UGenesise 29:13-30

ULabani esezwile umbiko kaJakobe indodana kadadewabo, wagijima ukumhlangabeza, wamgona, wamanga, wamngenisa endlini yakhe. Wamtshela uLabani zonke lezi zinto. ULabani wathi kuye: “Ngempela, uyithambo lami nenyama yami.” Wahlala naye inyanga yonke. ULabani wathi kuJakobe: “Ngokuba ungumfowethu, ungikhonze ngeze na? ngitshele, uzakuba yini umvuzo wakho? ULabani wayenamadodakazi amabili, igama lenkulu lalinguLeya, igama lencinyane lalinguRaheli. ULeya wayenamehlo athambileyo; kepha uRaheli wayemuhle, ebukeka kahle. UJakobe wathanda uRaheli; wathi: Ngizakukusebenzela iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngoRaheli indodakazi yakho encane. Wathi uLabani: “Kuhle ukuba ngimnike wena kunokuba ngimnike enye indoda; Hlala Nami. UJakobe wasebenzela uRaheli iminyaka eyisikhombisa; kwaba yizinsukwana nje emehlweni akhe ngenxa yothando ayenalo ngaye. UJakobe wathi kuLabani: “Nginike umkami, ngokuba izinsuku zami ziphelele, ukuze ngingene naye.” ULabani wayesebizela ndawonye bonke abantu bakuleyo ndawo, walungisa idili. Kwathi sekuhlwile wathatha uLeya indodakazi yakhe, wamletha kuye; wasengena kuye. ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uLeya, incekukazi yakhe uZilipa, ibe yisigqila. Kwathi sekusile, wabona ukuthi nguLeya, wathi kuLabani: “Wenzeni kimi na?” Angikukhonzanga uRaheli na? pho ungikhohliseleni? ULabani wasesithi: Lokhu kakumelanga kwenziwe elizweni lakithi ukuthi kwendiswe omncane ngaphambi kwezibulo. Qedela isonto lakhe, futhi sizokunika lona futhi ngenxa yenkonzo oyosebenza kimi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa. UJakobe wenze njalo, waqeda isonto lakhe, wamnika noRaheli indodakazi yakhe ukuba ibe ngumkakhe. ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uRaheli incekukazi yakhe uBiliha ukuba abe yincekukazi yakhe. Naye wangena noRaheli, wathanda uRaheli kunoLeya, wakhonza naye eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.