¹ Kwafika sikhatsi lapho khona Judah ashiya bomnakabo wayohlala nemu Adullamite tsite, libito lakhe lebekutsiwa Hirah. ² Wahlangana lapho nendvodzakati yemu Canaanite libito layo kwakungu Shua. wamu tsatsa batsandzana. ³ Watetfwala wabeleka indvodzana. Yabitwa nga-Er. ⁴ Watetfwala futsi waphindza wabeleka indvodzana. Wambita ngekutsi ngu-Onan. ⁵ Waphindza futsi waba nendvodzana wayibita watsi ngu-Shelah. kwakuse Kezib lapho amubelekela khona. ⁶ Judah watsatsela indvodzana Er umfati. Libito lakhe kwakungu Tmar. ⁷ Er, litibulo laJudah, bekangcolile embikwaSimakandze. Simakadze wamubulala. ⁸ Judah watsi ku-Onan, ''Hamba kumkamnakenu. Umgene, utalele umnakenu bantfwana. ⁹ Onan wati kutsi lomtfwana ngeke abewakhe. abetsi sonkhe sikhatsi makayolala nemfati wemnakabo, acencuke kute angato talela umnakabo. ¹⁰ Lalakwenta kwakusinengiso embikwa Simakadze. Simakadze wambulala naye. ¹¹ Ngakoke Judah watsi kuTamar, makoti wendvodzana yakakhe, Hlala ungumu felokati endlini yeyihlo ate-akhule Shalah, indvodzana yami, Ngobe wesaba kutsi kungenteka afenaye, njenga bomnakabo.'' Tamar wahamba wayohlala endlini yeyise. ¹² Emuva kwesikhatsi lesindze, indvodzakati ya-Shua. umfati waJudah, wafa. Judah wadvudvutwa futsi wase unyukela endzaweni lapho kwakuhhulelwa khona tinvu takhe lendzawo yayise Timnah, yena nemgani wakhe Hirah umuAdullamite. ¹³ Tamar watjelwa kwatsiwa,''buka, babetala wakho uyenyuka uyeTimnah kuyohhula tinvu takhe.'' ¹⁴ Wakhumula timphahla takhe tenzilo wase utivala ngeveyili watembatsisa kahle. Wahlala esangweni laseEnaim, lelingase ndleleni leya eTimnah. Ngobe wabona kutsi Shelah sewukhulile kephayena loku akendziselwa yena kutsi abengumfati wakhe. ¹⁵ Watsi Judah nakamubona wacabangakutsi yingwadla ngobe bekatimbonye buso. ¹⁶ Wayakuye ngasemugwaceni watsi, wota, ngiyacela angilalenawe''-ngobe abengati kutsi ngumakoti- futsi watsi, utanginiketani kute ulalenami?" ¹⁷ watsi, "ngitaku tfumelela lizinyane." watsi, unganginika yini sibambiso utewulitfumele kimi?" ¹⁸ watsi sibambiso sini lenginga kunikasona?" waphendvula watsi, nginikete lendandatho leneliphawu lwakho kanye nalolucotfo, nelundvondvolo lolusesandleni sakho." Wamunika wase ulala naye wase uyatetfwala wamitsiswanguye. ¹⁹ Wavuka wahamba. Wakhumula iveyili wafaka tembatfo takhe tebufelokati. ²⁰ Judah walitfumela lelizinyane ngemunganiwakhe kute atotfola labekabambise ngako kulowesifazane kepha akamutfolanga. ²¹ Lomu Adullamite wabese ubuta emadvodza akulendzawo,"Iphilengwadla lebeyise Enaim ngasemugwacweni?" Batsi," Akukase kuke kubene Ngwadla lapha." ²² Wabuyela kuJudah watsi, " angikhamutfoli. futsi, emadvodza akulendzawo, 'Akukase kuke kube nengwadla lapha.''' ²³ Judah watsi, "Akatigcine letintfo, kute singangeni ehlazweni. Impela, ngilitfumele lelizinyane, kepha awumutfolanga.'' ²⁴ Kwafika sitsatsi emuvakwetinyanga letintsatfu lapho atjelwa khona Judah, '''Tamar makoti wakakho wente bugwadla, futsi impela, utetfwele ngenca yabo. '''Muletseni lapha futsi akashiswe.'' ²⁵ Watsi asaletfwa, watfumela kubabetala wakhe umlayeto, ''Ngikhuleliswe ngumnini waletintfo leti, wase utsi, ngiyacela hlolani kutsi letintfo tabani, lendandatho yeluphawu, nelucotfo kanye nalolundvondvolo. ²⁶ Judah wakubona kutsi ngulokwakhe wase utsi, Ulungile kunami, ngobe angimendziselanga Shelah, indvodzana yami.'' Akaphidzanga walala naye. ²⁷ kwafika sikhatsi lapho kumele abeleke khona, buka, emaphahla abesesi beletfweni sakhe. ²⁸ kwatsi asabeleka linye liphahla laveta sandla, lolobelekisako watsatsa insondvo lebovu wayibopha kulesandla lesasivela wase utsi, '' Lona uphume kucala.'' ²⁹ Kepha'ke waphindze wasibuyisela emuva sandla, futsi, buka, umakabo waphuma kucala. Umbelekisi watsi, '' Ufohlekanjani!'' wetsiwa kwatsiwa nguPerez. ³⁰ Nemnakabo wabese uyabelekwa, lobekanale sondvo lebovu esandleni sakhe, yena wetsiwa kwatsiwa nguZerah.