¹ Okathi ule, Yuda ahahiya axin'nawe khukhala ni nlopwana m'motja a Wadulawu, ntjina nawe iriya Hira. ² Nwe, owo ahimphwanya mwana a okanani, ntjina nawe iriya Suwa. Owo ahinkuxa ni khunthela. ³ Owo ahirupala, ahiyara mwanene khuvahiya ntjina na Er. Owo ahitthikela-tho orupala khuyara mwanene ⁴ khuvahiya ntjina na Onani. ⁵ Ahitthikela-tho, khukhalana mwana nkina khunvaha ntjina na Sela. Wari Okizebi ayaralyawe. ⁶ Yuda ahinphwanya nthiyana khuntheliha mwananwe oopatjerya Er, ntjina nawe ihaniya Tamari. ⁷ Er, oopatjeriya ni Yuda, aari oonyokhiya ni Muluku ni Muluku ahimwinva. ⁸ Yuda ahin'himerya Ona: ''Nrupe ni mwaarawe mun'ninyu, nttharihele yoorerelenyu ni mun'yarihe mwanawe mun'ninyu''. ⁹ Ona ahitjuwela wira mwana owo khaatthuna okhala awawe. Wakhula okathi aarupawe ni amwaaraya amun'nawe, olopwanawe amwaraxela ota wira ahinvahe mwana mun'nawe. ¹⁰ Yaapakawe khiyaatjivela Apwiya ni Apwiya yahimwinva nuuwo-tho. ¹¹ Nto, Yuda ahin'himerya Tamari, mwarawe mwanawe: ''Nkhale ntoko naamukhweli owan'nyaya atithinyu mpakha Sela, mwanaka, on'nuwe''. Waholo amoova: ''Owo onaakhwa, ntoko axin'nawe''. Tamari ahikhuma anarowa okhala waatithiwe. ¹² Numala ovira okathi muntji, mwanawe Suwa, mwaarawe Yuda, ahikhwa. Yuda ahilipihiya khurowa waayara inama tjawe Otinmati, owo ni mpatthani awe Hira, a otulamita. ¹³ Ahihimeriya Tamari: ''Tatenyu onrowa Otimnati orowa oyariha inama tjawe''. ¹⁴ Owo ahirula ikuwo tjawe tja onamukhweli, ahikhuneela ni nlaya nawe. Owo ahikilathi vankhora wa Onaini, waattamela erampha yaakela Otimnati. Ahoona wira Sela ahun'nuwa, vano owo khavahiya wira anthele. ¹⁵ Numala Yuda onweha, uupuwela wira namararuwa, mwaha wookhala ni owitho wookhuneeliya. ¹⁶ Owo ahirowa varyaawe nramphani ni khwiira: ''Nwe, xoontte, nkihiye koorupaneni'', waholo owo khaatjuwela wira owo aari mwarawe mwanawe; owo ahira: ''Munrowa okivaha exeni mwakirupana?''. ¹⁷ Owo ahira: ''Kinamowanelani enama emotja''. Owo ahira: ''Nyuwano n'naakivaha yoovarela mpakha nyuwano otthika?''. ¹⁸ Owo ahira: ''Etthu xeeni entthunaka woovahani?''. Owo ahira: ''Ntjako enyu, ni ttotto enyu ori m'matatani mwenyu''. Owo ahinvaha tjitthu n'yo, ahirupana ni owo ahirupala. ¹⁹ Owo ahivenya khunarowa. Ahirula nlaya nawe ni khuwara ikuwo tja enamukhweli. ²⁰ Yuda ahiruuha epuri ni mpatthani awe a otulamita wiira akuxe tjitthu tjaari ni nthiyana, vano owo khamphwanyale. ²¹ Nto, ntulamita ahakoha atthu yaattamelale: ''Ori vayi namararuwa akilathale wankhora wa Onaini?''. Awo yahiira: ''Khakhalale namararuwa va''. ²² Owo ahitthikela wa Yuda khun'himerya: ''Nkimphwanyale. Ni-tho atthu a mapuro yale yirale: 'Khakhalale namararuwa va'''. ²³ Yuda ahira: ''M'muhiye ahale ni tjitthu n'ye wira nihiveheye. Vekhweeli, korowana enama ela, vano nkamphwanyale''. ²⁴ Wahonaneya, numala ovira miyeri miraru, Yuda ahihimeriya: ''Tamari, mwarawe mwanenyu, ooraruwa ni oorupala''. Yuda ahira: Nkiwanela va apahiye''. ²⁵ Numala owo owaniya, aharumiha atatawe mitthaka: ''Okirupalihale nlopwana mwanene tjitthu n'ya''. Owo ahihimya-tho: ''Mun'nuupuwela, xoontte, mwanene: ntjako ni ttotto''. ²⁶ Yuda ahupuwela tjitthu ni ahira: ''Owo ohana ekhweeli okivikana miyano, okhala wira nkinvahele Sela wira onthele, mwanaka''. Owo khatthikelale onrupana. ²⁷ Wahiiraneya, numala ophiya okathi owo wooyara, yari anamwane enli m'mirimani mwawe. ²⁸ Owo ayaraka, mwana m'motja ahikumiherya mono ota ni namayariha ahikuxa nkhoyi ni khutthukwa n'tata nawe khwiira: ''Ola tori oopatjerya okhuma''. ²⁹ Vano owo ahittikiha ntata nawe ni mun'nawe khupatjerya okhuma. Namayariha ahira: ''Okhala wira moonyanyerya yohimiya!''. Owo ahihaniya Perizi. ³⁰ Nto, Mun'nawe ahikhuma, aarina nkhoyi m'matatani mwawe, ni owo ahihaniya Zera.