Genesisi 31:1-55
31 UJakopo wezwa bona amadodana kaLabani athi: “UJakopo uthethe koke okungekwakababa begodu ubuthelele boke ubunjinga bakababa.”+
2 Kuthe nakaqala uLabani, wabona ukuthi indlela amqala ngayo ayisafani nekuthomeni.+
3 Yeke uJehova wathi kuJakopo: “Buyela enarheni yabokhokho bakho neenhlobeni zakho.+ Ngizokuhlala nginawe.”
4 Ngemva kwalokho, uJakopo wathumela umlayezo kuRarheli noLeya bona beze emmangweni lapho kunomhlambakhe,
5 wathi kibo:
“Ngilemuke ukuthi indlela uyihlo angiqala ngayo ayisafani+ nekuthomeni kodwana uZimu kababa ube nami.+
6 Nani niyazi ukuthi ngisebenzele uyihlo ngawo woke amandlami.+
7 Nokuthi uyihlo khewalinga ukungidlelezela, utjhugulule nomrholwami iinkhathi ezilitjhumi kodwana uZimu akhenge amvumele bona angilimaze.
8 Bekuthi nakathi, ‘Ngizokubhadela ngezimabalabala,’ nje-ke woke umhlambi uzale ezinamabalabala, kodwana nakathi, ‘Ngizokubhadela ngezinemitleza,’ woke umhlambi bewuzala ezinemitleza.+
9 Yeke uZimu bekasolo athatha ifuyo kayihlo ayinikela mina.
10 Bekuthi umhlambi nawugijimisanako, ngiphakamise amehlo ngibone ebhudangweni ukuthi iimpongo ezigijimisa ezisikazi ngezinemitleza, ngezimabalabala nezinamaqhatjhazana.+
11 Ngemva kwalokho, ingilozi kaZimu weqiniso yathi kimi ebhudangweni, ‘Jakopo!’ Ngathi, ‘Ngilapha Kosi.’
12 Yaraga yathi, ‘Ngibawa uqale ubone ukuthi zoke iimpongo ezigijimisa ezisikazi emhlanjini ngezinemitleza, ngezimabalabala nezinamaqatjhaza ngombana ngibone koke uLabani akwenze kuwe.+
13 NginguZimu weqiniso weBhetheli,+ lapho wabeka khona itshwayo elitjeni begodu wafunga kimi.+ Nje-ke sikima, ukhambe enarheni le ubuyele enarheni owabelethelwa kiyo.’”+
14 Khonokho uRarheli noLeya bathi kuye: “Sisesenesabelo na elifeni lakababa?
15 Akasiqali njengabantu abavela kwenye inarha na, njengombana asithengisa wasolo asebenzisa imali esithengwe ngayo?+
16 Boke ubunjinga uZimu abuthethe kubaba ngebethu nabantwabethu.+ Yeke, yenza koke uZimu athi ukwenze.”+
17 UJakopo wasikima, wakhweza abantwabakhe nabafazi bakhe emakameleni,+
18 wathatha yoke imihlambi nayo yoke ipahla ayibuthelele+ ePadana-Aramu bona aye kuyise u-Isaka eKanana.+
19 Ngesikhathi uLabani ayokurhuna uboya bezimvu zakhe, uRarheli weba iinthombe zakayise zamatherafimi.*+
20 Naphezu kwalokho, uJakopo wadlelezela uLabani umAramu ngokukhamba angakamtjeli.
21 Wabaleka, wayama uMlambo*+ nakho koke egade anakho. Watjhinga nca ngesifundeni seentaba seGiliyadi.+
22 Kwathi ngelanga lesithathu kwabikelwa uLabani ukuthi uJakopo ubalekile.
23 Nje-ke uLabani wathatha abafowabo,* bagijimisa uJakopo amalanga alikhomba bebamfumana esifundeni seentaba seGiliyadi.
24 Ngemva kwalokho, uZimu wafika kuLabani umAramu+ ngebhudango ebusuku+ wathi kuye: “Tjheja bona ukhuluma njani noJakopo.”+
25 Yeke uLabani waya kuJakopo, uJakopo bekahlome itende lakhe entabeni, uLabani nabafowabo bebakampe esifundeni seentaba seGiliyadi.
26 ULabani wathi kuJakopo: “Yintobani oyenzileko le? Ungikhohliseleni bewathatha namadodakazami inga ziinthunjwa ezithethwe ngesabula?
27 Kubayini ungibalekele, wangikhohlisa wangangitjela na? Ngathana bewungitjelile, bengizokulayelisa ngethabo uvunyelwe iingoma ngabosotjherere nangamaharibha.
28 Akhenge ungiphe nethuba lokumanga nokulayelisa iinzukulu zami namadodakazami. Into oyenzileko le budlhadlha.
29 Nginamandla wokunilimaza kodwana uZimu kayihlo ukhulume nami izolo ebusuku wathi, ‘Tjheja bona ukhuluma njani noJakopo.’+
30 Nje-ke ukhethe ukukhamba ngombana uhlulukele kwenu. Alo-ke ubebeleni abozimu bami?”+
31 UJakopo waphendula uLabani wathi: “Kungombana bengisaba, yeke ngacabanga ukuthi, ‘Uzongimuka amadodakazakho.’
32 Nanyana ngubani ozomfumana anabozimu bakho, kufuze afe. Phenyisisa engikuphetheko phambi kwabafowethu, uthathe okungokwakho.” UJakopo bekangazi ukuthi nguRarheli obebileko.
