¹ Eluntu yakobo waile mulwendo lakwe waile kucalo ca bantu bakukabanga. ² Ilyo aishile kulolesha, aishile kubona icishima mumpanga, elo boneni, amabumba yatatu aya mpanga yalilele mupepi ne cishima. Pantu nipali ici cine icishima epo balikunwishisha amabumba, elo ne cilibwe ico calikuba pamilomo yacishima cal icikulu. ³ Uluntu amabumba yabungana palya, bakacema balikufumyapo icilibwe pamilomo yacishima elo banwisha impanga, nakabili babwekeshapo icilibwe pamilomo yacishima, palya pene epo calikwikala. ⁴ Yakobo waishile kulanda kuli bo ati, ''Bamunyina, nikwisa uko mufumine?'' Baishile kwasuka ati, ''Tufumine ku Haran.'' ⁵ Waishile kulanda kuli bo ati, ''Bushe mwalishiba Laban umwana wakwa Nahor?'' Baishile kulanda ati, ''Twalimwishiba.'' ⁶ Waishile kulnda kuli bo ati, ''Bushe alibwino?'' Baishile ulanda ati, ''Alifye bwino. elo, bona kulya, Rakeli umwana wakwe uyo ukoisa ne mpaanga.'' ⁷ Yakobo waishile kulanda kuli bo ati, ''Bona, ili ni nshita ya kasuba pakati. Tenshita ya mabumba ya nama ukuba capamo. Mufwilw mwanwesha impaanga elo no kushileka ukuya mukulya.'' ⁸ Baishile kulanda ati, ''Tekuti tushinwishe mpaka fye shonse shalongana capamo. Eluntu balinokufumyapo icilibwe pamilomo yacishima, elo kwingaba ukunwisha impaanga.'' ⁹ Ilyo Yakobo walikulanda nabo, Rakeli waishile ne mpaanga shakwa wishi, pantu ewali kushicema. ¹⁰ Uluntu Yakobo wabwene Rakeli, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Laban, indume ya banyina, elo ne mpaanga shakwa Laban, indume ya banyina, Yakobo walileko, nokukunkulusha icilibwe ukufumya pamilomo ya cishima, elo nokunwesha amabumba ya mpaanga shakwa Laban, indume ya banyina. ¹¹ Yakobo waishile kutomona Rakeli elo aishile kulila apakalamba. ¹² Yakobo waishile kweba Rakeli ukuti ni lupwa wakwa wishi, elo nokumweba ati wali mwana wakwa Rabeka. elo waile ulubilo nokuya eba ba wishi. ¹³ Uluntu Laban aishile kumfwa ilyashi palwa kwa Yakobo umwana wakwa nkashi yakwe, waishile kuya ulubilo kukumukumanya, amufukata, amutomona, elo aishile kumusenda kung'anda yakwe. Yakobo waishile kweba Laban ifi fyonse. ¹⁴ Labani waishile kulanda kuli ye, ''Mucishinkafye ulifupa lyandi elo kabili umunofu wandi.'' Eluntu Yakobo waikele na Laban nakalimo umwenshi umo. ¹⁵ Eluntu Laban aishile kulanda kuli Yakobo, ''Bushe kuti wamombelafye apabula nangu cimo pabula amalipilo pantu uli lupwa lwandi? Unjebe, bushe amalipilo yobe kuti yaba shani?'' ¹⁶ Nomba Laban ali nabana abanakashi babili. Ishina lyamukalamba bantu ni Leya, elo ne shina lya mwaice bantu ni Rakeli, ¹⁷ Amenso yakwa Leya yali ayakufuka, lelo Rakeli ali umusuma kabili nokumoneka bwino. ¹⁸ Yakobo atemenwe Rakeli, eico aishile kulanda ati, ''Ndi nokumibombela imyaka cine lubali pali Rakeli, umwaice pabana banakashi.'' ¹⁹ Laban aishile kulanda ati, ''Kuti cawama ukumufya kuli webo ukucila kumwaume umbi. Ikala naine.'' ²⁰ Eico Yakobo abombele Rakeli imyaka cine konsekonse; elo kuli ye cali kwati ninshikufye ishinono, pamulandu nefyo amutemenwe. ²¹ Eluntu Yakobo aishile kulanda kuli Laban, ''Mpeni umukashi wandi, pantu inshiku shilikumene--- pakuti muupe! ²² Eico Laban akolongenye abaume bonse abamuli ilya ncende elo aishile kupanga umutebeto. ²³ Icungulo, Laban aishile kusenda umwana wakwe Leya elo amutwele kuli Yakobo, nao aishile kulala nankwe. ²⁴ Laban aishile kubula umubomfi wakwe umwanakashi Zilipa nokumutwala kuli Leya, ukuti abe umubomfi wakwe . ²⁵ Mulucelo, boneni, ali ni Leya; Yakobo atile kuli Laban, Findo ifi mwacita kuli nebo? Bushe nebo ntamibombele pamulandu wakwa Rakeli? Nindo mwambepela?'' ²⁶ Laban aishile kulanda ati, ''Telutambi lwesu ukufya umwana umwanakashi umwaice ilyo umukalamba bantu talaupwa. ²⁷ Pwisha ukusefya ubwinga bwa uyu mwana, elo tuli nokukupela no mwaice bantu naowine uli nokumubombela imyaka cine lubali.'' ²⁸ Yakobo acitile ifyo fine, elo wapwile umulunu wakusefya uwakwa Leya. Eluntu Laban aishile kupela umwana wakwe Rakeli ngo mukashi naowine. ²⁹ Laban aishile kupela Rakeli Bilha, ukuba umubomfi wakwe. ³⁰ Eico Yakobo aishile kulala na Rakeli, naowine, lelo atemwishishe Rakeli ukucila Leya. Eico Yakobo aishile kubombela laban naimbi imyaka cine lubali. ³¹ Yaweh abwene ukuti Leya tabamutemenwe, eico aiswile ubufyashi bwakwe, lelo Rakeli ali ning'umba. ³² Leya aishile kwimita elo aishile kufyala umwana umwaume, elo aishile kumwinika Rubeni. Pantu aishile kulanda ati, ''Pantu Yaweh aloleshe ubulanda bwandi; cinefye umulume wandi ali nokuntemwa.'' ³³ Eluntu aishile kwimita nakabili no kufyala umwana umwaume. Aishile kulanda ati, ''Pantu Yaweh alyumfwile uuti ntatemwikwa, eico ampela nakabili uyu mwana umwaume,'' elo aishile kumwinika ishina lyakwe Simeon. ³⁴ Elintu aishile kwimita nakabili nokufyala umwana umwaume. Aishile kulanda ati, ''Nomba uno muku umulume wandi akolambatila kuli ne, pantu ndi mufyalile abana abaume batatu.'' Eico ishina lyakwe ali ni Levi. ³⁵ Nakabili aishile kwimita elo nokufyala umwana umwaume. Aishile kulanda ati, ''Iyi nshita ndi nokulumbanya Yaweh.'' Eico amwinikile ishina lya Yuda; elo alekele ukufyala abana.