1. Jakobo a tswela pele leetong la hae, a ya fihla naheng ya baahi ba ka botjhabela.
2. Ha a tadima, a bona sediba hara thota, a bona mehlape e meraro ya dinku e bothile pela sona, hobane mehlape eo e ne e nweswa sedibeng seo. Lejwe le kwahelang molomo wa sediba le ne le le leholo.
3. Ha mehlape e bokane moo, badisana ba ne ba ye ba le phikolose, le tlohe molomong wa sediba, ba nwese dinku, ba boele ba le busetse ditulong tsa lona, molomong wa sediba.
4. Jakobo a re ho bona: “Bana beso, le tswa kae?”Bona ba araba, ba re: “Re tswa Harane.”
5. A re ho bona: “Na le tseba Labane, mora wa Nakore?”Badisana ba re: “Re a mo tseba.”
6. A re ho bona: “Na o ntse a phela hantle?”Ba re: “O ntse a phela hantle. Bona, moradi wa hae Ragele ke eo a etla le dinku.”
7. Jakobo a re: “Bonang mona, e sa le motsheare o moholo, ha e eso be nako ya ho orosa mehlape; nwesang dinku, le tsamaye le yo di fudisa.”
8. Empa bona ba re: “Re sitwa ho etsa jwalo, ho fihlela mehlape yohle e bokellana mona, ho phikoloswa lejwe, le tloswa molomong wa sediba, ebe jwale re tseba ho nwesa dinku.”
9. Yare a sa ntsane a bua le bona, Ragele a fihla le dinku tsa ntatae, hobane e ne e le modisana wa tsona.
10. Ha Jakobo a bona Ragele, moradi wa malomae Labane, le dinku tsa malomae Labane, Jakobo a atamela, a phikolosa lejwe, a le tlosa molomong wa sediba, mme a nwesa dinku tsa malomae Labane.
11. Jwale Jakobo a aka Ragele, a ba a lla.
12. Jakobo a bolella Ragele hore ke seng le ntatae, le hore yena ke mora wa Rebeka. Ragele a matha, a ya tsebisa ntatae.
13. Yare ha Labane a utlwa ditaba tsa Jakobo motjhana hae, a matha ho ya mo kgahlanyetsa, a mo kopa molaleng, a mo aka, a mo isa ka tlung ya hae. Jakobo a bolella Labane tsena tsohle,
14. mme Labane a re ho yena: “Ruri o lesapo la ka le nama ya ka!” Jakobo a hlola le yena kgwedi kaofela.
15. Yaba Labane o re ho Jakobo: “Kaha o motjhana wa ka, na o ka ntshebeletsa feela? Mpolelle: ke o lefe bokae?”
16. Jwale Labane o ne a ena le baradi ba babedi; lebitso la e moholo e ne e le Lea, mme lebitso la e monyenyane e le Ragele.
17. Mahlo a Lea a ne a le bolea, empa Ragele o ne a bopehile hantle, a le motle haholo.
18. Jakobo o ne a rata Ragele, mme a re: “Ke tla o sebeletsa ka dilemo tse supileng, ke sebeletsa ho fumana Ragele, moradi wa hao e monyenyane.”
19. Yaba Labane o re: “Ho molemo hore ke mo nee wena, ho ena le ho mo nea monna osele. Dula le nna he.”
20. Jakobo a sebeletsa bohadi ba Ragele ka dilemo tse supileng, empa ka baka la lerato leo a neng a rata Ragele ka lona, dilemo tseo tsa ka ditshiu tse seng kae.
21. Jwale Jakobo a re ho Labane: “Nnee mosadi wa ka, ke kene dikobong tsa hae, hobane nako ya ka e phethehile.”
22. Yaba Labane o mema banna bohle ba sebaka seo, o etsa mokete wa lenyalo.
23. Ka phirimana Labane a nka moradi wa hae Lea, a mo isa ho Jakobo, mme yena a kena dikobong tsa hae.
24. Labane a nka lekgabunyane la hae Silepa, a le nea moradi wa hae Lea, hore e be lekgabunyane la hae.
25. Yare ha bo esa, bo bonahala hore ke Lea, Jakobo a re ho Labane: “Ke eng ee, eo o nketseditseng yona? Na ha ke o sebeletsa, ke ne ke sa sebeletse hore o nnee Ragele? Jwale o nthetseditseng?”
26. Labane a re: “Mona haeso hase moetlo hore e monyenyane a nyalwe pele ho e moholo.
27. Qeta beke le enwa, mme o tla newa le eno e mong, feela o ntshebeletse hae ka dilemo tse ding tse supileng, tseo o tla ntshebeletsa ka tsona.”
28. Jakobo a dumela, a qeta beke ya enwa, Labane a nto mo nea moradi wa hae Ragele, hore e be mosadi wa hae.
29. Labane a nka lekgabunyane la hae Bileha, a le nea moradi wa hae Ragele, hore e be lekgabunyane la hae.
30. Jakobo a kena dikobong tsa Ragele, mme a rata Ragele ho feta Lea. A boela a sebeletsa Labane ka dilemo tse ding tse supileng.
31. Ha Morena a bona hore Lea ha a ratwe, a mo fa thari, empa Ragele ya eba nyopa.
32. Lea ya eba moimana, a tswala mora, mme a mo rea lebitso la Rubene, hobane o ne a re: “Ruri Morena o bone matshwenyeho a ka, mme jwale monna wa ka o tla nthata.”
33. Ya eba moimane hape, a tswala mora, mme a re: “Ruri Morena o utlwile hore ha ke ratwe, mme o mphile mora enwa hape.” Yaba o mo rea lebitso la Simeone.
34. Ya boela ya eba moimana, a tswala mora, mme a re: “Jwale monna wa ka o tla nkgomarela, hobane ke mo tswaletse bara ba bararo.” Ka baka lena, enwa a mo rea lebitso la Levi.
35. Ya boela ya eba moimana hape, a tswala mora, mme a re: “Jwale ke tla boka Morena.” Ka baka lena, a mo rea lebitso la Juda; yaba o kgaotsa ho beleha.