33 ULabani wangena ngetendeni lakaJakopo, wangena ngetendeni lakaLeya, nangetendeni leengqilakazi+ zabo ezimbili kodwana akhenge abafumane. Ngemva kwalokho, waphuma ngetendeni lakaLeya, wangena ngetendeni lakaRarheli.
34 Ngesikhatheso, bekathethe iinthombe zamatherafimi azibeke esihlalweni esibekwa phezu kwamakamela, bekahlezi phezu kwaso. Nje-ke uLabani wazizuma ngetendeni, akhenge azifumane.
35 Ngemva kwalokho, uRarheli wathi kuyise: “Kosami ungasilingeki, njengombana ungibona ngingakghoni ukusikima phambi kwakho ngisesikhathini.”+ Nje-ke uLabani wazizuma kodwana akhenge azifumane.+
36 UJakopo wasilingeka bewasola uLabani. Ngemva kwalokho, wathi kuLabani: “Ungigijimiselani inga ngenze ubulelesi? Ngikone ngani?
37 Uphenye yoke ipahlami, ufumaneni okungokwakho? Kubeke phambi kwabafowethu naphambi kwabafowenu basahlulele.
38 Iminyaka ema-20 nginawe, izimvu neembuzi zakho akhenge zipholoje+ begodu akhenge ngidle amaramu womhlambakho.
39 Nangabe efuywenakho kunesilwana esidatjulwe saba ziintokana,+ akhenge ngilethe ubufakazobo kuwe ukuveza ukuthi bekungasimlandwami. Ngitjho nanyana isilwana besingetjiwa emini nofana ebusuku bewufuna ngisibhadele.
40 Emini bengiphekwa lilanga kuthi ebusuku ngigongobaliswa makhaza begodu iinkhathi ezinengi bengihlubayela.+
41 Sengihlezi kwakho iminyaka ema-20. Ngikusebenzele iminyaka eli-14, bona ngifumane amadodakazakho neminyaka esi-6 ngitjheja umhlambakho. Watjhugulula umrholwami iinkhathi ezilitjhumi.+
42 Nangathana uZimu kababa,+ uZimu ka-Abrahama loyo osatjwa ngu-Isaka+ bekangasingehlangothini lami, bewuzongikhambisa nginganalitho. UZimu ubone ubuhlungu bami nokusebenza budisi kwami. Kungebangelo akukhalimele izolo ebusuku.”+
43 Ngemva kwalokho, uLabani waphendula uJakopo wathi: “Amadodakazi la, madodakazami, abantwanaba bazukulu bami, umhlambi lo ngewami begodu yoke into oyibonako ngeyami namadodakazami.’ Ngingawalimaza njani wona, nabantwabawo?
44 Nje-ke asenze isivumelwano, sibe bufakazi phakathi kwami nawe.”
45 UJakopo wathatha ilitje walibeka itshwayo.+
46 Wathi kubafowabo: “Dobhani amatje!” Bawadobha bawabeka aba siqorho. Ngemva kwalokho, badlela phezu kwesiqorhweso.
47 ULabani wayibiza ngokuthi yiYegari-Sahaduta* kodwana uJakopo wayibiza ngokuthi yiGaledi.*
48 Ngemva kwalokho, uLabani wathi kuye: “Isiqorho samatjesi, bufakazi phakathi kwami nawe namhlanjesi.” Kungebangelo sabizwa ngokuthi yiGaledi+
49 nangokuthi siThala, wathi: “Kwanga uJehova angasolo asitjhejile nalokha singasabonani.
50 Nawungaphatha kumbi amadodakazami bewuthathe abanye abafazi, khumbula ukuthi ngitjho nanyana kungekhe kube nomuntu okubonako, nguZimu ozokubona ongufakazi phakathi kwami nawe.”
51 ULabani waraga wathi kuJakopo: “Nasi isiqorho samatje, nanti nelitje elibekwe itshwayo elitjengisa ukuthi mina nawe senze isivumelwano.
52 Isiqorho samatjesi bufakazi, ilitje elibekwe itshwayo linikela ubufakazi+ bokuthi angekhe ngeqele ngale kwesiqorho samatje bona ngikulimaze, nawe angekhe weqele ngapha kwesiqorho, nangapha kwelitjeli bona ungilimaze.
53 UZimu ka-Abrahama,+ uZimu kaNarhori, uZimu kabababo kufuze ahlulele phakathi kwami nawe.” UJakopo wafunga ngaloyo ohlonitjhwa nguyise u-Isaka.+
54 Ngemva kwalokho, uJakopo wenza umhlatjelo entabeni, wamema abafowabo bona bazokudla uburotho. Yeke babudla bebalala entabeni.
55 ULabani wavuka ekuseni khulu, wamanga abazukulu bakhe+ namadodakazakhe begodu wababusisa.+ Ngemva kwalokho, wakhamba wabuyela ekhaya.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “abosingazimu bangendlini.”
^ Kutjho iYufrathe.
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^ Libizo lesi-Aramu elitjho, “Intundu yobuFakazi.”
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