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38 Okathi ole, Yuda aahaahiya axinnawe, onarowa othipela etenta* awe waattamela mulopwana a wAdulami, iihaniwa Hira. 2 Nto Yuda aahinweha mwaana mwaamuthiyana a Xuwa, mukanaani.+ Yuda owo aahimurupiha. 3 Vano muthiyana owo aahirupala. Muhoolo mwaya, aahimuyara mwaana mwaamulopwana. Nto Yuda aahinvaha nsina noowi Eri.+ 4 Aahirupala-tho omuyara mwaana mwaamulopwana, onvaha nsina noowi Onani. 5 Aahirupala-tho omuyara mwaana mwaamulopwana, onvaha nsina noowi Xela. Okathi aamuyanre awe Xela, owo* aakhala wAkazibi.+
6 Nuuvira okathi, Yuda aahimuthanlela muthiyana mwanawe oopacerya oyariwa iihaniwa Eri. Muthiyana owo iihaniwa Tamari.+ 7 Masi Eri, mwaana oopacerya oyariwa ni Yuda, aanipaka itthu sootakhala vamaithoni va Yehova. Tivo Yehova aahimwiiva 8 Nto Yuda aahimwiirela Onani wiira: “Mmuthele naamukhweli a munninyu,* wiira mmuyarele osuulu munninyu owo”.+ 9 Onani aanisuwela wiira anamwane awo khiyaarowa okhala awawe.+ Nto okathi aarupana awe mwaara a munnawe, aaniyiiherya vathi wiira ohimuyarele anamwane munnawe.+ 10 Etthu Onani aapaka awe, yaari yootakhala vamaithoni va Yehova. Tivonto aahimwiiva.+ 11 Nto Yuda aahimuleela Tamari, mwaara a mwanawe wiira: “Mwakhaleke owannyeya apapinyu, ni muhitheliwe mpakha wunnuwa mwanaka mwaamulopwana Xela”. Yuda aahimmye siiso okhala wiira aanoova wiira Xela aamookhwa, ntoko yaakhwiiye aya anaawe akina axilopwana.+ Nto Tamari aahirowa okhala owannyeya apapawe.
12 Nuuvira okathi, mwaarawe Yuda aahikhwa. Owo aari mwaana mwaamuthiyana a Xuwa.+ Yuda aahimunlela mwaarawe. Nuumala-vo, aahirowa oTiimina,+ weiwo waari aya atthu yaamettha ipwittipwitthi sawe. Owo aari ni mpatthani awe Hira, a wAdulami.+ 13 Tamari aahileeliwa wiira: “Apapaya aiyanyu anrowa oTiimina omettha ipwittipwitthi saya”. 14 Tamari aahirula ikuwo sa onaamukhweli, aahiikhuneela mmakhatani ni nleeso, ni aahiikhuneela owiitho ni eveewu. Owo aahikilaathi vamukhora wa muttetthe wEnayimi, estaraata yaarowa oTiimina, okhala wiira Xela aahinnuwa, masi khaavahiwe wiira okhale iyawe.+
15 Okathi Yuda anwenhe awe, oona wiira aari namararuwa,* maana aahiikhuneela owiitho. 16 Yuda aahimwaattamela mustaraatani aari awe, onahimya wiira: “Xontte, mukeemererye orupa ni nyuwo”. Owo khaasuwela wiira aari mwaara a mwanawe.+ Masi Tamari aahimukoha wiira: “Munrowa okivaha-ni wiira kirupe ni nyuwo?” 17 Yuda aahimwaakhula iiraka: “Kinimooruuhelani epuri ya munikotoni mwaka”. Nto Tamari aahimukoha wiira: “Munrowa okeemexerya exeeni, kiwehereryaka waakhela epuri eyo?” 18 Yuda aahimukoha wiira: “Mumphavela wiira kiweemexeryeni exeeni?” Tamari aahaakhula iiraka: “Mukivahe anela* anyu,+ ni musako anyu, ni ekopo eri mmatatani mwanyu”. Owo aahinvaha itthu iyo, ni aahirupana. Nuumala-vo, Tamari aahirupala. 19 Nuuvira okathi, Tamari aahivenya onarowa. Aahirula ikuwo iye, otthikela owara ikuwo sa onaamukhweli.
20 Yuda aahinvahererya epuri mpatthani awe a wAdulami+ wiira anvahererye muthiyana ole ni okuxe itthu eemexenrye awe. Masi khamphwannye Tamari owo. 21 Aahaakoha alopwana yaari opuro ole wiira: “Ori vai namararuwa* ole onikilaathi mustaraatani wEnayimi?” Alopwana awo yaahaakhula yiiraka: “Khonakhale namararuwa* muttetthe ola. 22 Mulopwana ole aahitthika, omuleela Yuda wiira: “Nkimphwannye. Nave-tho, atthu a muttetthe ole anihimya wiira: ‘Khonakhale namararuwa* muttetthe ola’”. 23 Siiso, Yuda aahihimya wiira: “Mmuhiye ohalaneke itthu iye okunxe awe wiira ohinuulihihe muru. Miyo kaahimuroihela epuri eyo, masi nyuwo khamumphwannye”.
24 Nuuvira miyeeri miraru, Yuda aahileeliwa wiira: “Tamari, mwaara a mwaninyu, aahiipaka okhala namararuwa.* Owo oorupala mwaha wa oraruwa wawe”. Nto Yuda aahihimya wiira: “Okumiheriwe ota wiira opahiwe”.+ 25 Okathi aakumiheriwe awe ota, aahiruma oleeliwa Yuda wiira: “Mwaneene itthu iya tokirupalinhe”. Aahilavula-tho iiraka: “Xontte nwehe saana itthu iya, ni mmusuwele mwaneene anela ola, musako ola, ni ekopo ela”.+ 26 Nuumala Yuda oweha saana itthu iye, aahihimya wiira: “Ola onihimya ekeekhai, okhala wiira nkinvanhe mwanaka mwaamulopwana Xela”.+ Okhuma nihiku nenne, Yuda khaatthikenle omurupiha-tho.
27 Waaphiyale aya okathi wooyara, Tamari aahiyara maphapo. 28 Okathi aayara awe, mwaana mmosa aahikumiherya ota ntata nawe. Vano muthiyana aamukhaliherya oyara aahikuxa moowaakuveya nliinya nooxeerya, otthukwelela ntata na mwaana ole ntoko esinaale, onahimya wiira: “Ola topacenrye okhuma”. 29 Masi omalaka-ru ottikiherya ntata nawe mmirimani, munnawe aahikhumela ota. Vano muthiyana aamukhaliherya oyara aahithamala ohimyaka wiira: “Khoo, nyuwo muhaawereya amaminyu!” Tivo, mwaana owo aahivahiwa nsina noowi Peresi.*+ 30 Nuumala-vo, aahikhuma muhima awe, yoowo aatthukweleliwe ntata nawe ni nliinya nooxeerya. Owo aahivahiwa nsina noowi Zerahi.+