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1. 1NDEURasheli wathi ebona ukuthi wayengazaleli uJakhobe abantwana, wasekhwelezela udadewabo. Wasesithi kuJakhobe, “Ngipha abantwana, kumbe ngife!”BSBBSB: When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
2. 2NDEUJakhobe wamzondela wathi, “Sengisesikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu yini mina, onguye okuvale ukuthi ungazali?”BSBBSB: Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
3. 3NDEYena wasesithi, “Nangu uBhiliha incekukazi yami. Lala laye ukuze angizalele abantwana, ukuze kuthi ngaye ngibe lemuli.”BSBBSB: Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”
4. 4NDENgakho wasemupha incekukazi yakhe uBhiliha njengomfazi. UJakhobe wembatha laye,BSBBSB: So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,
5. 5NDEwazithwala wamzalela indodana.BSBBSB: and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.
6. 6NDENgakho uRasheli wathi, “UNkulunkulu usengigezile; ulalele ukuncenga kwami wasenginika indodana.” Ngenxa yalokhu wayitha wathi nguDani.BSBBSB: Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
7. 7NDEIncekukazi kaRasheli, uBhiliha, yathatha isisu njalo yazalela uJakhobe indodana yesibili.BSBBSB: And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
8. 8NDEURasheli wasesithi, “Kade kuyimpi phakathi kwami lodadewethu, mina senginqobile.” Wasemuthi nguNafithali.BSBBSB: Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
9. 9NDEULeya wathi ngokubona ukuthi kasazali wathatha incekukazi yakhe uZilipha wayipha uJakhobe njengomfazi.BSBBSB: When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
10. 10NDEIncekukazi kaLeya uZilipha yazalela uJakhobe indodana.BSBBSB: And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
11. 11NDEULeya wasesithi, “Inhlanhla engakanani!” Wamutha ibizo wathi nguGadi.BSBBSB: Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
12. 12NDEIncekukazi kaLeya uZilipha yazalela uJakhobe indodana yesibili.BSBBSB: When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,
13. 13NDEULeya wathi, “Uthi ngiyathaba yini! Abafazi bazakuthi ngiyathaba.” Yikho wambiza ngokuthi ngu-Asheri.BSBBSB: Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
14. 14NDENgesikhathi sokuvuna ingqoloyi uRubheni waya emasimini wafumana izihlahlakazana zamamandraki waziletha kunina uLeya. URasheli wathi kuLeya, “Ngicela ezinye zezihlahlakazana zendodana yakho.”BSBBSB: Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother, Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
15. 15NDEKodwa wathi kuye, “Kakukwanelisanga na ukuthi wangemuka indoda? Usufuna ukuthatha lamamandraki endodana yami njalo?” URasheli wathi, “Kulungile, angazalala ngakwakho lamuhla ukuze ngizuze amamandraki endodana yakho.”BSBBSB: But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?” “Very well,” said Rachel, “he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
16. 16NDENgakho kwathi uJakhobe efika evela emasimini ngaleyontambama, uLeya wamhlangabeza wathi, “Kumele ulale ngakwami lamuhla. Ngikuqhatshile ngamamandraki endodana yami.” Ngakho wembatha laye ngalobobusuku.BSBBSB: When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night.
17. 17NDEUNkulunkulu wamlalela uLeya, wathatha isisu wazalela uJakhobe indodana yesihlanu.BSBBSB: And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
18. 18NDEULeya wathi, “UNkulunkulu usengiphe umvuzo ngenxa yokuthi nganika indoda yami incekukazi yami.” Ngakho wamutha wathi ngu-Isakhari.BSBBSB: Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
19. 19NDEULeya waphinda wasithatha njalo isisu wazalela uJakhobe indodana yesithupha.BSBBSB: Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.
20. 20NDENgakho uLeya wathi, “UNkulunkulu usengiphe isipho esiligugu. Khathesi umkami usezangiphatha ngenhlonipho, ngoba sengimzalele amadodana ayisithupha.” Wasemutha wathi nguZebhuluni.BSBBSB: “God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.
21. 21NDEEmva kwesikhathi esithile wazala intombazana wayithi nguDina.BSBBSB: After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
22. 22NDEUNkulunkulu wamkhumbula uRasheli; wezwa ukukhala kwakhe wavula isibeletho sakhe.BSBBSB: Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
23. 23NDEWathatha isisu wazala indodana, wathi, “UNkulunkulu uselisusile ihlazo lami.”BSBBSB: and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.
24. 24NDEWamutha wathi nguJosefa, wathi, “Sengathi uThixo angangipha enye indodana.”BSBBSB: She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”
25. 25NDEURasheli esezele uJosefa uJakhobe wathi kuLabhani, “Ngivumela ukuthi ngibuyele elizweni lakithi.BSBBSB: Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.
26. 26NDENgipha omkami labantwana engibasebenzeleyo kuwe, ngihle ngihambe. Uyawazi umsebenzi engiwusebenzileyo kuwe lapha.”BSBBSB: Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.”
