Genesi 29 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

29 ¹Na tenepo Yakobe apitiriza ulendo wace mbafika ku dziko ya anthu a kumabulukiro kwa dzuwa. ²Iye aona ncera m'munda, na makumbi matatu a mabira akhagona pafupi naco, thangwi ncera unowu ukhamwesa makumbi; na mwala ukulu ukhali padzulu pa mulomo wace. ³Penepo makumbi onsene akhabungwa; akumbizi akhakunkhunusa mwala pa mulomo wa ncera, mbamwesa mabira, buluka penepo mbabwezera mwala pa mbuto yace padzulu pa mulomo wa ncera. ⁴Yakobe aalonga kuti: “Abale anga, imwe ndimwe a kupi?” Iwo atawira: “Ife ndife a ku Harani.”

⁵Iye aabvundza kuti: “Imwe musan'dziwa Labani, mwana wa Nahori?” Iwo atawira: “Ife tisan'dziwa.”

⁶Penepo iye abvundza: “Iye ali mwadidi?” Iwo atawira: “Iye ali mwadidi. Onani, mwana wace Rakele akubwera na mabira.”

⁷Yakobe alonga kuti: “Onani, dzuwa ikali padzulu, n'dzidzi wa kugumanya pinyama udzati kukwana. Mwesani mabira, buluka penepo ndoko mukaadyese.”

⁸Iwo atawira: “Ife nkhabe kukwanisa, mpaka makumbi onsene abungwe, na mwala ukunkhunuswe pa mulomo wa ncera. Buluka penepo tinamwesa mabira.”

⁹Yakobe mu akhalonga nawo, Rakele abwera na makumbi a babace, thangwi ndiye akhaakumbiza. ¹⁰Yakobe pidaona iye Rakele, mwana wa Labani m'bale wa mai wace, na mabira a Labani m'bale wa mai wace, iye afendedzera, mbakunkhunusa mwala pa mulomo wa ncera, mbamwesa mabira a Labani m'bale wa mai wace. ¹¹Penepo Yakobe apswompsona Rakele mbalira na mphombo ikulu. ¹²Yakobe apanga Rakele kuti iye ndi wa dzinza ya babace, mwana wa Rebeka. Iye athamanga mbapanga babace.

¹³Labani mu adabva mphangwa za Yakobe mwana wa mbale wace wa nkazi, iye athamanga toera kun'gumanika, mban'khumbatira na kumpswompsona, mbaperekeka naye kunyumba. Yakobe apanga Labani pyonsene pidacitika.

Mwezi M'bodzi Mu Nyumba ya Labani

¹⁴Labani an'panga kuti: “Iwe ndiwe mwene ndzadza yanga na nyama yanga.” Na tenepo Yakobe akhala naye mwezi m'bodzi wakukwana. ¹⁵Labani apanga Yakobe kuti: “Kodi iwe usandiphatira basa pa dizi basi thangwi ndiwe wa dzinza yanga? Ndipange, malipo ako anafunika kukhala akutani?”

¹⁶Labani akhali na ana awiri acikazi. Nkulu dzinace ikhali Leya, mng'ono dzinace ikhali Rakele. ¹⁷Maso a Leya akhali akufewa, mbwenye Rakele akhali na manungo akubalika pontho wakubalika kuoneka. ¹⁸Yakobe akhafuna Rakele, mbalonga kuti: “Ndinakuphatira basa pyaka pinomwe thangwi ya mwana wako mng'ono Rakele.”

¹⁹Labani alonga kuti: “Mphyadidi kuti ndin'pase iwe kupiringana kumpasa mamuna unango. Khala pano na ine.” ²⁰Yakobe aphata basa pyaka pinomwe thangwi ya Rakele; pyaonekera kwa iye ninga ntsiku zingasi basi thangwi akhanfuna.

²¹Yakobe apanga Labani kuti: “Ndipase nkazi wanga, thangwi n'dzidzi wanga wakwana, toera ndipite kuna iye.”

²²Na tenepo Labani agumanya amuna onsene a mbuto ineyi mbacita phwando. ²³Namasiku anewa iye aperekeka mwana wace Leya kuna Yakobe, iye mbagona naye. ²⁴Labani apasa ntumiki wace Zilipa kuna mwana wace Leya toera akhale ntumiki wace. ²⁵Namacibese, akhali Leya! Yakobe apanga Labani kuti: “Wandicitanji? Kodi nee ndakuphatira basa thangwi ya Rakele? Thangwi yanji wandinyengerera?”

²⁶Labani atawira kuti: “Nkhabe nsambo pano wa kupereka mng'ono mbadzati kupereka wakubalwa pakutoma. ²⁷Maliza sumana ya malowozi a uyu, buluka penepo tinakupasa unango pontho—thangwi ya pyaka pinango pinomwe pya basa.” ^a a v27 Malowozi akhacitwa mwa nsambo mu ntsiku zinomwe zakukwana.

²⁸Yakobe acita tenepa, mbamaliza sumana ya iye, na Labani ampasa mwana wace Rakele toera akhale nkazi wace. ²⁹Labani apasa ntumiki wace Biliha kuna mwana wace Rakele toera akhale ntumiki wace. ³⁰Yakobe agonambo na Rakele, mbanfuna kupiringana Leya. Iye aphatira Labani basa pyaka pinango pinomwe.

Baba Wathu Aona Leya

³¹Baba wathu pidaona Iye kuti Leya nee akhafunwa, afungula mimba yace; mbwenye Rakele akhali wakukhonda kubala. ³²Leya akhala na pathupi mbabala mwana wacimuna, mban'thula dzina Rubeni, thangwi iye alonga kuti: “Baba wathu aona nyatwa yanga; cadidi cincino mamuna wanga anandifuna.” ^b b v32 Mwana unango na unango wa Yakobe asacemerwa mwakubverana na mafala a mai wace pa kubalwa kwace — nyatwa, kutsandzaya, peno cidikhiro cidalongwa mu dzina ya mwana. ³³Iye akhala pontho na pathupi, mbabala mwana wacimuna, mbalonga kuti: “Thangwi Baba wathu abva kuti ine nee ndikhafunwa, andipasa uyu pontho.” Na tenepo an'thula dzina Simeoni. ^c c v33 Dzina Simeoni isabveka kuti “ule anabva.” ³⁴Iye akhala pontho na pathupi mbabala mwana wacimuna, mbalonga kuti: “Nyakucino mamuna wanga anaphatana na ine, thangwi ndam'balira ana acimuna atatu.” Na tenepo iye acemerwa Levi. ^d d v34 Dzina Levi isabveka kuti “wakuphatana.” ³⁵Iye akhala pontho na pathupi mbabala mwana wacimuna, mbalonga kuti: “Nyakucino ndinasimba Baba wathu.” Na tenepo an'thula dzina Yuda. Buluka penepo iye asiya kubala ana. ^e e v35 Dzina Yuda isabveka kuti “kusimba.” Mu dzinza ya Yuda mwabuluka Mambo Dhavidhi — na mu dzinza ya Dhavidhi, Yezu, Nkhalamu wa dzinza ya Yuda (Cibvumbulutso 5:5).