Judha Anotsauka
Judha anosiya hanzvadzi dzake uye anorasikirwa nevanakomana vaviri vakaurayiwa naBaba vedu, ozosiya muroora wake chirikadzi asina mugumo. Tamari anozvifukidza, anotora rubatso rwake semubhadharo, orubudisa paanorayira kuti apiswe. Anobvuma kuti iye akarurama kupfuura iye.
38 1Panguva iyoyo Judha akasiya vakoma vake akaenda kumurume wokuAdhuramu ainzi Hira. 2Ikoko Judha akaona mwanasikana womuKenani ainzi Shua. Akamuwana akavata naye. 3Akava nemimba akabereka mwanakomana, Judha akamutumidza kuti Eri. 4Akava nemimba zvakare akabereka mwanakomana, akamutumidza kuti Onani. 5Akaberekazve mumwe mwanakomana akamutumidza kuti Shera; akanga ari paKezibhi paakamubereka. 6Judha akatorera mwanakomana wake wedangwe Eri mukadzi; zita rake rainzi Tamari. 7Asi Eri, dangwe raJudha, akanga akaipa pamberi paBaba vedu, Baba vedu vakamuuraya. 8Ipapo Judha akati kuna Onani, “Vata nomukadzi womukoma wako, uzadzise basa rako sowomununʼuna wake, umutsire mukoma wako vana.” a a v8 Maererano netsika yekare, murume ane mukoma akafa asina vana aibereka mwana nechirikadzi kuti azadzise zita romukoma wake — basa iro rakarambwa naOnani. 9Asi Onani akaziva kuti mwana wacho aisazova wake, saka pose paaivata nomukadzi womukoma wake, aiteura mbeu yake pasi, kuti arege kupa mukoma wake mwana. 10Zvaakaita zvakanga zvakaipa pamberi paBaba vedu, saka vakamuurayawo. 11Judha akati kumuroora wake Tamari, “Gara uri chirikadzi mumba mababa vako kusvikira mwanakomana wangu Shera akura”—achifunga kuti, “Angafawo sevakoma vake.” Saka Tamari akagara mumba mababa vake.
12Nguva refu yakati yapfuura, mukadzi waJudha, mwanasikana waShua, akafa. Judha paakanyaradzwa, iye neshamwari yake Hira muAdhuramu vakakwira kune vaigera makwai ake paTimina. 13Tamari akaudzwa kuti, “Tezvara vako vari kukwira kuTimina kunogera makwai avo.” 14Saka akabvisa nguo dzake dzouchirikadzi, akazvifukidza nechifukidzo chechiso, akazviputira, akagara pasuo reEnaimi pamugwagwa unoenda kuTimina—nokuti akaona kuti Shera akanga akura asi akanga asina kupiwa kwaari kuti ave mukadzi wake. 15Judha paakamuona, akafunga kuti ipfambi, nokuti akanga afukidza chiso chake. 16Akatsaukira kwaari pamugwagwa akati, “Rega ndivate newe”—asingazivi kuti muroora wake. Iye akati, “Muchandipei kuti muvate neni?”
17Akati, “Ndichakutumira mbudzana inobva padanga.” Iye akati, “Muchandipa rubatso kusvikira mairituma here?”
18Akati, “Ndokupa rubatso rupi?” Iye akati, “Chisimbiso chenyu, norwodzi rwacho, netsvimbo iri muruoko rwenyu.” Akazvipa kwaari, akavata naye, akava nemimba naye.
19Akasimuka akaenda, akabvisa chifukidzo chake, akapfekazve nguo dzake dzouchirikadzi. 20Judha akatuma mbudzana neshamwari yake muAdhuramu kuti atore rubatso kumukadzi, asi haana kumuwana. 21Akabvunza varume venzvimbo iyoyo kuti, “Iripi pfambi yetemberi yaiva pamugwagwa paEnaimi?” Ivo vakati, “Hapana pfambi yetemberi yakambova pano.”
22Saka akadzokera kuna Judha, achiti, “Handina kumuwana, uye varume venzvimbo iyoyo vakati hapana pfambi yetemberi yakanga iripo.” 23Ipapo Judha akati, “Ngaazvichengete, kuti tirege kusekwa. Ndakamutumira mbudzana iyi, asi hauna kumuwana.”
24Mwedzi inenge mitatu yakati yapfuura, Judha akaudzwa kuti, “Muroora wako Tamari apata ufeve, uye zvino ava nemimba nokuda kwazvo.” Judha akati, “Mubudisei mumupise!”
25Paakanga achibudiswa, akatumira shoko kutezvara vake kuti, “Ndine mimba nomurume ane zvinhu izvi. Ndapota tarisai muone kuti chisimbiso, norwodzi, netsvimbo izvi ndezvani.”
26Judha akazviziva akati, “Akarurama kundipfuura, nokuti handina kumupa kumwanakomana wangu Shera.” Haana kuzovatazve naye.
27Nguva yokubereka kwake yakati yasvika, makanga mune mapatya mudumbu make. 28Paakanga achibereka, mumwe akabudisa ruoko. Nyamukuta akasungira shinda tsvuku pariri achiti, “Uyu ndiye abuda kutanga.” 29Paakadzosera ruoko rwake, mukoma wake akabuda, iye akati, “Wazviputsira mukaha wakadii!” Saka mwana akabuda akatumidzwa kuti Perezi. b b v29 Perezi—zita rake rinoreva kuti ‘mukaha’—anova tateguru waMambo Dhavhidhi uye, kubudikidza naDhavhidhi, waJesu (Mateu 1:3, Rute 4:18-22). Baba vedu vanoruka dzinza roMwanakomana wavo kubudikidza nechitsauko chisingatarisirwi, vachikudza kutendeka kwaTamari uye vachitanga dzinza rinoguma pachidyiro. 30Ipapo mukoma wake akabuda aine shinda tsvuku paruoko rwake, akatumidzwa kuti Zera. c c v30 Zita rokuti Zera rine chokuita no“kupenya” kana kuti “kubuda kwamambakwedza.”