Yakobo ashika mu Buseruko
Yakobo akunkumura ibuye ku iriba kubera Rasheli, akora imyaka indwi kugira ngo amurongore — hanyuma akanguka yarongoye Leya. Akora iyindi ndwi. Ihinduka ritavuga ryo muri iki kigabane: Data wacu abona umugore atakunzwe, amuha abahungu.
29 1Nuko Yakobo abandanya urugendo rwiwe, ashika mu gihugu c’abantu bo mu Buseruko. 2Abona iriba mu murima, hari imikuku itatu y’intama iryamye iruhande yaryo, kuko iryo riba ari ryo ryuhira imikuku, kandi ku munwa waryo hariho ibuye rinini. 3Imikuku yose yarahurira ng’aho; abungere bakingura ibuye rikava ku munwa w’iriba, bakuhira intama, maze bagasubiza ibuye mu kibanza caryo ku munwa w’iriba. 4Yakobo arababaza ati: “Bavukanyi banje, muva hehe?” Baramwishura bati: “Tuva i Harani.”
5Arababaza ati: “Muzi Labani mwene Nahori?” Baramwishura bati: “Turamuzi.”
6Hanyuma arababaza ati: “Afise amagara meza?” Bati: “Afise amagara meza. Ehe Rasheli umukobwa wiwe araje n’intama.”
7Yakobo aravuga ati: “Ehe, izuba rikiri hejuru, ntiwari umwanya wo gukusanya amatungo. Nywesheje intama, maze muzijane kuragira.”
8Bamwishura bati: “Ntidushobora, gushika imikuku yose ikusanyije n’ibuye rikingurwa riva ku munwa w’iriba. Maze tuzonywesha intama.”
9Yakobo akiriko aravugana na bo, Rasheli araza n’umukuku wa se, kuko ari we yawuragira. 10Yakobo abonye Rasheli umukobwa wa Labani musaza wa nyina, n’intama za Labani musaza wa nyina, aregera, akingura ibuye arikura ku munwa w’iriba, anywesha intama za Labani musaza wa nyina. 11Nuko Yakobo asoma Rasheli, araturika ararira n’ijwi. 12Yakobo abwira Rasheli ko ari incuti ya se, mwene Rebeka. Rasheli yiruka, abibwira se.
13Labani akimara kwumva inkuru za Yakobo mwene mushikiwe, yirukira kumusanganira, aramugumbira aramusoma, amujana iwe. Yakobo abwira Labani ivyabaye vyose.
Ukwezi kumwe mu nzu ya Labani
14Labani aramubwira ati: “Ni ukuri uri igufa ryanje n’inyama yanje.” Nuko Yakobo amarana na we ukwezi kwuzuye. 15Labani abwira Yakobo ati: “Mbega wonkorera ubusa kubera gusa ko uri incuti yanje? Mbwira, impembo zawe zoba izihe?”
16Labani yari afise abakobwa babiri. Umukuru yitwa Leya, uwuto yitwa Rasheli. 17Amaso ya Leya yari atagira ururangi, mugabo Rasheli yari mwiza ku mubiri kandi aryoheye kuraba. 18Yakobo yakunda Rasheli, aca avuga ati: “Nzogukorera imyaka indwi ku bwa Rasheli umukobwa wawe muto.”
19Labani aravuga ati: “Vyiza ko nomuguha wewe aho komuha uwundi mugabo. Guma hano iwanje.” 20Yakobo akorera Rasheli imyaka indwi; yabonekeye nk’iminsi mikeyi gusa kubera ko yamukunda.
21Yakobo abwira Labani ati: “Mpa umugore wanje, kuko igihe canje cuzuye, nindyamane na we.”
22Nuko Labani akusanya abagabo bose b’aho, agira ibirori. 23Nk’umugoroba abwira Yakobo umukobwa wiwe Leya, aramujana aryamana na we. 24Labani aha umukobwa wiwe Leya umushumbakazi wiwe Zilipa ngo abe umushumbakazi wiwe. 25Mu gitondo, ehe yari Leya! Yakobo abwira Labani ati: “Ni ikihe co wangize? Mbega sinagukoreye ku bwa Rasheli? Kubera iki wampenze?”
26Labani aramwishura ati: “Si akamenyero hano guha uwuto imbere y’imfura. 27Rangiza indwi y’ubukwe bw’uyu, maze tuzoguha n’uwundi, kugira ngo umarire iyindi myaka indwi ukora.” a a v27 Ubukwe bwahimbazwa mu minsi irindwi yuzuye nk’akamenyero.
28Yakobo abigenza gutyo, arangiza indwi yiwe, maze Labani amuha umukobwa wiwe Rasheli ngo abe umugore wiwe. 29Labani aha umukobwa wiwe Rasheli umushumbakazi wiwe Biluha ngo abe umushumbakazi wiwe. 30Yakobo aryamana na Rasheli na we nyene, amukunda kuruta Leya. Akorera Labani iyindi myaka indwi.
Data wa twese abona Leya
31Data wa twese abonye ko Leya atakundwa, amwugurura inda; mugabo Rasheli yari ingumba. 32Leya aratwara, yibaruka umuhungu, amwita Rubeni, kuko yavuze ati: “Data wa twese abonye imibabaro yanje; ni ukuri ubu umugabo wanje azonkunda.” b b v32 Umwana wese wa Yakobo yitwa ku bwo gukina n’amajambo nyina yavuze mu kuvuka kwiwe — ingwano yiwe, umunezero, canke icizigiro yavuze mw’izina ry’umwana. 33Aratwara kandi, yibaruka umuhungu, aca avuga ati: “Kubera Data wa twese yumvise ko ntakundwa, ampaye n’uyu.” Nuko amwita Simeyoni. c c v33 Izina Simeyoni risobanura “uwumva.” 34Aratwara kandi, yibaruka umuhungu, aca avuga ati: “Ubu umugabo wanje azofatana nanje, kuko namwibarutsemwo abahungu batatu.” Nuko yitwa Lewi. d d v34 Izina Lewi risobanura “uwufatanye.” 35Aratwara kandi, yibaruka umuhungu, aca avuga ati: “Ubu nzoshemeza Data wa twese.” Nuko amwita Yuda. Hanyuma areka kwibaruka. e e v35 Izina rya Yuda risobanura “ishemezo.” Mu muryango wa Yuda havuye Umwami Dawidi — kandi mu rubu rwa Dawidi havuye Yesu, Intambwe yo mu muryango wa Yuda (Ivyahishuwe 5:5).