UGenesise 30:25-36

Kwathi uRaheli esemzalile uJosefa, uJakobe wathi kuLabani: “Ngimukise ukuba ngiye endaweni yami ezweni lakithi. Ngiphe omkami nabantwana bami engikusebenzele ngabo, ngihambe, ngokuba uyawazi umsebenzi engikwenzele wona.” ULabani wayesethi kuye: “Ake ngifumane umusa emehlweni akho. Sengibonile ukuthi uJehova ungibusisile ngenxa yakho.” Wathi futhi: “Nquma umvuzo wakho, ngikuphe wona.” Wathi kuye: “Uyazi wena ukuthi ngikukhonze kanjani nokuthi izinkomo zakho zazinjani kimi. Ngokuba kwakukuncane okwakho ngingakafiki; kepha kwandile, sekukuningi; uJehova ukubusisile ezinyathelweni zami; manje ngiyakuyisebenzela nini eyami indlu na?” Wathi: “Ngiyakukuphani na?” Wathi uJakobe: “Awuyikunginika lutho; uma ungenzela lokhu, ngiyakubuye ngaluse umhlambi wakho, ngiwulinde. Namuhla ngiyakudabula emhlambini wakho wonke, ngikhiphe khona zonke ezimanakanaka nezimagqabhagqabha, nazo zonke ezimnyama ezimvini, nezimagqabhagqabha nezimanakanaka ezimbuzini, kube ngumvuzo wami. Ukulunga kwami kuyakungifakazela ngesikhathi esizayo, lapho ufika ngomvuzo wami osebusweni bakho, ukuthi zonke ezingemanakanaka nezingemagqabhagqabha ezimbuzini, nezingemnyama ezimvini ezikimi, mazithiwe zebiwe.” Wayesethi uLabani: “Bheka, makube njengezwi lakho.” Ngalowo muhla wakhipha izimpongo ezinemishwe nezimagqabhagqabha, nezimbuzikazi zonke ezimanakanaka nezimagqabhagqabha, zonke ezinokumhlophe, nezimnyama zonke ezimvini, wazinikela esandleni samadodana akhe. Wamisa ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu phakathi kwakhe noJakobe; uJakobe walusa imihlambi eseleyo kaLabani.