GENESI 29 - BIVHILI KHETHWA Mafhungo Madifha

Jakopo a tshi swika ha Labani

¹ Huno Jakopo a dovha a fara lwendo lwawe, a swika shangoni ḽa tshakha dza vhubvaḓuvha.

² Henefho a vhona bidzi ḓakani, na maṱambi mararu a nngu o shuvhama tsini haḽo, ngauri maṱambi ayo o vha a tshi nwa maḓi bidzini ḽeneḽo. Tombo ḽe ḽa vha ḽo vala mulomo wa bidzi ḽo vha ḽi ḽihulwane.

³ Musi maṱambi oṱhe o kuvhangana henefho, vhalisa vho vha vha tshi kungulusa tombo iḽo ḽa bva mulomoni wa bidzi, nngu dza konou nwa. Ngavhuya vha konou dovha vha kungulusela tombo vhudzuloni haḽo ḽa vala mulomo wa bidzi.

⁴ Jakopo a vhudzisa vhalisa a ri, “Vha hashu, ni bva ngafhi?” Vhone vha fhindula vha ri, “Ri bva Harani.”

⁵ Ene a vha vhudzisa a ri, “Vho-Labani muḓuhulu wa Nahoro ni a vha ḓivha naa?” Vhone vha fhindula vha ri, “Ee, ri a vha ḓivha.”

⁶ Jakopo a vha vhudzisa a ri, “Vho takala naa?” Vhone vha fhindula vha ri, “Ee, vho takala; ṅwananyana wavho Rahele ngoyu a tshi khou ḓa na nngu.”

⁷ Ene a ri, “Vhonani, hu tshee masiari tshivhangalala, a tshi athu vha tshifhinga tsha u kuvhanganya maṱambi a nngu. Nwisani nngu maḓi ni dzi humisele pfuloni.”

⁸ Vhone vha fhindula vha ri, “Ri nga si kone, ri ḓo thoma ra lindela maṱambi a nngu a tshi kuvhangana oṱhe, tombo ḽa kunguluswa ḽa bva mulomoni wa bidzi. Ndi hone ri tshi ḓo nwisa nngu.”

⁹ Musi a tshi kha ḓi amba navho, Rahele a mbo ḓi swika na nngu dza khotsi awe, ngauri o vha e ene mulisa wadzo.

¹⁰ Jakopo a tshi vhona Rahele ṅwananyana wa Labani malume wawe, na nngu dza Labani, a mbo ḓi kungulusa tombo a ḽi bvisa mulomoni wa bidzi, nngu dza malume awe dza nwa maḓi.

¹¹ Zwenezwo Jakopo a khisa Rahele, a thoma u lila a tshi tou ṱavha mukosi.

¹² O vha o vhudza Rahele uri ndi ene shaka ḽa khotsi awe, ndi ene ṅwana wa Rabeka. Ndi hone Rahele a tshi gidima a yo vhudza khotsi awe.

¹³ Labani a tshi tou pfa mafhungo a Jakopo ṅwana wa khaladzi awe, a mbo ḓi ṱavhanya a yo mu ṱanganedza. A mu kuvhatedza, a mu khisa, a vhuya nae hayani hawe; henefho Jakopo a vhudza Labani zwoṱhe zwo iteaho.

¹⁴ Labani a vhudza Jakopo a ri, “Inwi ni tou vha malofha a hashu.” Musi Jakopo o no dzula na Labani ṅwedzi woṱhe,

Jakopo a tshi shumela Labani a vhinga Lea na Rahele

¹⁵ Labani a amba nae a ri, “Ni nga sokou ntshumela fhedzi nge na vha shaka ḽanga? Mmbudzeni malamba ane na a ṱoḓa.”

¹⁶ Zwino Labani o vha e na vhananyana vhavhili; muhulwane o vha a tshi pfi Lea, muṱuku a tshi pfi Rahele.

