1 Kuya Yakobu kaghendelela na ghumwanza, kapfika isi ya iwanu wa ubali wa kwalilawila litsua. 2 Hanu hala kona chisima kuchiwala, hamwe na makingili madatu ghe iwang'olo iwawasile habehi ne ichisima, kwaapfila tsawang'ali wakunwagha ghamatsi ghe chisima chila ichighubikighwe ne libwe likulu. 3 Makingili ghe iwang'olo haghetinganagha hanu hala, wadimi wolibimbilisa libwe alyo kulawa mchisima na kuwanwesa ghamatsi iwang'olo. Kuya woliyuitsa libwe hanu hake.

4 Yakobu kawaghutsa wadimi awo, "Hamlamke ndughu tsangu, mlawa kwani?"

Wadimi wamwidika, "Twolawa Harani."

5 Kawaghutsa keli, "Pfii Labani mtsukulu wa Nohari mummanya?"

Wamwidika, "Ona, tummanya."

6 Kuya Yakobu kawaghutsa, "Pfii kalamka?"

Wamwidika, "Ona kalamka, na Raheli, neghe wake ayula hala kakutsa ne iwang'olo."

7 Yakobu kalonga, "Kwaapfila kung'ali misi, na chino si chipindi che iwanyama kwitingana. Wanweseni ghamatsi na muwasole mkawadime."

8 Wamwidika, "Ng'atudaha baye kutenda apfo mbaka wanyama wose wetingane, na libwe libimbilisighwe kutali ne chisima. Kuya tutsowanwesa ghamatsi iwang'olo."

9 Yakobu hayang'ali yolonga nawo, Raheli kafika ne iwang'olo wa aba wake, kwaapfila yeye iyo iyang'ali yowadima. 10 Yakobu hayamwonile Raheli neghe Labani, mtumba wake na iwang'olo wa Labani, kaghenda kulibimbilisa libwe lilawe hane chisima, kawanwesa ghamatsi iwang'olo wa mtumba wake. 11 Kuya Yakobu kamnonela Raheli, na kandusa ukulila kwa kudamilila. 12 Yakobu kamlongela Raheli yeye tsakakala mwiwa wa aba wake na tsakakala imwana wa Rebeka. Apfo Raheli katsuma kaghenda kumlongela aba wake. 13 Bahala Labani hayahulike mbuli tsa Yakobu, mwiwaghe, katsuma kaghenda kumbokela, kamkumbatila, kamnonela, kamghala ukaye yake. Kuya Yakobu kamlongela Labani ghose ighalawile. 14 Labani kamlongela, "Ghweghwe kwa mwiwangu ghendo, twolawa lukolo lumwe." Yakobu kakala hala ghumwetsi ghwose.

15 Labani kamlongela Yakobu, "Kwaapfila ghweghwe kwa ndughu yangu, lelo unisang'anile hela? Nongele nikulihe choni?" 16 Labani tsakana neghe weli, neghe wake mkulu tsakakemighwa Lea, na neghe wake mdodo tsakakemighwa Raheli. 17 Lea tsakana nenge tsinoghile, lekeni Raheli tsakana lukuli lunoghile, yeye tsakanogha sideke.

18 Raheli tsakamnoghela Yakobu, apfo Yakobu kamlongela Labani, "Ung'angaya Raheli, neghe wako mdodo nimkwele, nitsokusang'anila kwa miyaka saba."

19 Labani kamwidika, "Ng'apfu nikwing'e ghweghwe, na si kumwing'a imunu yungi baye. Ukale hano na nene." 20 Yakobu tsakasang'ana miyaka saba ili yamkwele Raheli, miyaka saba kuna yeye tsayoneka ka si chinu baye, kwaapfila Raheli tsakamnoghela sideke.

21 Kuya Yakobu kamlongela Labani, "Ungaye mwehe wangu, ghamatsuwa ghangu ghamala, nobama nimkwele." 22 Apfo Labani kawakema iwanu wose, katenda chihungo. 23 Lekeni chilo chila, Labani kamsola Lea, kamghala kwa Yakobu, Yakobu kawasa naye. 24 Labani kamlapfa Silipa, imtumwa wake ipinga, kamwinga Lea ili yamsang'anile. 25 Nemitondo haifikile, Yakobu tsakamanya ka ayula tsakakala Lea! Apfo Yakobu kaghenda kummanila Labani, "Ebali unitendele pfino? Ambe nikusang'anila nimkwele Raheli. Ule unibughile?"

26 Labani kamwidika, "Muisi mwetu ng'atutendagha apfo baye, mdodo ukukwelighwa ng'ana mkulu wake yakwelighwe. 27 Mtimilitsile Lea ghamatsuwa ghake saba gha ukukwelighwa, kuya tutsokwing'a Raheli, kwa kunisang'anila miyaka saba ingi."

28 Yakobu katoghola, ghamatsuwa saba gha kukala na Lea haghamalile, Labani kamwing'a Yakobu Raheli, neghe wake yamkwele. 29 Labani kamlapfa Biliha, mtumwa wake ipinga, kamwing'a Raheli ili yamsang'anile. 30 Yakobu pfipfila tsakawasa na Raheli, kamnoghela ng'ani Raheli kubita Lea. Kuya kamsang'anila Labani miyaka ingi saba.

31 IMNDEWA hayonile Lea ng'omnoghela baye Yakobu, kamtenda yeleke iwana, lekeni Raheli tsakakala ng'akweleka baye. 32 Lea tsakakinda inda keleka imwana, tsakamkema imwana ayo Rubeni. Lea kalonga, "IMNDEWA kona ukudununzika kwangu, lelo nitsomnoghela mmale wangu." 33 Lea kakinda keli inda, keleka keli imwana, kalonga, "Kwaapfila Imulungu kahulika ka simnoghela baye Yakobu, kangaya imwana yungi." Apfo tsakamkema imwana ayo Simoni. 34 Lea kakinda hinda ingi, keleka imwana yungi mmale. Kalonga, "Lelo mmale wangu katselunga na nene, kwaapfila nimwelekela iwana wadatu." Apfo kamkema mwana ayo Lawi. 35 Kuya Lea kakinda keli inda, keleka imwana yungi. Kalonga, "Chipindi chino nitsomtunitsa Imtwatsa." Apfo tsakamkema Yuda. Kuya Lea tsakema ukweleka.