Verse 1: URaheli esebonile ukuthi wayengamzaleli uJakobe abantwana, uRaheli waba nomhawu ngodadewabo, wathi kuJakobe: “Ngiphe abantwana, funa ngife.”
Verse 2: Intukuthelo kaJakobe yayisivuthela uRaheli, wathi: “Ngisesikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu okwenqabele isithelo sesizalo na?”
Verse 3: Wathi: “Nansi incekukazi yami uBiliha; ngena kuye, ukuze azalele emathangeni ami, ngakheke nami ngaye.”
Verse 4: Wayesemupha uBiliha incekukazi yakhe, abe ngumkakhe; uJakobe wangena kuye.
Verse 5: UBiliha wakhulelwa, wamzalela uJakobe indodana.
Verse 6: Wayesethi uRaheli: “UNkulunkulu ungahlulele, futhi wezwa izwi lami: wangipha indodana,” ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uDani.
Verse 7: UBiliha incekukazi kaRaheli wabuye wakhulelwa, wamzalela uJakobe indodana yesibili.
Verse 8: URaheli wathi: “Ngokubambana ngibambene nodadewethu ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, ngamahlula,” waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uNafetali.
Verse 9: ULeya esebonile ukuthi ukhawulile ukuzala, wamthatha uZilipa incekukazi yakhe, wamupha uJakobe, abe ngumkakhe.
Verse 10: UZilipa incekukazi kaLeya wamzalela uJakobe indodana.
Verse 11: ULeya wayesethi: “Kwenziwe inhlanhla,” waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uGadi.
Verse 12: UZilipa incekukazi kaLeya wamzalela indodana yesibili.
Verse 13: Wayesethi uLeya: “Yisibusiso sami! Ngokuba izintombi ziyakungibiza ngokuthi ngingobusisiweyo,” waqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Asheri.
Verse 14: Ngesikhathi sokuvuna ukolweni uRubeni waya wafumana amamandragora endle, wawayisa kunina uLeya. URaheli wayesethi kuLeya: “Ake ungiphe amamandragora endodana yakho.”
Verse 15: Wathi kuye: “Kuncane yini ukuba uthathile umyeni wami na? Usuyakuthatha namamandragora endodana yami na?” URaheli wathi: “Ngalokho uzakulala nawe ngalobu busuku ngamamandragora endodana yakho.”
Verse 16: Kusihlwa uJakobe esebuya endle, uLeya waya ukumhlangabeza, wathi: “Ngena kimi, ngokuba impela ngikuqashile ngamamandragora endodana yami.” Wayeselala naye ngalobo busuku.
Verse 17: UNkulunkulu wamuzwa uLeya; wakhulelwa, wamzalela uJakobe indodana yesihlanu.
Verse 18: Wayesethi uLeya: “UNkulunkulu unginikile umvuzo, lokhu ngamnika umyeni wami incekukazi yami,” waqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi u-Isakare.
Verse 19: ULeya wabuye wakhulelwa, wamzalela uJakobe indodana yesithupha.
Verse 20: Wayesethi uLeya: “UNkulunkulu ungiphe isipho esihle; manje umyeni wami useyakuhlala kimi, ngokuba ngimzalele amadodana ayisithupha,” waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uZebuloni.
Verse 21: Ngasemuva wazala indodakazi, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uDina.
Verse 22: UNkulunkulu wamkhumbula uRaheli, uNkulunkulu wamuzwa, wavula isizalo sakhe.
Verse 23: Wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wathi: “UNkulunkulu ususile ihlazo lami.”
Verse 24: Waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJosefa, ethi: “UJehova makangenezelele nenye indodana futhi.”
Verse 25: Kwathi uRaheli esemzalile uJosefa, uJakobe wathi kuLabani: “Ngimukise ukuba ngiye endaweni yami ezweni lakithi.
Verse 26: Ngiphe omkami nabantwana bami engikusebenzele ngabo, ngihambe, ngokuba uyawazi umsebenzi engikwenzele wona.”
Verse 27: ULabani wayesethi kuye: “Ake ngifumane umusa emehlweni akho. Sengibonile ukuthi uJehova ungibusisile ngenxa yakho.”
Verse 28: Wathi futhi: “Nquma umvuzo wakho, ngikuphe wona.”
Verse 29: Wathi kuye: “Uyazi wena ukuthi ngikukhonze kanjani nokuthi izinkomo zakho zazinjani kimi.
Verse 30: Ngokuba kwakukuncane okwakho ngingakafiki; kepha kwandile, sekukuningi; uJehova ukubusisile ezinyathelweni zami; manje ngiyakuyisebenzela nini eyami indlu na?”
Verse 31: Wathi: “Ngiyakukuphani na?” Wathi uJakobe: “Awuyikunginika lutho; uma ungenzela lokhu, ngiyakubuye ngaluse umhlambi wakho, ngiwulinde.
Verse 32: Namuhla ngiyakudabula emhlambini wakho wonke, ngikhiphe khona zonke ezimanakanaka nezimagqabhagqabha, nazo zonke ezimnyama ezimvini, nezimagqabhagqabha nezimanakanaka ezimbuzini, kube ngumvuzo wami.
Verse 33: Ukulunga kwami kuyakungifakazela ngesikhathi esizayo, lapho ufika ngomvuzo wami osebusweni bakho, ukuthi zonke ezingemanakanaka nezingemagqabhagqabha ezimbuzini, nezingemnyama ezimvini ezikimi, mazithiwe zebiwe.”
Verse 34: Wayesethi uLabani: “Bheka, makube njengezwi lakho.”
Verse 35: Ngalowo muhla wakhipha izimpongo ezinemishwe nezimagqabhagqabha, nezimbuzikazi zonke ezimanakanaka nezimagqabhagqabha, zonke ezinokumhlophe, nezimnyama zonke ezimvini, wazinikela esandleni samadodana akhe.
Verse 36: Wamisa ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu phakathi kwakhe noJakobe; uJakobe walusa imihlambi eseleyo kaLabani.
Verse 37: UJakobe wathatha izinti ezimanzi zompopula nezomalimondi nezompelatani, wazebula imishwe emhlophe, wambula okumhlophe okusezintini.
Verse 38: Wazifaka izinti abezebulile emikhombeni nasemiqengqeni yamanzi phambi kwemihlambi, lapho imihlambi iza khona ukuphuza; yamitha ekufikeni kwayo ukuphuza.
Verse 39: Imihlambi yamitha phambi kwezinti, imihlambi yazala ezinemishwe, nezimanakanaka, nezimagqabhagqabha.
Verse 40: UJakobe wayesahlukanisa amawundlu, wabhekisa ubuso bemihlambi kwezinemishwe nakwezimnyama emhlambini kaLabani; wabeka amaqembu akhe abe wodwa engawafaki emhlambini kaLabani.
Verse 41: Kwathi lapho ibiyakumitha imihlambi eqinileyo, uJakobe wabeka izinti phambi kwamehlo emihlambi emiqengqeni ukuba imithe phakathi kwezinti.
Verse 42: Kepha lapho umhlambi wawubuthakathaka, akazifakanga; yathi-ke ebuthakathaka yaba ngekaLabani neqinileyo yaba ngekaJakobe.
Verse 43: Yayisikhula kakhulu impela le ndoda, yaba nemihlambi emikhulu, nezincekukazi, nezinceku, namakamela, nezimbongolo.