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| 1. | UJakobe wasephakamisa inyawo zakhe, waya elizweni labantwana bempumalanga. |
| 2. | Wasebona, khangela-ke, umthombo emmangweni, khangela-ke lapho, imihlambi emithathu yezimvu yayilele kuwo, ngoba kulowomthombo banathisa imihlambi; kwakukhona ilitshe elikhulu emlonyeni womthombo. |
| 3. | Njalo yonke imihlambi yabuthelwa khona, sebeligiqile ilitshe lisuka emlonyeni womthombo banathisa izimvu, basebebuyisela ilitshe emlonyeni womthombo endaweni yalo. |
| 4. | UJakobe wasesithi kibo: Bazalwane bami, livela ngaphi? Basebesithi: Sivela eHarani. |
| 5. | Wasesithi kibo: Liyamazi yini uLabani indodana kaNahori? Basebesithi: Siya m azi. |
| 6. | Wasesithi kibo: Uyaphila yini? Basebesithi: U philile; khangela-ke, uRasheli indodakazi yakhe, uyeza lezimvu. |
| 7. | Wasesithi: Khangelani, kusesemini enkulu, kayisiso isikhathi sokuthi izifuyo zibuthaniswe; nathisani izimvu, lihambe li zi dlise. |
| 8. | Basebesithi: Singeke, kuze kubuthaniswe imihlambi yonke, bagiqe-ke ilitshe lisuke emlonyeni womthombo; khona sizanathisa izimvu. |
| 9. | Esakhuluma labo, uRasheli wafika lezimvu, ezingezikayise, ngoba wayengumelusikazi. |
| 10. | Kwasekusithi uJakobe ebona uRasheli indodakazi kaLabani umalumakhe lezimvu zikaLabani umalumakhe, uJakobe wasondela, waligiqa ilitshe lisuke emlonyeni womthombo, wazinathisa izimvu zikaLabani umalumakhe. |
| 11. | UJakobe wasemanga uRasheli, waphakamisa ilizwi lakhe wakhala izinyembezi. |
| 12. | UJakobe wasemazisa uRasheli ukuthi ungumfowabo kayise lokuthi uyindodana kaRebeka. Wasegijima, wamazisa uyise. |
| 13. | Kwasekusithi uLabani esezwile umbiko kaJakobe indodana kadadewabo, wagijima ukuyamhlangabeza, wamgona, wamanga, wamngenisa endlini yakhe. UJakobe waselandisela uLabani zonke lezizinto. |
| 14. | ULabani wasesithi kuye: Isibili ulithambo lami lenyama yami. Wahlala laye inyanga yonke. |
| 15. | ULabani wasesithi kuJakobe: Njengoba ungumfowethu, usuzangisebenzela mahala yini? Ngitshela ukuthi umholo wakho uzakuba yini? |
| 16. | Njalo uLabani wayelamadodakazi amabili, ibizo lenkulu linguLeya lebizo lencinyane linguRasheli. |
| 17. | Kodwa uLeya wayelamehlo abuthakathaka, kodwa uRasheli wayemuhle ngesimo, njalo wayemuhle ngokukhangeleka. |
| 18. | UJakobe wasemthanda uRasheli. Wathi: Ngizakusebenzela iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngoRasheli indodakazi yakho encane. |
| 19. | ULabani wasesithi: Kungcono ukuthi ngimnike wena kulokuthi ngimnike enye indoda; hlala lami. |
| 20. | UJakobe wasemsebenzela uRasheli iminyaka eyisikhombisa; yaba emehlweni akhe njengensuku ezinlutshwana, ngenxa yokumthanda kwakhe. |
| 21. | UJakobe wasesithi kuLabani: Ngi pha umkami, ngoba insuku zami sezigcwalisekile, ukuthi ngingene kuye. |
| 22. | ULabani wasebuthanisa wonke amadoda aleyondawo, wenza idili. |
| 23. | Kwasekusithi kusihlwa wathatha uLeya indodakazi yakhe wamusa kuye, wasengena kuye. |
| 24. | ULabani wasemnika uZilipa incekukazi yakhe, kuLeya indodakazi yakhe, abe yincekukazi. |
| 25. | Kwasekusithi ekuseni, khangela-ke, nguLeya; ngakho wathi kuLabani: Kuyini lokhu okwenze kimi? Kangimsebenzelanga uRasheli kuwe yini? Pho, ungikhohliseleni? |
| 26. | ULabani wasesithi: Kakwenziwa njalo endaweni yakithi ukupha omncinyane ngaphambi kwengqabutho. |
| 27. | Gcwalisa iviki yalo, besesikunika lalowayana, ngomsebenzi ozawusebenza lami futhi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa. |
| 28. | UJakobe wasesenza njalo; wagcwalisa iviki yalo; wasemnika uRasheli indodakazi yakhe ukuba ngumkakhe. |
| 29. | ULabani wasenika uRasheli indodakazi yakhe uBiliha incekukazi yakhe, abe yincekukazi kuye. |
| 30. | UJakobe wasengena lakuRasheli; wamthanda njalo uRasheli kuloLeya, wasesebenza laye futhi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa. |
| 31. | Lapho i Nkosi isibona ukuthi uLeya wayezondwa, yavula isizalo sakhe, kodwa uRasheli wayeyinyumba. |
| 32. | ULeya wasethatha isisu, wazala indodana, wayitha ibizo layo uRubeni, ngoba wathi: Ngoba i Nkosi ibonile inhlupheko yami; ngakho khathesi indoda yami izangithanda. |
| 33. | Wasebuya wathatha isisu, wazala indodana, wathi: Njengoba i Nkosi izwile ukuthi ngiyazondwa, inginike lale; wayitha ibizo layo uSimeyoni. |
| 34. | Wasebuya wathatha isisu, wazala indodana; wathi: Khathesi ngalesisikhathi indoda yami izazihlanganisa lami, ngoba ngiyizalele amadodana amathathu; ngalokhu wabiza ibizo layo uLevi. |
| 35. | Wasebuya wathatha isisu, wazala indodana; wathi: Ngalesisikhathi ngizadumisa i Nkosi; ngakho wayitha ibizo layo uJuda; wasesima ukuzala. |
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