Eyeziqalo 29 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

29 ¹UYakobi waqhubeka nohambo lwakhe, waza wafika kwilizwe labantu basempuma. ²Wabona iqula entsimini, kuthe thaa imihlambi emithathu yezimvu ecaleni lalo, kuba imihlambi yayiseziswa kuloo qula; kwaye kwakukho ilitye elikhulu phezu komlomo walo. ³Apho yayidla ngokuhlanganisana khona yonke imihlambi; abalusi babeliqengqa ilitye emlonyeni wequla, baziseze izimvu, baze balibuyisele ilitye endaweni yalo emlonyeni wequla. ⁴UYakobi wathi kubo: “Bazalwana bam, nivela phi na?” Baphendula bathi: “Sivela eHaran.”

⁵Wababuza wathi: “Niyamazi na uLabhan, unyana kaNahore?” Baphendula bathi: “Siyamazi.”

⁶Waza wabuza wathi: “Uphilile na?” Bathi: “Uphilile. Khangela—nantso intombi yakhe uRakeli isiza nezimvu.”

⁷UYakobi wathi: “Khangelani, imini isaphezulu, asikabi lixesha lokuhlanganisa imihlambi. Sezani izimvu, nize niye kuzalusa.”

⁸Bathi: “Asinako, side siqokelelane yonke imihlambi, kuqengqwe ilitye emlonyeni wequla. Siya kwandula ke ukuziseza izimvu.”

⁹Esathetha uYakobi nabo, wafika uRakeli nomhlambi kayise, kuba wayewalusa yena. ¹⁰Wathi uYakobi akumbona uRakeli, intombi kaLabhan umalume wakhe, kunye nezimvu zikaLabhan umalume wakhe, wasondela, waliqengqa ilitye emlonyeni wequla, waziseza izimvu zikaLabhan umalume wakhe. ¹¹UYakobi wamanga uRakeli, waza wakhala kakhulu. ¹²UYakobi waxelela uRakeli ukuba uzalana noyise, engunyana kaRebheka. Yabaleka intombi yaya kuxelela uyise.

¹³Uthe uLabhan akuva iindaba ngoYakobi, unyana kadade wabo, wabaleka waya kumkhawulela, wamwola wamanga, wamsa ekhaya. UYakobi wambalisela uLabhan konke okwakwenzekile.

Inyanga Endlwini kaLabhan

¹⁴ULabhan wathi kuye: “Inene ulithambo lam nenyama yam.” Wahlala ke uYakobi naye inyanga yonke. ¹⁵ULabhan wathi kuYakobi: “Ngaba uya kundikhonza ngelize kuba nje uzalana nam? Ndixelele—uya kuba yintoni na umvuzo wakho?”

¹⁶Ke kaloku uLabhan wayenamadodakazi amabini. Igama lenkulu nguLeya, igama lencinci nguRakeli. ¹⁷Amehlo kaLeya ayebuthathaka, kodwa uRakeli wayemhle isiqu, emhle nokubukeka. ¹⁸UYakobi wayemthanda uRakeli, wathi: “Ndiya kukukhonza iminyaka esixhenxe ngenxa yentombi yakho encinci uRakeli.”

¹⁹ULabhan wathi: “Kungcono ndimnike wena kunokuba ndimnike enye indoda. Hlala apha nam.” ²⁰UYakobi wakhonza iminyaka esixhenxe ngenxa kaRakeli; yaba ngathi yimihla embalwa kuye ngenxa yokumthanda kwakhe.

²¹UYakobi wathi kuLabhan: “Ndinike umfazi wam—ixesha lam seligqibelele—ukuze ndingene kuye.”

²²Wabahlanganisa ke uLabhan onke amadoda aloo ndawo, wenza isidlo. ²³Ngaloo ngokuhlwa wathabatha intombi yakhe uLeya, wamsa kuYakobi, waza walala naye. ²⁴ULabhan wanika intombi yakhe uLeya isicakakazi sakhe uZilipa, ukuba sibe sisicakakazi sakhe. ²⁵Kwathi kusasa—khangela, nguLeya! UYakobi wathi kuLabhan: “Yintoni na le uyenze kum? Andikhonzanga na ngenxa kaRakeli? Kutheni undikhohlisile?”

²⁶ULabhan waphendula wathi: “Asilosiko apha ukwendisa encinci phambi kwamazibulo. ²⁷Gqibezela iveki yomtshato walo, size sikunike nalowa—ngenxa yokuphinda usebenze eminye iminyaka esixhenxe.” ^a a v27 Ngokwesiko umtshato wawusenziwa iintsuku ezisixhenxe ezizalisekileyo.

²⁸Wenjenjalo uYakobi, wayigqibezela iveki yakhe, waza uLabhan wamnika intombi yakhe uRakeli ukuba ibe ngumfazi wakhe. ²⁹ULabhan wanika intombi yakhe uRakeli isicakakazi sakhe uBhiliha, ukuba sibe sisicakakazi sakhe. ³⁰UYakobi walala noRakeli, wamthanda ngaphezu kukaLeya. Waphinda wakhonza uLabhan eminye iminyaka esixhenxe.

UBawo Wethu Umbona uLeya

³¹Wathi uBawo wethu akubona ukuba uLeya akathandwa, wasivula isizalo sakhe; kodwa uRakeli wayeyinyumba. ³²ULeya wakhawula, wazala unyana, wamthiya igama elinguRubhen, kuba wathi: “UBawo wethu ukubonile ukuxhwaleka kwam; ngenene ngoku indoda yam iya kundithanda.” ^b b v32 Unyana ngamnye kaYakobi wathiywa igama elivela kumdlalo wamazwi kanina ngexesha lokuzalwa kwakhe—umzabalazo wakhe, uvuyo, okanye ithemba elathethelwa egameni lomntwana. ³³Waphinda wakhawula, wazala unyana, wathi: “Ngenxa yokuba uBawo wethu evile ukuba andithandwa, undinike nalo.” Ngoko wamthiya igama elinguSimon. ^c c v33 Igama elinguSimon lithetha “lowo uvayo.” ³⁴Waphinda wakhawula, wazala unyana, wathi: “Koku kuya kunamathela indoda yam kum, kuba ndimzalele oonyana abathathu.” Ngoko wathiywa igama elinguLevi. ^d d v34 Igama elinguLevi lithetha “onamatheleyo.” ³⁵Waphinda wakhawula, wazala unyana, wathi: “Koku ndiya kumdumisa uBawo wethu.” Ngoko wamthiya igama elinguYuda. Waza wayeka ukuzala. ^e e v35 Igama likaYuda lithetha “udumiso.” Kwisizwe sakwaYuda kwavela uKumkani uDavide—nasemnombeni kaDavide kwavela uYesu, iNgonyama yesizwe sakwaYuda (ISityhilelo 5:5).