Genesisi 30:1-43
30 Rakheli watsi nakabona kutsi akakamtaleli Jakobe bantfwana, waba nemona ngadzadzewabo futsi watsi kuJakobe: “Nginike bantfwana, ngale kwaloko ngitakufa.”
2 Jakobe wamtfukutselela Rakheli, watsi kuye: “Kantsi nginguNkulunkulu yini mine? Nguye lokwente kutsi ungabatfoli bantfwana.”*
3 Rakheli watsi: “Nangu Bilha+ incekukati yami. Mtsatse ulale naye atewungitalela* bantfwana kuze nami ngitfole bantfwana ngaye.”
4 Ngako watsatsa Bilha incekukati yakhe wamnika Jakobe kutsi abe ngumfati wakhe, futsi Jakobe waya naye ecansini.+
5 Bilha wakhulelwa, ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi watalela Jakobe indvodzana.
6 Ngemuva kwaloko Rakheli watsi: “Nkulunkulu ube ngumehluleli wami, walilalela nelivi lami futsi wanginika indvodzana.” Kungako ametsa ngekutsi nguDani.*+
7 Bilha incekukati yaRakheli, waphindze wakhulelwa futsi ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi watalela Jakobe indvodzana yesibili.
8 Ngemuva kwaloko Rakheli watsi: “Ngilwe kamatima nadzadzewetfu, futsi ekugcineni ngiphumelele!” Ngako lendvodzana wayibita ngekutsi nguNaftali.*+
9 Ngesikhatsi Leya abona kutsi bekangasabatfoli bantfwana, watsatsa Zilpha incekukati yakhe wamniketa Jakobe kutsi abe ngumfati wakhe.+
10 Ngako Zilpha incekukati yaLeya watalela Jakobe indvodzana.
11 Ngemuva kwaloko Leya watsi: “Kungihambele kahle!” Ngako lendvodzana wayibita ngekutsi nguGadi.*+
12 Zilpha incekukati yaLeya, waphindze watalela Jakobe indvodzana yesibili.
13 Leya watsi: “Maye ngiyajabula! Nakanjani labanye bafati nabo batawutsi ngiyajabula.”+ Ngako lendvodzana wayibita ngekutsi ngu-Asheri.*+
14 Ngalelinye lilanga, Rubeni+ abetihambela ensimini ngesikhatsi sekuvunwa kwakolo, futsi watfola titselo lebekucatjangwa kutsi tisita umuntfu kutsi akhulelwe.* Ngako watitsatsa watimikisa kumake wakhe Leya. Rakheli wabese utsi kuLeya: “Ngicela ungiphe letinye taletitselo lotinikwe yindvodzana yakho.”
15 Leya watsi kuye: “Akukeneli yini kutsi utsatse indvodza yami?+ Nyalo sewufuna nekutsatsa letitselo letitfolwe yindvodzana yami.” Ngako Rakheli watsi: “Kulungile. Lamuhla utawulala naye nangabe utanginika letitselo letitfolwe yindvodzana yakho.”
16 Ntsambama ngesikhatsi Jakobe abuya emadlelweni, Leya waphuma wamhlangabeta futsi watsi: “Lamuhla utawulala nami ngobe ngitsengise ngetitselo tentalo letitfolwe yindvodzana yami kuze ngibe nawe.” Ngako Jakobe waya naye ecansini ngalobo busuku.
17 Nkulunkulu wawuva umthantazo waLeya futsi wawuphendvula. Wakhulelwa, ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi watalela Jakobe indvodzana yesihlanu.
18 Ngemuva kwaloko Leya watsi: “Nkulunkulu unginike umvuzo* ngobe incekukati yami ngiyinike indvodza yami.” Ngako lendvodzana wayibita ngekutsi ngu-Isakhari.*+
19 Leya waphindze wakhulelwa, ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi watalela Jakobe indvodzana yesitfupha.+
20 Ngemuva kwaloko watsi: “Nkulunkulu ungiphe sipho lesihle. Ekugcineni, indvodza yami seyitangitsandza+ ngobe ngiyitalele emadvodzana lasitfupha.”+ Ngako lendvodzana wayibita ngekutsi nguZebuloni.*+
21 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi watala indvodzakati futsi wayibita ngekutsi nguDina.+
22 Ekugcineni Nkulunkulu wamkhumbula Rakheli, wawuva umthantazo wakhe futsi wamphendvula ngekutsi amente atfole bantfwana.*+
23 Ngako wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana. Ngemuva kwaloko watsi: “Nkulunkulu ukususile kuhlanjalatwa kwami!”+
24 Lendvodzana wayibita ngekutsi nguJosefa,*+ futsi watsi: “Jehova ungengetele lenye indvodzana.”
25 Ngekushesha ngemuva kwekutsi Rakheli atele Josefa, Jakobe wakhuluma naLabani watsi: “Ngikhulule ngiye ekhaya naseveni lakitsi.+
26 Ngivumele ngihambe nebafati bami nebantfwana bami lengikusebentele ngenca yabo, ngobe uyati kahle indlela lengikusebentele ngayo.”+
27 Ngako Labani watsi kuye: “Nangabe unemusa kimi, ngicela uhlale ngobe sengibubonile bufakazi* ngabona kutsi Jehova ungibusisa ngenca yakho.”
