¹ Foo Jakoba a tswelela le leeto la gagwe mme a fitlha kwa lefatsheng la batho ba botlhabatsatsi. ² E rile a leba, a bona sediba mo nageng, mme, bonang, matsomane a 3 a dinku a ne a robetse fa thoko ga sone. Gonne ba ne ba nosa matsomane go tswa mo sedibeng, mme letlapa le le mo molomong wa sediba le ne le le legolo. ³ E ne e re fa matsomane otlhe a phuthegetse fa go sone, badisa ba pitikolole letlapa go tswa mo molomong wa sediba ba bo ba nosa dinku, go tloga foo ba beye letlapa gape mo molomong wa sediba, mo mannong a lone. ⁴ Jakoba a ba raya a re, ''Barwarre, le tswa kae?'' Mme ba re, ''Re tswa Harane.'' ⁵ A ba raya a re, ''A le itse Labane morwa Nahore?'' Ba re, ''Re a mo itse.'' ⁶ A ba raya a re, ''A o tsogile sentle?'' Ba re, ''O tsogile sentle, gape, bona kwa, Ragele morwadie o etla ka dinku.'' ⁷ Jakoba a re, ''Bonang, go setse go le motshegare. Ga se nako ya phuthiwa ga matsomane. Le tshwanetse go nosa dinku go tloga foo le bo le ye go di hudisa.'' ⁸ Ba re, ''Ga re ka ke ra di nosa go fitlhelela matsomane otlhe a phuthega. Foo banna ba tla bo ba pitikolola letlapa go tswa mo molomong wa sediba, re bo re nosa dinku.'' ⁹ Ya re Jakoba a ntse a bua le bone, Ragele a tla ka dinku tsa ga rraagwe, gonne o ne a di disa. ¹⁰ Fa Jakoba a bona Ragele, morwadia Labane, kgaitsadie mmaagwe, le dinku tsa ga Labane, kgaitsadie mmaagwe, Jakoba a atamela, a pitikolola letlapa go tswa mo molomong wa sediba, mme a nosa letsomane la ga Labane, kgaitsadie mmaagwe. ¹¹ Jakoba a atla Ragele mme a lelela kwa godimo. ¹² Jakoba a bolelela Ragele gore o lesika le rraagwe le gore ke morwa Rebeka. Foo a taboga a bolelela rraagwe. ¹³ Fa Labane a utlwa dikgang ka ga Jakoba morwa kgaitsadie, a taboga a ya go mo kopantsha, a mo atla, a bo a mo tsisa kwa ntlong ya gagwe. Jakoba a bolelela Labane dilo tsotlhe tse. ¹⁴ Labane a mo raya a re, ''E le ruri o lerapo la me le nama ya me.'' Foo Jakoba a nna le ene lebaka le le ka nnang kgwedi e le 1. ¹⁵ Foo Labane a raya Jakoba a re, ''A o ka nperekela fela go sena tuelo ka gore o lesika la me? Mpolelele, dituelo tsa gago e tla nna eng?'' ¹⁶ Jaanong Labane o ne a na le bana ba basetsana ba babedi. Leina la yo motona e ne e le Lea, mme la yo monnye e le Ragele. ¹⁷ Matlho a ga Lea e ne a le bokoa, mme Ragele o ne a le montle mo popegong le mo tebegong. ¹⁸ Jakoba o ne a rata Ragele, jalo a re, ''Ke tla go berekela Ragele morwadio yo monnye dingwaga tse 7.'' ¹⁹ Labane a re, ''Go botoka ke mo neela wena, go na le go mo neela monna yo mongwe. Nna le nna.'' ²⁰ Jalo Jakoba a berekela Ragele dingwaga tse 7; mme mo go ene tsa nna jaaka matsatsi a se mantsi, ka lebaka la lerato le a mo ratang ka lone. ²¹ Foo Jakoba a raya Labane a re, ''Nneele mosadi wa me, gonne matsatsi a me a wetse - gore ke tle ke mo nyale!'' ²² Jalo Labane a phutha banna botlhe ba motse mme a dira modiro. ²³ Mo maitseboeng, Labane a tsaya Lea morwadie a mo tsisa kwa go Jakoba, yo o neng a robala le ene. ²⁴ Labane a neela Lea motlhanka wa gagwe wa mosadi yo gotweng Silipha, gonna motlhanka wa gagwe. ²⁵ Mo mosong, bonang, e ne e le Lea! Jakoba a raya Labane a re, ''Ke eng se o se ntirileng se? A ke ne ke sa go berekele gore ke duelwe ka Ragele? Jaanong ke eng o ntsieditse?'' ²⁶ Labane a re, ''Ga se setso sa rona go nyadisa morwadi yo monnye pele ga wa motsalwapele. ²⁷ Feleletsa beke ya monyadi ya morwadi yo, mme re tla go neela yo mongwe fa o mperekela dingwaga tse 7 gape.'' ²⁸ Jakoba a dira jalo, a feleletsa beke ya ga Lea. Foo Labane a mo neela Ragele morwadie gape go nna mosadi wa gagwe. ²⁹ Labane a neela Ragele morwadie Biliha, go nna motlhanka wa gagwe. ³⁰ Jalo Jakoba a robala le Ragele, mme o ne a rata Ragele go feta Lea. Jalo Jakoba a direla Labane dingwaga tse 7 gape. ³¹ Modimo a bona gore Lea o ne a sa ratiwe, jalo a bula popelo ya gagwe, mme Ragele o ne a sena ngwana. ³² Lea a ima mme a tshola morwa, mme a mmitsa a re Rubene. Gonne o ne a re, ''Gonne Modimo o lebile tlhokofatso ya me; ammaaruri jaanong monna wa me o tla nthata.'' ³³ Foo a ima gape a tshola morwa. A re, ''Gonne Modimo o utlwile gore ga ke ratiwe, jalo he o nneetse morwa yo gape,'' mme a mmitsa Simeone. ³⁴ Foo a ima gape mme a tshola morwa. A re, ''Jaanong mo nakong e monna wa me o tla lomagana le nna, ka gore ke mo tsholetse barwa ba bararo.'' Jalo he leina la gagwe ya nna Lefi. ³⁵ A ima gape mme a tshola morwa. A re, ''Mo nakong e ke tla galaletsa Modimo.'' Jalo a mo neela leina Juta; foo a emisa go nna le bana.