Genesis 29 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

29 ¹Ndipo Yakobo anapitiriza ulendo wake, nafika ku dziko la anthu a kummawa. ²Anaona chitsime m'munda, ndi makamu atatu a nkhosa atagona pafupi nacho, pakuti chitsime chimenecho chinkamwetsa makamuwo, ndipo mwala waukulu unali pakamwa pake. ³Pamenepo makamu onse ankasonkhana; abusa ankagubuduza mwala kuchoka pakamwa pa chitsime, namwetsa nkhosa, nabwezera mwala pa malo pake pakamwa pa chitsime. ⁴Yakobo anati kwa iwo, “Abale anga, kodi mukuchokera kuti?” “Ife tikuchokera ku Harani,” iwo nayankha.

⁵Iye anawafunsa, “Kodi mukumudziwa Labani, mwana wa Nahori?” “Timamudziwa,” iwo nayankha.

⁶Ndipo anafunsa, “Kodi ali bwino?” “Ali bwino,” iwo nati. “Taonani, mwana wake Rakele akubwera ndi nkhosa.”

⁷“Taonani,” Yakobo anati, “dzuwa likanali lalikulu, sinthawi yosonkhanitsa makamu. Mwetsani nkhosa, kenaka mukaziwedetse.”

⁸“Sititha,” iwo nati, “kufikira makamu onse atasonkhana ndipo mwala utagubuduzidwa kuchoka pakamwa pa chitsime. Pamenepo tidzamwetsa nkhosa.”

⁹Pamene Yakobo akanali kuyankhula nawo, Rakele anafika ndi makamu a nkhosa a atate wake, pakuti ndiye amaziweta. ¹⁰Pamene Yakobo anaona Rakele, mwana wa Labani mchimwene wa amayi ake, ndi nkhosa za Labani mchimwene wa amayi ake, anayandikira, nagubuduza mwala kuchoka pakamwa pa chitsime, namwetsa nkhosa za Labani mchimwene wa amayi ake. ¹¹Ndipo Yakobo anapsompsona Rakele, nalira mokweza. ¹²Yakobo anawuza Rakele kuti iye ndi wachibale wa atate wake, mwana wa Rebeka. Iye anathamanga, nakawuza atate wake.

¹³Labani atangomva nkhani ya Yakobo mwana wa mlongo wake, anathamanga kukakumana naye, namukumbatira namupsompsona, namubweretsa kunyumba. Yakobo anawuza Labani zonse zimene zinachitika.

Mwezi Umodzi M'nyumba ya Labani

¹⁴Labani anati kwa iye, “Zoonadi iwe ndiwe fupa langa ndi mnofu wanga.” Choncho Yakobo anakhala naye mwezi wonse. ¹⁵Labani anati kwa Yakobo, “Kodi ungonditumikira wopanda malipiro chifukwa chakuti ndiwe wachibale wanga? Ndiuze, malipiro ako akhale otani?”

¹⁶Tsono Labani anali ndi ana aakazi awiri. Wamkulu dzina lake linali Leya, ndipo wamng'ono dzina lake linali Rakele. ¹⁷Maso a Leya anali ofooka, koma Rakele anali wokongola wa maonekedwe ndi wokongola kuonana. ¹⁸Yakobo anamkonda Rakele, nati, “Ndidzakutumikirani zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri chifukwa cha mwana wanu wamng'ono Rakele.”

¹⁹Labani anati, “Kuli bwino kuti ndimpereke kwa iwe kusiyana ndi kumpereka kwa munthu wina. Khala pano ndi ine.” ²⁰Yakobo anatumikira zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri chifukwa cha Rakele; zinamuoneka ngati masiku owerengeka chabe chifukwa anamkonda.

²¹Yakobo anati kwa Labani, “Ndipatseni mkazi wanga—nthawi yanga yakwana—kuti ndikalowe naye.”

²²Choncho Labani anasonkhanitsa anthu onse a pamalopo, nakonza phwando. ²³Madzulo ake anatenga mwana wake Leya, namupereka kwa Yakobo, ndipo Yakobo anagona naye. ²⁴Ndipo Labani anapereka mdzakazi wake Zilipa kwa mwana wake Leya kuti akhale mdzakazi wake. ²⁵M'mawa—taonani, anali Leya! Yakobo anati kwa Labani, “Mwandichitira chiyani? Kodi sindinakutumikireni chifukwa cha Rakele? Chifukwa chiyani mwandinyenga?”

²⁶Labani anayankha, “Si mwambo pano kupereka wamng'ono woyamba kubadwa asanaperekedwe. ²⁷Tsiriza sabata ya ukwati wa uyu, ndipo tidzakupatsanso winayo—chifukwa cha zaka zina zisanu ndi ziwiri za ntchito.” ^a a v27 Monga mwa mwambo, ukwati unkachitika masiku asanu ndi awiri athunthu.

²⁸Yakobo anachita motero, natsiriza sabata yake, ndipo Labani anamupatsa mwana wake Rakele kuti akhale mkazi wake. ²⁹Ndipo Labani anapereka mdzakazi wake Biliha kwa mwana wake Rakele kuti akhale mdzakazi wake. ³⁰Yakobo anagonanso ndi Rakele, namkonda iye kuposa Leya. Anatumikira Labani zaka zinanso zisanu ndi ziwiri.

Atate Wathu Aona Leya

³¹Pamene Atate wathu anaona kuti Leya sanali wokondedwa, anatsekula chiberekero chake; koma Rakele anali wosabereka. ³²Leya anatenga pakati, nabala mwana wamwamuna, namtcha dzina lakuti Rubeni, pakuti anati, “Atate wathu aona masautso anga; zoonadi tsopano mwamuna wanga adzandikonda.” ^b b v32 Mwana aliyense wa Yakobo anatchedwa potsata mawu amene amayi ake ananena pa kubadwa kwake—kulimbana kwake, chisangalalo, kapena chiyembekezo chotchulidwa m'dzina la mwanayo. ³³Anatenganso pakati, nabala mwana wamwamuna, nati, “Chifukwa Atate wathu anamva kuti ndinali wosakondedwa, wandipatsanso uyu.” Choncho anamtcha dzina lakuti Simeoni. ^c c v33 Dzina lakuti Simeoni limatanthauza kuti “wakumva.” ³⁴Anatenganso pakati, nabala mwana wamwamuna, nati, “Nthawi ino mwamuna wanga adzaphatikizana nane, popeza ndamubalira ana aamuna atatu.” Choncho anatchedwa Levi. ^d d v34 Dzina lakuti Levi limatanthauza kuti “wophatikizidwa.” ³⁵Anatenganso pakati, nabala mwana wamwamuna, nati, “Nthawi ino ndidzatamanda Atate wathu.” Choncho anamtcha dzina lakuti Yuda. Ndipo analeka kubereka ana. ^e e v35 Dzina la Yuda limatanthauza kuti “matamando.” Kuchokera ku fuko la Yuda kunabwera Mfumu Davide—ndipo kuchokera mu mbumba ya Davide, Yesu, Mkango wa fuko la Yuda (Chivumbulutso 5:5).