Yuda Arateshuka
Yuda ava kuri bene se, atakaza abahungu babiri Data wa twese yishe, hanyuma areka umukazana we w'umupfakazi ategereje. Tamari yitwikira mu maso, yakira ingwate ye nk'indishyi, akayerekana igihe ategeka ko atwikwa. Yiyemerera ko uwo mugore ari umukiranutsi kumurusha.
38 1Icyo gihe Yuda ava kuri bene se, ajya ku mugabo w'i Adulamu witwaga Hiramu. 2Aho Yuda abona umukobwa w'Umunyakanāni witwaga Shuwa. Aramurongora, bararyamana. 3Asama inda abyara umuhungu, Yuda amwita Eri. 4Yongera gusama inda abyara umuhungu, amwita Onani. 5Yongera kubyara undi muhungu amwita Shela; yari i Kezibu igihe yamubyaraga. 6Yuda asabira umuhungu we w'impfura Eri umugore witwaga Tamari. 7Ariko Eri, impfura ya Yuda, yari umubi imbere ya Data wa twese, nuko Data wa twese aramwica. 8Nuko Yuda abwira Onani ati: “Ryamana n'umugore wa mukuru wawe, usohoze umuhango wawe nk'umuramu we, kugira ngo ubyarire mukuru wawe abana.” a a v8 Nk'umuco wa kera, umugabo mukuru we yapfuye adasize abana, yabyaranaga umwana n'umupfakazi kugira ngo akomeze izina rya mukuru we — ni wo muhango Onani yanze. 9Ariko Onani yari azi ko uwo mwana atari uwe, nuko buri uko aryamana n'umugore wa mukuru we, yamenaga intanga ze hasi, kugira ngo atabyarira mukuru we umwana. 10Icyo yakoze cyari kibi imbere ya Data wa twese, nuko na we aramwica. 11Yuda abwira umukazana we Tamari ati: “Guma uri umupfakazi mu nzu ya so, kugeza umuhungu wanjye Shela akuze” — kuko yibwiraga ati: “Ashobora gupfa nka bene se.” Nuko Tamari atura mu nzu ya se.
12Hashize igihe kirekire, umugore wa Yuda, umukobwa wa Shuwa, arapfa. Yuda amaze guhozwa, we n'incuti ye Hiramu w'i Adulamu bazamuka bajya gukemuza intama ze i Timuna. 13Tamari aramenyeshwa ati: “Dore sebukwe arazamuka ajya i Timuna gukemuza intama ze.” 14Nuko yiyambura imyenda ye y'ubupfakazi, yitwikira umwenda, arapfunyika, yicara ku marembo ya Enayimu ku nzira ijya i Timuna — kuko yabonye ko Shela yakuze nyamara atahawe kuba umugore we. 15Yuda amubonye, yibwira ko ari indaya, kuko yari yitwikiriye mu maso. 16Yerekeza kuri we ku nzira ati: “Reka turyamane” — atari azi ko ari umukazana we. Umugore aramubwira ati: “Uzampa iki kugira ngo turyamane?”
17Aravuga ati: “Nzakoherereza umwana w'ihene uvuye mu mukumbi.” Aravuga ati: “Mbese uzampa ingwate kugeza uwunyoherereje?”
18Aravuga ati: “Ningwate ki nagomba kuguha?” Aravuga ati: “Ikashe yawe n'umugozi wayo, n'inkoni iri mu kuboko kwawe.” Arabimuha, bararyamana, arasama inda.
19Arahaguruka aragenda, yiyambura umwenda we, yongera kwambara imyenda ye y'ubupfakazi. 20Yuda yohereza umwana w'ihene ku ncuti ye w'i Adulamu kugira ngo asubirane ingwate ku mugore, ariko ntiyamubona. 21Abaza abagabo baho ati: “Iriya ndaya yo mu mihango y'idini yari ku nzira i Enayimu iri he?” Baramusubiza bati: “Nta ndaya yo mu mihango y'idini yigeze iba hano.”
22Nuko asubira kwa Yuda ati: “Sinashoboye kumubona, kandi abagabo baho baravuze ko nta ndaya yo mu mihango y'idini yigeze iba aho.” 23Nuko Yuda aravuga ati: “Nabigumane, kugira ngo tutazasekwa. Namwoherereje uyu mwana w'ihene, ariko ntiwamubona.”
24Hashize nk'amezi atatu, Yuda aramenyeshwa ati: “Umukazana wawe Tamari yarasambanye, none aratwite kubera byo.” Yuda aravuga ati: “Nimumusohore mumutwike!”
25Uko bamusohoraga, yoherereza sebukwe ubutumwa ati: “Nsamiwe n'umugabo nyir'ibi bintu. Ndakwinginze, suzuma urebe uwo iyi kashe n'uyu mugozi n'iyi nkoni ari bye.”
26Yuda arabimenya aravuga ati: “We ni umukiranutsi kundusha, kuko ntamuhaye umuhungu wanjye Shela.” Ntiyongera kuryamana na we.
27Igihe cyo kubyara kigeze, mu nda ye harimo impanga. 28Uko yabyaraga, umwe asohora ukuboko. Umubyaza amuzirikaho umugozi utukura ku kuboko ati: “Uyu ni we wabanje gusohoka.” 29Uko yasubizaga ukuboko kwe, mwene se arasohoka, nuko umugore aravuga ati: “Mbega uko wiciye icyuho!” Nuko mwene se wasohotse yitwa Perēsi. b b v29 Perēsi — izina rye risobanura ‘icyuho’ — ni we sekuruza w'umwami Dawidi, kandi binyuze kuri Dawidi akaba na sekuruza wa Yezu (Matayo 1:3, Rusi 4:18-22). Data wa twese aboha urubyaro rw'Umwana we anyuza mu gice kidakekwa na busa, ahesha icyubahiro ubudahemuka bwa Tamari, atangiza umurongo w'abakomoka urangirira ku muvure. 30Nuko mwene se arasohoka afite umugozi utukura ku kuboko, yitwa Zera. c c v30 Izina Zera rifitanye isano n'“umucyo” cyangwa “gucya.”