1 K'ogbe nwuma, Juda obina oji votte pẹ, ọtza oruk ọbaanga ojinọng wani kw'okpen Hira, kw'ofon Adulam. 2 Kẹnya Adulam wọ kw'iwa Juda okhebh ominanwa wani kw'okpen Shua kw'otte ofon Kenaan. Ọtzọk ominanwa nwa k'ọbada, obiro oyim-ẹ abẹ.

3 Ominanwa nwa okwu otzima ibhọr, ọmaan nnwa kw'ijinọng, kwa bẹ akpe Ẹr.

4 Ominanwa nwa obiro okwu otzima ibhọr, ọmaan ojinọng, ọkka ọkpẹ-ẹ Ọnan. 5 K'ogbe kw'iwa Juda owobh ka Kezib, wa ominanwa nwa obiro okwu otzima ibhọr, ọmaan nnwa kw'ijinọng ọdọdọk, ọkpẹ-ẹ Shẹla.

6 Mada va mba abari, otte kwabẹ Juda ọtzọkha kwanọng kw'okpen Tamar ọnang ocheden-nwa kwẹ Ẹr, k'ọbada.

7 Yina, Ẹr kw'ode ocheden-nwa kwa Juda osi ẹmmaana-tzama k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi. Mando kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọtzọkha akpen pẹ, ope.

8 Mada Ẹr ọkk'ọpa, Juda oben Ọnan bi, “Kọ akhaambi asi mach'ẹmmaana chaman ede. Rọhng atza ayima ttara kwanọng kw'agbaanakka opfunọng, ifha orenga ma kọ, agbaanakka ọkhaama va.” 9 Yina, mada Ọnan orong bi, nnwa kpenamkpen kw'obhon ma ndaak sa kwanọng kw'ọgbaanọkka, kwẹ kode. Ogbe kpenamkpen kw'oyim kwanọng ọgbaanọkka abẹ, ọm-ọja adima ọbhari k'iyaan ifha kwanọng nwa oningi ibhọr otzim, ọmaan va ọnang ọgbaanọkka kw'ọkk'ọpa. 10 Wa odik nwa ode odik-ttama k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi. Mẹ wọ, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọtzọkha akpen p'Ọnan.

11 Mẹ wọ, Juda oben ọnyẹ kwẹ Tamar bi, “Kọ rọhng atza awobha epopa k'atte k'ọhọhm, matzẹmaa nnwa kwaam Shẹla opyiri k'odem kw'ọtzọkh-ọ k'ọbada e.” Wa obeni mando okhuri da ojor-ẹ bi, “Bẹ afha afhu Shẹla ofhu macha bẹ afhu ayok.” Wa Tamar obina ọkpa nnam k'otte k'ọhọhm. 12 Okwu otzuma k'ogbe mẹ, kwanọng kwa Juda, kw'ode nnwa kwa Shua okwu ope. K'ogbe kwa Juda okk'ottem-dini k'obo kwa kwanọng ọn-ọkhaama, obina ochina ka Timna, kẹ da bẹ am-aphyiri arukhimaan pẹ ophyubha, oyokh-odikkobh kwẹ Hira kw'ofon Adulam ọtzọn-e abẹ.

13 Mada bẹ agbaakhi Tamar bi, “Otte kw'odim kwọ oreng k'eden okwuma k'obhon kwa Timna bi, ọtza ophyiri arukhimaan pẹ ophyubha.” 14 Tamar ọtza ọwọra epopa-nya, ọtzọkha ibara s'ide ọphyọhng-ọphyọhng obubha itzitzikha sẹ, ọtza owobha ẹwọr k'ẹbaakhamma ch'obhon kw'Ẹnayim, kw'owobh k'eden ch'achin k'obhon kwa Timna. Wa Tamar ore bi, Shẹla ọkk'ọn-ọbara k'odem kw'ira ọn-ọtzọkh-ẹ k'ọbada, wa mando kosi. 15 Mada Juda ọrẹ-ẹ, ochibhi bi ọzaza-kwanọng wọ, da ọkk'ọphyọhng otzima obubha itzitzikha sẹ. 16 Wa Juda korong bi, kwanọng kwa nnwa kwẹ wọ, on-ojekha okhebh-ẹ k'eden okhubha, oben bi, “Kọ kwu, tte nyim-ọ abẹ.” Kwanọng kwa nnwa ọbọbh-ẹ bi, “Kọ ánang-m mbọng idikha kaam nkher bi, nyim-ọ abẹ o?”

17 Juda oben bi, “Kaam ńnọbha ovu-nwa k'avu paam ńdọhm ńchen-ọ.”

Ọn-ọbọbh-ẹ bi, “Kọ na abhikha ọttọhk kpenamkpen fọ, fa kaam nhok maa, atzima ovu-nwa nwuma akwu o?”

