12 Emva kwethuba umka-Juda intombi kaShuwa wabhubha. Akuba ephumile ehlathini uJuda, wahamba nogxa wakhe uHira waseAdulam, baya eTimna, apho kwakuchetywa khona iigusha zakhe.
13 Kwabakho mntu uthile uhlebela uTamare ukuba uyisezala wayesiya kucheba iigusha zakhe eTimna.
14 UTamare wazikhulula iimpahla zokuzila awayezinxibile, wafihla nobuso bakhe ngesigqubuthelo, waza wahlala phantsi ngasesangweni lase-Enayim, eyayiyidolophu esendleleni eya eTimna. Wayesazi ukuba uShela unyana omncinci kaJuda wayeselekhulile, kodwa yena Tamare wayengekanikezelwa kuye.
15 Akumbona uTamare, uJuda waba lihenyukazi nje, kuba wayebufihlile ubuso bakhe.
16 Wawela indlela, waya kuye, wafika wathi: “Khawutsho, ufuna ndikunike ntoni?” Esitsho nje wayengaqondi ukuba ubhekisa kumolokazana wakhe.UTamare ke waphendula wathi: “Yintoni ongandinika yona wena?”
17 Uthe uJuda: “Ndakuthumela itakane lebhokhwe.”UTamare uthe: “Kulungile ukuba undinika isibambiso ndisigcine kude kufike elo takane.”
18 “Ndikunike sibambiso sini?” ubuze watsho uJuda.Uthe uTamare: “Ndinike eso siphawulo sakho kunye nomtya waso, naloo msimelelo wakho.” Wamnika ke uJuda. Balala, wathatha uTamare.