Genesisi 31:1-55
31 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Jakobe weva emadvodzana aLabani akhuluma odvwa, atsi: “Jakobe utitsetse tonkhe tintfo tababe, futsi unjinge ngenca yato.”+
2 Jakobe bekatsi nakabuka buso baLabani, abone kutsi indlela labesambuka ngayo beseyishintjile.+
3 Ngako Jehova watsi kuJakobe: “Buyela eveni labokhokho bakho nasetihlotjeni takho,+ futsi ngitawuchubeka nginawe.”
4 Jakobe wase utfumela umlayeto kuboRakheli naLeya kutsi bete emadlelweni lapho kwakunemfuyo yakhe khona.
5 Nabefika watsi kubo:
“Ngiyabona kutsi indlela babe wenu langibuka ngayo seyishintjile,+ kodvwa nobe kunjalo Nkulunkulu wababe abesolo anami.+
6 Nani nati kahle kutsi babe wenu ngimsebentele ngawo onkhe emandla ami.+
7 Yena wetame kungetsembeki kimi ngekutsi ashintje liholo lami tikhatsi letinyenti;* kodvwa Nkulunkulu akazange amvumele kutsi angilimate.
8 Bekutsi nakatsi: ‘Letinemacabhacabha titawuba takho,’ wonkhe umhlambi utale letinemacabhacabha; nanakatsi: ‘Letinemishi titawuba takho,’ wonkhe umhlambi uvele utale letinemishi.+
9 Ngako Nkulunkulu abesolo anginika imfuyo yababe wenu.
10 Ngalelinye lilanga ngesikhatsi lemfuyo seyikhanuka, ngabona ephusheni kutsi timbuti letindvuna lebetikhwela lomhlambi betinemishi, tinemacabhacabha kanye nemabala.+
11 Ngako ingilosi yaNkulunkulu weliciniso yakhuluma nami kuleliphupho yatsi: ‘Jakobe!’ mine ngatsi: ‘Yebo Nkhosi.’
12 Yachubeka yatsi: ‘Buka, tonkhe letimbuti letindvuna letikhwela lomhlambi tinemishi, nemacabhacabha, kanye nemabala. Ngako mine ngikubonile konkhe Labani lakwentako kuwe.+
13 NginguNkulunkulu weliciniso, lowabonakala kuwe eBetheli+ ngesikhatsi utsela emafutsa* ngetulu kwelitje futsi ufunga kimi.+ Vuka uphume kulelive, ubuyele eveni lowatalelwa kulo.’”+
14 Ngako boRakheli naLeya batsi kuJakobe: “Lisekhona yini lifa lesitalitfola endlini yababe?
15 Angitsi usitsatsa njengetihambi njengobe asitsengisile, futsi wadla nemali lesatsengwa ngayo?+
16 Wonkhe lomcebo Nkulunkulu lawutsetse kubabe, ngewetfu kanye nebantfwana betfu.+ Ngako kwente konkhe loko Nkulunkulu lakutjele kona.”+
17 Jakobe wesuka watsatsa bantfwana bakhe nebafati bakhe wabagibeta emakameleni,+
18 futsi wagalela yonkhe imihlambi yakhe, watsatsa nato tonkhe tintfo lebesekanato.+ Watsatsa imfuyo yakhe labeyitfole ePhadani-aramu, wabuyela kubabe wakhe Isaka, eveni laseKhenani.+
19 Rakheli weba tithico* tababe wakhe Labani njengobe abengekho ayohhula timvu.+
20 NaJakobe wambalekela Labani um-Aramu, ngobe akazange amtjele kutsi sewuyahamba.
21 Wabaleka nako konkhe labenako, wewela uMfula iYufrathe.*+ Wabese ulibangisa eGileyadi, lokusifundza lesinetintsaba.+
22 Ngelilanga lesitsatfu, Labani wabikelwa kutsi Jakobe ubalekile.
23 Ngako watsatsa tihlobo takhe* wamlandzela libanga lelingatsatsa emalanga langu-7, futsi wamtfola eGileyadi, lokusifundza lesinetintsaba.
24 Ebusuku, Nkulunkulu wakhuluma naLabani um-Aramu+ ephusheni+ watsi: “Uboyinaka indlela lotawukhuluma ngayo naJakobe, ngisho nobe loko lokukhulumako kukuhle nobe kukubi.”*+
25 Ngako Labani wefika kuJakobe njengobe Jakobe abemise emathende akhe entsabeni, kantsi Labani netihlobo takhe bebawamise eGileyadi, lokusifundza lesinetintsaba.
26 Labani watsi kuJakobe: “Yini lena loyentile? Ungikhohliseleni, futsi uwatsetseleni nemadvodzakati ami njengetigcili letitfunjwe emphini?
27 Awukangitjeli ngani kutsi uyahamba, futsi ungikhohliseleni? Kube bewungitjelile, ngabe ngikuvalelise ngenjabulo nangetingoma, ngemathamborini nangemahabhu.
28 Awukanginiki nelitfuba lekutsi ngange batukulu* bami nemadvodzakati ami. Lolokwentile kubulima.
29 Nginawo emandla ekukulimata, kodvwa Nkulunkulu wababe wakho ukhulume nami itolo ebusuku, watsi: ‘Uboyinaka indlela lotawukhuluma ngayo naJakobe, ngisho nobe loko lokukhulumako kukuhle nobe kukubi.’+
30 Sizatfu sekutsi uhambe kutsi bewusolo ufuna kubuyela endlini yababe wakho, kodvwa-ke ubebeleni bonkulunkulu bami?”+
31 Jakobe watsi kuLabani: “Bengesaba futsi ngicabanga kutsi utangemuka emadvodzakati akho.
32 Nobe ngubani lotamtfola analabonkulunkulu bakho, utakufa. Phenya tonkhe letintfo tami embikwebanaketfu futsi utsatse lokukwakho.” Kodvwa Jakobe abengati kutsi letithico betebiwe nguRakheli.