28 Wachubeka watsi: “Ngitjele kutsi ufuna ngikubhadale ngani futsi ngitakunika kona.”+
29 Jakobe watsi: “Uyayati indlela lengikusebentele ngayo nekutsi imfuyo yakho bengiyiphetse njani.+
30 Ngesikhatsi ngifika bewunetintfo letimbalwa, kodvwa nyalo imfuyo yakho seyandze kakhulu yaba yinyenti, naJehova abesolo akubusisa kusukela ngefika. Manje mine ngitawusebentela nini umndeni wami?”+
31 Labani watsi: “Yini lofuna ngikunike yona?” Jakobe yena watsi: “Kute sidzingo sekutsi ungibhadale! Ngitawuchubeka ngelusa imfuyo yakho futsi ngiyinakekela, nangabe nje utangentela naku:+
32 Ngitawuhamba emkhatsini wemfuyo yakho lamuhla. Ngicela wehlukanise tonkhe timvu letinemabala naletinemacabhacabha, nawo onkhe emazinyane etimvu lansundvu kanye nato tonkhe timbutikati letinemabala naletinemacabhacabha. Kusukela nyalo, leto titawuba tami.+
33 Kulunga* kwami kuyongifakazela ngalelinye lilanga nawufika utewubuka lemfuyo letawuba yami; tonkhe timbutikati letitawube tite emacabhacabha nemabala, nemazinyane etimvu langasinsundvu, kutawusho kutsi tebiwe nawutatitfola kimi.”
34 Ngako Labani watsi: “Kulungile, akube njengobe usho.”+
35 Ngalelolanga Labani wehlukanisa timbuti letindvuna letinemishi naletinemabala, nato tonkhe timbutikati letinemacabhacabha nemabala, nato tonkhe letinalokumhlophe kanye nawo onkhe emazinyane etimvu lansundvu, wase utinika emadvodzana akhe kutsi atinakekele.
36 Ngemuva kwaloko wesuka kuJakobe wahamba libanga lelingatsatsa emalanga lamatsatfu, futsi Jakobe wachubeka elusa imfuyo yaLabani lebeyisele.
37 Jakobe wabese utsatsa tindvuku letisemanti tesihlahla sestorakisi,* nesema-alimondi kanye nesepleni, futsi watebula watenta imishi taveta tingodvo letimhlophe.
38 Ngemuva kwaloko wabeka letindvuku embikwalemfuyo, emiseleni, nalapho beyinatsela khona, kuze nayifika itewunatsa bese iyakhanuka embikwaletindvuku.
39 Ngako lemfuyo beyifike ikhanuke embikwaletindvuku, bese itala emazinyane lanemishi, lanemacabhacabha kanye nalanemabala.
40 Jakobe wabese wehlukanisa lamazinyane futsi lemfuyo wayibukisa ngakulena lebeyinemishi nakuyo yonkhe lebeyinsundvu emfuyweni yaLabani. Ngemuva kwaloko wehlukanisa imfuyo yakhe kuleyo yaLabani.
41 Bekutsi nangabe lemfuyo lenemandla ikhanuka, Jakobe abeke letindvuku kulemisele lesembikwayo kuze ikhanuke embikwaletindvuku.
42 Kodvwa nangabe lemfuyo ibutsakatsaka, abengatibeki letindvuku. Ngako ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi lemfuyo lebutsakatsaka beyiba yaLabani, kepha lena lenemandla ibe yaJakobe.+
43 Jakobe wandlondlobala kakhulu, waba nemfuyo lenyenti, tinceku netincekukati, emakamela kanye netimbongolo.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “lovimbe sitselo sesisu sakho.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “atewubeleka emadvolweni ami.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Umehluleli.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Ngilwile.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Tintfo Tihambe Kahle.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Kujabula; Injabulo.”
^ Kute bufakazi bekutsi lesitselo besimsita mbamba umuntfu kutsi akhulelwe.
^ Nobe “umholo wesisebenti.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Ungumvuzo.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Kutsandza.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Nkulunkulu wamlalela futsi wavula sibeletfo sakhe.”
^ Sifishaniso selibito lelitsi Josifiya, lelisho kutsi “Shengatsi Jehova Angangeta (Angandzisa).”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “sengitifundzile tibonakaliso.”
^ Nobe “Kwetsembeka.”
^ Lesi sihlahla lesiveta timbali letinhle futsi letimhlophe.
