Yakobo ageze iburasirazuba
Yakobo yigizayo ibuye ku iriba ku bwa Rasheli, amukorera imyaka irindwi — hanyuma arabyuka asanze yashyingiwe Leya. Yongera gukora indi irindwi. Impinduka ituje y'iki gice: Data wa twese abona umugore utakundwa, akamuha abahungu.
29 1Nuko Yakobo akomeza urugendo rwe, agera mu gihugu cy'amoko y'iburasirazuba. 2Abona iriba mu gasozi, hari imikumbi itatu iryamye iruhande rwaryo, kuko iryo riba ari ryo ryuhiraga imikumbi, kandi ku munwa waryo hari hariho ibuye rinini. 3Imikumbi yose yakoraniraga aho; abashumba bakigizayo ibuye ku munwa w'iriba, bakuhira intama, hanyuma bagasubiza ibuye mu mwanya waryo ku munwa w'iriba. 4Yakobo arababwira ati: “Bavandimwe banjye, muturutse he?” Baramusubiza bati: “Tuva i Harani.”
5Arababaza ati: “Mbese muzi Labani mwene Nahori?” Baramusubiza bati: “Turamuzi.”
6Nuko arababaza ati: “Ese amahoro?” Baravuga bati: “Ni amahoro. Dore umukobwa we Rasheli araza n'intama.”
7Yakobo aravuga ati: “Dore izuba rikiri hejuru, igihe cyo gukoranya amatungo ntikiragera. Nimuhire intama, hanyuma muzijyane kurisha.”
8Baravuga bati: “Ntidushobora, kugeza igihe imikumbi yose izakoranira hamwe, ibuye rikigizwayo ku munwa w'iriba. Ni bwo tuzuhira intama.”
9Yakobo akiri kuvugana na bo, Rasheli aza n'umukumbi wa se, kuko ari we wawuragiraga. 10Yakobo abonye Rasheli umukobwa wa Labani nyokorome, n'intama za Labani nyokorome, aregera, yigizayo ibuye ku munwa w'iriba, yuhira intama za Labani nyokorome. 11Nuko Yakobo asoma Rasheli, atera hejuru ararira. 12Yakobo abwira Rasheli ko ari uwo bafitanye isano na se, ko ari umuhungu wa Rebeka. Nuko ariruka ajya kubibwira se.
13Labani akimara kumva inkuru ya Yakobo mwene mushiki we, aramusanganira aramuhobera aramusoma, amujyana mu rugo rwe. Yakobo abwira Labani ibyabaye byose.
Ukwezi kumwe mu nzu ya Labani
14Labani aramubwira ati: “Koko uri igufwa ryanjye n'umubiri wanjye.” Nuko Yakobo amara ukwezi kwose ari kumwe na we. 15Labani abwira Yakobo ati: “Mbese wankorera ubuntu kubera gusa ko turi bene wacu? Mbwira igihembo cyawe icyo cyaba ari cyo.”
16Labani yari afite abakobwa be babiri. Umukuru yitwaga Leya, naho umuto yitwaga Rasheli. 17Amaso ya Leya nta bagirana yari afite, ariko Rasheli yari mwiza mu mubiri kandi afite uburanga. 18Yakobo yakundaga Rasheli, nuko aravuga ati: “Nzagukorera imyaka irindwi kubera umukobwa wawe muto Rasheli.”
19Labani aravuga ati: “Bikwiye ko ndamuha wowe kuruta ko namuha undi mugabo. Guma hano iwanjye.” 20Yakobo akorera Rasheli imyaka irindwi; yabaye nk'iminsi mike kuri we kubera ko yamukundaga.
21Yakobo abwira Labani ati: “Mpa umugore wanjye, kuko igihe cyanjye cyuzuye, kugira ngo nyinjire aho ari.”
22Nuko Labani akoranya hamwe abantu bose b'aho, agira ibirori. 23Nimugoroba azanira Yakobo umukobwa we Leya, nuko ararana na we. 24Labani aha umukobwa we Leya umuja we Zilipa ngo abe umuja we. 25Mu gitondo, dore ni Leya! Yakobo abwira Labani ati: “Ni iki cyo wankoreye? Ese ntabwo nagukoreye Rasheli? None se kuki wambeshye?”
26Labani aramusubiza ati: “Si umugenzo hano guha umuto mbere y'impfura. 27Soza icyumweru cy'ubukwe bw'uyu, maze tukazaguha n'undi, uzadukorera iyindi myaka irindwi.” a a v27 Ubukwe bwajyaga busanzwe bwizihizwa iminsi irindwi yuzuye.
28Yakobo akora atyo, asohoza icyumweru cye, nuko Labani amuha umukobwa we Rasheli ngo abe umugore we. 29Labani aha umukobwa we Rasheli umuja we Biliha ngo abe umuja we. 30Yakobo ararana na Rasheli na we, amukunda kuruta Leya. Akorera Labani iyindi myaka irindwi.
Data wa twese areba Leya
31Data wa twese abonye ko Leya ari intabwa, amufungurira inda; ariko Rasheli we yari ingumba. 32Leya asama abyara umuhungu, amwita Rubeni, kuko yavuze ati: “Data wa twese yabonye imibabaro yanjye; koko noneho umugabo wanjye azankunda.” b b v32 Buri muhungu wa Yakobo yahawe izina rifitanye isano n'amagambo nyina yavugaga igihe amubyaye — intambara ye, ibyishimo bye cyangwa ibyiringiro yashyize mu izina ry'umwana. 33Arongera arasama abyara umuhungu, nuko aravuga ati: “Kubera ko Data wa twese yumvise ko ndi intabwa, yampaye n'uyu.” Nuko amwita Simeyoni. c c v33 Izina Simeyoni risobanura “uwumva.” 34Arongera arasama abyara umuhungu, nuko aravuga ati: “Ubu noneho umugabo wanjye azunga na njye, kuko namubyariye abahungu batatu.” Nuko yitwa Levi. d d v34 Izina Levi risobanura “uwunze.” 35Arongera arasama abyara umuhungu, nuko aravuga ati: “Ubu noneho nzashimira Data wa twese.” Nuko amwita Yuda. Hanyuma areka kubyara. e e v35 Izina rya Yuda risobanura “ishimwe.” Mu muryango wa Yuda havuyemo Umwami Dawidi — kandi mu bakomoka kuri Dawidi havuyemo Yezu, Intare yo mu muryango wa Yuda (Ibyahishuwe 5:5).