Genesisi 29 - Siswati 1996 Bible

Kufika kwaJakobe kaLabani

¹ Jakobe wachubeka neluhambo lwakhe waya eveni lebantfu bangasemphumalanga.

² Watsi asahamba, adzabula imimango, wakhandza sicobho semanti situngeletwe ngimihlambi lemitsatfu yetimvu ilele eceleni kwaso. Lemihlambi yayitewunatsiswa kuso leso sicobho. Kwakunelitje lelikhulu lekwakumbonywe ngalo.

³ Yayitsi lemihlambi ingaphelela, belusi bese bayaligicita balisuse lelitje, banatsise lemihlambi, babuye balibuyisele.

⁴ Jakobe wabuta labelusi watsi: “Ye bomnaketfu, niphumaphi?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Siphuma kaHarani.”

⁵ Wababuta futsi watsi: “Niyamati yini Labani, umsa waNahori?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Yebo, siyamati.”

⁶ Watsi: “Usaphila yini?” Batsi: “Yebo, usaphila. Nanguya nje naRakheli, indvodzakati yakhe, eta netimvu takhe.”

⁷ Jakobe watsi: “Njengobe kusesemini lenkhulu kangaka nyalo, kusengakabi sikhatsi sekutsi letimvu tibutsiswe ndzawonye, anitinatsisi ngani, bese niyakutidlisa eluhlateni?”

⁸ Bamphendvula batsi: “Singeke phela sicale ingakapheleli yonkhe lemihlambi bese kugicitwa lelitje, kungukhona-ke sitinatsisa letimvu.”

⁹ Watsi asakhuluma nje Jakobe, kwase kufika Rakheli netimvu teyise, ngobe bekunguye labetelusa.

¹⁰ Jakobe watsi kube ambone loRakheli, indvodzakati yaLabani, malume wakhe, abone netimvu takaLabani, wesuka waya kulelitje, wafike waligicita, wase uyatinatsisa timvu takamalume wakhe, Labani.

¹¹ Jakobe wanga Rakheli, wakhala ngenca yenjabulo.

¹² Jakobe watjela Rakheli watsi: “Mine ngisihlobo seyihlo, ngitalwa nguRebheka.” Rakheli wagijima wayawutjela uyise.

¹³ Watsi kube Labani ayive lendzaba yemshana wakhe, wagijima wamhlangabeta, wafike wamgona wamanga, wamngenisa endlini. Jakobe watekela Labani yonkhe indzaba yakhe.

¹⁴ Labani watsi kuye: “Ngempela ulitsambo lami nengati yami.” Jakobe wahlala lapho inyanga yonkhe.

Jakobe usebentela boRakheli naLeya kuLabani

¹⁵ Labani wakhuluma kuJakobe, watsi: “Njengobe usinini sami, pho, kufanele yini kutsi ungisebentele mahhala? Ngitjele kutsi ufuna ngikuholele ngani.”

¹⁶ Labani abenemadvodzakati lamabili, lendzala bekunguLeya, lencane kunguRakheli.

¹⁷ Leya abenemehlo lamahle latsambile, kodvwa Rakheli abeme kahle, amuhle.

¹⁸ Jakobe abetsandza Rakheli, ngako-ke watsi: “Ngitakusebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa, nawunganginika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakho lencane, ibe ngumkami.”

¹⁹ Labani watsi: “Kuncono mane ngimnike wena kunekutsi ngimnike nome ngubani nje, sale uhlala nami la ekhaya.”

²⁰ Ngako-ke Jakobe wamsebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa loRakheli, noko kuJakobe leminyaka lengaka kwaba shangatsi ngemalangana nje, ngobe phela abemtsandza kakhulu.

²¹ Jakobe wakhuluma kuLabani, watsi: “Sengisicedzile sikhatsi sami, sale unginika umkami ngingene kuye.”

²² Ngako-ke, Labani wamema bonkhe bantfu bakuleyo ndzawo, wenta lidzili.

²³ Kodvwa kwatsi ngalobo busuku Labani watsatsa indvodzakati yakhe, Leya, wayingenisa kuJakobe. Jakobe wamati Leya.

²⁴ Labani wakhipha Zilpha, labesisebenti sakhe, kutsi atewuba sisebenti saLeya.

²⁵ Ekuseni ngakusasa Jakobe kwangukhona abona kutsi nguLeya. Jakobe waya kuLabani wafike watsi: “Yini lena longenta yona? Kantsi bengingasebenteli Rakheli yini? Manje ungilutseleni?”

²⁶ Labani wamphendvula watsi: “Kulelive akwentiwa kutsi kwendziswe lomncane kucala lomdzala angakendzi.

²⁷ Ase ume kuphele leliviki lemshado, sitawube sesiyakunika futsi nalona lomunye, nawungasebenta leminye iminyaka lesikhombisa.”

²⁸ Jakobe wenta njalo, walicedza leliviki lemshado. Labani wase umnika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakhe, kutsi abe ngumkakhe.

²⁹ Labani wakhipha Bilha labesisebenti sakhe kutsi atewuba sisebenti saRakheli.

³⁰ Ngako Jakobe wangena kuRakheli. Wamtsandza kakhulu kunaLeya. Jakobe wasebentela Labani leminye futsi iminyaka lesikhombisa.

Emadvodzana aJakobe ekucala

³¹ Watsi kube abone Simakadze kutsi Leya uyaliwa, wavula sitalo sakhe; kepha Rakheli waba yinyumba.

³² Leya wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguRubeni, ngobe abetsi: “Simakadze ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami, manje indvodza yami seyitangitsandza.”

³³ Waphindza wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana, watsi: “Njengobe Simakadze evile kutsi ngiyaliwa, uphindze wangipha lenye indvodzana.” Wayetsa libito watsi nguSimeyoni.

³⁴ Waphindze futsi wakhulelwa, watala lenye indvodzana, watsi: “Manje-ke indvodza yami seyitawunamatsela kimi, ngobe sengiyitalele emadvodzana lamatsatfu.” Ngako-ke libito layo kwaba nguLevi.

³⁵ Waphindze wakhulelwa futsi, watala indvodzana, watsi: “Manje-ke ngitamdvumisa Simakadze.” Ngako-ke wayetsa libito watsi nguJuda, wase uyema kutala.