Yuda arakeba
Yuda yitandukanya na bene se, atakaza abahungu babiri Data wacu yishe, hanyuma asiga umukazana wiwe w'umupfakazi mu gihirahiro. Tamari yitwikira mu maso, yakira ingwati yiwe nk'impera, ayigaragaza igihe Yuda ategetse ko aturirwa. Yuda yemera ko Tamari ari umugororotsi kumurusha.
38 1Ico gihe Yuda yaritandukanije na bene wabo, aja kwa mugenzi we yitwa Hira w’i Adulamu. 2Ng’aho Yuda abonayo umukobwa w’Umukanani yitwa Shuwa. Aramwubaka, baryamana. 3Nuko aba inda, avyara umuhungu, maze Yuda amwita Eri. 4Yongera kwibungenga, avyara umuhungu, amwita Onani. 5Yongera kandi kuvyara uwundi muhungu, amwita Shela; yari i Kezibu igihe yamuvyara. 6Yuda aronsa umugore Eri, umuhererezi wiwe; izina ryiwe yari Tamari. 7Ariko Eri, imfura ya Yuda, yari mubi imbere ya Data wa twese, maze Data wa twese aramwica. 8Nuko Yuda abwira Onani ati: “Ryamana n’umugore wa mukuru wawe, ushitse ibisabwa umuramu, uvyarire mukuru wawe abana.” a a v8 Hisunzwe akarangamutima ka kera, umugabo uwo mukuru wiwe yapfuye ata mwana afise, yarashikana umwana n’umupfakazi kugira ngo abandanye izina rya mukuru wiwe — ico gikorwa Onani yanse. 9Ariko Onani yari azi yuko uwo mwana atari kuba uwiwe, nuko igihe cose aryamana n’umugore wa mukuru wiwe, yasesera intanga ziwe hasi, kugira ngo ntaronse mukuru wiwe umwana. 10Ivyo yakoze vyari bibi imbere ya Data wa twese, ni co gituma na we yaramwishe. 11Yuda abwira Tamari, umukazana wiwe, ati: “Guma uri umupfakazi iwanyu kwa so gushika umuhungu wanje Shela aze gukura”—yiyumvira ati: “Woshobora gupfa nka bene wabo.” Nuko Tamari aja kuba iwabo kwa se.
12Haciye igihe kirekire, umugore wa Yuda, umukobwa wa Shuwa, arapfa. Yuda amaze guhozwa, we na mugenzi we Hira w’i Adulamu baduga baja ku bamwogoza intama i Timuna. 13Babwira Tamari bati: “Sebukwe aradugana i Timuna kwogosha intama ziwe.” 14Nuko yiyambura impuzu z’ubupfakazi, yipfuka n’urupfeko, yiziringa, aricara ku muryango w’i Enayimu ku nzira ija i Timuna—kuko yabona yuko Shela yari yakuze ariko we ntiyaronswa we ngo abe umugore wiwe. 15Yuda amubonye, yiyumvira ko ari maraya, kuko yari yipfutse mu maso. 16Amuramukira ku nzira ati: “Reka turyamane”—atazi ko ari umukazana wiwe. Umugore ati: “Uzompa iki ngo turyamane?”
17Ati: “Nzokurungikira agahene ko mu busho.” Ati: “Uzompa ingwati gushika uze ukarungike?”
18Ati: “Ingwati ingombwa kuguha ni iyihe?” Ati: “Ikidodo cawe n’umugozi waco, n’inkoni iri mu kuboko kwawe.” Aramuha, baryamana, maze aba inda yiwe.
19Arahaguruka aragenda, yiyambura urupfeko, yisubiza impuzu ziwe z’ubupfakazi. 20Yuda arungika agahene biciye kuri mugenzi we w’Umwadulamu kugira ngo asubize ingwati kuri uwo mugore, ariko ntiyamuronka. 21Abaza abagabo bo ng’aho ati: “Iri he rya maraya ryo ku ngoro y’isengero ryari ku nzira i Enayimu?” Bati: “Nta maraya ryo ku ngoro y’isengero ryigeze kuza hano.”
22Nuko asubira kwa Yuda, avuga ati: “Sinamuronse, kandi abagabo bo ng’aho bavuze ko ata maraya ryo ku ngoro y’isengero ryahagize.” 23Nuko Yuda ati: “Nareke ivyo abigumane, kugira ngo ntitwankwe. Ndamurungikiye aka gahene, ariko ntiwamuronse.”
24Haciye nk’amezi atatu, babwira Yuda bati: “Umukazana wawe Tamari yaramaze kuba maraya, kandi ubu afise inda yava kuri ivyo.” Yuda ati: “Nimumukure hanze mumuturire!”
25Mu gihe bamukuramwo, arungikira sebukwe ijambo ati: “Nibungenze umugabo nyene ivi vyintu. Ndakwinginze umenye ni inde nyene iki kidodo, uyu mugozi n’iyi nkoni.”
26Yuda abimenya ati: “Agororotse kundusha, kuko ntamuronkeje umuhungu wanje Shela.” Ntiyongeye kuryamana na we ukundi.
27Igihe co kuvyara gishitse, mu nda yiwe harimwo impanga. 28Mu kuvyara, umwe aratambika ukuboko. Umuvyazakazi amuzingirako urudodo rutukura ati: “Uyu ni we yavutse mbere.” 29Mu gusubizayo ukuboko kwiwe, mwene wabo arasohoka, maze avuga ati: “Weho witobora gute!” Ni co gituma uwo yasohotse yitwa Peresi. b b v29 Peresi — uwo izina ryiwe risobanura ‘ugutobora’ — aba sekuruza w’Umwami Dawidi, maze biciye kuri Dawidi, aba na sekuruza wa Yesu (Matayo 1:3, Rusi 4:18-22). Data wa twese arudika umurongo w’Umwana wiwe mw’ikigabane kitari kuvyitezwa namba, aha iteka ukwizigirwa kwa Tamari, atanguza umuryango usozerera ku igobero. 30Nuko mwene wabo arasohoka afise urudodo rutukura ku kuboko kwiwe, yitwa Zera. c c v30 Izina Zera rifatiye ku “kayangana” canke ku “gutumbuka kw’izuba.”