Genesisi
38 Ngesikhatheso uJuda watjhiya abafowabo, wayokuhloma itendakhe hlanu kwendoda emAdulamu igama layo nguRhira. 2 Khonapho uJuda wabona indodakazi yomKanana,+ igama layo nguTjhuwa. Nje-ke wayithatha bona ibe mkakhe bewatjhinga nayo emabhayini, 3 yaba sidisi, yabeletha indodana wayithiya ngokuthi ngu-Eri.+ 4 Yaba sidisi godu yabeletha indodana yayithiya ngokuthi ngu-Onani. 5 Yabeletha enye indodana, yayithiya ngokuthi nguTjhela. Ngesikhathi ibeletha indodana le uJuda bekase-Akziba.+
6 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, uJuda wathathela u-Eri izibulo lakhe umfazi, igama lomfazi loyo bekunguTamari.+ 7 U-Eri lo bekenza izinto ezimbi phambi kwakaJehova, nje-ke uJehova wambulala. 8 UJuda nakabona lokho, wathi ku-Onani: “Thatha umfazi kamnakwenu abe mkakho, utjhinge naye emabhayini bona umnakwenu abe nabantwana ngawe.”+ 9 U-Onani bekazi ukuthi abantwanabo angeze kube ngebakhe.+ Nje-ke nakaya emabhayini nomfazi kamnakwabo, bekathululela isidoda sakhe phasi ukuthi angabeletheli umnakwabo abantwana.+ 10 Akwenzako akhenge kumthabise uJehova, yeke wambulala naye.+ 11 UJuda wathi kuTamari umalukazanakhe: “Khamba uyokuhlala endlini kayihlo, ungatjhadi godu bekube kulapho uTjhela sekakhule khona.” UJuda wacabanga wathi: ‘UTjhela lo naye angafa njengabomnakwabo.’+ Nje-ke uTamari wakhamba wayokuhlala endlini kayise.
12 Ngemva kwesikhathi esithileko, umkaJuda indodakazi kaTjhuwa+ wahlongakala. UJuda wazila, ngemva kwalokho waya ebantwini egade barhuna izimvu zakhe eTimna+ akhamba nomnganakhe uRhira umAdulamu.+ 13 UTamari watjelwa ukuthi: “Nanguya usosokanakho uya eTimna uyokurhuna izimvu zakhe.” 14 Kwathi nakezwa lokho, wahlubula izambatho zakhe zokuba mhlolokazi, wazembesa ngetjhila, wazigubuzesa ngedugu bewayokuhlala esangweni le-Enayimu, ebelisendleleni etjhinga eTimna ngombana bekabona ukuthi uTjhela sekakhulile kodwana akakamthathi amenze umkakhe.+
15 UJuda nakambonako wacabanga ukuthi uyingwadla ngombana bekazivale ubuso. 16 Nje-ke watjhinga kuye njengombana bekasendleleni, wathi: “Ngibawa ungivumele ngitjhinge nawe emabhayini,” bekangazi ukuthi ngumalukazanakhe.+ Wamphendula wathi: “Alo khuyini ozangipha yona nange ngingatjhinga nawe emabhayini?” 17 UJuda wathi: “Ngizokuthatha imbuzana emhlambinami ngikuthumele yona.” Wamphendula wathi: “Uzanginikela isibambiso na esizongitjengisa ukuthi uzokwenza okuthembisileko?” 18 UJuda wathi: “Alo sibambiso bani ofuna ngikunikele sona?” Wamphendula wathi: “Nginikela idzilamnwanakho+ yetshwayo nentambo yakhona nedondolo lakho.” Wamnikela zona, ngemva kwalokho waya naye emabhayini begodu waba sidisi. 19 UTamari ngemva kwalokho wakhamba, wasusa itjhila egade azembese ngalo bese wambatha izembatho zakhe zokuba mhlolokazi.
20 Nje-ke uJuda wathumela imbuzana leyo ngomnganakhe omAdulamu,+ bona afumane isibambiso asitjhiye emfazini loya kodwana umnganakhe akhenge asamfumana. 21 Wabuza abantu bendaweni leyo wathi: “Iphi ingwadla yethempelini ye-Enayimu ehlala eqadi kwendlela?” Bathi kuye: “Akhenge khekube nengwadla yethempelini endaweni le.” 22 Ekugcineni wabuyela kuJuda wathi kuye: “Akhenge ngimthole, ngibuze nabantu balapho bathi kimi, ‘Akhenge khekube nengwadla yethempelini endaweni le.’” 23 UJuda wathi: “Akazithathe ngombana nasingasolo simfuna sizazibangela ihlazo. Imbuzana ngiyithumele kodwana akhenge umthole.”
24 Ngemva kweenyanga ezingaba zintathu, uJuda wafumana umbiko othi: “UTamari umalukazanakho ube yingwadla begodu usidisi.” UJuda wathi: “Mkhupheni, nimtjhise.”+ 25 Njengombana bamkhupha, wathumela amezwi naka kusosokanakhe: “Indoda izintwezi okungezayo ngiyo engenze ngaba sidisi, ngibawa uziqalisise ubone ukuthi ngezakabani, yidzilamnwana yetshwayo enentambo yakhona nedondolo.”+ 26 UJuda waziqala, wathi: “Ulunge ukudlula mina, ngombana akhenge ngimnikele uTjhela indodanami.”+ Ngemva kwalokho akhenge asaya naye emabhayini.
27 Kwathi nakufika isikhathi sakhe sokubeletha, wabeletha amawele. 28 Njengombana abeletha, elinye iwele lakhupha isandla, umbelethisi wathatha intambo ebomvu wayibopha esandleni salo, wathi: “Lo uphume qangi.” 29 Kwathi iwele elinyeli nalibuyisela isandla umfowabo waphuma, umbelethisi wathi: “Qala bona umlimaze kangangani ummakho!” Nje-ke bamthiya ngokuthi nguPeretsi.*+ 30 Ngemva kwalokho umfowabo egade anentambo ebomvu esandleni waphuma, bamthiya ngokuthi nguZerarhi.+