Djuda Apambuka kuna Abale Ace
Djuda adasiya abale ace mbataya ana awiri omwe Baba wathu adapha, buluka penepo adasiya mkazi wa mwana wace wamasiye ali kudikhira kwakusaya mapeto. Tamara adabisa nkhope yace, adatambira cikole cace ninga malipiro, mbacibulusa pomwe iye adalonga kuti apiswe. Djuda adabvuma kuti iye ndi wakulungama kupiringana iye.
38 1N'dzidzi unoyu, Djuda asiya abale ace mbaenda kuna mamuna m'bodzi wa ku Adhulamu, wakucemerwa Hira. 2Penepo Djuda aona mwana wankazi wa Mkanani, wakucemerwa Xuwa. Am'manga banja mbagona naye. 3Iye akhala na pathupi mbabala mwana wamamuna, na Djuda an'thula dzina Ere. 4Akhala pontho na pathupi mbabala mwana wamamuna, mban'thula dzina Onani. 5Abala pontho mwana unango wamamuna mban'thula dzina Xela; iye akhali ku Kezibi pidam'bala iye. 6Djuda aphata nkazi toera mwana wace wauleru Ere; dzina yace ikhali Tamara. 7Mbwenye Ere, wauleru wa Djuda, akhali wakuipa pamaso pa Baba wathu, na Baba wathu am'pha. 8Na tenepo Djuda apanga Onani: “Gona na nkazi wa m'bale wako, ucite basa yako ninga mulamu wace, toera kubalira m'bale wako ana.” a a v8 Mwa mwambo wakale, mamuna ule m'bale wace akhafa mwakukhonda ana, akhabala mwana na nkazi waumasiye toera kupitiriza dzina ya m'bale wace — basa ineyi ndi idakhonda Onani. 9Mbwenye Onani akhadziwa kuti mwana unoyu nee mbadakhala wace, natenepa ndzidzi onsene akhagona na nkazi wa m'bale wace, akhataya mbeu yace pantsi, toera akhonde kubalira m'bale wace mwana. 10Pidacita iye pikhali pyakuipa pamaso pa Baba wathu, natenepa am'phambo. 11Djuda apanga mpfwiri wace Tamara: “Khala waumasiye pa nyumba ya babako mpaka mwananga Xela akule”—mbanyerezera: “Panango iye anafa ninga abale ace.” Natenepa Tamara akhala pa nyumba ya babace.
12Pakupita ndzidzi uzinji, nkazi wa Djuda, mwana wankazi wa Xuwa, afa. Djuda pidabalangazwa iye, iye na xamwali wace Hira Mwadhulamu akwira kuenda kuna anyakugunda mabira ace ku Timina. 13Tamara apangwa: “Mpongozi wako ali kukwira kuenda ku Timina toera kugunda mabira ace.” 14Natenepa abvula nguwo zace zaumasiye, mbaphimbira nkope wace na nguwo, mbabwerekera, mbakhala pa msuwo wa Enaimu pa njira ya ku Timina—thangwi aona kuti Xela akula kale mbwenye iye nee apaswa kuna iye ninga nkazi wace. 15Djuda pidamuona iye, anyerezera kuti ndi nphombo, thangwi akhadaphimbira nkope wace. 16Aperekera kuna iye pa njira, mbalonga: “Ndisiye ndigone nawe”—mwakukhonda kudziwa kuti ndi mpfwiri wace. Iye alonga: “Unandipasa cani toera ndigone nawe?”
17Iye alonga: “Ndinakutumizira mwana wambuzi wa n'khambala.” Iye atawira: “Unandipasa cikole mpaka ututumize?”
18Iye alonga: “Ndikupase cikole canji?” Iye atawira: “Cidindo cako, na nyolo yace, na ndodo iri m'manja mwako.” Am'pasa, mbagona naye, iye mbakhala na pathupi na iye.
19Alamuka mbaenda, mbabvula nguwo yace yakuphimbira nkope, mbabvala pontho nguwo zace zaumasiye. 20Djuda atuma mwana wambuzi kubudzira kwa xamwali wace Mwadhulamu toera kukwata pontho cikole kuna nkazi ule, mbwenye nee akwanisa kun'gumana. 21Abvundza amuna a penepo: “Ali kupi nphombo wa guwa ule akhali pa njira pa Enaimu?” Iwo atawira: “Nkhabe nphombo wa guwa adakhala pano.”
22Natenepa abwerera kuna Djuda, mbalonga: “Nee ndakwanisa kun'gumana, pontho amuna a penepo alonga kuti nkhabe nphombo wa guwa akhalipo penepo.” 23Na tenepo Djuda alonga: “Mbasiye naye pinthu pyenepi, toera ife tikhonde kusekwa. Ine ndantumizira mwana wambuzi uyu, mbwenye iwe nee wan'gumana.”
24Pakupita ninga miyezi mitatu, Djuda apangwa: “Mpfwiri wako Tamara acita ciwerewere, pontho cincino ali na pathupi thangwi ya pyenepi.” Djuda alonga: “Mbulukeni naye kunja mbampiseni!”
25Mu kumbulukiswa iye kunja, atumiza mphangwa kuna mpongozi wace: “Ine ndiri na pathupi na mamuna mwanaciro wa pinthu ipi. Ndaphembani, dinganizani kuti cidindo, na nyolo, na ndodo ipi ndi pya ani.”
26Djuda apizindikira mbalonga: “Iye ndi wakulungama kupita ine, thangwi nee ndampereka kuna mwananga Xela.” Iye nee agona naye pontho.
27Pidakwana ndzidzi wace toera kubala, mukhali mapasa m'mimba mwace. 28Mu kubala iye, m'bodzi abulusa djanja. Nyakutsamira abvungira ntambo wakufuira pa djanja penepo: “Uyu ndi adatoma kubuluka.” 29Mu kubwezera iye djanja yace, m'bale wace abuluka, iye mbalonga: “Wabvundumuka tani mwekhene!” Natenepa m'bale ule adabuluka athulwa dzina Perezi. b b v29 Perezi — ule dzina yace isabveka ‘bvundu’ — asakhala ambuya wa Mambo Dhavidhi, na, kubulukira mwa Dhavidhi, ambuya wa Yezu (Mateu 1:3, Rute 4:18-22). Baba wathu asasonkhanisa ubale wa Mwana wace kubulukira mu nkhani yakukhonda nyerezerwa, mbalemedza kukhulupirika kwa Tamara, mbatoma ubereki unamalira pa cakudyera pinyama. 30Na tenepo m'bale wace abuluka na ntambo wakufuira pa djanja yace, mbathulwa dzina Zera. c c v30 Dzina Zera isaphatana na ‘ceza’ peno ‘kumaca kwa dzuwa’.