¹ Iciyashile muli ilya nshita iyakuti Yuda ashile bamunyina wakwe no kwikala naumo umwine Adulamu uwehina lya Hira. ² Akumine kulya nomwana mwanakashi wamwina Kanani umwaume uo ishina ni shua. Alimusendele no kwingila kuli ena. ³ Alimite no kukwata umwana umwaume. Amwinike Ere. ⁴ Alimite nakabili no kukwata umwana umwaume. Amwitile ishina Onani. ⁵ Nakabili wakwete umwana mwaume amwinike ishina shela. Amufyalile mu Aksibu. ⁶ Yuda asangile umukashi wakwe Hira, ibeli lyakwe. Ishina lyakwe Tamari. ⁷ Hira ibeli lyakwe yuda, ali uwabipa mumenso yakwe Yehova. yehova alibwipeye ena. ⁸ Yuda alandile kuli onani, ''kabiye nokwingila mung'anda yakwamunonko kumukashi wakwe. Kabili namulamu obe, nokufyalila munonko abana. ⁹ ''Onani alishibe ukuti abana tabakabe bakwe. Lyonsefye ilyo alekumona mucupo namulamu wakwe, alefumisha amalume panshi kanshi tafyolemo umwana uwakwa munyina. ¹⁰ Ifyo acitile calibipile mumenso yakwe Yehova. Nao Yehova alibwipeye. ¹¹ Elyo Yuda alandile kuli Tamari, umuko wakwe, ''ikalafye ifyofine mukafwilwa mung'anda yakwe wiso mpaka shela, umwana mwaume wandi, akakule. ''Pantu aletina, kuti limbi nao afwe, ngabamunyina wakwe. '' Tamari alifuminepo nokuyaikala mung'anda yabawishi. ¹² Panuma yanshita atali, umwana mwanakashi wa shua umukasi wa Yuda, alifwile. Yuda alinobulanda elyo aile ku Timuna kubalebeya impanga shakwe, ena na umwanakashi Hira umwina Adulamu. ¹³ Tamara bamwebele, ''Mona, wisofyala aleya ku timuna mukubeye impanga shakwe.'' ¹⁴ Afulile ifyakufwala fyabumukamfwilwa nokufimbana insalu. Aikele mumpongolo yaku Enaimu, iyali mu mbali yamusebo waya ku Timuna. Pantu amwene ukuti shela nakuba tapelwe kuli ena ukuba umukashi umukashi wakwe. ¹⁵ Ilyo yuda amumwene atontokenye ukuti liule pamulandu liifimbilishe kumenso. ¹⁶ Aile kuli ena mupepi nomusebo nokulanda, ''isa, napapata leka ndale nobe''-pantu taishibe ukuti mupongoshi wakwe-elyo alandile, ''finshi ulempela ine pakuti tulale nobe?'' ¹⁷ Alandile, inkatuma akana kambushi ukufuma mumukuni.'' Alandile, mpeni icikatilo mpaka mukatume?'' ¹⁸ Alandile, cikatilonshi ico nalapela kuli iwe?''---Ayaswike, '' inindaminwe nomwando wenu nenkonto iyo ili muminweyenu.'' Alifipele kuli ena nokulanda nankwe, elyo alimite kuli ena. ¹⁹ Aimine nokuya Afumishepo icifimbo nokufwala iosalu shabumukamfwilwa. ²⁰ Yuda afumine umwana wambushi kuli cibusa wakwe umwine Adulamu pakuti engayamupokelelako ifikatile ku minwe yamwanakashi, lelo tamusangile ena. ²¹ Elyo umwina Adulamu aipwishe abantu bailya ncende, Alikwi ulyo umuncende bwinebwine uwali pa Enamu pambali ya musebo?'' Balandile ''Tpalipo umuncende winewine palya. ²² Abwelele kuli Yuda nokulanda, nshamusanga ena. Kabili, abantu bailya ncende balandile, ''Tpalipo umuncende winewine. palya.'' ²³ Yuda alandile. '' lekeni ena asunga ifintu, ukuti twikalengwa insoni, pakuti, nalitumine uyu mwana wambushi, lelo tawamusangile ena. ²⁴ Panuma yamyeshi itatu casoselwe kuli yuda, ''tamara umuko obe alicita ubucende elyo alikweta ifimo. '' Yuda alandile ''muleteni kuno nokulekwa ocewa.'' ²⁵ Ilyo bamuletele wishifyala imbila, ''ku muntu uwakwate ifi ewampele ifumo alandile, fwailisheninapapata umwine waifi inindaminwe na umwana ndo na inkonto.'' ²⁶ Yuda afibushi elyo alandile, ''wena mulungami ukucila ifyo naba, kanshi apo nshamupela kulishela ngomukashi wakw, umwana wandi. ''Ena talelepo nao kabili. ²⁷ Yafikile inshita ifakwe iyakupapa, moneni, bampundu ebali mwifumo. ²⁸ Yafikile ilyo alepela umo afumishe ukuboko, nana cimbusa babulile kumwanda akakashika no kumukaka kububoko kwakwe elyo alandile, '' Uyu uwabalilepo ukwisa.'' ²⁹ Lelo elyo abwekeshemo ukuboko kwakwe, elyo, moneni munyina aishile fuma mukubalilapo.'' Nacimbusa alandile, '' cinshi waitobela no kufuma! ''Ico bamwinike perese. ³⁰ Elyo munyina afumine, uwakwete akamwando kakashika kukuboko kwakwe, elyo bamwinike Sera.