UGenesise 38 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UGenesise 38

¹ Ngaleso sikhathi uJuda wehla kubafowabo, wangena nomuntu wase-Adulamu, ogama lakhe linguHira.

² UJuda wabona lapho indodakazi yomuntu waseKhanani ogama lakhe linguShuwa; wamthatha, wangena kuye.

³ Wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Eri.

⁴ Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Onani.

⁵ Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSela; wayeseKesibi ekumzaleni kwakhe.

⁶ UJuda wamthathela u-Eri izibulo lakhe umfazi ogama lakhe lalinguTamari.

⁷ U-Eri izibulo likaJuda wayemubi emehlweni kaJehova; uJehova wambulala.

⁸ Wayesethi uJuda ku-Onani: “Ngena nomkamfowenu, umthathe, umzalele umfowenu inzalo.”

⁹ U-Onani wayesekwazi ukuthi inzalo ayiyikuba ngeyakhe; wathi engena kumkamfowabo, wathela emhlabathini ukuba angamniki umfowabo nzalo.

¹⁰ Le nto ayenzayo yayingalungile emehlweni kaJehova; ngalokho naye wambulala.

¹¹ UJuda wasesithi kuTamari umalokazana wakhe: Hlala ungumfelokazi endlini kayihlo, ize ikhule uSela indodana yami; ngoba wathi: Ukuze angafi lanjengabafowabo. UTamari waya wahlala endlini kayise.

¹² Kwathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi yafa indodakazi kaShuwa umkaJuda; uJuda eseduduzekile wakhuphukela kubagundi bezimvu zakhe eThimna, yena nomngane wakhe uHira wase-Adulamu.

¹³ Watshelwa uTamari ukuthi: “Bheka, umukhwe wakho ukhuphukela eThimna ukuyogunda izimvu zakhe.”

¹⁴ Wakhumula izingubo zomfelokazi wakhe, wazimboza ngeveli, wazimboza, wahlala phansi endaweni evulekile esendleleni eya eThimna; ngoba wabona ukuthi uSela usekhulile, kodwa kamnikwanga ukuthi abe ngumkakhe.

¹⁵ Lapho uJuda embona, wacabanga ukuthi uyisifebe; ngoba ezimboze ubuso.

¹⁶ Waphambukela kuye endleleni, wathi: “Hamba, ngingene nawe; (ngokuba wayengazi ukuthi ungumalokazana wakhe.) Wathi: “Uyakunginikani ukuba ungene nami na?”

¹⁷ Wathi: “Ngizakuthumelela izinyane lembuzi emhlambini.” Wathi: “Uyakunginika isibambiso, uze usithumele na?”

¹⁸ Wathi: “Ngizakukunika sibambiso bani na?” Wathi: “Indandatho yakho, namasongo akho, nodondolo lwakho olusesandleni sakho.” Wamnika, wangena kuye, wakhulelwa ngaye.

¹⁹ Wasuka wahamba, walala eduze kweveli lakhe, wembatha izingubo zakhe zobufelokazi.

²⁰ UJuda wayesethumela izinyane lembuzi ngesandla somngane wakhe wase-Adulamu ukuba athathe isibambiso esandleni sowesifazane, kodwa akamtholanga.

²¹ Wayesebuza abantu baleyo ndawo, wathi: “Siphi isifebe esasise-Enayimi ngasendleleni na?” Bathi: “Akuzange kube khona isifebe kule ndawo.”

²² Wabuyela kuJuda, wathi: “Angimtholi; namadoda akuleyondawo athi asikho isifebe kule ndawo.

²³ UJuda wasesithi: Kazithathele, ukuze singajabhi; bheka, ngithume le ngane, kodwa awuyitholanga.

²⁴ Kwathi emva kwezinyanga ezintathu watshelwa uJuda ukuthi: UTamari umalokazana wakho uphingile; futhi bheka, ukhulelwe ngokuphinga. Wathi uJuda: “Mkhipheni, amshiswe.”

²⁵ Esezelwe, wathumela kuyisezala ukuthi: “Ngikhulelwe ngomuntu ezingowakhe; abasebenzi.

²⁶ UJuda wazivuma, wathi: “Ulungile kunami; ngoba angimnikanga uSela indodana yami. Futhi akasamazi.

²⁷ Kwathi ngesikhathi sokubeletha kwakhe, bheka, kwakukhona amawele esizalweni sakhe.

²⁸ Kwathi esebelethile, enye yelula isandla sayo; umbelethisi wasethatha intambo ebomvu egazini esandleni sakhe, wayibophela esandleni sakhe, wathi: Lo uphume kuqala.

²⁹ Elokhu ehoxisa isandla sakhe, umfowabo waphuma, wathi: “Nifohle kanjani na?” ngakho-ke igama lakhe lathiwa uParesi.

³⁰ Ngasemuva kwaphuma umfowabo owayenentambo ebomvu esandleni sakhe, igama lakhe lalithiwa uSaragi.