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1 Laheli viyonile kamba hanamulelela wana Yakobo, kamonela migongo lumbu jake, na kumulongela Yakobo. “Nigwelele wana, kamba si hivo, nodanganhika!”
2 Yakobo kamonela lusango Laheli, kamulongela, “Nie iyo Mulungu, yakutendile gweye uwebule wana?”
3 Laheli kamulongela, “Msole nyakadala wangu Bilha, uwase nayo yanilelele wana. Kubitila heyo na nie vivija nowa mama.” 4 Avo Laheli kamgwelela Yakobo Bilha nyakadala wake yawe mtwanzi wake, na heyo kawasa nayo. 5 Na Bilha kapata inda na kumulelela Yakobo mwana mbigalo. 6 Abaho Laheli kalonga, “Mulungu kalamula na kunyonela nie bazi, kazihulika nhambiko zangu na kunigwelela nie mwana mbigalo.” Avo kamkema twaga jake Dani.* 7 Bilha nyakadala wa Laheli kapata inda kabili na kamulelela Yakobo mwana mbigalo wa ikabili. 8 Abaho Laheli kalonga, “Nigomba ng'hani na lumbu jangu, mbaka nihuma.” Avo kamgwaa twaga dikemigwa Naftali.†
9 Lea viyonile kamba kema kulela, kamsola Zilpa nyakadala wake na kumgwelela Yakobo yawe mtwanzi wake. 10 Zilpa nyakadala wa Lea kamulelela Yakobo mwana mbigalo. 11 Abaho, Lea kalonga, “Mhata mhome.” Avo kamkema twaga jake Gadi.‡ 12 Zilpa nyakadala wa Lea kamulelela Yakobo mwana mbigalo wa ikabili. 13 Lea kalonga, “Nodeng'ha ng'hani, watwanzi wong'hema nie ndeng'ha.” Avo kamkema twaga jake Asheli.§
14 Kipigiti cha kuhuna ngano, Lubeni kachola kumgunda na kubawa dudai,* kamgalila mamaake Lea. Laheli kamulongela Lea, “Ngwelela dudai kidogo za mwanago.”
15 Ila Lea kamulongela, “Kokwagiza mbuli ndodo kunisolela mbigalo wangu? Sambi kolonda kusola dudai za mwanangu.”
Laheli kalonga, “Kamba uhanigwelela dudai za mwanago, ikilo ya lelo Yakobo kowasa na gweye.”
16 Avo ichungulo ija Yakobo viyabwelile kulawa kumgunda, Lea kalawa kachola kum'bokela abaho kamulongela, “Kolondigwa wize kuwasa na nie ikilo ya lelo, kwavija nikulihila dudai za mwanangu.” Avo ikilo ija kawasa na Lea.
17 Mulungu kahulika nhambiko ya Lea, na Lea kapata inda na kamulelela Yakobo mwana mbigalo wa tano. 18 Lea kalonga, “Mulungu kanigwelela nhunza kwavija nimgwelela mbigalo wangu nyakadala wangu.” Avo Lea kamgwelela imwana twaga dikemigwa Isakali.† 19 Lea kapata inda kabili na kamulelela Yakobo mwana mbigalo wa sita. 20 Abaho Lea kalonga, “Mulungu kanigwelela nhunza inogile. Sambi mbigalo wangu konihishimila, kwavija nimulelela mwana mbigalo wa sita.” Avo kamgwelela twaga dikemigwa Zabuloni.‡ 21 Abaho kamulela mwana mtwanzi, na kamkema twaga jake Dina.
22 Abaho Mulungu kamgelegeza Laheli, kazihulika nhambiko zake na kuifungula inda yake. 23 Laheli kapata inda na kalela mwana mbigalo, na kulonga, “Mulungu kanisegezela kinyala changu.” 24 Kamgwelela twaga dikemigwa Usufu,§ na kulonga, “MNDEWA kanigwelela mwana iyagwe mbigalo.”
Yakobo na Labani
25 Laheli viyamulelile Usufu, Yakobo kamulongela Labani, “Nileke nibwele ukae muisi yangu mwenyego. 26 Nigwelele watwanzi zangu na wanangu iniwapatile mkukusang'hanikila, nichole nao, kuvitanga vinikusang'hanikile ng'hani.”
