Genesis 38 (ZAJP)

1Kipigiti kija Yuda kawaleka wandugu zake na kuchola kukala na munhu wa kiwambo cha Adulamu yokemigwa Hila.About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.

2Yuda kipigiti viyakalile haja kamona mndele kulawa isi ya Kanaani, ayo tataake yakalile yokemigwa Shua. Kamsola na kuwasa nayo.There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.

3Kapata inda, kalela mwana mbigalo, na kumgwelela twaga dikemigwa Eli.So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.

4Kapata inda iyagwe, kalela mwana mbigalo, na kumgwelela twaga dikemigwa Onani.Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.

5Abaho kapata inda mwanza uyagwe, kalela mwana mbigalo, na kumgwelela twaga dikemigwa Shela. Yuda kakala mkiwambo kikemigwe Kezibu kipigiti viyavumbuke Shela.Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.

6Yuda kamsolela mtwanzi mwanage wa udele yokemigwa Eli, twaga jake mtwanzi ija kakala yokemigwa Tamali.Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

7Ila Eli mwana wa udele wa Yuda kakala yehile hameso ga MNDEWA, avo MNDEWA kamkoma.But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.

8Avo Yuda kamulongela Onani, “Genda kawase na mtwanzi wa mkulu wako, utende gaja goulondigwa kutenda kumwake giladi umulelele wana mkulu wako.”Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”

9Ila Onani kavimanya kamba wana wondawavumbuke si wake heyo, avo kila yahachola kuwasa nayo ketila hasi zimbeyu giladi sambiyamulele wana mkulu wake.But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.

10Mbuli ija imgevuza MNDEWA, avo na heyo kamkoma.What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.

11Abaho Yuda kamulongela mkwe yake Tamali, “Ukale kamba kizuka muing'anda ya tataako mbaka mwanangu Shela yakule.” Kalonga vino kwavija kadumba siku na heyo kodanganhika kamba wakulu zake. Avo Tamali kachola kukala mng'anda ya tataake.Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.

12Viibitile milao bwando, mwehe wa Yuda, ija imwana wa Shua, kadanganhika. Yuda viyamambukize kumulilila mwehe wake, heyo na mbwigaake Hila munhu wa Adulamu wachola Timna ako ng'hondolo zake kuwakalile wokanhigwa mijusu.After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.

13Munhu imwe kamulongela Tamali kamba mkwe yake kakala yochola Timna kuwakanha mijusu ng'hondolo zake.When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”

14Avo kavula vivalo vake va ukizuka viyakalile yavalile, kaitanda kiziweziwe na kuigalula, abaho kakala hasi hana ulwivi lwa ikiwambo cha Enaimu mnzila ya kuchola Timna, kwavija kona kamba Shela kakula ila halavigwe yawe mtwanzi wake.she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.

15Yuda viyamuwene, kagiza mtenda ugoni ndwanga, kwavija kaigubika mkihanga.When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

16Kamcholela kuja kumgwazo wa inzila na kumulongela, “Izo niwase nagwe,” kwavija Yuda kakala hanavitanga kamba heyo kakala mkwe yake. Na heyo kamuuza, “Niheza kuwasa na gweye kongwelela choni?”Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.

17Kamulongela, “Nokulagizila mwanamenhe kulawa mkikwama changu.” Na heyo kamulongela, “Nigwelele kinhu kiwe zamana mbaka kipigiti vondaumgale.”“I will send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah answered. But she replied, “Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it.”

18Kamulongela, “Zamana ilihi yondanikugwelele?” Kalonga, “Luzabi lwako luli na kitindi kili na utango wako hamoja na fimbo yako.” Avo kamgwelela abaho kawasa nayo, avo kapata inda.“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.

19Abaho kachola ukae yake, kakisegeza kiziweziwe chake na kuvala kabili vivalo vake va ukizuka.Then Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again.

20Mkipigiti kidodo hamwande, Yuda kamtuma mbwigaake Hila yamsole ija imenhe yakamgwelele ija imtwanzi na kuvisola vija ivinhu viyamgwelele ija imtwanzi kamba zamana, ila Hila ham'vikile ija imtwanzi.Now when Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.

21Kawauza wanhu wakalile wokala haja Enaimu, “Kakwahi ija imtenda ugoni ndwanga yakalile hano hamgwazo wa inzila?” Wamulongela, “Hano hakukalile na mtenda ugoni ndwanga.”He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.

22Avo kabweleganya ha Yuda na kulonga, “Sim'vikile. Wanhu wa haja walonga kamba haja hakukalile na mtenda ugoni ndwanga.”So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”

23Yuda kamwidika, “Natumulekele vija ivinhu viwe vake, kamba hatutendile hivo wanhu wokwiza kutuseka. Nimgalila menhe ino, ila hum'vikile.”“Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you could not find her.”

24Viibitile milenge midatu, Yuda kalongeligwa, “Mkwe yako Tamali katenda ugoni ndwanga, na sambi kana inda.” Yuda kalonga, “Mulaveni hanze mumsome moto mbaka yadanganhike.”About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”

25Viwakalile womulava hanze, katuma usenga ha mkwe yake kalonga, “Munhu mwene vinhu vino iyo yangwelele inda ino,” abaho kongeza, “Lola, kokitambula kitindi kino na luzabi luno na fimbo ino va munhu yalihi.”As she was being brought out, Tamar sent a message to her father-in-law: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.” And she added, “Please examine them. Whose seal and cord and staff are these?”

26Yuda kavitambula na kulonga, “Heyo katenda galumbile kunibanza nie, kwavija nie simgwelele mwanangu Shela yamsole.” Avo Yuda hawasile nayo kabili.Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.

27Kipigiti cha kulela vikivikile, kakala na wana ubasa wa kimbigalo muinda yake.When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

28Viyakalile yolela mwana, imwe kalava hanze mkono wake, ija imng'hunga kasola luzi ludung'hu na kulufunga mumkono wake na kulonga, “Ino iyo yasongile kulawa.”And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.

29Ila viyaubwezile mgati mkono wake, miyage kavumbuka, ija imng'hunga kalonga, “Vino vivo vuuitulile nzila mwenyego.” Avo kakemigwa twaga da Pelezi.But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.

30Abaho ija imwana yakalile yafungigwe luzi ludung'hu mumkono wake kavumbuka na kagweleligwa twaga dikemigwa Zela.Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.

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