¹ Ero yakobo waire murwendo rwakwe waire ku kyaro kya bantu bakukabanga. ² Iryo aishire kuroresha, aishire kubona ikishima mumpanga, ero boneni, amabumba yatatu aya mpanga yarirere mupepi ne kishima. Pantu nipari iki kine ikishima epo barikunwishisha amabumba, ero ne kiribwe ikyo kyarikuba pamiromo yakishima kyari ikikuru. ³ Uro amabumba yabungana parya, bakakyema barikufumyapo ikiribwe pamiromo yakishima ero banwisha impanga, nakabiri babwekeshapo ikiribwe pamiromo yakishima, parya pene epo kyarikwikara. ⁴ Yakobo waishire kuranda kuri bo ati, ''Bamunyina, nikwisa uko mufumine?'' Baishire kwasuka ati, ''Tufumine ku Haran.'' ⁵ Waishire kuranda kuri bo ati, ''Bushe mwarishiba Laban umwana wakwa Nahor?'' Baishire kuranda ati, ''Twarimwishiba.'' ⁶ Waishire kuranda kuri bo ati, ''Bushe aribwino?'' Baishire uranda ati, ''Arifye bwino. ero, bona kurya, Rakeri umwana wakwe uyo ukoisa ne mpaanga.'' ⁷ Yakobo waishire kuranda kuri bo ati, ''Bona, iri ni nshita ya kasuba pakati. Tenshita ya mabumba ya nama ukuba capamo. Mufwire mwanwesha impaanga ero no kushireka ukuya mukurya.'' ⁸ Baishire kuranda ati, ''Tekuti tushinwishe mpaka fye shonse sharongana kyapamo. Ero barinokufumyapo ikiribwe pamiromo yakishima, ero kwingaba ukunwisha impaanga.'' ⁹ Iryo Yakobo warikuranda nabo, Rakeri waishire ne mpaanga shakwa wishi, pantu ewari kushikema. ¹⁰ Uro Yakobo wabwene Rakeri, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Laban, indume ya banyina, ero ne mpaanga shakwa Laban, indume ya banyina, Yakobo warrleko, nokukunkurusha ikiribwe ukufumya pamiromo ya kishima, ero nokunwesha amabumba ya mpaanga shakwa Laban, indume ya banyina. ¹¹ Yakobo waishire kutomona Rakeri ero aishire kurira apakaramba. ¹² Yakobo waishire kweba Rakeri ukuti ni rupwa wakwa wishi, ero nokumweba ati wari mwana mwaume wakwa Rabeka. Ero waire urubiro nokuya eba ba wishi. ¹³ Uro Laban aishire kumfwa iryashi parwa kwa Yakobo umwana wakwa nkashi yakwe, waishire kuya urubiro kukumukumanya, amufukata, amutomona, ero aishire kumusenda kung'anda yakwe. Yakobo waishire kweba Laban ifi fyonse. ¹⁴ Labani waishire kuranda kuri ye, ''Mukishinkafye urifupa ryandi ero kabiri umunofu wandi.'' Ero Yakobo waikere na Laban nakarimo umwenshi umo. ¹⁵ Ero Laban aishire kuranda kuri Yakobo, ''Bushe kuti wamomberafye apabura nangu kimo pabura amaripiro pantu uri rupwa rwandi? Unjebe, bushe amaripiro yobe kuti yaba shani?'' ¹⁶ Nomba Laban ari nabana abanakashi babiri. Ishina ryamukaramba bantu ni Leya, ero ne shina rya mwaikye bantu ni Rakeri, ¹⁷ Amenso yakwa Leya yari ayakufuka, rero Rakeri ari umusuma kabiri nokumoneka bwino. ¹⁸ Yakobo atemenwe Rakeri, eikyo aishire kuranda ati, ''Ndi nokumibombera imyaka kine rubari pari Rakeri, umwaike pabana banakashi.'' ¹⁹ Laban aishire kuranda ati, ''Kuti kyawama ukumufya kuri webo ukukira kumwaume umbi. Ikara na nebo.'' ²⁰ Eikyo Yakobo abombere Rakeri imyaka kine konsekonse; ero kuri ye kyari kwati ninshikufye ishinono, pamurandu nefyo amutemenwe. ²¹ Ero Yakobo aishire kuranda kuri Laban, ''Mpeni umukashi wandi, pantu inshiku shirikumene-pakuti muupe! ²² Eikyo Laban akorongenye abaume bonse abamuri irya nkende ero aishire kupanga umutebeto. ²³ Ikyunguro, Laban aishire kusenda umwana wakwe Leya ero amutwere kuri Yakobo, nao aishire kurara nankwe. ²⁴ Laban aishire kubura umubomfi wakwe umwanakashi Ziripa nokumutwara kuri Leya, ukuti abe umubomfi wakwe . ²⁵ Murukyero, boneni, ari ni Leya; Yakobo atire kuri Laban, Findo ifi mwakita kuri nebo? Bushe nebo ntamibombere pamurandu wakwa Rakeri? Nindo mwambepera?'' ²⁶ Laban aishire kuranda ati, ''Terutambi rwesu ukufya umwana umwanakashi umwaikye iryo umukaramba bantu taraupwa. ²⁷ Pwisha ukusefya ubwinga bwa uyu mwana, ero turi nokukupera no mwaike bantu naowine uri nokumubombera imyaka kine rubari.'' ²⁸ Yakobo akitire ifyo fine, ero wapwire umurungu wakusefya uwakwa Leya. Ero Laban aishire kupera umwana wakwe Rakeri ngo mukashi naowine. ²⁹ Laban aishire kupera Rakeri Bilha, ukuba umubomfi wakwe. ³⁰ Eikyo Yakobo aishire kurara na Rakeli, naowine, rero atemwishishe Rakeli ukukira Leya. Eikyo Yakobo aishire kubombera laban naimbi imyaka kine rubari. ³¹ Yaweh abwene ukuti Leya tabamutemenwe, eikyo aiswire ubufyashi bwakwe, rero Rakeri ari ning'umba. ³² Leya aishire kwimita ero aishire kufyara umwana umwaume, ero aishire kumwinika Rubeni. Pantu aishire kuranda ati, ''Pantu Yahweh aroreshe uburanda bwandi; kinefye umurume wandi ari nokuntemwa.'' ³³ Ero aishire kwimita nakabiri no kufyara umwana umwaume. Aishire kuranda ati, ''Pantu Yahweh aryumfwire ukuti ntatemwikwa, eikyo ampera nakabiri uyu mwana umwaume,'' ero aishire kumwinika ishina ryakwe Simeon. ³⁴ Ero aishire kwimita nakabiri nokufyara umwana umwaume. Aishire kuranda ati, ''Nomba uno muku umurume wandi akorambatira kuri ne, pantu ndi mufyarire abana abaume batatu.'' Eikyo ishina ryakwe ari ni Lebi. ³⁵ Nakabiri aishire kwimita ero nokufyara umwana umwaume. Aishire kuranda ati, ''Iyi nshita ndi nokurumbanya Yaweh.'' Eikyo amwinikire ishina rya Yuda; ero arekere ukufyara abana.