Rakele ndi Leya
Alongo awiri apikisana kudzera mwa adzakazi awo, kudzera mwa mandrake ndi kubala, natcha mwana aliyense mogwirizana ndi nkhondo imene akumenya ndi zimene Atate wathu anamva. Kenako Yakobo, pofuna kubwerera kwawo, apambana Labani mochenjera pa ziweto za mizeremizere ndi za mawanga nalemera ndi nyama zamphamvu.
30 1Pamene Rakele anaona kuti sanaberekere Yakobo ana, anachitira nsanje mlongo wake. Nati kwa Yakobo, “Ndipatseni ana, apo ayi ndidzafa!”
2Yakobo anakwiya kwambiri ndi Rakele. Nati, “Kodi ine ndili m'malo mwa Atate wathu, amene wakumana iwe chipatso cha m'mimba?”
3Nati, “Nayu wantchito wanga Biliha. Lowani kwa iye, kuti andiberekere ana, ndipo kudzera mwa iye inenso ndidzamanga banja.” a a v3 Kubereka mwana munthu ali ‘pa mawondo’ anali chizindikiro chakale cha kutengera mwana — mwana woikidwa pa mawondo a mayi womutengera ankatengedwa mwalamulo kukhala wake. 4Choncho anamupatsa Biliha wantchito wake kuti akhale mkazi, ndipo Yakobo anagona naye. 5Biliha anatenga pakati, nabalira Yakobo mwana wamwamuna. 6Ndipo Rakele anati, “Atate wathu andiweruza; amvanso mawu anga, nandipatsa mwana wamwamuna.” Chifukwa chake anamtcha Dani. b b v6 Dzina lakuti Dani litanthauza kuti “waweruza.” 7Biliha, wantchito wa Rakele, anatenganso pakati, nabalira Yakobo mwana wachiwiri wamwamuna. 8Rakele anati, “Ndalimbana kwambiri ndi mlongo wanga, ndipo ndapambana.” Choncho anamtcha Nafitali. c c v8 Dzina lakuti Nafitali litanthauza kuti “kulimbana kwanga.”
9Pamene Leya anaona kuti waleka kubereka ana, anatenga Zilipa wantchito wake, namupatsa Yakobo kuti akhale mkazi. 10Ndipo Zilipa wantchito wa Leya anabalira Yakobo mwana wamwamuna. 11Leya anati, “Mwayi wabwino!” Choncho anamtcha Gadi. d d v11 Dzina lakuti Gadi litanthauza kuti “mwayi wabwino.” 12Zilipa wantchito wa Leya anabalira Yakobo mwana wachiwiri wamwamuna. 13Leya anati, “Ndine wokondwa bwanji! Pakuti akazi adzanditcha wokondwa.” Choncho anamtcha Aseri. e e v13 Dzina lakuti Aseri litanthauza kuti “wokondwa” kapena “wodala.”
14M'masiku okolola tirigu, Rubeni anapita, napeza mandrake m'munda, nabwera nao kwa amayi ake Leya. Ndipo Rakele anati kwa Leya, “Chonde ndipatse ena mwa mandrake a mwana wako.” f f v14 Mandrake anali mbewu imene m'nthawi zakale anthu ambiri ankhulupirira kuti imathandiza kutenga pakati — nchifukwa chake Rakele anali ndi chidwi nao.
15Koma Leya anayankha nati, “Kodi sikunakwane kutenga mwamuna wanga? Tsopano ukufuna kutenganso mandrake a mwana wanga?” Rakele anati, “Chabwino—agone nawe usiku uno chifukwa cha mandrake a mwana wako.”
16Pamene Yakobo anabwera kuchokera kumunda madzulo, Leya anatuluka kukakomana naye, nati, “Muyenera kugona ndi ine, pakuti ndakulembani ndithu ndi mandrake a mwana wanga.” Choncho anagona naye usiku umenewo.
17Ndipo Atate wathu anamvera Leya, ndipo anatenga pakati, nabalira Yakobo mwana wachisanu wamwamuna. 18Leya anati, “Atate wathu andipatsa malipiro anga chifukwa ndinapereka wantchito wanga kwa mwamuna wanga.” Choncho anamtcha Isakara. g g v18 Dzina lakuti Isakara litanthauza kuti “malipiro” kapena “mphotho.” 19Leya anatenganso pakati, nabalira Yakobo mwana wachisanu ndi chimodzi wamwamuna. 20Ndipo Leya anati, “Atate wathu andipatsa mphatso yabwino. Tsopano mwamuna wanga adzandilemekeza, chifukwa ndamuberekera ana aamuna asanu ndi mmodzi.” Choncho anamtcha Zebuloni. h h v20 Dzina lakuti Zebuloni litanthauza kuti “ulemu.” 21Pambuyo pake anabereka mwana wamkazi, namutcha Dina.
