani kodwana nje, umhlambakho wandile begodu solo ngafika la uJehova ukubusisile. Nje-ke nami ngifuna kube nento engiyenzela umndenami.”+
31 ULabani wathi: “Alo, ufuna ngikupheni?” UJakopo waphendula wathi: “Akutlhogeki bona ungibhadele! Nange ungangenzela into yinye nje kwaphela, ngizokuraga nokulusa umhlambakho bengiwutlhogomele.+
32 Ngizokukhambakhamba hlangana nomhlambakho. Bekela ngeqadi zoke izimvu ezinamabalabala, hlangana namaramu amancani bekela ngeqadi anzinyana, eembuzini ezisikazi ubekele ngeqadi ezinamabalabala. Kusukela nje, le yindlela ozongibhadela ngayo.+
33 Nawuzako uzokuqala umvuzwami, uzokubona ukuthi ngithembekile. Nange ungafumana imbuzi esikazi enganamabalabala emhlambinami weembuzi namkha iramu elincani elingasinzinyana emhlambinami wezimvu, kufuze wazi ukuthi letjiwe.”
34 ULabani waphendula wathi: “Kulungile, akwenzeke njengokutjho kwakho.”+
35 Nje-ke mhlokho, wathatha iimpongo ezinamabalabala neembuzi ezisikazi ezinamabalabala wazibekela ngeqadi. Wathatha amaramu amancani egade anokumhlotjhana nanzinyana, wawanikela amadodanakhe bona awatlhogomele.
36 Ngemva kwalokho, wahlukana noJakopo, waya endaweni elibanga lamalanga amathathu. Nje-ke uJakopo wasala alusa imihlambi kaLabani egade isele.
37 UJakopo waqunta iingojwana emthini westoreksi, we-alimondi nowepalatani, ngemva kwalokho wazibaza kwasala okumhlophe.
38 Wathatha iingodo azibazilekweza wazibeka phambi komhlambi, ekerebheni lapho zisela khona amanzi. Ukwenzela bona imihlambi nayifika lapho, ilungele ukukhwelana phambi kwazo.
39 Nangambala bekuthi imihlambi nayifika phambi kweengojwanezo, ilungele ukukhwelana, ukwenzela bona izale ezinemitleza nezimabalabala.
40 Ngemva kwalokho, uJakopo wahlukanisa amaramu amancani begodu wenza bona umhlambi uqale ngakilezo ezinemitleza nezinzinyana emihlambini kaLabani. Wahlukanisa imihlambakhe, akhenge ayihlanganise neyakaLabani.
41 Ebegade zinonile emhlambini bekuthi nasele zilungela ukukhwelana, uJakopo athathe iingojwaneza azibeke phambi kwemihlambi ukwenzela bona eziduna zilungele ukukhwelana hlanu kweengojwanezo.
42 Ebegade ziimgorho bekuthi nasele zilungela ukukhwelana, uJakopo angazibeki iingojwana lapho. Nje-ke zoke ebegade ziimgorho bekuba ngezakaLabani kodwana ezinonileko kube ngezakaJakopo.+
43 UJakopo waphumelela khulu, waba nemihlambi emikhulu, waba neensebenzi eziduna nezisikazi, amakamela nabodumbana.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kutjho ukuthi “Ukwahlulela.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “Ngilwile.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “Isibusiso Esikhulu.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “Ukuthaba.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “Umvuzo.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “Ukubekezela.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “uZimu wamlalela, wavula isibeletho sakhe.”
^ Sirhunyezo segama elithi Josifiya elitjho ukuthi “Kwanga UJah Angangezelela.”
