UGenesise 38
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UGenesise 38
1Ngaleso sikhathi uJuda wehla kubafowabo, wangena nomuntu wase-Adulamu, ogama lakhe linguHira.
2UJuda wabona lapho indodakazi yomuntu waseKhanani ogama lakhe linguShuwa; wamthatha, wangena kuye.
3Wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Eri.
4Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Onani.
5Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSela; wayeseKesibi ekumzaleni kwakhe.
6UJuda wamthathela u-Eri izibulo lakhe umfazi ogama lakhe lalinguTamari.
7U-Eri izibulo likaJuda wayemubi emehlweni kaJehova; uJehova wambulala.
8Wayesethi uJuda ku-Onani: “Ngena nomkamfowenu, umthathe, umzalele umfowenu inzalo.”
9U-Onani wayesekwazi ukuthi inzalo ayiyikuba ngeyakhe; wathi engena kumkamfowabo, wathela emhlabathini ukuba angamniki umfowabo nzalo.
10Le nto ayenzayo yayingalungile emehlweni kaJehova; ngalokho naye wambulala.
11UJuda wasesithi kuTamari umalokazana wakhe: Hlala ungumfelokazi endlini kayihlo, ize ikhule uSela indodana yami; ngoba wathi: Ukuze angafi lanjengabafowabo. UTamari waya wahlala endlini kayise.
12Kwathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi yafa indodakazi kaShuwa umkaJuda; uJuda eseduduzekile wakhuphukela kubagundi bezimvu zakhe eThimna, yena nomngane wakhe uHira wase-Adulamu.
13Watshelwa uTamari ukuthi: “Bheka, umukhwe wakho ukhuphukela eThimna ukuyogunda izimvu zakhe.”
14Wakhumula izingubo zomfelokazi wakhe, wazimboza ngeveli, wazimboza, wahlala phansi endaweni evulekile esendleleni eya eThimna; ngoba wabona ukuthi uSela usekhulile, kodwa kamnikwanga ukuthi abe ngumkakhe.
15Lapho uJuda embona, wacabanga ukuthi uyisifebe; ngoba ezimboze ubuso.
16Waphambukela kuye endleleni, wathi: “Hamba, ngingene nawe; (ngokuba wayengazi ukuthi ungumalokazana wakhe.) Wathi: “Uyakunginikani ukuba ungene nami na?”
17Wathi: “Ngizakuthumelela izinyane lembuzi emhlambini.” Wathi: “Uyakunginika isibambiso, uze usithumele na?”
18Wathi: “Ngizakukunika sibambiso bani na?” Wathi: “Indandatho yakho, namasongo akho, nodondolo lwakho olusesandleni sakho.” Wamnika, wangena kuye, wakhulelwa ngaye.
19Wasuka wahamba, walala eduze kweveli lakhe, wembatha izingubo zakhe zobufelokazi.
20UJuda wayesethumela izinyane lembuzi ngesandla somngane wakhe wase-Adulamu ukuba athathe isibambiso esandleni sowesifazane, kodwa akamtholanga.
21Wayesebuza abantu baleyo ndawo, wathi: “Siphi isifebe esasise-Enayimi ngasendleleni na?” Bathi: “Akuzange kube khona isifebe kule ndawo.”
22Wabuyela kuJuda, wathi: “Angimtholi; namadoda akuleyondawo athi asikho isifebe kule ndawo.
23UJuda wasesithi: Kazithathele, ukuze singajabhi; bheka, ngithume le ngane, kodwa awuyitholanga.
24Kwathi emva kwezinyanga ezintathu watshelwa uJuda ukuthi: UTamari umalokazana wakho uphingile; futhi bheka, ukhulelwe ngokuphinga. Wathi uJuda: “Mkhipheni, amshiswe.”
25Esezelwe, wathumela kuyisezala ukuthi: “Ngikhulelwe ngomuntu ezingowakhe; abasebenzi.
26UJuda wazivuma, wathi: “Ulungile kunami; ngoba angimnikanga uSela indodana yami. Futhi akasamazi.
27Kwathi ngesikhathi sokubeletha kwakhe, bheka, kwakukhona amawele esizalweni sakhe.
28Kwathi esebelethile, enye yelula isandla sayo; umbelethisi wasethatha intambo ebomvu egazini esandleni sakhe, wayibophela esandleni sakhe, wathi: Lo uphume kuqala.
29Elokhu ehoxisa isandla sakhe, umfowabo waphuma, wathi: “Nifohle kanjani na?” ngakho-ke igama lakhe lathiwa uParesi.
30Ngasemuva kwaphuma umfowabo owayenentambo ebomvu esandleni sakhe, igama lakhe lalithiwa uSaragi.
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UGenesise 38: CZB24
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