UGenesisi 38:1-30
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UJuda loThamari (1-30)
38 Ngalesosikhathi uJuda wasuka kubafowabo wamisa itende lakhe eduze kwendoda engum-Adulamu eyayithiwa nguHira.
2 UJuda wathi esekhonale wabona indodakazi yomKhenani+ othile okwakuthiwa nguShuwa. Ngakho wayithatha yaba ngumkakhe walala layo
3 njalo yazithwala. Ngemva kwesikhathi yabeletha umntwana ongumfana, uJuda wamnika ibizo wathi ngu-Eri.+
4 Yaphinda yazithwala futhi yabeletha umntwana ongumfana, yamnika ibizo yathi ngu-Onani.
5 Yasibeletha omunye umntwana ongumfana yamnika ibizo yathi nguShela. UJuda wayehlala e-Akhizibi+ ngesikhathi umkakhe ebeletha umntwana lo.
6 Ngokuya kwesikhathi uJuda wadingela izibulo lakhe u-Eri umfazi njalo ibizo lakhe kwakuthiwa nguThamari.+
7 Kodwa izenzo zika-Eri, izibulo likaJuda zazingamthokozisi uJehova, ngakho uJehova wambulala.
8 Kwathi sekunjalo uJuda wathi ku-Onani: “Ngena umkamnewenu, ulale laye, uzalele umfowenu abantwana.”+
9 Kodwa u-Onani wayekwazi ukuthi abantwana labo kwakungasoze kuthiwe ngabakhe,+ yikho wayesithi nxa elala lomkamfowabo achithele ubudoda phansi ukuze angazaleli umfowabo abantwana.+
10 Ayekwenza akuzange kumthokozise uJehova, yikho laye wambulala.+
11 UJuda wathi kuThamari umalukazana wakhe: “Hlala ungumfelokazi emzini kayihlo, indodana yami uShela ize ikhule.” UJuda watsho njalo ngoba wayesesaba ukuthi indodana yakhe uShela layo ingafa njengabafowabo.+ Ngakho uThamari wahamba wayahlala emzini kayise.
12 Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uJuda wafelwa ngumkakhe indodakazi kaShuwa.+ Kwathi isikhathi sokulilela umkakhe sesiphelile, wasesuka waya ebantwini abagela izimvu zakhe eThimina+ ehamba lomngane wakhe uHira um-Adulamu.+
13 UThamari wasetshelwa ukuthi, “Uyihlozala uya eThimina ukuyagela izimvu zakhe.”
14 Ngakho wakhipha izigqoko zakhe zokuzila wavala ubuso bakhe ngeveyili wembatha lelembu emahlombe akhe. Wasesiyahlala egedini le-Enayimi elalisemgwaqweni oya eThimina ngoba wabona ukuthi uShela wayesekhulile, kodwa elokhu engakamphiwa ukuthi abe ngumkakhe.+
15 UJuda wathi embona wahle wacabanga ukuthi liwule ngenxa yokuthi wayezivale ubuso.
16 Ngakho waphambukela kuye eceleni komgwaqo wathi: “Ngicela ukulala lawe.” Phela wayengakwazi ukuthi kwakungumalukazana wakhe.+ Kodwa yena wathi kuye: “Uzanginikani ukuze ulale lami?”
17 Yena wathi: “Ngizathatha izinyane lembuzi emhlambini wami ngikuthumele lona.” Kodwa owesifazana wathi: “Uzanginika yini isibambiso engizasala laso uze ulithumele?”
18 Yena wasesithi: “Ufuna ngikunikeni okuzakuba yisibambiso?” Wamphendula wathi: “Nginika indandatho yakho elophawu+ lentambo yayo kanye lentonga esesandleni sakho.” Yikho wamnika izinto lezo waselala laye njalo owesifazana lo wazithwala.
19 Ngemva kwalokho owesifazana wasuka wahamba wafika wakhipha ilembu ayezivale ngalo wagqoka izigqoko zakhe zokuzila.
20 UJuda wasethuma umngane wakhe um-Adulamu+ ukuthi ahambise izinyane lembuzi kowesifazana lowo, abesethatha isibambiso ayemtshiyele sona kodwa kazange amthole.
21 Wabuza amadoda ahlala endaweni leyo wathi: “Lingaphi iwule lethempelini elaliseceleni komgwaqo e-Enayimi?” Wona athi: “Akukaze kube lewule lethempelini endaweni le.”
22 Wasebuyela kuJuda wafika wathi: “Angimtholanga owesifazana njalo amadoda endawo leyo athe akukaze kube lewule lethempelini endaweni leyo.”
23 Ngakho uJuda wathi: “Kazigcinele izinto lezo ukuze singabi yinhlekisa. Phela ngimthumele izinyane lembuzi leli kodwa awumtholanga.”
24 Kodwa ngemva kwezinyanga ezintathu uJuda wemukela umbiko othi: “Umalukazana wakho uThamari ubesewula futhi usezithwele ngenxa yokuwula kwakhe.” UJuda wasesithi: “Mkhipheleni phandle atshiswe.”+
25 Bathi sebemkhiphela phandle wasethumela ilizwi kuyisezala wathi: “Ngoniwe ngumnikazi wezinto lezi.” Waphinda wathi: “Ngicela uhlole ukuthi izinto lezi ngezikabani, indandatho elophawu lentambo yayo kanye lentonga.”+
26 UJuda wazihlola izinto lezi wasesithi: “Owesifazana lo ulungile ukwedlula mina ngoba angizange ngimnike uShela indodana yami.”+ Ngemva kwalokho uJuda kazange aphinde alale laye.
27 Kwathi isikhathi sakhe sokubeletha sesifikile kwatholakala ukuthi ulamaphahla esiswini sakhe.
28 Wathi esebeletha, elinye lakhuphela isandla salo phandle, umbelethisi wasethatha intambo ebomvu wayibophela esandleni salo wathi: “Lo nguye ophume kuqala.”
29 Kodwa lathi libuyisela isandla salo phakathi elinye lahle laphuma, umbelethisi wamangala wathi: “Hawu kanti ufohle njani!” Ngakho waphiwa ibizo kwathiwa nguPherezi.*+
30 Ngemva kwalokho kwaphuma umfowabo owayebotshwe ngentambo ebomvu esandleni njalo waphiwa ibizo kwathiwa nguZera.+
Amabala angaphansi
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