Genesisi
38 Ngaleso sikhatsi, Juda washiya bomnakabo wahamba wayewumisa emathende dvutane nalenye indvodza yase-Adulamu lebeyibitwa ngekutsi nguHira. 2 Kuleyo ndzawo, Juda wabona indvodzakati yendvodza lengumKhenani+ lokutsiwa nguShuwa. Ngako wayitsatsa lendvodzakati wayenta umfati futsi waya nayo ecansini, 3 yase iyakhulelwa. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi yabeleka indvodzana, Juda wayetsa watsi ngu-Eri.+ 4 Yaphindze yakhulelwa futsi yatala indvodzana, yayibita ngekutsi ngu-Onani. 5 Yakhulelwa futsi, yatala lenye indvodzana, yayibita ngekutsi nguShela. Juda abese-Akzibi+ ngesikhatsi kutalwa Shela.
6 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Juda watsatsela Eri litibulo lakhe umfati, futsi libito lakhe kwakunguThamari.+ 7 Kodvwa Eri litibulo laJuda bekenta tintfo letimbi embikwaJehova, ngako Jehova wambulala. 8 Nakabona loko, Juda watsi ku-Onani: “Lala nalomfati wemnakenu futsi umngene kuze utewutalela umnakenu bantfwana.”+ 9 Kodvwa Onani bekati kutsi labantfwana angeke babe bakhe.+ Ngako bekutsi lapho alala nalomfati wemnakabo, acitsele sidvodza phansi emhlabatsini kuze angetumtalela bantfwana.+ 10 Loko labekwenta bekukubi emehlweni aJehova, ngako naye wambulala.+ 11 Juda watsi kumalukatane wakhe Thamari: “Hlala endlini yababe wakho, ube ngumfelokati kuze kube ngulapho sekakhulile Shela.” Loku wakusho ngobe abetitjela atsi: ‘NaShela kungenteka afe njengalabomnakabo.’+ Ngako Thamari wahamba wahlala endlini yababe wakhe.
12 Kwendlula sikhatsi, futsi umfati waJuda, labeyindvodzakati yaShuwa+ wafa. Kwatsi nasekasicedzile sikhatsi sekulilela umfati wakhe, Juda waya emadvodzeni labehhula timvu takhe eThimna+ akanye naHira wase-Adulamu.+ 13 Thamari watfola umbiko lotsi: “Babetala wakho uyakhuphuka uya eThimna uyewuhhula timvu takhe.” 14 Nakeva loko, wakhumula tinzilo takhe, wativala ngeliduku ebusweni futsi watimbonya ngendvwangu emahlombe wase uyewuhlala esangweni lase-Enayimu, lelisendleleni leya eThimna. Loku wakwenta ngobe wabona kutsi Shela sewukhulile kodvwa solo abakamniki yena kutsi abe yindvodza yakhe.+
15 Juda watsi nakambona wacabanga kutsi uyingwadla, ngobe abetivale buso. 16 Ngako waya kuye eceleni kwendlela lapho abekhona khona futsi watsi: “Wota ngitewulala nawe.” Juda abengati kutsi lona kwakungumalukatane wakhe.+ Thamari watsi: “Yini lotanginika yona nangilala nawe?” 17 Juda wamphendvula watsi: “Ngitakunika imbuti leseyincane emhlambini wami.” Kodvwa yena watsi: “Sikhona yini sibambiso longanginika sona njengobe isengakefiki lembuti?” 18 Juda wachubeka watsi: “Yini lofuna ngikunike yona njengesibambiso?” Thamari watsi: “Nginikete indandatho yakho+ yesicinisekiso nentsambo yayo kanye nalendvuku lesesandleni sakho.” Ngako wamniketa wabese ulala naye, futsi Thamari wakhulelwa. 19 Ngemuva kwaloko wasukuma wahamba futsi wasusa nalendvwangu labetimbonye ngayo emahlombe, wase ugcoka inzilo yakhe.
20 Juda waniketa indvodza yase-Adulamu+ imbuti leseyincane kutsi iyimikise kuThamari kuze lendvodza ibuye naletintfo labemnikete tona njengesibambiso, kodvwa ayizange isamtfola. 21 Yabuta emadvodza akuleyo ndzawo, yatsi: “Iphi lengwadla* lehlala ngasendleleni e-Enayimu?” Lamadvodza atsi: “Akukaze kube nengwadla kulendzawo.” 22 Ekugcineni lendvodza yabuyela kuJuda yatsi: “Angikamtfoli, futsi emadvodza akuleya ndzawo atsite: ‘Akukaze kube nengwadla kulendzawo.’” 23 Ngako Juda watsi: “Kulungile akatitsatse letintfo, kuze singatewutiletsela lihlazo. Mine ngimtfumelele lembuti, kodvwa wangamtfoli.”
24 Ngemuva kwetinyanga letintsatfu kwenteke loko, Juda watfola umbiko lotsi: “Malukatane wakho Thamari ugwadlile futsi sewukhulelwe ngenca yaloko.” Nakeva loko, Juda watsi: “Mkhipheleni ngephandle futsi ashiswe ngemlilo.”+ 25 Njengobe bamkhiphela ngephandle, Thamari watfumela umlayeto kubabetala wakhe watsi: “Umnikati wanati tintfo nguye longitfolise lesisu.” Wabese utsi: “Ngako ngicela nihlole kutsi tabani letintfo, ngisho lendandatho yesiciniseko nalentsambo yayo kanye nalendvuku.”+ 26 Juda watihlola letintfo futsi watsi: “Akanacala ngobe ngimi lengingakamniki indvodzana yami+ Shela kutsi ibe yindvodza yakhe.” Ngako akazange aphindze alale naye ngemuva kwaloko.
27 Nakufika sikhatsi sekutsi Thamari abeleke, kwatfolakala kutsi kunemaphahla esiswini sakhe. 28 Njengobe abeleka, lomunye walabantfwana wakhipha sandla futsi ngekushesha umbelekisi watsatsa intsambo lebovu wayibopha kulesandla, watsi: “Lona uphume kucala.” 29 Kodvwa ngekushesha nje lomntfwana nakasibuyisela emuva lesandla, umnakabo waphuma futsi lombelekisi wababata watsi: “Wena sewuphuma ngenkhani!” Ngako lomntfwana wabitwa ngekutsi nguPheresi.*+ 30 Ngemuva kwaloko nalomnakabo lobekanentsambo lebovu esandleni waphuma, futsi yena wabitwa ngekutsi nguZera.+