4 Wakaitazve mimba, akabara mukomana; akadudza zina rake kuti Onani.,
5 Wakaitazve mimba, akabara mukomana; akadudza zina rake kuti Shera. Waiya paKezibhi apo
paakamubara.
6 Judha wakaroodza Eri dangwe rake mukadziwo zina rake raizwi Thamari.,7 Eri dangwe raJudha raiya rakashata mukuona kwaMambo Mwari, naMambo Mwari
wakamuuraya.,
8 Judha wakati kunaOnani, “Potera kumukadzi womukoma wako, umuroore, umusire mukomawako dzinza.”,
9 Onani wakazia kuti vana avazoiti vake; ndizvo apo oopotera kunomukadzi womukoma wake, wairashira mbeu pashi pamavhu, kuitira kuti asazopa vana kunomukoma wake.
10 Izvo zvaakaita zvaiya zvakashata mukuona kwaMambo Mwari, ndizvo wakamuurayawo., 11 Zvino Judha wakati kunaThamari muzakazi wake, “Gara uri shirikadzi kumbhatso yababa ako kugumira Shera mukomana wangu akura,” ngokuti wakatya kuti pamweni ungazofawo, kudai ngevakoma vake. Ndizvo Thamari wakaenda, akagara mumbhatso yababa ake., 12 13 14 Ngesure kwomukuwo mwanasikana waShua mukadzi waJudha wakafa; naJudha wakaembedzerwa, akakwira kuenda kune vaigunda makwai ake kuThimina, iye nomungani wake Hira muAdhuramu., Thamari wakaronzerwa kuti, “Ringira, sezara vako vanokwira Thimina koogunda makwai avo.”, Wakadusa zvokusimira zvoushirikadzi, akadzifukidza, akagara pamusiwo wokuenda Enaimu, uri munjira yokuenda Thimina; ngokuti wakaona kuti Shera wakura, asi aazi kupuwa kwaari kumuita mukadzi. 15 Naapo Judha amuona, wakapinimidza kuti waiya chifebi; ngokuti waiya akadzifukidza hope
yake.,
16 Wakapauka kuenda kwaari kubva munjira, akati, “Hambai, ndapota, nditendere ndipotere
kwouri,” ngokuti aazi kuzia kuti muzakazi wake. Naye wakati, “Unozondipenyi, kuti upotere
kwendiri?”,
17 Wakati, “Ndinozokutumira mbudzana kubva kuzvifuyo.” Wakati, “Unozondipa chibatiso here, metsa uitumire?”,18 Wakati, “Ndinozokupa chibatiso chenyi?” Iye wakati, “Ndandazi yako, tambo yako nendonga
yako iri munyara dzako.” Wakazvipa kwaari, akapotera kwaari, naye wakaita mimba ndiye.,
19 Wakamiruka, akaenda, akadusa vheri rake, akasimira zvokupfeka zvake zvoushirikadzi.,20 Judha wakatumira mbudzana ngenyara yemungani wake muAdhuramu, kuti aashire chibatiso
chake kubva kunyara dzomukadziwo, asi aazi kumuona.,
21 Naapo wakabvunza vanhu veiyo ndau echiti, “Chiri pari chifebi chaiya pamusiwo paEnaimungeparutii penjira?” Vakati, “Paiya pasina chifebi pandau iyi.”,
22 Wakahwirira kunaJudha, akati, “Andizi kuchiona; zve, nevanhu vendau iyo vakati, ‘Paiya pasina
chifebi pano.’ ”,
23 Judha wakati, “Ngaazvitore hake, kuti tisazotsverudzwa; wona, ndakatumira iyi mbudzana, newe
auzi kuchiona.”,
24 Kwakaitika ngesure kwemwedzi inoda kuita mitatu, Judha wakaronzerwa kuti, “Thamarimuzakazi wako wakaita chifebi; zve, waanemimba ngoufebi.” Judha wakati, “Mubudisenyi
kubanze, kuti apishwe.”,
25 Naapo echibudiswa, wakatumira kunasezara ake izwi echiti, “Ndakaitiswa mimba ngomunhu
munikazi weizvi zviro. Ringisisa, ndapota, kuti ngezvaani izvi, ndandazi, tambo nendonga.”,
26 Judha wakazvizia, akati, “Wakarurama kupinda inini, ngokuti andizi kumupa kunaShera
mukororo wangu.” Aazi kuchazopoterazve kwaari.,
27 Naapo nguva yokubara kwake, ringira, manyambiri aiya mundani mwake.,28 Naapo abara, umwe wakabudisa nyara yake, muashiri wakatora tambo yakatsvuka, akaisunga
panyara yake echiti, “Uyu watanga kubuda.”,
29 Naapo ahwirinza nyara yake, munun'una wake wakabuda; akati, “Ndizvo ndiyo njira yewabudandiyo!” Ndizvo zina rake rakadudzwa kuti Pherezi.,
30 Ngesure wakabuda mukoma wake, uwo waiya netambo yakatsvuka mumuoko wake, nezina
rake rakadudzwa kuti Zera.