33 Ngako Labani wangena ethendeni laJakobe, ethendeni laLeya kanye nasethendeni laletincekukati letimbili,+ kodvwa akazange atitfole letithico takhe. Ekugcineni waphuma ethendeni laLeya waya ethendeni laRakheli.
34 Rakheli abetsetse letithico watifaka ngephansi kwesihlalo selikamela, wase uhlala etikwato. Ngako Labani waphenyisisa lonkhe lithende kodvwa wangatitfola.
35 Rakheli watsi kubabe wakhe: “Ungangitfukutseleli nkhosi yami, angeke ngikhone kusukuma ngobe ngisesikhatsini.”+ Labani wachubeka aphenyisisa, kodvwa wangatitfoli letithico.+
36 Jakobe watfukutsela futsi wabalisela Labani. Ngemuva kwaloko watsi kuye: “Yini lengiyentile, futsi ngikone ngani kutsi ungaze ungitfungatse kangaka?
37 Njengobe sewuphenyisise tonkhe tintfo tami, kukhona yini lokutfolile lokukwakho? Kubeke lapha embikwebanaketfu kuze behlulele kutsi ngubani loneliciniso kimi nawe.
38 Kuleminyaka lengu-20 lengiyicitse nginawe, timvu kanye netimbuti takho atikaze tiphunte,+ futsi netimvu takho letindvuna angikaze ngitidle.
39 Angikaze ngibuye nesifuyo lesidliwe tilwane tesiganga,+ futsi nakwentekile loko, bekudzingeka kutsi ngisibhadale. Ngisho nobe sifuyo sebiwe emini nobe ebusuku, wena bewufuna ngisibhadale.
40 Emini bengishiswa lilanga, ebusuku ngishushudvwe ngemakhata, futsi bengiphelelwa ngisho nabutfongo.+
41 Sengihleli iminyaka lengu-20 endlini yakho. Ngasebenta iminyaka lengu-14 kuze ngitfole emadvodzakati akho lamabili, ngaphindze ngasebenta iminyaka lengu-6 ngelusa imfuyo yakho, futsi wena bewulibala kushintja liholo lami tikhatsi letinyenti.+
42 Kube bekungasiko kutsi Nkulunkulu wababe,+ naNkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, futsi longuNkulunkulu lowesatjwa ngu-Isaka+ abenami, wena ngabe ungihambise ngilengisa tandla. Nkulunkulu ukubonile kuhlupheka kanye nekukhandleka kwami, kungako nje akwekhutile itolo ebusuku.”+
43 Ngako Labani watsi kuJakobe: “Lamadvodzakati kanye nalabantfwana ngebami futsi nalemfuyo ngeyami. Konkhe lokulambikwakho kwami nalamadvodzakati ami. Ngako-ke kute lokubi lebengingakwenta kulamadvodzakati ami nakulabantfwana bawo.
44 Wota sente sivumelwane, futsi sitawuba bufakazi emkhatsini wetfu.”
45 Ngako Jakobe watsatsa litje walimisa laba luphawu.+
46 Ngemuva kwaloko Jakobe watsi etihlotjeni takhe: “Butsani ematje!” Ngako bawabutsa bawenta indvundvuma. Nabacedza badlela etikwayo.
47 Labani wayibita ngekutsi yiJega-sahadutha,* kodvwa Jakobe wayibita ngekutsi yiGaledi.*
48 Labani watsi: “Lendvundvuma yematje ibufakazi emkhatsini wetfu lamuhla.” Kungako yabitwa ngekutsi yiGaledi,+
49 nangekutsi Sicongosekulindza, ngobe Labani watsi: “Shengatsi Jehova angachubeka asibuka nasesehlukene.
50 Nangabe utawaphatsa kabi lamadvodzakati ami futsi utsatse labanye bafati, ubokhumbula kutsi ngisho nobe kute lomunye lobonako, Nkulunkulu yena ungufakazi emkhatsini wetfu sobabili.”
51 Labani wachubeka watsi kuJakobe: “Nayi indvundvuma yematje futsi nali nelitje leliluphawu lengilimise emkhatsini wetfu.
52 Lendvundvuma yematje kanye nalelitje leliluphawu kubufakazi+ bekutsi angeke ngendlulele ngale kuze ngikulimate, kantsi nawe angeke wendlulele ngale kuze ungilimate.
53 Shengatsi Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama+ naNkulunkulu waNahori kanye naNkulunkulu wababe wabo, angehlulela emkhatsini wetfu.” NaJakobe wafunga ngaLoyo lowesatjwa ngubabe wakhe Isaka.+
54 Ngemuva kwaloko Jakobe wenta umhlatjelo entsabeni, wabita tihlobo takhe kutsi titewudla sinkhwa. Ngako badla futsi bacitsa busuku bonkhe kulentsaba.
55 Labani wavuka ekuseni kakhulu wanga batukulu* bakhe+ nemadvodzakati akhe futsi wababusisa.+ Ngemuva kwaloko wesuka wabuyela ekhaya.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “letingu-10.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ugcoba litje ngemafutsa.”
^ Nobe “bonkulunkulu basekhaya.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “uMfula.”
^ Nobe “emadvodza labekanye nawo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Caphela kutsi ungakhulumi lokubi kuJakobe.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emadvodzana.”
^ Lawa ngemavi esi-Aramu lasho kutsi “Indvundvuma Yebufakazi.”
^ Lawa ngemavi esiHebheru lasho kutsi “Indvundvuma Yebufakazi.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emadvodzana.”
