UGenesise 29
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UGenesise 29
UJakobe uthatha uhambo lwakhe oluya ezweni labantu basempumalanga
1UJakobe wayesehamba ngohambo lwakhe, wafika ezweni labantu basempumalanga.
2Wabheka, kwakukhona umthombo endle, bheka, nanso imihlambi emithathu yezimvu ilele ngakuwo; ngoba kulowo mthombo baphuzisa umhlambi, futhi kwakukhona itshe elikhulu emlonyeni womthombo.
3Kwabuthana khona yonke imihlambi, bagingqe itshe lisuke emlonyeni womthombo, baphuzise izimvu, balibuyisele itshe emlonyeni womthombo endaweni yalo.
4UJakobe wathi kubo: “Bafowethu, nivelaphi na?” Futhi bathi: Sivela eHarana.
5Wathi kubo: “Niyamazi uLabani indodana kaNahori na?” Bathi: “Siyamazi.”
6Wathi kubo: “Usaphilile na?” Base bethi: “Uyaphila; bheka, uRaheli indodakazi yakhe uyeza nezimvu.”
7Futhi wathi: Bheka, kusesemini, futhi akukabi yisikhathi sokuba kuqoqwe izinkomo; phuzisa izimvu, uziluse.
8Bathi: “Asinakukwazi, ingakabuthwa yonke imihlambi, baze bagingqe itshe lisuke emlonyeni womthombo; bese siphuzisa izimvu.
9Esakhuluma nabo, uRaheli wafika nezimvu zikayise, ngokuba wayezelusa.
10Kwathi uJakobe ebona uRaheli indodakazi kaLabani, umfowabo kanina, nezimvu zikaLabani umfowabo kanina, uJakobe wasondela, wagingqa itshe walisusa emlonyeni womthombo, wazivumela izimvu zikaLabani, umfowabo kanina. Nika amanzi.
11UJakobe wamanga uRaheli, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wakhala.
12UJakobe wamtshela uRaheli ukuthi ungumfowabo kayise nokuthi uyindodana kaRebeka; wagijima watshela uyise.
13ULabani esezwile umbiko kaJakobe indodana kadadewabo, wagijima ukumhlangabeza, wamgona, wamanga, wamngenisa endlini yakhe. Wamtshela uLabani zonke lezi zinto.
14ULabani wathi kuye: “Ngempela, uyithambo lami nenyama yami.” Wahlala naye inyanga yonke.
15ULabani wathi kuJakobe: “Ngokuba ungumfowethu, ungikhonze ngeze na? ngitshele, uzakuba yini umvuzo wakho?
16ULabani wayenamadodakazi amabili, igama lenkulu lalinguLeya, igama lencinyane lalinguRaheli.
17ULeya wayenamehlo athambileyo; kepha uRaheli wayemuhle, ebukeka kahle.
18UJakobe wathanda uRaheli; wathi: Ngizakukusebenzela iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngoRaheli indodakazi yakho encane.
19Wathi uLabani: “Kuhle ukuba ngimnike wena kunokuba ngimnike enye indoda; Hlala Nami.
20UJakobe wasebenzela uRaheli iminyaka eyisikhombisa; kwaba yizinsukwana nje emehlweni akhe ngenxa yothando ayenalo ngaye.
21UJakobe wathi kuLabani: “Nginike umkami, ngokuba izinsuku zami ziphelele, ukuze ngingene naye.”
22ULabani wayesebizela ndawonye bonke abantu bakuleyo ndawo, walungisa idili.
23Kwathi sekuhlwile wathatha uLeya indodakazi yakhe, wamletha kuye; wasengena kuye.
24ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uLeya, incekukazi yakhe uZilipa, ibe yisigqila.
25Kwathi sekusile, wabona ukuthi nguLeya, wathi kuLabani: “Wenzeni kimi na?” Angikukhonzanga uRaheli na? pho ungikhohliseleni?
26ULabani wasesithi: Lokhu kakumelanga kwenziwe elizweni lakithi ukuthi kwendiswe omncane ngaphambi kwezibulo.
27Qedela isonto lakhe, futhi sizokunika lona futhi ngenxa yenkonzo oyosebenza kimi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
28UJakobe wenze njalo, waqeda isonto lakhe, wamnika noRaheli indodakazi yakhe ukuba ibe ngumkakhe.
29ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uRaheli incekukazi yakhe uBiliha ukuba abe yincekukazi yakhe.
30Naye wangena noRaheli, wathanda uRaheli kunoLeya, wakhonza naye eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
31UJehova ebona ukuthi uLeya uzondwa, wavula isizalo sakhe, kepha uRaheli wayeyinyumba.
32ULeya wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wayiqamba igama lokuthi uRubeni; ngokuba wathi: “Impela uJehova ukubonile ukuhlupheka kwami; manje umyeni wami uyakungithanda.
33Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; wathi: “Ngokuba uJehova ezwile ukuthi ngiyazondwa, wanginika le ndodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSimeyoni.
34Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; wathi: “Manje umyeni wami usezakungilandela manje, ngokuba ngimzalele amadodana amathathu.” ngalokho igama lakhe lathiwa uLevi.
35Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wathi: “Manje sengizomdumisa uJehova; ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJuda; futhi akaphindanga wazala.
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