¹And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a man of Adullam whose name was Hirah.

¹Nenguva iyoyo Judha akabva kuvana vababa vake, akaburuka, akatsaukira kuno mumwe murume muAdhuramu, ainzi Hira.

²And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.

²Judha akaonapo mukunda womumwe munhu muKanani, ainzi Shua, akamutora, akapinda kwaari.

³And she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Er.

³Iye akava nemimba, akabereka mwana­komana, akamutumidza zita rinonzi Eri.

⁴And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

⁴Akava nemimbazve, akabereka mwana­komana, akamutumidza zita rinonzi Onani.

⁵And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.

⁵Akava nemimbazve, akabereka mwanakomana, akamutumidza zita rino­nzi Shera; iye aiva paKezibhi mukadzi wake achimubereka.

⁶And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

⁶Zvino Judha akatorera dangwe rake Eri mukadzi ainzi Tamari.

⁷And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.

⁷Asi dangwe raJudha, aiva munhu akaipa pamberi paJehovha; Jehovha akamuuraya.

⁸Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty, and raise up seed to thy brother.

⁸Zvino Judha akati kuna Onani, Pinda kumukadzi womukoma wako, umuwane, umuitire zvakafanira munin'ina womurume, umutsire mukoma wako vana.

⁹But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother.

⁹Zvino Onani akaziva kuti vana avo havangavi vake; naizvozvo wakati kana opinda kumukadzi womu­koma wake, orasira mbeu pasi, kuti arege kupa mukoma wake vana.

¹⁰And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.

¹⁰Chi­nhu ichi chaakaita chakanga chakaipa pamberi paJehovha; akamuuraya nai­yewo.

¹¹And Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, until Shelah my son is grown; for he said, Lest he die also, as his brethren. And Tamar went and remained in her father's house.

¹¹Ipapo Judha akati kuna Tamari, mukadzi womwana wake, Chigara hako uri chirikadzi paimba yababa vako, kusvikira Shera, mwanakomana wangu, akura; nekuti akati, Zvimwe angafa savakoma vake. Tamari aka­ndogara kumba kwababa vake.

¹²And as the days were multiplied, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. And Judah was comforted, and he went up to his sheep-shearers, to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

¹²Mazuva mazhinji akati apfuura, mukunda waShua, mukadzi waJudha, akafa; zvino Judha akati anyaradzwa, akakwira kuvaveuri vamakwai ake paTi­muna, iye naHira, shamwari yake muAdhuramu.

¹³And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.

¹³Tamari akaudzwa, zvichinzi, Tarira baba vomurume wako vanokwira Timuna kundoveura makwai avo;

¹⁴And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entry of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as wife.

¹⁴ipapo iye akabvisa nguvo dzouchirikadzi hwake, akazvifukidza nechokufukidzira chake, akazviputira, akagara pasuwo reEnaimu, guta riri panzira inoenda Timuna; nekuti akanga aona kuti Shera akura, akasamupiwa iye kuti ave mukadzi wake.

¹⁵And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.

¹⁵Zvino Judha akati achimuona, akati chifeve, nekuti akanga afukidza chiso chake.

¹⁶And he turned aside to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me go in to thee; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in to me?

¹⁶Akatsaukira kwaari panzira, akati, Douya, ndipinde kwauri; nekuti akanga asingazivi, kuti mukadzi womwa­nakomana wake. Iye akati, Unogondi­peiko, kuti upinde kwandiri?

¹⁷And he said, I will send [thee] a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give [me] a pledge, until thou send it?

¹⁷Akati, Ndichakutumira mbu­dzana inobva kuzvipfuwo zvangu. Akati, Uchandipa rubatso kusvikira wai­tuma here?

¹⁸And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave [it] her, and went in to her; and she conceived by him.

¹⁸Akati, Ndichagokupa rubatso rweiko? Iye akati, Chimhete chako, norwonzi rwako, netsvimbo yako iri paruoko rwako. Akamupa izvozvo, aka­pinda kwaari, akava nemimba naye.

¹⁹And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

¹⁹Akasimuka, akaenda, akabvisa choku­fukidzira chake, akafuka nguvo dzouchiri­kadzi hwake.

²⁰And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not.

²⁰Zvino Judha akatuma mbudzana noruoko rweshamwari yake, muAdhuramu, kuti atore rubatso paruoko rwomukadzi, asi haana kumuwana.

²¹And he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim, by the way-side? And they said, There was no prostitute here.

²¹Akabvunza vanhu vokwake, achiti, Chiripiko chifeve chiya, chakanga chiri paEnaimu panzira? Vakati, Kwakanga kusina chifeve pano.

²²And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, No prostitute has been here.

²²Akadzokera kuna Judha, akati, Handina kumuwana; navanhu voko va­kati, Kwakanga kusina chifeve pano.

²³Then Judah said, Let her take [it] for herself, lest we be put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

²³Ipapo Judha akati, Ngaazvitore hake, kuti tirege kunyadziswa; tarira ndatuma mbudzana iyi, iwe ukasamu­wana.

²⁴And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has committed fornication, and behold, she is also with child by fornication. And Judah said, Bring her forth, that she may be burned.

²⁴Zvino mwedzi inenge mitatu ya­kati yapfuura, Judha akaudzwa, zvichi­nzi, Tamari, mukadzi womwanakomana wako, akaita upombwe; wava nemimba noupombwe hwake. Judha akati, Uyai naye, apiswe.

²⁵When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man to whom these [belong] am I with child; and she said, Acknowledge, I pray thee, whose are this signet, and this lace, and this staff.

²⁵Zvino vakati vachiuya naye, aka­tuma shoko kuna baba vomurume wake, achiti, Ndine mimba nomurume ane nhumbi idzi, akati, Docherekedzai kuti izvi ndezvani, zvinoti, chimhete norwo­nzi, netsvimbo.

²⁶And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She is more righteous than I, because I have not given her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

²⁶Judha akazviziva, akati, Iye wakarurama kukunda ini, nekuti handina kumupa Shera, mwanako­mana wangu. Haana kuzomuzivazve.

²⁷And it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were in her womb.

²⁷Zvino nenguva yokubereka kwake vana vaviri vakanga vari mudumbu rake.

²⁸And it came to pass when she brought forth, that one stretched out [his] hand, and the midwife took it and bound round his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

²⁸Zvino akati achibereka, mumwe akabu­disa ruoko; ipapo mbuya vakatora rwodzi rutsvuku, vakarusungira paruoko rwake, vachiti, Uyu atanga kubuda.

²⁹And it came to pass as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out; and she said, How hast thou broken forth! on thee be the breach! And they called his name Pherez.

²⁹Zvino uyu akati adzosera ruoko rwake, munu­nuna wake akabuda; ivo vakati, Wazvi­pasanurira seiko? Naizvozvo akamutu­midza zita rinonzi Perezi.

³⁰And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.

³⁰Pashure mukoma wake akabuda, akanga aine rwodzi rutsvuku paruoko rwake; zita rake rikatumidzwa Zera.