27 Labani kamulongela, “Nitegeleze, nie nilagula na kuvitanga kamba MNDEWA kanimoteza nie sama yako gweye. 28 Longa kitumetume chako nikulihe.”
29 Yakobo kalonga, “Gweye mwenyego kuvitanga vija vinikusang'hanikile, na vija madale gako vugakalile hasi yangu. 30 Kukala na mali kidogo kipigiti sinakwiza, ila sambi mali gako gongezeka ng'hani. MNDEWA kakumoteza gweye kubitila vinhu vose vinitendile nie. Ila sambi kicho kipigiti changu cha kutenda mbuli zangu mwenyego.”
31 Labani kamuuza, “Nikugwelele choni?”
Yakobo kalonga, “Sambiunigwelele kinhu chochose, ila kamba uhanitendela nie mbuli ino, nogendelela kukuchungila madale ga ng'hondolo zako. 32 Lelo leka nibite mmadale gako na kusegeza wana ng'hondolo wali na midewa ama minyela, wana menhe wali na midewa ama minyela, na wana ng'hondolo wose watitu. Unigwelele nie kamba kitumetume changu. 33 Mazua ga hamwande kovitanga kamba nie nabule uzenzeleganye, ahaja vondawize kulola kitumetume changu chuunilihile. Kamba uhavika menhe yalibule minyela ama midewa ama kamba hana ng'hondolo yalibule utitu mdidale jangu basi hiyo kebigwa.”
34 Labani kalonga, “Vinoga, na iwe kamba vuulongile.” 35 Avo zua didija Labani kawasegeza waja iwamenhe songolomi na mabogwa wali na minyela na midewa, na wose wali na uzelu na wana ng'hondolo wose wali watitu, na kuwagwelela wanage. 36 Labani kachola mwanza wa mazua madatu kulawa hayakalile Yakobo, kipigiti Yakobo viyakalile yogendelela kuchunga ng'hondolo wa Labani wasigale.
37 Abaho Yakobo kasola mango mbisi kulawa mmibiki ya mulubuna, mulozi, na mwalamoni,* kaziyua na kutenda mindandu mzimango zija mkuziyua vigome vake na katenda uzelu ukalile mgati ya izimango woneke. 38 Abaho kazisimika zija zimango ziyaziyuile kila hanhu ha kung'wela mazi ng'hondolo na menhe, giladi zoneke dimwe kwa dimwe haulongozi wa iwang'hondolo waheza kung'wa mazi, kipigiti ng'hondolo wahawa mkipigiti cha kukweligwa. 39 Na viwaikwelile haulongozi wa zija izimango, walela wana wali na minhongo mizelu, minyela, na midewa.
40 Yakobo kawabagula waja iwana ng'hondolo kulawa mdidale da Labani, ila mkipigiti cha kukweligwa kawatenda ng'hondolo wasigale wawalole ng'hondolo wa Labani awo wakalile watitu na wali na minhongo. Vino vivo Yakobo viyatendile dale jake jongezeke.
41 Kipigiti wang'onyo walibule nyondenyonde viwavikile kipigiti cha kukweligwa, Yakobo kazika zija zimango kila hanhu ha kung'wela mazi haulongozi wa iwang'onyo, giladi waikwele haulongozi wa izimango. 42 Ila kamba waja iwang'onyo wakala nyondenyonde, kazisegeza zija izimango haja. Avo wang'onyo wali nyondenyonde wakala wa Labani, na waja walibule nyondenyonde wakala wa Yakobo. 43 Mkilamso kino Yakobo keza kuwa mgoli ng'hani. Kakala na madale makulu ga ng'hondolo, na menhe, nyakadala, ngamia, na mhunda.
* 30:6 Mkieblania Dani nhegulo yake kalamula. † 30:8 Mkieblania Naftali nhegulo yake kugomba. ‡ 30:11 Mkieblania Gadi nhegulo yake mhome ama ngekewa. § 30:13 Mkieblania Asheli nhegulo yake deng'ho. * 30:14 Mkieblania Dudai iyo dawa ya kumtenda mtwanzi kupata inda. † 30:18 Mkieblania Isakali nhegulo yake nhunza. ‡ 30:20 Mkieblania Zabuloni nhegulo yake hishima. § 30:24 Mkieblania Usufu nhegulo yake kodaha kongeza. * 30:37 Mibiki ino ina uzelu mgati yake na udung'hu kunze.