22Ndipo Atate wathu anakumbukira Rakele; anamvera iye, natsegula mimba yake. 23Anatenga pakati, nabala mwana wamwamuna, nati, “Atate wathu andichotsera manyazi anga.” 24Anamtcha Yosefe, nati, “Atate wathu andiwonjezere mwana wina wamwamuna.” i i v24 Dzina lakuti Yosefe litanthauza kuti “awonjezere.”
Ndiloleni Ndipite Kwathu
25Rakele atangobala Yosefe, Yakobo anati kwa Labani, “Ndiloleni ndibwerere kwathu, ku dziko langa. 26Ndipatseni akazi anga ndi ana anga, amene ndakutumikirani chifukwa cha iwo, ndipo ndiloleni ndipite. Inu mukudziwa ntchito imene ndakugwirirani.”
27Koma Labani anati kwa iye, “Ngati ndapeza chisomo pamaso pako—ndadziwa mwa kuwombeza kuti Mulungu wandidalitsa chifukwa cha iwe.” 28Nati, “Nena malipiro ako, ndipo ndidzakupatsa.”
29Yakobo anati kwa iye, “Inu nokha mukudziwa mmene ndakutumikirani, ndi mmene ziweto zanu zakhalira bwino m'manja mwanga. 30Pakuti munali ndi zochepa ndisanabwere, ndipo zachuluka kwambiri; Atate wathu wakudalitsani kulikonse kumene ndinapita. Koma tsopano, kodi ndidzasamalira liti banja langa linolino?”
31Anafunsa nati, “Ndikupatse chiyani?” Yakobo anayankha nati, “Musandipatse kanthu. Ngati mudzandichitira chinthu chimodzi ichi, ndidzabwereranso kudyetsa ndi kuweta ziweto zanu.
32Ndiloleni ndidutse m'gulu lonse la ziweto zanu lero, ndichotsemo nkhosa iliyonse yamawanga ndi yamadontho, ndi mwana wankhosa aliyense wakuda, ndi mbuzi zamadontho ndi zamawanga, ndipo zimenezo zidzakhala malipiro anga. 33Choncho kuona mtima kwanga kudzandichitira umboni m'tsogolo, pamene mudzabwera kudzayang'ana malipiro anga. Chilichonse chimene sichili chamadontho ndi chamawanga pakati pa mbuzi, ndi chakuda pakati pa ana ankhosa, ngati chipezeke ndi ine, chidzatengedwa kuti chinabedwa.”
34Labani anati, “Chabwino! Zikhale monga wanenera.”
35Tsiku limenelo Labani anachotsa atonde amikwingwirima ndi amadontho, mbuzi zonse zazikazi zamawanga ndi zamadontho—iliyonse yokhala ndi choyera—ndi mwana wankhosa aliyense wakuda, nazipereka kwa ana ake aamuna. 36Anaika mtunda wa ulendo wa masiku atatu pakati pa iye ndi Yakobo, ndipo Yakobo anaweta ziweto zotsala za Labani.
37Ndipo Yakobo anatenga nthambi zaziwisi za mitengo ya popula, alumondi, ndi platani, nasenda mikwingwirima yoyera pa izo, naonetsa choyera cha mkati mwa mtengo. 38Anaika nthambi zosendazo m'zomwera madzi pamaso pa ziweto—malo amene zinkabwera kudzamwa. Ndipo popeza zinkakwerana pamene zinkadzamwa, 39ziweto zinakwerana patsogolo pa nthambizo, motero zinabereka ana amikwingwirima, amawanga, ndi amadontho. 40Yakobo anapatula ana ankhosa, natembenuza ziweto kuti ziyang'ane nyama zamikwingwirima ndi zonse zakuda za m'gulu la Labani. Anasunga ziweto zake pa zokha, osazisakaniza ndi ziweto za Labani. 41Nthawi zonse nyama zamphamvu zikakwerana, Yakobo ankaika nthambi zija m'zomwera madzi pamaso pa ziweto, kuti zikwerane pakati pa nthambizo, 42koma nyama zofooka sankaziikapo. Choncho nyama zofooka zinakhala za Labani, ndipo zamphamvu zinakhala za Yakobo. 43Choncho munthuyo analemera kwambiri, nakhala ndi ziweto zambiri, antchito aakazi ndi antchito aamuna, ngamira ndi abulu.
