Genesi
38 Mu mazuwa awona, Djudha wakasiya hama dzake, woenda koogara padhuze no mwanarume umweni unozwi Ira, Muadhuramu. 2 Ikona Djudha wakaona mwana we mwanakadzi we Mukanani unozwi Suwa. Ngokudaro, Djudha wakamutora owata naye, 3 uye iyena wakabata pamwiri. Nokuhamba ke nguwa, wakabara mwana we mwanarume, uye Djudha wakamududza zina rokuti Eri. 4 Iyena wakabatazve pamwiri, obara mwana we mwanarume uye wakamududza zina rokuti Onani. 5 Wakabarazve mwana we mwanarume uye wakamududza zina rokuti Shera. Djudha wainga ari ku Akizibhi mukadzi wake paakabara.
6 Nokuhamba ke nguwa, Djudha wakawakira Eri dangwe rake, mukadzi waizwi Tamari. 7 Asi Eri dangwe ra Djudha, wainga asikapfadzi Djehovha; ndiyo ndaa, Djehovha akamuuraya. 8 Ngokudaro, Djudha wakabvunza Onani kuti: “Waka mukadzi wa mukoma ako uye wata naye, kuitira kuti ubarire mukoma ako ana.” 9 Asi Onani waizviziya kuti ana aaizobara ainga asikazogari ake. Ndiyo ndaa, paaiita zvepamaponde no mukadzi wa mukoma ake, waipsvetera pasi mbeu yake, kuti asabarire ana mukoma ake. 10 Zvaaiita zvainga zvakashata pamberi pa Djehovha, ndiyo ndaa akamuurayawo. 11 Djudha wakabvunza Tamari murora wake,* kuti: “Enda koogara hinga mufirhwakadzi kumba ka baba ako dakara mwana wangu Shera akura.” Ngokuti iyena waiti mu mwoyo make: ‘Iyena ungafawo hinga hama dzake.’ Hino Tamari wakaenda koogara kumba ka baba ake.
12 Nokuhamba ke nguwa, mukadzi wa Djudha mwana wa Suwa, wakafa. Djudha wakatora nguwa yakareba ecicema mukadzi wake; mumasure mazvo, wakaenda ku Timina no shamwari yake Ira Muadhuramu, kuti aonane no anhu aipungura ukuse we mabira. 13 Tamari wakabvunzwa kuti: “Cezani ako ari kuenda ku Timina koocinga ukuse we mabira awo.” 14 Nge ndaa yazvo, wakacinja macira, wakakanda ku hope kake djira re kufukidza ku hope* uye odzifukidza ngo djira, wakagara pa musuwo mukuru we Enaimu, uri pa gwanza rinoenda ku Timina, ngokuti wakaona kuti Shera wainga akura, asi cezani ake aazi kumuita kuti agare mukadzi wake.
15 Asi Djudha paakamuona, wakatorangarira kuti wainga ari hure, ngokuti wainga afukidza hope yake. 16 Hino wakaenda kaainga ari kumuceto ke gwanza uye wakati: “Ndiri kuda kuwata na iwewe,” ngokuti wainga asikazvizii kuti wainga ari murora wake.* Ngokudaro, iyena wakamubvunza kuti: “Mucandipasei kana mukawata na inini?” 17 Hino Djudha wakamudaira kuti: “Ndicakutumira mbudzi yandicatora pa zvipfuyo zvangu.” Asi iyena wakadaira kuti: “Mucandipasa ciro cokuti ndibatire dakara manditumira here?” 18 Djudha wakabvunzisa kuti: “Ndinodikana kukupasei kuti ubatire?” Iyena wakamudaira kuti: “Aneri yenyu ye cidhindo, tambo yenyu* uye ndonga iri mu nyara yenyu.” Hino iyena wakamupasa, wowata naye, uye iyena wakabata pamwiri. 19 Mumasure mazvo, wakamuka uye wakaenda, wakabvisa djira raainga akadzifukidza naro uye wakapfekazve macira ake o mufirhwakadzi.
20 Asi Djudha wakatumira mbudzi eciseenzesa shamwari yake Muadhomi, kuti ahwirinzirhwe zviya zvaainga abatirisa mwanakadziwo, asi iyena aazi kumugumira. 21 Iyena wakabvunzisa anarume aigara mu nharaunda iyona kuti: “Riri kupi hure riya ro pa tempro raigara ku Enaimu mu muceto me gwanza?” Asi awona akamudaira kuti: “Mu nharaunda ino amusati makambooneka hure ro pa tempro.” 22 Pakupedzesera, iyena wakahwirira kuna Djudha uye wakamubvunza kuti: “Andizi kumugumira. Kusiya izvona, anarume e nharaunda iyona andibvunza kuti: ‘Mu nharaunda ino amusati makambooneka hure ro pa tempro.’” 23 Hino Djudha wakati: “Ngaagare hake nazvo, kuti tisashorhwe. Inini ndaita zviri zvese, ndakupasa mbudzi kuti uende koomupasa, asi auzi kumugumira.”
24 Asi mumasure me mwedzi mitatu, Djudha wakabvunzwa kuti: “Tamari, murora wako,* waita uhure, uye wabata pamwiri nge ndaa ye uhure waaita.” Hino Djudha wakati: “Mubudisei kuti apiswe.” 25 Paainga ecibudiswa kunza, iyena wakatumira masoko kuna cezani ake, eciti: “Inini ndino mimba ye mwanarume we zviro izvi.” Uye wakatunhudzira eciti: “Ndapota, onai kuti aneri ii yo cidhindo, tambo ii uye ndonga ii nge zvaani.” 26 Ngokudaro, Djudha wakazviongorora uye wakati: “Iyena ndi munatsi kupinda inini, ngokuti andizi kumupasa mwana wangu Shera.” Kubvira ipona, aazi kuzowatazve naye.
27 Payakaguma nguwa yekuti abare, iyena wainga ano manyambiri mu ndani make. 28 Paainga ecibara, umwe wakabvisa moko wake kunza, uye uya waimubetsera pa kubara, wakatora ciusaru cekupsvuka wosunga moko we mwanewo, eciti: “Uu ndiye watanga kubuda.” 29 Asi paakandohwirinza moko wake, hama yake yakabuda, uye uya waimubetsera pa kubara wakati: “Wadzifunungurira gwanza guru!” Ndiyo ndaa wakadudzwa zina rokuti Perezi.* 30 Mumasure mazvo, hama yake yainga yakasungirhwa ciusaru cokupsvuka pa moko yakabudawo, uye wakadudzwa zina rokuti Zera.