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Welcome to Swahili Bible site! Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people. It is a lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of eastern and southeastern Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is estimated that around 15 Million users speak it. The New Testament was first translated into Swahili around 1850. United Bible Societies is working towards making this Bible available to all who need it.

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1Rakeli bweyabona nga tazaalira Yakobo baana, yaagemerwa muganda we ensaalwa, yaakoba Yakobo ati: “Mpa abaana, oba ti n’ekyo ntuuse okufa.” 2Yakobo yaasungughalira Rakeli, yaakoba ati: “Ninze Katonda eyakwima okuzaala.”

3Rakeli yaakoba ati: “Omwiru wange omukazi Biliha wuuyo, ba naye asobole okunzaalira abaana olwo zeena mbe muzaire nga mbita mu oyo.” 4Kale yaamugha omwiru we Biliha, abe mukazi we. Yakobo yaaba ni Biliha mu buliri. 5Biliha oyo yaatoola enda, yazaalira Yakobo omwana mulenzi. 6Rakeli yaakoba ati: “Katonda asaze mu butuufu. Era awuliire okusaba kwange, yampa omwana mulenzi.” Kyeyava n’amutuuma eriina Dani. 7Biliha kabiri yaatoola enda, yaazaalira Yakobo omwana omulenzi owokubiri. 8Rakeli yaakoba ati: “Ntuulaine inho ni muganda wange naamukuba ekigwo eky’amaani.” Kyeyava n’amweta eriina Nafutali.

9Leeya bweyabona ng’akomye okuzaala, yaatoola omwiru we Zilipa, yaamugha Yakobo abe mukazi we. 10Zilipa oyo yaazaalira Yakobo omwana mulenzi. 11Leeya yaakoba ati: “Mbaire n’enkabi!” Kyeyava n’amutuuma eriina Gadi. 12Zilipa yaazaalira Yakobo omwana omulenzi owokubiri. 13Leeya yaakoba ati: “Ndi musangaavu, kuba abakazi baidha kundhetanga musangaavu.” Kyeyava n’amweta eriina Asheri.

14Mu biseera eby’amakungula g’engaano, Reubeni yaja mu nimiro yaazuulayo ebimera ebyetebwa mandurake,30:14 Mandurake: ebimera bino nga bidhuubirizibwa okuleetera omuntu atazaala, yaasobola okuzaala. Era nga bikozesebwa ng’obulezi obw’obwende. yaabireetera Leeya inhina. Agho Rakeli yaakoba Leeya ati: “Nkweghembye, mpa ku mandurake w’omwana wo.” 15Leeya yairamu ati: “Wamala okuntoolaku baze. Ekyo tikikumala? Mpegaano oyenda na kuntoolaku mandurake w’omwana wange.” Rakeli yaamukoba ati: “Bw’ompa mandurake w’omwana wo, Yakobo anaaba n’iwe obwire buno.”

16Yakobo bweyaira ng’ava mu nimiro eigulo eryo, Leeya yaafuluma yaaja y’ali yaakoba ati: “Oli n’okuba ninze obwire buno, kuba mpaireyo mandurake w’omwana wange okukugula.” Kale yaaba naye obwire obwo. 17Katonda yaawulira okusaba kwa Leeya. Leeya yaatoola enda, yaazaalira Yakobo omwana mulenzi owokutaanu. 18Leeya yaakoba ati: “Katonda ampaire empeera yange, kuba nagha baze omwiru wange omukazi.” Kyeyava n’amutuuma eriina Issakari. 19Leeya yaatoola enda kabiri, yazaalira Yakobo omwana omulenzi owomukaaga. 20Leeya yaakoba ati: “Katonda ampaire ekirabo ekirungi. Mpegaano baze aidha kuntaamu ekitiisa, kuba mmuzaaliire abaana abalenzi mukaaga.” Kyeyava n’amweta eriina Zebuluni. 21Olumaliira yaazaala omwana omughala, yaamutuuma eriina Dina.

22Agho Katonda yaidhukira Rakeli, yaawulira okusaba kwe, yaamugha okuzaala. 23Rakeli yaatoola enda, yaazaala omwana mulenzi. Yaakoba ati: “Katonda antoireku okuvumwa.” 24Yaamutuuma eriina Yosefu ng’akoba ati: “Musengwa Katonda agwananga yaanhongera omwana omulenzi owundi.”

