Genesis
38:1 Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi, ukuthi uJuda wehla esandleni sakhe
Abazalwane, baphambukela kumuntu wase-Adulamu, ogama lakhe linguHira.
38:2 UJuda wabona lapho indodakazi yomuntu waseKhanani, ogama lakhe lalingu
Shuah; wamthatha, wangena kuye.
38:3 Wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Eri.
38:4 Futhi wakhulelwa, futhi wazala indodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Onani.
5 Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uShela;
wayeseKezibi ekumzaleni kwakhe.
38:6 UJuda wamthathela u-Eri izibulo lakhe umfazi, ogama lakhe lalinguTamari.
7 U-Eri, izibulo likaJuda, wayemubi emehlweni kaJehova; kanye ne
UJEHOVA wambulala.
38:8 UJuda wayesethi ku-Onani: "Ngena kumkamfowenu, futhi umthathe.
umvusele umfowenu inzalo.
9 U-Onani wayazi ukuthi inzalo ayiyikuba ngeyakhe; kwathi lapho
Wangena kumkamfowabo, wawachithela emhlabathini;
hlezi amnike umfowabo inzalo.
38:10 Futhi le nto ayenzayo kwaba kubi emehlweni kaJehova, ngakho wambulala
futhi.
38:11 Khona-ke uJuda wathi kuTamari umalokazana wakhe, "Hlala ungumfelokazi emzini wakho
endlini kayise, aze akhule uShela indodana yami, ngokuba wathi: Hhayi
mhlawumbe angafa laye njengabafowabo. Wahamba uTamari, wahlala
endlini kayise.
38:12 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziningi yafa indodakazi kaShuwa, umkaJuda; futhi
UJuda eseduduzekile, wenyukela kubagundi bezimvu zakhe eThimna
nomngane wakhe uHira wase-Adulamu.
38:13 Kwasekubikelwa uTamari ukuthi, "Bheka, uyihlozala ukhuphukela."
uThiminathi ukugunda izimvu zakhe.
38:14 Wakhumula izingubo zakhe zobufelokazi, futhi wammboza ngendwangu
wazimboza, wahlala endaweni evulekile esendleleni
eThimna; ngoba wabona ukuthi uShela wayesekhulile, kodwa wayengaphiwanga
kuye abe ngumkakhe.
38:15 Lapho uJuda embona, wacabanga ukuthi uyisifebe; ngoba wayenakho
azimboze ubuso.
38:16 Waphambukela kuye endleleni, wathi: "Ake ungivumele.
ngena kuwe; (ngokuba wayengazi ukuthi ungumalokazana wakhe.)
Wathi: "Uyakunginikani ukuba ungene kimi na?"
38:17 Wathi, "Ngizokuthumela izinyane lembuzi emhlambini." Wasesithi: Funa
unginika isibambiso, uze usithumele?
38:18 Wathi: "Ngingakunika yini isibambiso? Wathi, Indandatho yakho.
namasongo akho, nodondolo lwakho olusesandleni sakho. Futhi wayinika
wamngena, wangena kuye, wakhulelwa kuye.
38:19 Wasuka, wahamba, wakhumula iveli yakhe, wembatha.
izingubo zobufelokazi bakhe.
38:20 UJuda wathumela izinyane lembuzi ngesandla somngane wakhe wase-Adulamu, ukuze
wamukele isibambiso esandleni sowesifazane, kepha akamfumananga.
38:21 Khona-ke wabuza amadoda kuleyo ndawo, wathi: "Siphi isifebe?
bekuvuliwe eceleni kwendlela? Base bethi: "Akuzange kube khona isifebe kulokhu."
indawo.
22 Wabuyela kuJuda, wathi: "Angimtholi; kanye namadoda
wendawo wathi, asikho isifebe kule ndawo.
38:23 Wathi uJuda: "Makazithathele kuye, funa sibe namahloni;
uthume leli zinyane, kepha awulitholanga.
38:24 Kwathi emva kwezinyanga ezintathu wabikelwa uJuda.
wathi: UTamari umalokazana wakho ufebile; futhi okunye,
bheka, ukhulelwe ngobufebe. Wathi uJuda: "Mkhipheni;
futhi makashiswe.
38:25 Esekhishiwe, wathumela kuyisezala, wathi: "Nge."
Sengikhulelwe indoda ezingezakhe lezi; wathi: Ake uhlole
wena ongokabani lezi, indandatho, namasongo, nodondolo.
38:26 Futhi uJuda wavuma kubo, futhi wathi: "Ulungile kunaye
mina; ngoba angimnikanga uShela indodana yami. Waphinda wamazi
angiphinde.
38:27 Kwathi, ngesikhathi sokubeletha kwakhe, bheka, amawele ayezala.
esiswini sakhe.
38:28 Kwathi lapho ebeletha, omunye welula isandla sakhe.
umbelethisi wathatha, wawubopha esandleni sakhe intambo ebomvu, wathi:
Lokhu kwaphuma kuqala.
38:29 Kwathi, ebuyisela emuva isandla sakhe, bheka, umfowabo.
waphuma; wathi: “Ufohle kanjani na? lokhu kwephulwa makube phezu
ngalokho igama lakhe lathiwa uPerezi.
38:30 Ngasemuva kwaphuma umfowabo, owayenentambo ebomvu phezu kwakhe
isandla: igama lakhe lathiwa uZara.