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| 1. | Wesuka uYakobi, waya ezweni labasempumalanga. |
| 2. | Wakhangela, wabona iqula ezweni, nantso ikhona imihlambi emithathu yempahla emfutshane, ibuthile ngakulo; kuba imihlambi yayisezwa kwelo qula. Kukho ilitye elikhulu emlonyeni wequla. |
| 3. | Yabe ihlanganiselwa khona yonke imihlambi, baliqengqe ilitye, balisuse emlonyeni wequla, bayiseze impahla emfutshane, balibuyisele ilitye elo emlonyeni wequla endaweni yalo. |
| 4. | UYakobi wathi kubo, Bazalwana bam, nivela phi na? Bathi bona, Sivela kwaHaran. |
| 5. | Wathi kubo, Niyamazi na uLabhan, unyana kaNahore? Bathi, Siyamazi. |
| 6. | Wathi kubo, Usaphilile na? Bathi, Usaphilile; nanku noRakeli, intombi yakhe, esiza nempahla emfutshane. |
| 7. | Wathi, Yabonani, kusesemini enkulu, asilixa lakuhlanganisa impahla; yisezeni impahla emfutshane, niye kwalusa. |
| 8. | Bathi, Asinako, ide ihlanganiswe yonke imihlambi, liqengqwe ilitye, lisuke emlonyeni wequla, siyiseze ke impahla emfutshane. |
| 9. | Ke kaloku esathetha nabo, wafika uRakeli nempahla emfutshane kayise; kuba ubeyalusa. |
| 10. | Kwathi, uYakobi akumbona uRakeli intombi kaLabhan, uninalume, nempahla emfutshane kaLabhan uninalume, wasondela uYakobi, waliqengqa ilitye lesuka emlonyeni wequla, wayiseza impahla emfutshane kaLabhan uninalume. |
| 11. | UYakobi wamanga uRakeli, waliphakamisa izwi lakhe, wasitsho isililo. |
| 12. | UYakobi wamxelela uRakeli ukuba ungumzalwana kayise, nokuba ungunyana kaRebheka. Wagidima yena waxelela uyise. |
| 13. | Kwathi, uLabhan akuluva udaba lukaYakobi, unyana wodade wabo, wagidima waya kumkhawulela, wamwola, wamanga, wamngenisa endlwini yakhe. Yena wambalisela uLabhan ngezo ndawo zonke. |
| 14. | Wathi uLabhan kuye, Okunene ulithambo lam, uyinyama yam. Wahlala naye inyanga iphela. |
| 15. | Wathi uLabhan kuYakobi, Kungokuba ungumzalwana wam na, le nto undikhonza negelize? Ndixelele umvuzo wakho. |
| 16. | Ke kaloku uLabhan waye eneentombi ezimbini; igama lenkulu lalinguLeya, igama lenci lalinguRakeli. |
| 17. | Ke uLeya wayenechaphothi; uRakeli wayemhle isiqu, emhle imbonakalo. |
| 18. | UYakobi ubemthanda uRakeli, wathi, Ndokukhonza iminyaka esixhenxe egenxa kaRakeli, intombi yakho enci. |
| 19. | Wathi uLabhan Kulungile ukuba ndimnike wena, kunokuba ndimnike enye indoda; hlala nam ke. |
| 20. | UYakobi wakhonza ke iminyaka esixhenxe ngenxa kaRakeli; yanga yimihla embalwa emehlweni akhe, ngenxa yokumthanda kwakhe. |
| 21. | Wathi uYakobi kuLabhan, Ndinike umkam, kuba izalisekile imihla yam, ukuba ndimngene. |
| 22. | Wawahlanganisa uLabhan onke amadoda aloo ndawo, wenza umsitho. |
| 23. | Kwathi ngokuhlwa, wathabatha uLeya intombi yakhe, wamngenisa kuye; wamngena ke yena. |
| 24. | Intombi yakhe uLeya, uLabhan wayinika uZilipa, umkhonzazana wakhe, ukuba abe ngumkhonzazana wayo. |
| 25. | Kwathi kusasa, kwabonakala inguLeya. Wathi kuLabhan, Yintoni na le nto uyenzileyo kum? Andikukhonze ngenxa undikhohlise? |
| 26. | Wathi uLabhan, Akwenjiwa njalo kowethu, ukuthi kwendiswe enci phambi kweyamazibulo. |
| 27. | Zalisa iveki yale, waleke eminye iminyaka esixhenxe; sokunika naleyo ngenkonzo oya kundikhonza ngayo. |
| 28. | Wenjenjalo uYakobi, wayizalisa iveki yale. Wamnika ke uRakeli intombi yakhe, yangumkakhe. |
| 29. | Intombi yakhe uRakeli, uLabhan wayinika uBhiliha, umkhonzazana wakhe, ukuba abe ngumkhonzazana wayo. |
| 30. | Wamngena uRakeli, wamthanda uRakeli phezu koLeya. Wakhonza ke, waleka eminye iminyaka esixhenxe. |
| 31. | UYehova wabona ukuba uLeya uthiyiwe, wasivula isizalo sakhe; ke uRakeli ebengazali. |
| 32. | Wamitha ke uLeya wazala unyana, wamthiya igama elinguRubhen, ngokuba ebesithi, UYehova uzibonile iintsizi zam; inene, iya kundithanda ngoku indoda yam. |
| 33. | Wabuya wamitha, wazala unyana; wathi, UYehova uvile ukuba ndithiyiwe, wandinika nalo; wamthiya igama elinguSimon. |
| 34. | Wabuya wamitha, wazala unyana; wathi, Khona ngoku, iya kunamathela kum indoda yam, kuba ndiyizalele oonyana abathathu; ngenxa yoko wamthiya igama elinguLevi. |
| 35. | Wabuya wamitha, wazala unyana; wathi, Okwesi sihlandlo ndiya kumdumisa uYehova; ngenxa yonke wamthiya igama elinguYuda. Wanqamka ukuzala. |
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