Itangiriro 29 - Kinyarwanda Bibiliya Ntagatifu

Yakobo ahura na Rasheli

¹ Yakobo arahaguruka, yerekeza mu gihugu cya Kedemu iburasirazuba.

² Aragenda aza kugera ku iriba riri mu rwuri. Hafi yaryo hari habyagiye imikumbi itatu y’intama, kuko kuri iryo riba ari ho buhiraga amatungo. Ibuye rinini ryatwikiraga iryo riba.

³ Iyo amatungo yose yamaraga kuhateranira, basunikaga ibuye, bagapfundura iriba, bakayuhira, hanyuma bagasubiza ibuye mu mwanya waryo, ku rugara rw’iriba.

⁴ Yakobo arababaza ati «Bavandimwe, muri aba hehe?» Bati «Turi abo kuri Harani.»

⁵ Ati «Mbese Labani wa Nahori muramuzi?» Bati «Turamuzi.»

⁶ Ati «Araho?» Baramusubiza bati «Araho, ndetse dore n’umukobwa we Rasheli araje azanye amatungo.»

⁷ Yakobo arababwira ati «Haracyari ku manywa y’ihangu. Igihe cyo gukoranya amatungo ntikiragera, nimuyuhire, mugende muyaragire.»

⁸ Baramusubiza bati «Nta bwo tubishobora, amatungo yose ataraterana, ngo bakureho ibuye ritwikiriye iriba. Ubwo ni bwo tuza kuhira.»

⁹ Akivugana na bo, Rasheli aba arahageze ashoreye intama za se, kuko yari umushumba.

¹⁰ Yakobo abonye Rasheli, umukobwa wa Labani ari we nyirarume, abonye n’intama za Labani nyirarume, ako kanya ahirika rya buye ritwikiriye iriba, yuhira intama za Labani, nyirarume.

¹¹ Hanyuma Yakobo ahobera Rasheli, araturika ararira.

¹² Yakobo abwira Rasheli ko ari uwo mu muryango wa se, akaba umuhungu wa Rebeka. Rasheli yiruka ajya kubimenyesha se.

¹³ Labani yumvise yuko ari Yakobo, umuhungu wa mushiki we uje, ni ko kumusanganira n'ingoga. Nuko aramuhobera aramusoma, amwinjiza iwe. Yakobo atekerereza Labani ibyabaye byose.

¹⁴ Labani aramubwira ati «Ni ukuri, uri igufwa ryanjye n’umubiri wanjye.» Nuko Yakobo amara kwa Labani ukwezi kose.

Yakobo ashaka abagore babiri

¹⁵ Labani abwira Yakobo ati «Ese uzankorera ku buntu ngo ni iki uri umuvandimwe wanjye? Mbwira rwose icyo nzajya nguhemba.»

¹⁶ Labani akaba yari afite abakobwa babiri: umukuru akitwa Leya, umuto akitwa Rasheli.

¹⁷ Leya yari afite mu maso habi, naho Rasheli akaba yari mwiza wese, akagira mu maso heza.

¹⁸ Yakobo yikundiraga Rasheli. Abwira Labani ati «Nzagukorera imyaka irindwi, maze uzampe Rasheli umukobwa wawe muto.»

¹⁹ Labani ati «Koko ikiruta ni uko namukwihera aho kumuha undi: igumire iwanjye.»

²⁰ Nuko Yakobo akorera Labani imyaka irindwi yose, ashaka Rasheli. Ariko iyo myaka imubera nk’iminsi mike, kuko yamukundaga.

²¹ Nyuma Yakobo abwira Labani ati «Nshyingira, kuko iminsi nagombaga kurangiza yuzuye ndashaka kubana n’umugore wanjye.»

²² Labani atumiza abantu bose b’aho, arabakoranya, bagira umunsi mukuru ukomeye wo gusangira.

²³ Bugorobye, afata umukobwa we Leya, amujyana kwa Yakobo, ngo amurongore.

²⁴ Labani aha umukobwa we Leya umwe mu baja be witwaga Zilipa, ngo ajye amukorera.

²⁵ Ngo bucye, Yakobo atangazwa n’uko ari Leya bari bamuhaye! Ni ko kubwira Labani ati «Wangenjeje ute? Sinagukoreye ngo umpe Rasheli? Wanshukiye iki?»

²⁶ Labani aramusubiza ati «Mu muco wacu, ntibashyingira umukobwa muto mbere ya mukuru we.

²⁷ Banza urangize icyumweru cy’ubukwe hamwe na Leya, hanyuma n’undi tuzamuguhera indi myaka irindwi uzankorera.»

²⁸ Yakobo abigenza atyo. Arangiza icyumweru cy’ubukwe hamwe na Leya, nuko Labani amushyingira na Rasheli, umukobwa we.

²⁹ Labani aha umukobwa we Rasheli umwe mu baja be, witwaga Biliha, ngo ajye amukorera.

³⁰ Yakobo arongora Rasheli, ndetse yamukundaga kuruta Leya. Arongera akorera Labani indi myaka irindwi.

Abana ba Yakobo

³¹ Uhoraho abonye ko Leya yabaye intabwa, amuha kubyara, naho Rasheli akomeza kuba ingumba.

³² Leya asama inda, abyara umwana w’umuhungu amwita Rubeni (bisobanura ngo ’Uhoraho yabonye agahinda kanjye’), ati «Ubu noneho umugabo wanjye agiye kunkunda.»

³³ Ashubijeho abyara undi muhungu. Ati «Uhoraho yumvise ko ntakunzwe, none ampaye n’uyu nguyu.» Amwita Simewoni (bisobanura ngo ’Uhoraho yaranyumvise.’)

³⁴ Yongera gusama, abyara na none umuhungu. Aravuga ati «Noneho umugabo wanjye azanyegukira, kuko mubyariye abahungu batatu.» Ni yo mpamvu yamwise Levi (bisobanura ngo ’Azanyegukira’.)

³⁵ Arongera asama indi nda, abyara umwana w’umuhungu. Aravuga ati «Ubu ndasingiza Uhoraho!» Ni cyo cyatumye amwita Yuda (bisobanura ngo ’Nzasingiza’.) Nuko aracura.