Genesis 30:1-43
30 Uthe uRakeli akubona ukuba akamzalelanga bantwana uYakobi, wamkhweletela udadewabo waza wathi kuYakobi: “Ndinike abantwana, kungenjalo ndiza kufa.”
2 UYakobi wacaphuka waza wathi kuRakeli: “Ndisendaweni kaThixo na, okuvalileyo ukuze ungabi nabantwana?”*
3 Ngoko uRakeli wathi: “Nanku uBhiliha, ikhobokazana lam.+ Yabelana naye ngesondo ukuze andizalele abantwana,* ukuze nam, ndifumane abantwana ngaye.”
4 Watsho emnika uBhiliha isicakakazi sakhe ukuba abe ngumfazi wakhe, waza uYakobi wabelana naye ngesondo.+
5 UBhiliha wamitha waza ethubeni wazalela uYakobi unyana.
6 URakeli wathi: “UThixo undigwebele yaye ulimamele ilizwi lam, wandinika unyana.” Yiloo nto wamthiya igama elinguDan.*+
7 UBhiliha isicakakazi sikaRakeli, waphinda wamitha waza ethubeni wazalela uYakobi unyana wesibini.
8 URakeli wathi: “Ndiye ndajijisana nodadewethu, ndaphumelela!” Ngoko wamthiya igama elinguNafetali.*+
9 Uthe uLeya akubona ukuba uyekile ukuzala, wathatha uZilipa isicakakazi sakhe, wasinika uYakobi ukuba sibe ngumfazi wakhe.+
10 UZilipa isicakakazi sikaLeya, wazalela uYakobi unyana.
11 ULeya wathi: “Yhini ithamsanqa elingaka!” Ngoko wamthiya igama elinguGadi.*+
12 Emva koko uZilipa, isicakakazi sikaLeya, wazalela uYakobi unyana wesibini.
13 ULeya wathi: “Andisavuyi nje! Kuba nakanjani na iintombi ziza kuthi ndiyavuya.”+ Ngoko wamthiya igama elinguAshere.*+
14 URubhen+ wayehamba-hamba ngeentsuku zokuvunwa kwengqolowa, wafumana imithuma* entsimini, wayizisa kumama wakhe uLeya. Emva koko uRakeli wathi kuLeya: “Ndiyakucela undiphe kuloo mithuma yonyana wakho.”
15 ULeya wathi kuRakeli: “Yinto engenamsebenzi le yokuthatha indoda yam?+ Ngaba ngoku ufuna nokuthatha imithuma yonyana wam?” URakeli wathi: “Kulungile ke, makalale nawe ngale ngokuhlwa, uze wena undinike imithuma yonyana wakho.”
16 Akufika uYakobi evela entsimini ngokuhlwa, uLeya wamhlangabeza, wathi kuye: “Uza kwabelana nam ngesondo, kuba ndikuqeshe ngemithuma yonyana wam.” Ngoko walala naye ngobo busuku.
17 UThixo wamva waza wamphendula uLeya, wamitha waza ethubeni wazalela uYakobi unyana wesihlanu.
18 ULeya wathi: “UThixo undinike umvuzo wam,* kuba ndiye ndanika umyeni wam isicakakazi sam.” Ngoko wamthiya igama elinguIsakare.*+
19 ULeya waphinda wamitha waza ethubeni wazalela uYakobi unyana wesithandathu.+
20 Wathi: “UThixo uye wandibonelela, ewe mna lo, ngesipho esilungileyo. Ekugqibeleni umyeni wam uza kundinyamezela,+ kuba ndimzalele oonyana abathandathu.”+ Ngoko wamthiya igama elinguZebhulon.*+
21 Emva koko wazala intombi waza wayithiya igama elinguDina.+
22 Ekugqibeleni uThixo wamkhumbula uRakeli, wamva waza wamphendula ngokumenza akwazi ukukhulelwa.*+
23 Wamitha wazala unyana. URakeli wathi: “UThixo ukuphelisile ukwenziwa kwam intlekisa!”+
24 Ngoko wamthiya igama elinguYosefu,*+ esithi: “UYehova undinike omnye unyana.”
25 Emva kokuba uRakeli ezele uYosefu, ngokukhawuleza uYakobi wathi kuLabhan: “Ndikhulule ukuze ndigoduke, ndiye elizweni lasekhaya.+
26 Ndinike abafazi bam nabantwana bam endibasebenzeleyo ndihambe, kuba uyazi kakuhle indlela endikusebenzele ngayo.”+
27 ULabhan wathi: “Ndiyakucela, hlala nam kuba le mimangaliso indenze* ndabona ukuba uYehova uyandisikelela ngenxa yakho.”
