11 Kodvwa Nawomi wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Ncandzekani, madvodzakati ami, nitawuhambelani nami? Nitsi mine ngisenayo nje inhlanyelo kutsi ngingatala emadvodzana langaba ngemadvodza enu?
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.
Kodvwa Onani, njengobe abati kutsi utabe utalele umnakabo, inhlanyelo yakhe abeyicitsela phansi njalo nje nakalala nalomkhula wakhe.
“Nangabe emadvodza latelamani ahlala khaya linye, bese kufa lenye yawo ingakayitali indvodzana, lomfelokati akukafaneli atsatfwe ngulomunye umuntfu wangaphandle, ngaphandle kwemuntfu walowo mndeni. Umnakabomufi kufanele amngene amtsatse amente umfati wakhe, afeze umsebenti wemkhula wakhe kulomfati.
Bakhuluma kuye batsi: “Cha, sitawuhamba nawe siye esiveni sakini.”
Ncandzekani, madvodzakati ami, sengimdzala kakhulu kutsi ngingaphindze ngendze manje. Nome bekungenteka ngibe nelitsemba, ngilale nendvodza kulobusuku, ngitale emadvodzana,