18 Jakobe abetsandza Rakheli, ngako-ke watsi: “Ngitakusebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa, nawunganginika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakho lencane, ibe ngumkami.”
Isaka watsatsa Rebheka wamfaka ethendeni lakabo lapho kwake kwahlala unina khona, watsatsa Rebheka wamenta umkakhe, Isaka wamtsandza umkakhe. Ngako-ke Isaka wadvudvuteka emuva kwebuhlungu bekufelwa ngunina.
Labani watsi: “Kuncono mane ngimnike wena kunekutsi ngimnike nome ngubani nje, sale uhlala nami la ekhaya.”
Ngako-ke Jakobe wamsebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa loRakheli, noko kuJakobe leminyaka lengaka kwaba shangatsi ngemalangana nje, ngobe phela abemtsandza kakhulu.
Ngako Jakobe wangena kuRakheli. Wamtsandza kakhulu kunaLeya. Jakobe wasebentela Labani leminye futsi iminyaka lesikhombisa.
Sale unginika bafati bami, nebantfwabami lengikusebentele ngabo ngitewuhamba, ngobe nawe uyawati umsebenti lengikwentele wona.”
Bengihleti nawe iminyaka lengemashumi lamabili, emadvodzakati akho ngiwasebentele iminyaka lelishumi namine, timphahla takho ngatelusa iminyaka lesitfupha, nakhona lapho wangidlelela umholo wami ngekuwugucula emahlandla lalishumi.
Ningabita lapho nitsandza khona ngelilobolo kanye nesipho, ngitakukhipha, kuphela nje naningivumele kutsi ngiteke lentfombi.”
Davide watfumela titfunywa ku-Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, wamtjela, watsi: “Letsa umkami Mikhali, lengamtsatsa ngekumkhokhela likhulu lemajwabu emaFilisti.”
Jakobe wabalekela eveni lase-Aramu; Israyeli wasebentela kutfola umfati, ngekwelusa timvu.
Ngako ngamtsenga ngesiliva lengemagremu lali-170 nangemakhilogremu langaba likhulu ebhali.