28 Wathi: “Ndichazele ukuba ufuna ndikubhatale ngantoni, ibe ndiza kukunika.”+
29 UYakobi wathi: “Uyazi kakuhle indlela endikusebenzele ngayo nendlela ebendiwuphethe ngayo umhlambi wakho;+
30 ngaphambi kokuba ndifike apha, ubunezinto ezimbalwa kodwa ngoku umhlambi wakho uye wanda, waphindaphindeka ibe uYehova uye wakusikelela oko ndafika apha. Ndiza kuyisebenzela nini eyam indlu?”+
31 ULabhan wathi: “Ndikunike ntoni?” UYakobi wathi: “Sukundinika nto! Ukuba unokundenzela nje into ibe nye, ndiza kuqhubeka ndikolusela umhlambi wakho ndize ndiwukhusele.+
32 Ndiza kuhamba phakathi komhlambi wakho wonke namhlanje. Uze ubekele bucala onke amatakane eegusha aziinkunzi anamachokoza, anemibalabala nanebala elimdaka, nazo zonke iimazi zeebhokhwe ezinemibalabala nezinamachokoza. Ukususela ngoku, mandibhatalwe ngazo.+
33 Ubulungisa bam* buza kundithethelela kwixesha elizayo, xa uzokujonga umvuzo wam. Ukuba uye wafumana iimazi zeebhokhwe ezingenamachokoza nezingenamibalabala namatakane eegusha aziinkunzi angenabala limdaka, ndakuba ndizibile.”
34 ULabhan wathi: “Kulungile! Mayenzeke into oyithethileyo.”+
35 Ngaloo mini, wazibekela bucala iinkunzi zeebhokhwe ezinemigca nezinemibalabala, wabekela bucala zonke iimazi zeebhokhwe ezinamachokoza nezinemibalabala, namatakane eegusha aziinkunzi anobumhlophe nanombala omdaka. Yonke loo mfuyo wayinika oonyana bakhe ukuba bayaluse.
36 Umhlambi wakhe wawuqhubela kwindawo ekumgama wohambo lweentsuku ezintathu phakathi kwakhe noYakobi, waza uYakobi walusa umhlambi kaLabhan owasalayo.
37 UYakobi wathatha iintonga ezifumileyo; eyomthi westorakisi, eyomthi wom-amangile neyomthi wompleyini, wazixobula amaxolo kwavela iindawo ezimhlophe.
38 Wabeka ezo ntonga wayezixobule phambi komhlambi, emijelweni, emikhombeni yokusela amanzi, apho imihlambi yayidla ngokuya kusela khona, ukuze idumbe phambi kwazo xa ize kusela.
39 Ngoko imihlambi yayidumba phambi kwezo ntonga, ize loo mihlambi izale amatakane anemigca, anamachokoza nanemibala.
40 Emva koko uYakobi wohlula amatakane eegusha aziinkunzi emhlambini waza wajongisa ubuso balo mhlambi ngakwiigusha ezinemigca nezinebala elimdaka ezisemhlambini kaLabhan. Emva koko wayibeka yodwa eyakhe imihlambi, akayidibanisa nemihlambi kaLabhan.
41 Bekusithi qho xa imihlambi eyomeleleyo idumba, uYakobi abeke iintonga emijelweni phambi kwamehlo emihlambi, ukuze idumbe phambi kwezo ntonga.
42 Kodwa bekusithi xa imihlambi ibuthathaka, angazibeki iintonga apho. Ngoko imihlambi ebuthathaka yayisoloko isiba yekaLabhan, kodwa eyomeleleyo yayisiba yekaYakobi.+
43 Yaya isiba sisityebi ke loo ndoda, yaza yaba nemihlambi emininzi kakhulu, izicakakazi nezicaka, iinkamela needonki.+
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Okanye “okuvimbe isiqhamo sesizalo?”
^ Ngokoqobo, “azalele emadolweni am.”
^ Othetha ukuthi “Umgwebi.”
^ Othetha ukuthi “Imilo yam.”
^ Othetha ukuthi “Intlahla.”
^ Othetha ukuthi “Uvuyo; Ulonwabo.”
^ Isityalo esifana nesamazambane esivelisa iziqhamo ekwakucingelwa ukuba zenza abantu bakwazi ukufumana abantwana.
^ Okanye “intlawulo yomqeshwa.”
^ Othetha ukuthi “Ungumvuzo.”
^ Othetha ukuthi “Ukunyamezela.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “ibe uThixo wammamela waza wasivula isibeleko sakhe.”
^ Isishunqulelo segama elithi Yosifiya, elithetha ukuthi “Kwanga UYa Angongezelela (Andise).”
^ Okanye “ubungqina bundenze.”
^ Okanye “Ukunyaniseka kwam.”
