UGenesise 29 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UGenesise 29 UJakobe uthatha uhambo lwakhe oluya ezweni labantu basempumalanga

¹ UJakobe wayesehamba ngohambo lwakhe, wafika ezweni labantu basempumalanga.

² Wabheka, kwakukhona umthombo endle, bheka, nanso imihlambi emithathu yezimvu ilele ngakuwo; ngoba kulowo mthombo baphuzisa umhlambi, futhi kwakukhona itshe elikhulu emlonyeni womthombo.

³ Kwabuthana khona yonke imihlambi, bagingqe itshe lisuke emlonyeni womthombo, baphuzise izimvu, balibuyisele itshe emlonyeni womthombo endaweni yalo.

⁴ UJakobe wathi kubo: “Bafowethu, nivelaphi na?” Futhi bathi: Sivela eHarana.

⁵ Wathi kubo: “Niyamazi uLabani indodana kaNahori na?” Bathi: “Siyamazi.”

⁶ Wathi kubo: “Usaphilile na?” Base bethi: “Uyaphila; bheka, uRaheli indodakazi yakhe uyeza nezimvu.”

⁷ Futhi wathi: Bheka, kusesemini, futhi akukabi yisikhathi sokuba kuqoqwe izinkomo; phuzisa izimvu, uziluse.

⁸ Bathi: “Asinakukwazi, ingakabuthwa yonke imihlambi, baze bagingqe itshe lisuke emlonyeni womthombo; bese siphuzisa izimvu.

⁹ Esakhuluma nabo, uRaheli wafika nezimvu zikayise, ngokuba wayezelusa.

¹⁰ Kwathi uJakobe ebona uRaheli indodakazi kaLabani, umfowabo kanina, nezimvu zikaLabani umfowabo kanina, uJakobe wasondela, wagingqa itshe walisusa emlonyeni womthombo, wazivumela izimvu zikaLabani, umfowabo kanina. Nika amanzi.

¹¹ UJakobe wamanga uRaheli, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wakhala.

¹² UJakobe wamtshela uRaheli ukuthi ungumfowabo kayise nokuthi uyindodana kaRebeka; wagijima watshela uyise.

¹³ ULabani esezwile umbiko kaJakobe indodana kadadewabo, wagijima ukumhlangabeza, wamgona, wamanga, wamngenisa endlini yakhe. Wamtshela uLabani zonke lezi zinto.

¹⁴ ULabani wathi kuye: “Ngempela, uyithambo lami nenyama yami.” Wahlala naye inyanga yonke.

¹⁵ ULabani wathi kuJakobe: “Ngokuba ungumfowethu, ungikhonze ngeze na? ngitshele, uzakuba yini umvuzo wakho?

¹⁶ ULabani wayenamadodakazi amabili, igama lenkulu lalinguLeya, igama lencinyane lalinguRaheli.

¹⁷ ULeya wayenamehlo athambileyo; kepha uRaheli wayemuhle, ebukeka kahle.

¹⁸ UJakobe wathanda uRaheli; wathi: Ngizakukusebenzela iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngoRaheli indodakazi yakho encane.

¹⁹ Wathi uLabani: “Kuhle ukuba ngimnike wena kunokuba ngimnike enye indoda; Hlala Nami.

²⁰ UJakobe wasebenzela uRaheli iminyaka eyisikhombisa; kwaba yizinsukwana nje emehlweni akhe ngenxa yothando ayenalo ngaye.

²¹ UJakobe wathi kuLabani: “Nginike umkami, ngokuba izinsuku zami ziphelele, ukuze ngingene naye.”

²² ULabani wayesebizela ndawonye bonke abantu bakuleyo ndawo, walungisa idili.

²³ Kwathi sekuhlwile wathatha uLeya indodakazi yakhe, wamletha kuye; wasengena kuye.

²⁴ ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uLeya, incekukazi yakhe uZilipa, ibe yisigqila.

²⁵ Kwathi sekusile, wabona ukuthi nguLeya, wathi kuLabani: “Wenzeni kimi na?” Angikukhonzanga uRaheli na? pho ungikhohliseleni?

²⁶ ULabani wasesithi: Lokhu kakumelanga kwenziwe elizweni lakithi ukuthi kwendiswe omncane ngaphambi kwezibulo.

²⁷ Qedela isonto lakhe, futhi sizokunika lona futhi ngenxa yenkonzo oyosebenza kimi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

²⁸ UJakobe wenze njalo, waqeda isonto lakhe, wamnika noRaheli indodakazi yakhe ukuba ibe ngumkakhe.

²⁹ ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uRaheli incekukazi yakhe uBiliha ukuba abe yincekukazi yakhe.

³⁰ Naye wangena noRaheli, wathanda uRaheli kunoLeya, wakhonza naye eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

³¹ UJehova ebona ukuthi uLeya uzondwa, wavula isizalo sakhe, kepha uRaheli wayeyinyumba.

³² ULeya wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wayiqamba igama lokuthi uRubeni; ngokuba wathi: “Impela uJehova ukubonile ukuhlupheka kwami; manje umyeni wami uyakungithanda.

³³ Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; wathi: “Ngokuba uJehova ezwile ukuthi ngiyazondwa, wanginika le ndodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSimeyoni.

³⁴ Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; wathi: “Manje umyeni wami usezakungilandela manje, ngokuba ngimzalele amadodana amathathu.” ngalokho igama lakhe lathiwa uLevi.

³⁵ Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wathi: “Manje sengizomdumisa uJehova; ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJuda; futhi akaphindanga wazala.