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Yuda na Tamali
1 Mhela awo Yuda nakebagula na wang'holoze, nakaluta kikala na munhu yumwe Mwadulami itagwa lyake Hila. 2 Loyali ako, Yuda nakamona mhinza wa Shua, Mkanaani, nakamhesa na kuwasa na heye. 3 Mhinza wa Shua nakebata himila, nakaponda mwana mlume, Yuda nakamchema Eli. 4 Nakahola himila inji, nakaponda mwana mlume, nakamchema Onani. 5 Hamba nakaponda mwana yunji mlume, nakamchema Shela. Mhela Shela loyapondigwe, Yuda nayali Kesibu. 6 Hamba Yuda nakamhesela mwanage wa mwaluko Eli, kwa mdala yachemigwe Tamali. 7 Ila Eli, mlelwa wa mwaluko wa Yuda, nayali na wihe hameho ha Mkulu Nguluwi, ahyo Mkulu Nguluwi nakamkopola. 8 Yuda nakamlonjela Onani, “Mhole mdala wa mng'holozo yabagame, ahyo kota vyoilinguganigwa kudita leka umpondele mng'holozo wana kulawa kwa mlamugo.” 9 Ila Onani nakavizela kota awo wana hawowa wa heye. Ahyo, loyawasile na mdala wa mng'holoze nakabohola hasi nyhadikwa za lulelo, yolema kumpondela mng'holoze wana. 10 Chinhu achi chihile ng'hatu hali meho ga Mkulu Nguluwi, nakamkopola Onani kahi. 11 Ndo Yuda nakamlonjela Tamali, mdala wa mwanage, “Uhiluche kaye kwa mhaza wa hegwe, upone kuko ne kuhesigwa mbaka mwana wa heni Shela hoyowa msongolo.” Yuda nakadumba Shela kota kobagama kota wang'holoze. Lelo Tamali nakahiluka kaye kwa mhaza wa heye.
12 Hamba mhinza wa Shua, mdala wa Yuda nakabagama. Yuda loyasindile kuwasiliza matanga, nakaluta na mganwa wa heye Hila, Mwadulami, nawaluta Timuna kwa wadumula milaika ja ming'holo ja heye. 13 Tamali loyahuliche kota mgosi wa heye nayali mnzila kuluta Timuna kudumula milaika ja ming'holo ja heye, 14 nakavula nguwo za mlekwa, na kigubika nguwo lukuli na kumeho, hamba kaza kikala honhu hawele na lwizi lwa Enaimu, chijiji nachiwele mnzila kuza Timuna. Nakadita ahyo, kwa vila nakona kota Shela nayali msongolo ila heye Tamali nahahesigwe yawe mdala wa heye.
15 Yuda nakamfika Tamali aho, nakejesa kota kamdala mng'hondwa, kwa vila nakegubika kumeho. 16 Aho ne kuvizela kota ayo nayali mdala wa mwanage, nakamlutila hala hafungo mwa nzila na kumlonjela, “Ndagugana kuwasa nagwe.” Tamali nakamuuza, “Komha choni hondikunda?” 17 Yuda nakamwidichila, “Ndokupa kanyehe ka mhene mli chilundo cha heni.” Tamali nakamlonjela, “Wilahe na undechele chinhu kota chilajilo cha kungalila ako kanyehe.” 18 Yuda nakamuuza, “Kwangugana ndikupe choni chiwe ulajilo?” Na heye nakamwidichila, “Umhe ayo pete iwele na ulajilo wa hegwe na ng'weso ya pete ayo na ayo ng'hweku ndivibate.” Yuda nakamha vinhu avyo vyeng'ha, nakawasa naye. Baho Tamali nakebata himila ya heye. 19 Tamali nakahiluka kaye, nakavula nguwo nazoyavalile nakuvala kahi nguwo za heye za ulekwa.
20 Mhela Yuda loyamlajize Mwadulami yamhilichile kala kanyehe yula mdala leka yahiluse vinhu vyoyampele kota ulajilo, Hila nahamfichile. 21 Hila nakawauza wenyeng'haye wa Enaimu, “Kakohi yula mdala mng'hondwa nayawele hafungo mwa nzila behi na hano?” Wamwidichila, “Enaimu hakuwele na mdala mng'hondwa.” 22 Ayo munhu nakahiluka kwa Yuda, nakamlonjela, “Simuwene. Kahi wenyeng'haye wa ako nawandonjela kota hakuwele na mdala mng'hondwa yoneche ako.” Wadala wanji nawali wodita ung'hondwa kota honhu ha kujifugamila jimalukolo jawo 23 Yuda nakalonga, “Leche yahole vinhu avyo, hanji kotudita tusechigwe. Hegwe baho kona kota nandimigalila kanyehe, ila humuwene.”
24 Lojikwete myezi jidatu, Yuda nakahulika kota, “Tamali mdala wa mwanage, kagaluka mng'hondwa, kahi kana himila kwa kudita ung'hondwa.” Yuda nakalajiza, “Mlavyeni kunze yasomigwe na chiluli.” 25 Lowali womlavya kunze, Tamali nakalajiza usenga kwa mgosi wa heye yolonga, “Yawele na vinhu avi ndo yamhele himila. Lelo ndangugana umzele munhu yawele na pete ayi na ng'weso na ng'hweku ayi.” 26 Yuda nakavizela vinhu avyo, nakalonga, “Tamali ndo yatanganiche kusinda heni, mina ndangukomya, simhesile heye kwa mwana wa heni Shela.” Kulawila zuwa alyo, Yuda hawasile kahi na Tamali.
27 Mhela wa kuponda Tamali loufichile, naizeleka kota kana wanyambili. 28 Usungu wa kuponda lowaluche, mwana yumwe nakalavya moko kunze, na heye mkunga kauwoha ng'weso ndung'hu, yolonga, “Ayu ndo yapondigwe mwaluko.” 29 Ila mwana ayo loyahiluse moko mgati, mng'holoze nakatoma kupondigwa. Mkunga nakalonga, “Ndaze hegwe kupondigwa kwa lupichi?” Ahyo, nakachemigwa Pelesi. 30 Hamba mng'holoze nakapondigwa yawele na ng'weso ndung'hu mmoko, na heye nakachemigwa Sela.