URebeka wayenomnewabo ogama lakhe linguLabani ; uLabani wagij imela endle kulowo muntu ngasemthonjeni.

U-Isaka wayesemmukisa uJakobe , waya ePhadani Aramu kuye uLabani indodana kaBe tuweli umAramu , umfowabo kaRebeka unina kaJakobe no- Esawu.

Kwathi uLabani esezwe indaba kaJakobe indodana kadadewabo , wagijima ukuyomhlangabeza, wamgona, wamanga, wamngenisa endlini yakhe ; wayesetshela uLabani zonke lezi zinto.

ULabani wathi kuye: Impela uyithambo lami nenyama yami. Wahlala kuye inyanga yonke. UJakobe uqala ukusebenza kuLabani

ULabani wayesethi kuJakobe: Lokhu ungumfowethu, ubuzakungisebenzela ngeze na? Ngitshele ukuthi umvuzo wakho uyakuba yini na?

ULabani wayenamadodakazi amabili ; igama lenkulu lalinguLeya, igama lencane lalinguRaheli.

Wayesethi uLabani: Kuhle ukuba ngimnike wena kunokuba ngimnike enye indoda; hlala kimi.

ULabani wabutha abantu bonke bakuleyo ndawo, wenza idili.

ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uLeya incekukazi yakhe uZil ipa, abe yincekukazi yakhe.

Wathi uLabani : Akwenziwa njalo endaweni yakithi ukuba kuganiswe omncane ngaphambi komkhulu.

ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uRaheli incekukazi yakhe uBiliha , abe yincekukazi yakhe.

Wayesethi kubo: Niyamazi uLabani indodana kaNahori na? Bathi: Siyamazi.

ULabani wayesethi kuye : Ake ngifumane umusa emehlweni akho . Sengibonile ukuthi uJehova ungibusisile ngenxa yakho.

Wayesethi uLabani: Bheka, makube njengezwi lakho.

Yayisithi: Awuphakamise amehlo akho , ubone ukuthi zonke izimpongo ezikhwela umhlambi zingezinemishwe , nezimanakanaka, nezinala, ngokuba ngibone konke uLabani akwenza kuwe.

ULabani esehambile ukuyogunda izimvu zakhe , uRaheli weba izithixo zikayise.

UJakobe wamnyenyela uLabani umAramu engamtshelanga ukuthi uyabaleka.

Ngosuku lwesithathu uLabani watshelwa ukuthi uJakobe ubalekile.

ULabani wayesemfica uJakobe. UJakobe wayemisile itende lakhe entabeni ; uLabani nabafowabo bamisa entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

ULabani wathi kuJakobe : Wenzeni, lokhu unginyenyele , wathatha amadodakazi njengabathunjwa benkemba, na?

ULabani wayesengena etendeni likaJakobe , nasetendeni likaLeya , nasetendeni lezincekukazi zombili ; akazitholanga. Waphuma etendeni likaLeya, wangena etendeni likaRaheli.

URaheli wayezithathe izithixo , wazifaka esihlalweni sekamela , wahlala phezu kwazo. ULabani waphumputha etendeni lonke, kepha akazitholanga.

UJakobe wathukuthela , wamsola uLabani ; uJakobe waphendula , wathi kuLabani: Yisiphi isiphambeko sami na ? Yisiphi isono sami , lokhu ungizingele kangaka, na?

ULabani waphendula, wathi kuJakobe: Amadodakazi angamadodakazi ami, abantwana bangabantwana bami , imihlambi iyimihlambi yami ; konke okubonayo kungokwami ; lawa madodakazi ami ngingawenzela ntoni namuhla, nabantwana bawo abazalileyo, na?

ULabani wayiqamba ngokuthi iJegari Sahadutha , kepha uJakobe wayibiza ngokuthi iGaledi.

Wathi uLabani : Le nqwaba ingufakazi phakathi kwami nawe namuhla. Ngalokho igama layo laqanjwa ngokuthi iGaledi,

Wathi uLabani kuJakobe : Bheka, le nqwaba nensika engikumise phakathi kwami nawe,

ULabani wavuka ekuseni , wawanga amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe , wawabusisa; wayesehamba uLabani, wabuyela endaweni yakhe.

Yilawo angamadodana kaZilipa uLabani amnika yena uLeya indodakazi yakhe; wamzalela wona uJakobe, abantu abayishumi nesithupha.

Yilawo angamadodana kaBiliha uLabani amnika uRaheli indodakazi yakhe ; wamzalela wona uJakobe; bonke abantu babe yisikhombisa.