¹ ka kama yaiowo, juda asiyile vamakwenu vayena, afambisile zwezwo nawanuna umwe wale Adulao, kuveni avito gayena ahi Hira. ² Kwalaho yena akumile amwana umwe watchisati wale kenani, kuveni avito ahi Sua. amuteka afamba nayena. ³ Yena akumile anyimba, atswala amwana wawanuna vamutchula ku ni Er. Yena anyimbisiwe kaumbiri atswala amwana wawanuna ⁴ Vamuvitana Ona. ⁵ Kambe futhi vakumile amwana watchinuna avitaniwa Sela. kambe yuda ahi Quezibe loko abeleka asati wayena. ⁶ Yuda akumile wasati wakusungula ka dhangwe ga yena Er, kuveni asati wayena ahi Tamar. ⁷ Adhangwe ga yuda Er, ahi munhu wakubiha aphambeni ka Jehovha, kambe Jehovha amudayile ⁸ Yuda aku ka Ona;'' famba kasati wa boti wawena, loko umukuma umuyenhlela zwingafanela aku yena akuyendlela akunyika amwana umwe wa boti wawena''.Hikokwalaho ⁹ Ona azwitiva aku amwana angatamaha wayena. karhi hikwawo angayethlela na sati waboti wayena, alahlela a mbeu a hasi aku anganyiki amwana boti wayena. ¹⁰ Lezwi yena angazwimaha azwipihile aphambeni ka jehovha, isakeni amudhayile ¹¹ Hikokwalaho, Yuda ka Tamar, amwingi wawena;''ayale ahi noni akaya ka bava wawena kuyafika Sela, Mwana wamina kula''. Hiku atchavile ;yena angafa , zwingafanana navama kwenu vayena''.Tamar asukile aya atsama akaya ka bava wayena. ¹² Loko kuhundzile amasiku yakutala, mwina avana vatchisati va Sua, sati wa yuda afa. Loko vamietile yuda asukile aya kava yeuli vama dangala yakwe a Timnate, yena namungani wakwe Hira, wa Adulana. ¹³ Vaku ka Tamar; tchuka bava wanuna wawena vayaku a Timnate vaya vayeula amadangala yakwe''. ¹⁴ Yena asusile atipahla ta noni, utifuningetile anguvo yakwe. Yena atsamile agedeni ya Enaim, kusuwani na ndleleni ya Timnate. awonile ku Sela akulile, kambe yena anganyikiwanga yena ku ava sati wayena ¹⁵ Loko yuda amuvonile, ahleketile ku ange i hure, hiku ativalile angoheyayena. ¹⁶ Yuda ayile ahure atchitaratini giku;''Nokombela tana, nitsike mina nitilahla na wena'',hiku yena angazwitivi ku ahi mwingi wakwe;yena aku;''utaninyika yiku ku nitilahla nawena ¹⁷ Yena aku;''nitakurumela ambuti isukaku kazwifuyo zwamina''.Yena aku;'' wena unganitsembisa ku unganirumela ke?. ¹⁸ Yena aku;"ningakutsembisa yini ke?".Yena aku:atchikombekiso tchawena, na goda gawena, na atchisinhana tchingamavokweni kawena". awanuna unhikile wasati, uyetlele na yena amunhimbisa. ¹⁹ Yena usukile afamba. ahlivilile atipahla agoka atipahla taunoni. ²⁰ Yuda urumelile ambuti yamungani wakwe adulamita aku atatsembiwa amavokweni yawasati, kambe angamukumanga ²¹ Loko, adulamita hikuva awutisile avavanuna vale ndawuni yaleyo:"laha kungahi na hure gale thepelweni laha kungahi natchitarati tchale Enaim?". Vona vaku:'' akuhava a hure ka thepelo leyi". ²² Yena ahlelisele yuda aku:"anikumanga. kambe avavanuna va ndau leyi vate:'akuhava a hure ka thepelo leyi'''. ²³ Yuda aku:"mutsikeni ku yena atsama nazwikombekiso zwakwe aku zwingahi danisi.hikokwaho nirumelile ambuti , kambe amuyikumanga ²⁴ Kumahekile ku, kuhela katimweti tinarhu, abweliwe yuda:"Tamar anga mwingi wawena abayile se unyimbisiwe".Yuda aku :"zwitiseni laha zwisala na zwihisiwa". ²⁵ Loko yena atisiwe, urumelile ariti ka mwingi wakwe aku:"ninyimbisiwe hiwanuna loyi zwilo lezwi zwingayena". yena aku kambezwe:"aku namutiva nokombela, zwamani lezwi:atchikombekiso na goda natchisinhana".

²⁶ Yuda ativile azwikombekiso aku :"yena imunhu wakahle kuhindza mina, hiku animunyikanga kufanana na sati Sela, mwana wa mina".kambe anga yetlelanga na yena kambezwe ²⁷ Kutani akarhi wayena waku atswala ufikile, akuhi nama twindzi andzeni ka yena. ²⁸ Kutani akarhi waku abeleka ufikele, amwana umwe uhimesile akathla hahle ka chihahlo ende akomile a tambu a bhoha ka mandla aku: ''letchi tchihumile kuranga'' ²⁹ Loko angaso thlelisa a voko ga makwenu waena ginga ranga ku huma. Chihahlo chiku: ''unfaile njani a minau'' . ³⁰ Yena uvitaniwe Parez. Kambe , amakwenu wakwe uhumile, anga na tabu amandleni uhumile , yena avitaniwe ku ni zera.