34 Rakheli bekatsetse letithico watifihla ngaphansi kwesihlalo selikamela, wahlala etikwato. Labani, watiphumphutsa lonkhe lithende laRakheli, wangete watitfola.
Jakobe wesuka lapho wagibelisa bantfwabakhe nebafati bakhe emakameleni,
Labani abengekho ayewuhhula timvu takhe, Rakheli weba tithico takabo.
Ngako-ke Labani waya ethendeni laJakobe, nelaLeya, nasethendeni letisebenti letisikati letimbili; kodvwa akatitfolanga tithico. Waphuma ethendeni laLeya waya ethendeni laRakheli.
Rakheli watsi kuyise: “Shangatsi inkhosi yami ingete yangitfukutselela ngekutsi ngingeke ngiphakame embikwayo, ngobe ngisesikhatsini.” Labani waphenya, wanyakulula, kodvwa akazange atitfole letithico.
Ngako ema-Israyeli asetawuhlala emalanga lamanyenti angenambusi, angenankhosi, angenamhlatjelo nome ematje langcwele, angenasidziya sebaphristi nome sithico.
Tonkhe tihlalo lahlala kuto nakagibele, titawuba nguletingcolile.
Mikha wabaphendvula, watsi: “Nitsetse bonkulunkulu lengatentela bona, nemphristi wami nahamba naye. Ngisasele nani-ke? Ningangibuta kanjani nitsi: ‘Kwenteke njani?’ ”
Ngobe kuhlubuka kufanana nesono sekubhula, nekutigcabha kufanana nekukhonta tithico. Njengobe walile kutsatsa umyalo waSimakadze, naye sewukwalile kutsi uchubeke ube yinkhosi.”