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38

Ebigema ku Yuda ni Tamari

1Agho mu biseera ebyo, Yuda yaava ku baganda be, yaasenga ew’omusaadha Omuadullamu, ayetebwa Hira. 2Eyo Yuda yaabonayo omughala eyazaalibwa omusaadha Omukanaani. Eriina ly’Omukanaani oyo nga ni Shua. Yuda yaabayiza omughala oyo Omukanaani era yaaba naye mu buliri, 3omughala yaatoola enda, yaazaala omwana mulenzi, Yuda yaamutuuma eriina Eri. 4Yatoola enda kabiri, yaazaala omwana mulenzi, yaamutuuma eriina Onani. 5Era kabiri yaazaala omwana mulenzi, yaamutuuma eriina Shela. Yuda yali ali mu kifo ekyetebwa Kezibu ekiseera omulenzi ghe baamuzaalira.

6Nga ghabiseegho entangama, Yuda yaafunira Eri, omwana we omuberi, omukazi nga ayetebwa Tamari. 7Aye Eri, omwana omuberi owa Yuda, yali wa mpisa mbi mu maiso ga Musengwa Katonda; kale Musengwa Katonda yaamwita. 8Agho Yuda yaakoba Onani ati: “Ja ye namwandu wa muganda wo obe naye; otuukirize obuvunaanizibwa bwo iwe nga muganda w’omufu, ozaalire muganda wo abaana.” 9Aye Onani yaamanha ng’abaana abo tibaja kuba babe. Kale buli lwe yabanga ni namwandu wa muganda we, ng’amaadhi agafuka ghansi, alobe kuzaalira muganda we baana. 10Kye yakola kyaloba kusangaaza Musengwa Katonda. Kale Musengwa Katonda oyo yaamwita yeena. 11Yuda yaakoba Tamari mukaamwana ati: “Irayo mu ndhu ya lata wo, osigale ng’oli namwandu okutuusa mutabane wange Shela lw’alimala okukula.” Yayogera atyo, kuba yatya ati n’oyo yeena aidha kufa ng’oti ni baganda be bwe baafa. Agho Tamari yairayo, yaaba mu ndhu ya ise.

12Ekiseera bwekyabitagho, muka Yuda eyali mughala wa Shua yaafa. Ebiseera oby’okulira omufu bwe byawaaku, Yuda ni mukagwa we Hira Omuadullamu, baaja e Timuna eyali abasaadha be, abaali balikusala ku ntaama obuviiri. 13Abantu baakoberaku Tamari bati: “Nhazaala wo ali kuja e Timuna okusala ku ntaama obuviiri.” 14Agho Tamari yeetoolamu ebivaalo eby’obwanamwandu, yeesiba ekitambaala ku mutwe, yeeghemba ni mu maiso. Yaatyama ku mulyango gw’ekibuga Enaimu, ekiri ku ngira eja e Timuna. Yakola atyo lwa kuba yabona nga Shela amaze okukula, aye nga tibali kumumugha amubayize.

15Yuda bweyamubona yaamudhuubiriza okuba malaaya, kuba yali yeeghembye mu maiso. 16Yaaja y’ali ku mbali kw’engira, yaakoba ati: “Idha mbe n’iwe,” nga taidhi ati ni mukaamwana we. Tamari yaamubuuza ati: “Onampa ki olw’okuba ninze?” 17Yuda yairamu ati: “Ndidha kukugheereza embuzi ento, okuva mu kisibo kyange. Ole yaakoba ati onampa omusingo okutuusa lw’onaagigheereza.” 18Yuda yaamubuuza ati: “Musingo ki gwembe nkughe?” Ole yairamu ati: “Akamanhiso ko, n’olusibiro lwaku, n’omwigo gwo ogw’omu ngalo.” Yaabimugha, yaaba naye mu buliri era Tamari yaatoola enda. 19Agho Tamari yairayo eka, yeesibula ekitambaala ku mutwe, yeeghembula mu maiso, era yaavaala ebivaalo eby’obwanamwandu.

20Yuda yaatuma mukagwa we Omuadullamu okutwalira omukazi embuzi ento, n’okutoolayo omusingo, aye mukagwa we yaaloba kubona mukazi. 21Yaabuuza abasaadha ab’Enaimu ati: “Omukazi malaaya eyali ghano ku ngira ali gha?” Bairamu bati: “Ghano tighabangaghooku mukazi malaaya.” 22Kale yairayo eri Yuda, yaakoba ati: “Timuboine, era n’abasaadha ab’omu kiketezo ekyo bakobye bati, ‘Ghano tighabangaghooku mukazi malaaya.’ ” 23Yuda yaakoba ati: “Leka ebintu abisigaze, tulobe kusekererwa. Kasita nze nagheereza embuzi ento, aye iwe waaloba kumwagaanagho.”

24Bwe ghaabitagho emyezi ng’esatu, baakobera Yuda bati: “Tamari mukaamwana wo yakola obwamalaaya, era mpegaano ali nda.” Yuda yaakoba ati: “Mumufulumye mumwokye afe.”

25Bwe baali nga bamufulumya, yaagheereza ye nhazaala we obukwenda obukoba buti: “Omusaadha mwene bintu bino n’eyampa enda. Nkweghembye byekalirise bukalamu ozuule mwene byo, biri: akamanhiso n’olusibiro lwaku, era n’omwigo ogw’omu ngalo.” 26Yuda yaabitegeera, yaakoba ati: “Omughala mutuufu, kuba nze tinamugha mutabane wange Shela kumubayiza.” Yuda yaaloba kwirayo kuba naye mukuzi gundi.

27Agho enaku dhe edh’okuzaala dhaatuuka, kyazuuka ng’ali na balongo mu nda. 28Bwe yali ng’ali kulumwa, omulongo owundi yaafulumya omukono gwe. Omuzaalisa yaagugema, yaagusibaku akawuuzi akamyufu ng’akoba ati: “Ono n’asoose okufuluma.” 29Aye yaizaayo omukono gwe, muganda we yaafuluma. Omuzaalisa yaakoba ati: “Otyo bw’owagwiza.” Kyeyava n’atuumibwa eriina Perezi. 30Agho muganda we yeena yaafuluma ng’ali n’akawuuzi akamyufu ku mukono, baamutuuma eriina Zera.

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