20 Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zakaJuda ngokwemindenazo: uTjhela owabeletha umndeni wamaTjhela, uPeretsi owabeletha umndeni wamaPeretsi, uZerarhi owabeletha umndeni wamaZerarhi.
UJuda wathi kumalukazanakhe uTamari: “Buyela ekhenu, uhlale umuhlolokazi bekukhule indodanami uTjhela.” Watjho njalo ngombana wadlumbana wathi: “Naye uzabe ahlongakale njengabafowabo.” Yeke uTamari wabuyela kwabo.
wahlubula izambatho zobuhlolokazi, waziphotjhonga bewazigubuzesa ngesiyaya. Wathithibala ejikeni le-Enayimu, endleleni eya eTimna. Lokhu wakwenza ngombana wabona bonyana nanyana uTjhela sele akhulile, akanikelwa yena bona abe mfazakhe.
Yabeletha indodana godu yayithiya ibizo bona nguTjhela. Ngesikatheso uJuda gade aseKeziba.
Amadodana kaJuda: ngu-Eri, u-Onani, uTjhela, uPeretsi noZerarhi. (U-Eri no-Onani gade sebahlongakele lokha nakusukwa eKanana.) Amadodana kaPeretsi: nguRetsironi noRhamulu.
“Wena Juda, abafowenu bayakubuka, isandla sakho siphezu kwentamo yezitha zakho, amadodana kayihlo ayakukhothamela.
Amadodana kaTjhela umsa kaJuda bekungu-Eri onguyise kaLeka noLada umsunguli weMaretjha kanye nemindeni yesigungu sabaluki belineni eBhethe-Atjhibeya.
u-Utayi, umsa ka-Amihudi omsa ka-Omri, umsa ka-Imri omsa kaBhani osizukulwana sakaPeretsi, umsa kaJuda;
kebakwaTjhiloni kungu-Asaya olizibulo namadodanakhe;
UPetharhiya umsa kaMetjhezabeli weenzukulwana zakaZerarhi umsa kaJuda, gade amyelelisi wekosi yePheresiya eendabeni zoke zabantu besifunda sakwaJuda.
amanye wamaJuda namaBhenjamini anzinza eJerusalema. Eenzukulwaneni zakaJuda iinhloko zemindenezo bekungilezi: u-Ataya umsa ka-Uziya omsa kaZakariya umsa ka-Amariya omsa kaTjhefathiya umsa kaMahalaliyeli, okuziinzukulwana zakaPeretsi;
Zoke iinzukulwana zakaPeretsi ebezihlala eJerusalema bezimakhulu amane namatjhumi asithandathu nabunane. Lawo bekumadoda aziingorho.
Amadodana kaPeretsi bekunguRhetsironi owabeletha umndeni wamaRhetsironi noRhamulu owabeletha umndeni wamaRhamulu.
UJuda wabeletha uPerezi noZara kuTamara, uPerezi wabeletha uHesromu, uHesromu wabeletha u-Aramu,
omsa ka-Aminadaba, umsa ka-Adimini omsa ka-Areni, umsa kaHesromu omsa kaPerezi, umsa kaJuda
Iinkulungwana ezilitjhumi nambili ekorweni yakaJuda; iinkulungwana ezilitjhumi nambili ekorweni yakaRubeni; iinkulungwana ezilitjhumi nambili ekorweni yakaGadi;