2. Wacaphuka uYakobi, wathi ukuphendula: “NdinguThixo kakade mna? Uvalwe ndim, ungazali nje?”
3. Uthe uRakeli: “Nanku uBhiliya impelesi yam; ungamngeni nje, andizalele umntwana, nowam umzi wande?”
4. Wayikhulula ke impelesi yakhe, wayinika umyeni wakhe, wayambatha.
5. Wakhulelwa uBhiliya, wazala umntwana oyinkwenkwe.
6. Wathi uRakeli: “UThixo undigwebele; usivile isicelo sam, wandipha unyana.” Wathi ke igama laloo mntwana nguDan.
7. Waphinda wakhawulwa uBhiliya, wazala enye inkwenkwe kwakhona.
8. Wathi uRakeli: “Ndizamene gqitha nodade wethu, kodwa ngoku ndimoyisile.” Wathi ke igama laloo nkwenkwe nguNafetali.
9. Uthe ke uLeya akuziqonda ukuba akasazali, wanika uYakobi impelesi yakhe uZilipha ukuba ibe liqadi lakhe.
10. Wazala inkwenkwe uZilipha.
11. Wathi uLeya: “Ndisikelelekile.” Wathi ke igama layo nguGadi.
12. UZilipha wazala enye inkwenkwe.
13. Wathi uLeya: “Andisavuyi ngako! Nabanye abafazi baza kuthi ndiyavuya.” Kwathiwa ke loo nkwenkwe nguAshere.
14. Xa kwakuvunwa ingqolowa, uRubhen wafumana imithuma yentando emasimini, wayisa kuLeya unina. URakeli wathi kuLeya: “Khawundiphe emithumeni leyo ifunyenwe ngumntwanakho.”ULeya wathi:
15. “Yho! Hleli nje, kanti akwanelanga kukuhlutha indoda yam! Ngoku selufun' ukundihlutha nemithuma le yomntwanam!”Wathi uRakeli: “Kanti ungalala naye ngokuhlwanje uYakobi, ukuba uyandipha.”
16. Ukufika kukaYakobi, evela emasimini ngokuhlwa, uLeya wamkhawulela, wafika wathi: “Uza kulala nam ngokuhlwanje, kuba ndikuthenge ngemithuma yomntwanam.” Walala noLeya ke ngoko kuhlwa uYakobi.
17. UThixo wayiva imithandazo kaLeya, wakhawula, waphinda wazala enye yesihlanu inkwenkwe.
18. Wathi: “UThixo uyandibuyisela kuba impelesi yam ndiyinikele kumyeni wam.” Wathi ke loo nkwenkwe nguIsakare.