5 Waphindza lenye futsi indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguShela. BoJuda babeseKhesibi ngesikhatsi italwa lendvodzana.
Juda wakhuluma kumalukatana wakhe, Thamari, watsi: “Ncandzeka ubuyele kini, ekhaya leyihlo, uhlale khona ungumfelokati kuze kukhule Shela, indvodzana yami.” Loko abekusho ngobe abesaba kutsi naye angahle afe njengabomnakabo. Ngako-ke Thamari wahamba wabuyela ekhaya kubo, wayawuhlala khona.
Juda watibona letimphahla kutsi takhe wase utsi: “Akanacala lomakoti. Ngimi lengingawufezanga umsebenti wami ngekutsi ngimnike indvodzana yami Shela.” Juda akazange aphindze alale naye futsi.
Juda watsatsela Era, litubulo lakhe, umfati labebitwa ngekutsi nguThamari.
Emadvodzana aJuda bekubo-Era, na-Onani, naShela, naPheresi, naZera; kodvwa Era na-Onani bafela eveni laseKhenani. Emadvodzana aPheresi bekubo-Hesroni naHamule.
Emadvodzana aJuda bekubo-Era, na-Onani, naShela. Lamadvodzana omatsatfu wawatalelwa nguBhatishuwa, umKhenanikati. Era, litubulo laJuda, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, ngako Simakadze wambulala.
Emadvodzana aShela, umsa waJuda, bekubo-Era, uyise waLekha, naLada, uyise waMaresha, nemindeni leyayeluka ilineni eBhethi Ashbeya,
Bo-Era na-Onani bekungemadvodzana aJuda, kodvwa afela eKhenani.
Titukulwane takaJuda lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaShela, labetalwa nguShela, nemaPheresi, labetalwa nguPheresi, nemaZera, labetalwa nguZera.