35 Waphindze wakhulelwa futsi, watala indvodzana, watsi: “Manje-ke ngitamdvumisa Simakadze.” Ngako-ke wayetsa libito watsi nguJuda, wase uyema kutala.
Watsi kube abone Leya kutsi sewumile kutala, watsatsa Zilpha, sisebenti sakhe, wasinika Jakobe kutsi sibe ngumkakhe.
Emadvodzana aZilpha, sisebenti saLeya, bekuboGadi na-Asheri. Ngiwo lawa-ke emadvodzana aJakobe lawatalelwa eMesophothamiya.
Emadvodzana aJuda bekubo-Era, na-Onani, naShela, naPheresi, naZera; kodvwa Era na-Onani bafela eveni laseKhenani. Emadvodzana aPheresi bekubo-Hesroni naHamule.
Noko kwase kuba nguJuda lowaba sive lesasinemandla kakhulu, ngiso lesabe sesitala umbusi wato tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli, nome nje emalungelo ebutubulo abenikwe Josefa.
“Juda uyawuba nesabelo sinye; siyawugudla umnyele welive lakaRubeni kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga.
Titukulwane takaJuda tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
Nankha-ke emabito abo: “Khalebi, umsa waJefune, wesive sakaJuda;
Abrahama watala Isaka; Isaka watala Jakobe; Jakobe watala Juda kanye nabomnakabo.
NgaJuda wakhuluma watsi: “Vani, Simakadze, kukhala kwa-Juda; umletse esiveni sakhe. Ngetandla takhe uvikela indlela yakhe. Awu, bani ngumsiti wakhe etitseni takhe.”