Yakobo aisania ni Labani

25Rakeli ng’amaze okuzaala Yosefu, Yakobo yaakoba Labani ati: “Nsiibula ndhireyo eka mu nsi ey’ewaife. 26Mpa abakazi bange n’abaana bange, be nakolereranga okufuna, bwenalinga nga nkugheereza. Ondeke nje kuba oidhi nga bwe nakugheereza obukalamu.” 27Labani yaamukoba ati: “Nganha nkukobere nti naja naalagulwa, bankobera bati Musengwa Katonda yampa enkabi olwa iwe. 28Kale nsalira empeera y’oyenda, ndidha kugikugha.” 29Yakobo yaakoba ati: “Iwe mwene oidhi bwe mbairenga nga nkugheereza, era n’ebyayo byo nga bwe bibairenga nga byeyongera nga nze mbirabirira. 30Kuba wali na bitono nga nkaali kwidha, aye mpegaano byeyongeire inho, era Musengwa Katonda yakugha enkabi ku lwange. Aye olwo mpegaano nze ndifuna li zeena eby’amaka agange.” 31Labani yaabuuza ati: “Kiki kye mbe nkughe?” Yakobo yairamu ati: “Ozira ky’oidha kumpa. Aye ndidha kwongera okulabirira ebyayo byo, bw’onaaganha kino kye nja okukoba: 32Ka mbite mu byayo byo byonabyona olwaleero, nje nga ntoolamu buli ntaama na buli mbuzi ya bitanga n’ey’obudholodhondho, na buli ntaama nto endhirugavu. Edho n’edhinaaba empeera yange. 33Olumaliira olimanha nga mbaire wa mazima. Bw’oliidha okwekebeedha empeera yange, n’oyagaanamu embuzi etali ya bitanga oba ya budholodhondho, n’entaama etali ndhirugavu, eyo eribalibwa nga ndhibe.”

34Labani yaakoba ati: “Kale ndhikiriiza tukole nga bw’okobye.” 35Aye ku lunaku olwo, Labani yatoolamu embuzi enume edh’emyalaala n’edha bitanga, n’embuzi enkazi dhoonadhoona edhaali edh’ebitanga n’obudholodhondho, na kiisi eriku kimyamya kyeru, era n’entaama dhoonadhoona endhirugavu, yaadhigemya batabane be okudhirabirira. 36Yaaja nadho ghalala nabo, obuleeyi bwa lugendo lwa nnaku isatu okuva ku Yakobo. Yakobo yaalabirira ebyayo bya Labani ebyasigalagho. 37Yakobo yaatoola ensaga embisi edh’emiti gino: omupopulari, omwalumondi era n’omupulane. Yaadhisisibulaku ebiwutu ebindi, dhaabaamu emyalaala emyeru. 38Ensaga edho dh’asisibwire, yaadhisimba emberi w’ensolo aghali ebintu ensolo mwe dhinhwera, kuba ensolo dhaaghakanga nga dhiidhye okunhwa. 39Kale ensolo bwe dhaaghakanga nga dhiringiriire ensaga edho, nga dhizaala obwana obulimu emyalaala n’obulimu ebitanga, n’obulimu obudholodhondho. 40Yakobo yaayawula entaama ku mbuzi, yaadhiringiriza ensolo edh’emyalaala n’endhirugavu dhoonadhoona edh’omu lugo lwa Labani. Mu nsambo eyo yazaalagania ebyayo bye, era yaaloba kubiyimba na bya Labani. 41Ensolo edh’amaani bwe dhaabanga nga dhiri kughaka, nga Yakobo ata ensaga mu bintu ensolo mwe dhinhwera emberi ghaadho, dhisobole okughakira aghali ensaga edho. 42Aye ensolo enafu bwe dhaabanga nga n’edhiri kughaka, nga tataayo nsaga. Kale ensolo enafu edhaazaalibwanga dhaabanga dha Labani, ate edh’amaani dhaabanga dha Yakobo. 43Mu nsambo eyo Yakobo yaafuuka mukombe inho, yaaba n’ebyayo kamaala, n’abairu abakazi n’abasaadha, n’engamiya era n’endogoyi.

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