¹⁷ Maṱo a Lea o vha a sa penyi; Rahele ene o vha e na tshivhumbeo tshavhuḓi, ó nakesa.

¹⁸ Jakopo o vha a tshi funana na Rahele, ndi zwe a ri, “Ndi ḓo vha shumela miṅwaha miṱanu na mivhili, vha konou mpha ṅwananyana wavho muṱuku Rahele.”

¹⁹ Labani a ri, “Ndi khwiṋe u mu ṋea iwe u fhira u mu ṋea mutsinda. Iwe dzula fhano na nṋe.”

²⁰ Ndi hone Jakopo a tshi shuma miṅwaha miṱanu na mivhili uri a fhiwe Rahele, hone iyo miṅwaha o vhona i tshi tou nga maḓuvha a si gathi, nge a vha a tshi funa Rahele.

²¹ Musi miṅwaha iyo miṱanu na mivhili yo no fhela, Jakopo a vhudza Labani a ri, “Nga vha mphe musadzi wanga, ndi ṱoḓa u mu dzhenisa nḓuni.”

²² Labani a kuvhanganya vhathu vhoṱhe vha henefho a ita munyanya.

²³ Hó no vha madekwana, a dzhia ṅwananyana wawe Lea a mu ṋea Jakopo, Jakopo a mu dzhenisa nḓuni.

²⁴ (Labani o dzhia phuli yawe ya musidzana, Zilipha, a i ṋea ṅwananyana wawe uri i vhe phuli yawe ya musidzana.)

²⁵ Musi ḽi tshi tsha, ha wanala hu na Lea! Ndi hone Jakopo a tshi vhudza Labani a ri, “Ndi mini izwi zwe vha nnyita? Hufha ndo vha shumela uri ndi wane Rahele, zwino ndi mini vho mphura?”

²⁶ Labani a fhindula a ri, “Fhano ha hashu zwi a ila murathu a tshi vhingiwa mukomana a sa athu vhingwa.

²⁷ Litsha vhege ya munyanya wa uyu ṅwananyana i fhele, ndi hone ri tshi ḓo u fha na hoyu muṱuku Rahele, wa konou shuma miṅwe miṅwaha miṱanu na mivhili nge nda u fha ene.”

²⁸ Jakopo a ita nga u ralo. A fhedza vhege e na Lea, Jakopo a konou mu ṋea ṅwananyana wawe Rahele a vha musadzi wawe.

²⁹ Labani a dzhia phuli yawe ya musidzana Biliha a i ṋea ṅwananyana wawe Rahele, ya vha phuli yawe ya musidzana.

³⁰ Jakopo a dzhenisa Rahele nḓuni, a funa Rahele u fhira Lea. A shumela Labani miṅwe miṅwaha miṱanu na mivhili.

Vhana vha Jakopo na Lea

³¹ Musi Muṋe washu a tshi vhona uri Lea ha funiwi, a ita uri a bebe vhana, Rahele a vha muumba.

³² Lea a vhifha muvhilini a beba ṅwana wa mutukana. A ri u pfi Rubeni, nge a ri, “Muṋe washu o vhona u tambula hanga; vhukuma munna wanga zwino u ḓo mpfuna.”

³³ A dovha a vhifha muvhilini, a beba ṅwana wa mutukana, a ri, “Muṋe washu o dovha a mpha hoyu, nge a vhona uri a thi funwi.” A ri u pfi Simioni.

³⁴ A dovha a vhifha muvhilini, a beba ṅwana wa mutukana, a ri, “Zwino munna wanga u ḓo pfana na nṋe, nge nda mu bebela vhatuka vhararu.” Ndi zwe a ri u pfi Livi.

³⁵ A dovha hafhu a vhifha muvhilini, a beba ṅwana wa mutukana, a ri, “Zwino ndi ḓo renda Muṋe washu.” A ri u pfi Juda. Zwenezwo a si tsha vha na vhana.