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.