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

¹Huchih laiin, hichi ahia, Juda bel a unaute kianga kipanin a pai suka, Adullam mi khat a min Hira a vebelta hi:

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

²Huan, Juda in huailaiah Kanan mi khat tanu a min Suah a mua; huan, amah a kitenpih a, a kithuahpih ta.

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

³Huchiin a gaia, tapa a neia; huan; Juda in amin dingin Er asa hi.

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

⁴Huan, a gai nawna, tapa a nei nawna; huan, a nuin a min dingin Onan asa hi.

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

⁵Huan, tapa a nei nawn jela, a min ding Sela asa a; amah a neihlaiin Juda Chezib khua ah a om hi.

⁶Zvino Judha akatorera dangwe rake Eri mukadzi ainzi Tamari.

⁶Huan, Juda in a ta masa Er a dingin ji api saka, a min Tamar ahi.

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

⁷Huan, Juda ta masa Er Toupa mitmuh in gilou ahia; huchiin, Toupan amah a si saka.

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

⁸Huan, Juda in, Onan kiangah, na u ji kithuahpih inla kitenpih inla, na u a dingin chi khahsakin achia.

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

⁹Huan, Onan in chi suah ding pen amah suan ahikei ding chih athei a, huchiin hichi ahia, a u ji a kithuahpih tengin a u a dinga chi a suahsak louh na dingin leiah a kesak jel hi.

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

¹⁰Huan, a thil hihdan Toupa mitmuh in giloutak ahi: huchiin amah leng a sisak ta.

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.

¹¹Huan, Juda in amou nu Tamar kiangah, ka tapa Sela a pichin mateng na pa in lamah pasal neilou in na om tadih in, achia. Huchilou in jaw amah leng a ute bangin a si kha ding hi, achi ahi. Huchiin, Tamar apa in lamah ava omte hi.

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

¹²Huan, a nungin Suah tanu Juda ji a si a; huan, Juda in a ngaih a daita a, Timna khua ah a belam mulmet mi te kiang lamah amah leh a lawm Adullam mi Hira a hoh tou uh.

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

¹³Huan, mi in, Tamar, na pu a belam mulmet dingin Timna khua ah a hohtou dek, chiin, a hilh ua.

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.

¹⁴Huchiin, aman a pasal sunna puansilh te a suah a, kikhuh na puanin a kikhuh a, a kituam bikbek a, Timna kho lampi ah Enaim kulh kongpi ah ana tu a; Sela lah a piching ta ngala, apan aji dingin amah api sak kei chih a thei hi.

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

¹⁵Huan, Juda in amah amuh in kijuak hiinteh achia; amai lah akikhuh bikbek ngala.

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

¹⁶Huchiin, lampi gei ah huai numei lam ava juan a, kisa in hehpihtakin I lumkhawm ding, achia: amou mah ahi chih lah athei ngal kei a. Huan, aman, hon luppih bang non pe dia? Achia.

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

¹⁷Huan, aman, ganhon laka kipan kelnou ka hon khak ding, achia. Huan, aman huai na hon khak ma a kana let ding banghiam bek non pe diam? Achia.

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

¹⁸Huan, aman, let ding bang ka hon pe dia? Achia. Huan, aman, na min sawnna leh na tau, na chiang tawi toh, achia. Huchiin, apia a, a luppih ta, huan, amah a kipan apaita hi.

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

¹⁹Huan, a thou a, a kikhuhna puan a suah a, a meithaina puansilh te a silh non ta hi.

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

²⁰Huan, a thillet numei khut a kipana la dingin a lawmpa Adullam mi khut ah kelnou a khak a: himahleh aman ava muzou takei hi.

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

²¹Huchiin, numei omna mun a mite kiangah, lampi gei a Enaima kijuak nu koi a om ahita a? Chiin a dong a. Huan, amau, kijuak mawngmawng hiai laiah a om kei hi, achi ua.

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

²²Huchiin, Juda kiangah a kik nawn a, amah ka muzou kei; amun a miten leng, kijuak mawngmawng hiai laiah a om kei, ana chih behlap uh, achia.

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

²³Huan, Juda in, neiden maileh huchilouin in jaw I zahlak kha ding; ngaiin, hiai kelnou khak hi inga, amah lah mu zoulou chin na, achia.

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

²⁴Huan, kha thum hiam tak nungin, min Juda, na mounu Tamar in tangval a ngai a; huailou leng, ngai in sawn a pai hi, chiin, ahilh ua. Huan, Juda in pi khia unla, hal lup in om heh, achia.

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.

²⁵Huan, a pi khiak uleh, Tamar in, hiai thil te neipa lakah ahi nau ka pai, chiin, a pu kiangah mi a sawl ta a; amah mah in, hehpihtakin hiai min sawn na te, tau te, chiang te, kua a ahia, en chian dih ve, achia.

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

²⁶Huan, Juda in huai thilte amah a ahi chih ana thei a. Kei sang amah diktat jaw ahi; ka tapa Sela lah amah toh kana kiteng sak ta kei a, achia. Huan, Juda in amah a kithuahpih nawn hetkei.

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

²⁷Huan, nau a vei laiin hichi ahia, ngai in, a sul ah phik ana om ua.

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

²⁸Huan, hichi ahia, nau avei laiin khat in a khut a hon golh khia a: huchiin nau dom mi in, hiai a pawt masa jaw ahi, chiin ana len a, a khut ah khau san a bunsak hi.

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

²⁹Huan, huchi ahia, khut a laklut nawn laiin, ngaiin, a unau a hongpawt ta a: huchiin naudom miin, bang dia pawtna kibawl na hia? Achia, huaijiakin a min dingin Perez a sa uh.Huan, huai nungin a unau, huai nungin a unau, huai a khut a khau san bunpen, a hongpawt nawna: a min dingin Zera a sa uhi.

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

³⁰Huan, huai nungin a unau, huai nungin a unau, huai a khut a khau san bunpen, a hongpawt nawna: a min dingin Zera a sa uhi.