UGenesise 30:25-36

Kwathi uJosefa esezelwe, uJakobe wathi kuLabani: “Ngimukise ukuba ngiye endaweni yami yokuhlala nasezweni lakithi.” Nginike abafazi bami nabantwana bami engikukhonze ngenxa yabo, ngihambe, ngokuba uyayazi inkonzo yami engikwenzele yona. ULabani wayesethi kuye: “Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, hlala, ngokuba ngibonile ukuthi uJehova ungibusisile ngenxa yakho.” Wathi: “Nginqumele inkokhelo yakho, ngikunike.” Wathi kuye: “Uyazi wena ukuthi ngakukhonza kanjani nokuthi izinkomo zakho zazinjani kimi.” Ngokuba incane onayo ngingakafiki, yandile, yaba yisixuku; futhi iNkosi ikubusisile kusukela ekufikeni kwami; manje nami ngiyakuyinakekela nini indlu yami na? Wathi: “Ngikupheni na?” Wayesethi uJakobe: “Awunakunginika lutho; uma uthanda ukungenzela, ngiyakubuye ngiluse, ngiluse umhlambi wakho; Namuhla ngiyakudabula umhlambi wakho wonke, ngikhiphe khona zonke ezimanakanaka nezimanakanaka, nazo zonke ezimnyama phakathi kwezimvu, nezimanakanaka nezimanakanaka phakathi kwezimbuzi; futhi lokhu kuyakuba ngumvuzo wami. “Ukulunga kwami kuyakungiphendulela esikhathini esizayo, lapho kufika umvuzo wami phambi kobuso bakho: zonke ezingemabala nezingamagqabhagqabha ezimbuzini, nezingemnyama phakathi kwezimvu, ezingathi zebiwe kimi. Wathi uLabani: “Bheka, ngiyathanda ukuba kube njengezwi lakho.” Ngalolo suku wakhetha izimbuzi ezimizile nezimanakanaka, nazo zonke ezimanakanaka nezimanakanaka, nazo zonke ezimhlophe kuzo, nazo zonke ezimnyama phakathi kwezimvu, wakubeka esandleni samadodana akhe. Wamisa ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu phakathi kwakhe noJakobe; uJakobe welusa yonke imihlambi kaLabani.