¹ Jakobe wahamba endleleni yakhe waze wefika eveni lebantfubasenshonalanga. ² Watsi usabuka, wabona siyalu ensimini, bheka , umhlambi lemitsatfu wetindvu tilele lapha. Kuleso siyalu bebatsatsa emanti banike lemihlambi, naletje lelisetukwalesiyalu sinemlomo lomkhulu. ³ Nasekuhlangene yonkhe lemihlambi , belusi bebabeka ematje kulomlomo wesiyalo nginatsise letimvu, bese bafaka lamatje kuvala lesiyalo. ⁴ Jakobe watsi kubo,'' Bobhuti bami, nibakuphi?'' Baphendvula batsi,'' Sibase Harani.'' ⁵ Watsi kubo,'' Niyamati yini Labani indvodzana ya Nahori ?''Batsi,'' we know him.'' ⁶ Watsi kubo, '' uyaphila yini? Batsi, Uyaphila,futsi, buka Racheli indvodzakati yakhe itawuta nemvu. ⁷ Jakobe watsi, '' buka, sekusemini. Akusiso sikhatsi sekutsi imihlambi ingahlanganiswa. kumele ninatsise letimvu bese niyatikhulula tiyodla.'' ⁸ Batsi Singeke sikhona kutinatsisa tingakapheleli tonkhe ngemihlambi yato.Lamadvodza atawubese akwhwesisa lelitje kulomlomo weswesiyalo, bese tiyanatsa letindvu.'' ⁹ Watsi Jakobe asakhuluma nabo, Racheli weta nemvu yababe wakhe, ngoba abetelusa. ¹⁰ Watsi Jakobe nakabona Racheli indvodzakati ya Laban, umnakabomake wakhe, nemvu ye Labani,umnakabomake wakhe,Jakobe weta wagucula lelitje lelisemlonyeni wesiyalo, wanatsisa umhlambi wa Labani,umnakabomake wakhe. ¹¹ Jakobe wacabuza Racheli walila kakhulu. ¹² Jakobe watjela Racheli kutsi abesihlobo sababewakhe nekutsi abeyindzidzana ya Rebhekha . Wase ugijima uyewutjela uyise. ¹³ Kwatsi kube Labani kube eve letindzaba leti ngaJakobe umshana wakhe, wagijima wayomubona, wamengama, wamcabuza wase uhamba naye endlini yakhe. Jakobe watjela ¹⁴ Labani konkhe loku ,Labanwatsi kuye,'' uwengati nematsambo ami.'' Wase Jakobe sewuhlala naye inyanga yonkhe. ¹⁵ Wase Labani utsi ku Jakobe, '' Kufanele yini kutsi ungsebentele mahhala ngoba usihlobo sami? Ngitjele utawuba yin umholo wakho?'' ¹⁶ Ngalesikhatsi Labani abenemadvodzakati lamabili. Libito lalelendzala bekungu Liya, Libito lalelencane bekungu Racheli. ¹⁷ Emehlo aLiya abetsambile, kepha Racheli abemuhle akheke kahle. ¹⁸ Jakobe abemtsandza Racheli, nggako watsi,'' Ngitakukusebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa, ngentele kutfola indvodzakati yakho lencane Racheli.'' ¹⁹ Labani watsi, '' kuncono kutsi ngimunikete wena, kunekutsi ngingamunika lenye indvodza. Hlala nami.'' ²⁰ Ngako jakobe wasebentala kutfola Racheli iminyaka lesikhombisa; kuye kwakungatsi malanga lamancane, ngenca yalelitsandvo labenalo ngaye. ²¹ Wase Jakobe utsi ku Labani, ''Nginikete umfati wami, Ngoba emalanga ami asaphelile ngitawuya kuye!'' ²² Ngako Labani wabutsisa onkhe emadvodza kulendzawo wenta lidzili. ²³ Etsambama, Labani watsatsa Leya indavodzana yakhe wayimikisa ku Jakobe, labeya kuye. ²⁴ Labani waniketa leya sisebenti sakhe lesisikati wasinika Leya kutsi sibesisebenti sakhe. ²⁵ Ekuseni, beka bekungu Leya! Jakobe watsi kuyini loku losewukwente kimi ? Angikakusebenteli yini ngoba ngifuna Rasheli? Ungikhohlise leni?'' ²⁶ Labani watsi, Akusilo lisiko letfu kwendzisa indvodzakati lencane kucala libe litubulo likhona. ²⁷ Cedzela leliviki lemshado nalendvodzakati yami lena, sitabese sikunika lelenye ngekutsi ungisebentele leminye iminyaka lesikhombisa.'' ²⁸ Jakobe wenta kanjalo, wacedzela liviki la Liya. Wase Labani umniketa Rasheli indvodzakati njengemfati wakhe. ²⁹ Labani waphindza wanika Rasheli sisebenti lesingu Bhilaha. ³⁰ Ngako Jakobe wahamba waya ku Rasheli, kepha wamtsandza kakhulu Rasheli kuna Leya. Ngako Jakobe wamsebentela Labani iminyaka lengusikhombisa. ³¹ Simakadze wabona kutsi Leya akatsandwa, ngako wavula sibeletfo sakhe``kepha saRasheli abeyinyumba. ³² Leya wakhulelwa watala indvodzana, wase umetsa utsi ngu Rubeni. Ngobe watsi, Simakadze ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami; ngempela indvodza yami seyitangitsandza.'' ³³ Waphindze wakhulelwa watala indvodzana. Watsi, '' ngoba Simakadze ungivile kutsi angikatsandzwa, ngako unginike lendvodzana phindze,'' wase umbita utsi ngu Simeon. ³⁴ Waphindza wakhulelwa watala indvodzana. Watsi kuleskhatsi indvodza yami itawunamatsela kimi, ngoba ngimtalele emadvodzana lamatsatfu.'' Ngako wametsa watsi ngu Levi. ³⁵ Waphindze wakhulelwa watala indvodzana. Watsi, '' Nyalo ngitawudvumisa Simakadze.'' Ngakoke wametsa watsi ngu Juda; wase uyayekela kuba nebantfwana.