¹ Mwago mango, Yuda achikula oku babo aj'emwa mulume muguma w'eAdulani, ezino lyage ye Hira. ² Eyo munda abugana mwali wa Mukanani muguma, oyirikwa Shuwa, ashaba ola munyere. ³ Aba bukule, aburha omwana w'oburhabana, amuh'ezino lya Eri. ⁴ Ashubiba bukule, aburha omwana rhabana, amuher'ezino lya Onani. ⁵ Ashubi burha omurhabana, amuh'ezino lya Shela; Yuda aliri e Akizibu eri aburha. ⁶ Yuda ajishabira efula yage Eri omukazi: Ohamagalwa Tamari. ⁷ Eri, mwana murhanzi wa Yuda; agayisa Nyamuzinda, na Nyamuzinda amuyirha. ⁸ Yuda abwira Onani: J'omu mwa muka mukulu wawe, omujirire nk'oku erhegeko ly'obulamu liderhere, oburhire mukulu wawe. ⁹ Aliko Onani alimenyere oku eburha lirhali lyage, eri abaga ali omu nju na muka mukulu wage, alema asheshera oku daho lyarhaburhira mwene wabo eburha. ¹⁰ Ebyakazagi kola ntyo byagayisa Nyamuzinda, amulambika naye. ¹¹ Lero Yuda abwira omwazana Tamari: Ojibera mukana omu nju ya isho, kuhika amango mugala wani Shela akula. Bulala akazagi derha omu murhima guyobohere oku Shela naye afa kuguma na bene babo. Tamari agenda, n'okulama omu nju y'eshe. ¹² Esiku zagera, mwali wa Shuwa, muka Yuda afa. Eri Yuda arhenga omu mishibo anyegera e Timuna ajigemba ebibuzi byage, yewe na mwira wage Hila w'e Adulami. ¹³ Babwira Tamari, mpu << lola shozala oyu wanyegera e Timuna, ajigemba ebibuzi byage>>. ¹⁴ Ahogola emishangi yage y'obukana, ayambala echitambara, yeshi aba mwinja, ajiyikala aha bwa lunvi lw'Enayimi, oku njira y'e Timuna. Ali amasomerwa n'okubona Shela akola mukulu barhana muhere ye amurhole. ¹⁵ Yuda eri amubona, amenya mpu mukazi w'embaraga, bulala achishukire amalanga. ¹⁶ Aja hofu naye, eburhambi bw'enjira, omubwira ntya: << Oleke nkurhole.>> Arhali menyere oku mwazana oyo. Nyamukazi adosa ntya: << Bichi wampa li nyemera wantola? >> ¹⁷ Naye ashubiza ntya: Nakuha omwanahene w'omu buso bwani . Nyamukazi eri Nyemerere, s'aliko orhangimpa echikinja oku wanamuntumira. ¹⁸ Naye ashubiza : Chikinja chichi nkuhage ? Nyamukazi eri: Ompe akashe kawe, omugozi gwawe n'ako karhi ofumbarhi.Amuha byo, bamanyena bashimanana , bwaba bukule bwage. ¹⁹ Nyamukazi ayumuka agenda, ahogola echitambara chage; ashubiyambala emishangi yage y'obukana. ²⁰ Yuda arhuma omwahene, afumbika olala mwira wage w'e Adulami, mpu agende murholer'ebintu byage ahanaga chikinja emw'ola mukazi. Aliko arhamushimanaga. ²¹ Abaza abantu balama ahola mpu: Ngahe ali ola mukazi w'embaraga waliri oku njira Enayimi?Bamushubiza mpu: Nta mbaraga eba eno mwerhu chiro n'omuguma. ²² Agaluka emunda Yuda ali, amubwira: Ntamushimanire,chiro n'abantu b'eyo munda bamambwira oku eyomunda erhasagiba omukazi w'embaraga. ²³ Yuda aderha ntya : Abiberanage, kurhakwanene baje barhuhekera. Ci aliko narhumaga omwanahene orhanamubwene . ²⁴ Erhihagera myezi esharhu, babwira Yuda mpu : Mwazana wawe Tamara ahemukire.Chiro abere bukule bw'omu bulala Yuda aderha eri Mumulerhe embuga bamuyose . ²⁵ Eri bakola bamuherhe embuga, arhumiza emw'eshezala, eri : Omulume nina ebi bintu ye wanjiraga obu bukule . Eri : Olole bwinja nka nde aka kashe, ogu mugozi n'aka karhi. ²⁶ Yuda abilolereza aderha ntya : Alimushinganyanya kundusha bulala ntachimuga mugala wani shela . Arhanachi derhaga mpu amusharhira kwo. ²⁷ Erhi esiku zage z'okuburha zihika, babona oku mahasha gali omunda yage. ²⁸ Omu kuburha, muguma mubala bana alambula okuboko; omugekulu akugwarha okuyambisa ehigozi hidukula aderha eri : Oyu ye yenjire mwambere . ²⁹ Chi ola mwana ashubigalula okuboko, n'awabo aba ye yinja mwambere ola mugekulu aderha, ntya : Oku wanachihaga enjira yani! Ezino lya Peresi. ³⁰ Owundi naye anachihuluka ye waliyambere ehigozi hidukula oku boko; banachimuyirika ezino lya Zera.