1. URaheli esebonile ukuthi wayengamzaleli uJakobe abantwana, uRaheli waba nomhawu ngodadewabo, wathi kuJakobe: “Ngiphe abantwana, funa ngife.”
2. Intukuthelo kaJakobe yayisivuthela uRaheli, wathi: “Ngisesikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu okwenqabele isithelo sesizalo na?”
3. Wathi: “Nansi incekukazi yami uBiliha; ngena kuye, ukuze azalele emathangeni ami, ngakheke nami ngaye.”
4. Wayesemupha uBiliha incekukazi yakhe, abe ngumkakhe; uJakobe wangena kuye.
5. UBiliha wakhulelwa, wamzalela uJakobe indodana.
6. Wayesethi uRaheli: “UNkulunkulu ungahlulele, futhi wezwa izwi lami: wangipha indodana,” ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uDani.
7. UBiliha incekukazi kaRaheli wabuye wakhulelwa, wamzalela uJakobe indodana yesibili.
8. URaheli wathi: “Ngokubambana ngibambene nodadewethu ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, ngamahlula,” waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uNafetali.
9. ULeya esebonile ukuthi ukhawulile ukuzala, wamthatha uZilipa incekukazi yakhe, wamupha uJakobe, abe ngumkakhe.
10. UZilipa incekukazi kaLeya wamzalela uJakobe indodana.
11. ULeya wayesethi: “Kwenziwe inhlanhla,” waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uGadi.