27. 27NDEKodwa uLabhani wathi kuye, “Nxa ungithanda, hlala. Sengibonile ngokwambulelwa ukuthi uThixo ungibusisile ngenxa yakho.”BSBBSB: But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”
28. 28NDEWengeza ngokuthi, “Qamba loba yiphi inhlawulo oyifunayo, ngizakupha.”BSBBSB: And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”
29. 29NDEUJakhobe wathi kuye, “Uyakwazi ukuthi ngikusebenzele njani lokuthi izifuyo zakho zigcinakale njani ziphethwe yimi.BSBBSB: Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.
30. 30NDEOkuncinyane owawulakho ngingakafiki sekusele kwanda kakhulu, njalo uThixo ukubusisile langabe kungaphi lapho engike ngaba khona. Kodwa manje ngizaze ngiwenzele nini mina umuzi wami ulutho?”BSBBSB: Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
31. 31NDEWabuza wathi, “Ngikupheni na?” Waphendula uJakhobe wathi, “Ungangiphi lutho. Kodwa ake ungenzele lokhu kodwa, ukuze ngiqhubeke ngisondla imihlambi yakho:BSBBSB: “What can I give you?” Laban asked. “You do not need to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks.
32. 32NDEWothi ngingene emihlambini yakho lamuhla ngikhuphe kuyo zonke izimvu ezilamachatha kumbe amabala, lamazinyane wonke amnyama lembuzi zonke ezilamabala kumbe amachatha. Yizo ezizakuba yinhlawulo yami.BSBBSB: Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. These will be my wages.
33. 33NDENgesikhathi esizayo ubuqotho bami buzavela nxa uhlola inhlawulo onginike yona. Ingqe yiphi imbuzi engizabe ngilayo engelamachatha kumbe amabala, loba lizinyane lemvu elingamnyama lizakubalwa njengelebiweyo.”BSBBSB: So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.”
34. 34NDEULabhani wathi, “Kulungile, kakube njengokutsho kwakho.”BSBBSB: “Agreed,” said Laban. “Let it be as you have said.”
35. 35NDEMhlalokho wazikhupha zonke impongo ezazingamaqamule kumbe ezilamabala, njalo lezinsikazi ezilamachatha kumbe ezilamabala (zonke ezazilokumhlophe kuzo) lamazinyane ezimvu wonke amnyama zonke wathi zikhangelwe ngamadodana akhe.BSBBSB: That very day Laban removed all the streaked or spotted male goats and every speckled or spotted female goat—every one that had any white on it—and every dark-colored lamb, and he placed them under the care of his sons.
36. 36NDEWasebeka umango wensuku ezintathu phakathi kwakhe loJakhobe, kodwa uJakhobe wayelokhu esondla yonke imihlambi eseleyo kaLabhani.BSBBSB: Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob was shepherding the rest of Laban’s flocks.
37. 37NDEKwathi uJakhobe wagamula ingatsha zesihlahla sephopla, eze-alimondi lezepulane wahamba ezixoza amaxolo wenza imidwa kwavela kuzo isigodo esimhlophe.BSBBSB: Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches.
38. 38NDEIngatsha lezi ezixoziweyo wazibeka kuyo yonke imikolo yokunathela imihlambi ukuthi zime ziqondane lezifuyo nxa zinatha. Kwakusithi lezozifuyo ezidabuleyo zizonathaBSBBSB: Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink,
39. 39NDEzifike zixakane phambi kwezingatsha. Zazizala amazinyane alamabala ayimidwa loba alamachatha kumbe amabala nje.BSBBSB: they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.
40. 40NDEUJakhobe wawakhetha wawabeka wodwa amazinyane, kodwa lezo ezinye waziyekela zadunga lezo ezingamaqamule lezimnyama ezazingezikaLabhani. Ngaleyondlela, wenza imihlambi ehlukeneyo eyakhe kaze ayihlanganisa lekaLabhani.BSBBSB: Jacob set apart the young, but made the rest face the streaked dark-colored sheep in Laban’s flocks. Then he set his own stock apart and did not put them with Laban’s animals.
41. 41NDEKwakusithi kungadabula ezinsikazi eziqinileyo, uJakhobe wayefaka imiqwayi emikolweni phambi kwezifuyo ukuze zixakane eduze kwayo,BSBBSB: Whenever the stronger females of the flock were in heat, Jacob would place the branches in the troughs, in full view of the animals, so that they would breed in front of the branches.
42. 42NDEkodwa nxa ezinsikazi zingezibuthakathaka wayengayifaki imiqwayi. Ngakho izifuyo ezibuthakathaka zaba ngezikaLabhani, eziqinileyo zabuya ngoJakhobe.BSBBSB: But if the animals were weak, he did not set out the branches. So the weaker animals went to Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob.
43. 43NDENgale indlela indoda le yanotha kakhulu yaba lemihlambi emikhulu, lezincekukazi, lezinceku kanye lamakamela labobabhemi.BSBBSB: Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.