41. Le minyaka engamashumi amabili bengisendlini yakho; ngakusebenzela iminyaka eyishumi nane ngamadodakazi akho omabili, neminyaka eyisithupha ngomhlambi wakho, uguqule umvuzo wami kayishumi.
42. Uma ebengenami uNkulunkulu kababa, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, ukwesaba kuka-Isaka, ngempela ubuyakungimukisa ze. UNkulunkulu ubone ukuhlupheka kwami nokukhathala kwezandla zami, wakusola ubusuku obudlule.”
43. ULabani waphendula, wathi kuJakobe: “Amadodakazi angamadodakazi ami, abantwana bangabantwana bami, imihlambi iyimihlambi yami; konke okubonayo kungokwami; lawa madodakazi ami ngingawenzela ntoni namuhla, nabantwana bawo abazalileyo, na?
44. Woza manje, senze isivumelwano mina nawe, sibe ngufakazi phakathi kwami nawe.”
45. UJakobe wayesethatha itshe, walimisa laba yinsika.
46. Wathi uJakobe kubafowabo: “Buthani amatshe,” bathatha amatshe, benza inqwaba; base bedla khona phezu kwenqwaba.
47. ULabani wayiqamba ngokuthi iJegari Sahadutha,* kepha uJakobe wayibiza ngokuthi iGaledi.*
48. Wathi uLabani: “Le nqwaba ingufakazi phakathi kwami nawe namuhla.” Ngalokho igama layo laqanjwa ngokuthi iGaledi,
49. neMispa futhi, ngokuba wathi: “UJehova makalinde phakathi kwami nawe, lapho sesingasabonani.
50. Uma uyakuhlupha amadodakazi ami, noma uthatha abafazi ngaphandle kwamadodakazi ami, akukho muntu onathi; bheka, uNkulunkulu ungufakazi phakathi kwami nawe.”
51. Wathi uLabani kuJakobe: “Bheka, le nqwaba nensika engikumise phakathi kwami nawe,