18 Mẹ wọ, Juda ọben bi, “Mbọng fa kaam mfha mmikha ma o?”

Kwanọng nwa obhin-ẹ bi, “Kọ bhikha ogimma kwọ kw'ẹdọhngi kw'otzim che chọ, ọmaana ochikhura kw'atzim k'ọbọhk.” Mẹ wọ, ọtzọkha ekpo mbya otte ọbọhk ọnang-ẹ. Mada ọkk'ọsa mando, kwanọng nwa okhera oyim-ẹ abẹ, mẹ wọ, Tamar otzima ibhọr sa Juda ọkhẹ-ẹ.

19 Mẹ wọ, Tamar ofona ọtza obhona ọbara, obiro ọtzọkha ẹnya chẹ ch'epopa, ọfọra.

20 Mada Juda ọn-ọtzọhmi oyokh-odikkobh kwẹ Hira kw'ofon Adulam, ttara ovu-nwa kw'otzima obhek ekpo pyẹ py'obhik ka kwanọng nwa ka mbọhk, ọtza opyiri, kwanọng nwa kokhebh.

21 Iwa Hira ọn-ọbọbh ajinọng bani p'obhon nwa bi, “Ọzaza-kwanọng nwa kw'ira owobh m'ọkkadeden ọkhaan-ọkhaan kw'Ẹnayim, ko o?”

Bẹ abhin-ẹ bi, “Ọzaza-kwanọng manda wani ma otzim-om-owobha.”

22 Mẹ wọ, Hira ofona ọkpa nnam kẹ da Juda owobh, ọgbaakh-ẹ bi, “Kaam kẹ kinne e. Ayongi mẹ, ajinọng p'arukhi abaanga mẹ agbaakh-m bi, ọzaza-kwanọng manda wani m'ibe nnuma otzim-om-owobha.”

23 Mẹ wọ, Juda oben bi, “Tte kẹ otzima ekpo mbyuma ọrọhng, oni mando ode, mon-óde ọhamma-dik k'anọng k'itzitzikha e. Kaam arang nna mbiri nsi, mgba nkk'ọ ovu-nwa nnanga bi achen-ẹ, kẹ kare.”

24 Okwu opyiri ọttọhk k'aphe attaan, Juda okwu ọbhaanga bi, “Tamar kw'ode kwanọng kwa nnwa kwọ osi azaza-kpen maa, okk'ibhọhr otzima.”

Iwa Juda ọn-ọnang ẹfa bi, “Bẹ atzim-ẹ ayin k'iyaan, ifha bẹ akwọm-ẹ ekhekhebhi.”

25 Mada bẹ atzim-ẹ ayin k'iyaan bi bẹ akwọmi, Tamar ọtzọhm ẹkkaabha ọnang otte kw'odim, oben bi, “Kaam ndim ibhọr nnang ojinọng kw'ọkhaam ekpo mbya e. Kọ kkeri ogimma nwa kw'ẹdọhngi, ọmaana ochikhura nwa s'ode na afha atzin pyẹ ka more.”

26 Mada Juda ore ekpo mbyuma, otzin pyẹ, oben bi, “Kẹ wọ otzor-otzor e, kaam nkk'ntta k'osisi kwaam da nnẹ-ẹ ndọk, nnang nnwa kwaam Shẹla.” Wa Juda Tamar abẹ dọk koyim.

27 Mada ogbe on-opyiri kw'ọmaan, wa va afa p'ijinọng bọ awobh-ẹ k'ẹbhọr. 28 Mada om-okhonga bi ọmaan, nnwa wani oyin ọbọhk k'iyaan, kwanọng kw'okker-ẹ ọmaan ọtzọkha ididikha ọkpẹ-ẹ k'ọbọhk oben bi, “Oyok nwa wọ ochi eden oyin.” 29 Mada nnwa nwa on-obiro ọkpa nnam okhe ọbọhk k'ẹtzaanga, ọgbaanọkka on-ochi eden oyin, kwanọng kw'okker-ẹ ọmaan on-oben bi, “Manda wọ kwa kọ an-areng ayin o!” Mẹ wọ, bẹ kpẹ-ẹ Pẹrẹz.*38.29 K'eHiburu, Pẹrẹz oyini odem kw'oreng oyin. 30 Ayongi mẹ, ọgbaanọkka obiro oyin ttara edik ch'ekhori-ihiho k'ọbọhk, bẹ akpẹ-ẹ Zẹra.†38.30 K'eHiburu, Zẹra oyini iyaan, obiro oyin okhor-izizi.